Selection of Finance Management Specialist for EDFP

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia Digital Foundations Project

Request for Expression of Interest

(Consulting Services – Individual Selection)

Position:             Financial Management Specialist 

Ref. No:              ET-MINT-394563-CS-INDV

Loan No.:             68560

Organization:    PIU at MInT

Project:               Ethiopia Digital Foundations Project

Location:            Addis Ababa

Duration:           12 months, with a possible extension

Salary:                 Attractive/Negotiable,

The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Ethiopian Digital Foundation Project (EDFP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include providing the services of a Finance Management Specialist for EDFP at Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT)   

THE REQUIRED QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: Bachelor’s degree and above in finance or accounting.

WORK EXPERIENCE:  minimum of 6+ years’ experience of progressively responsible in managing large Companies, government or non-government institution. The candidates should have prior experience in implementing World Bank funded project/programs for at least 4 years.

EDFP now invites eligible Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services for one-year contract, with possible extension upon satisfactory performance of the assignment. The short-listing criteria are as indicated in the Terms of Reference below.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers dated September 2023 (“Procurement Regulation”), setting

forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.  A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Open Competitive Selection of Individual Consultants (IC) method set out in the Procurement Regulations, Time Based Contract.

Interested and qualified consultants may obtain further information from Terms of Reference (TOR) at the address below during office hours 08:00 to 12:00 & 14:30 to 17:00, Mondays to Thursdays; and 08:00 to 11:00 & 14:30 to 17:00 on Fridays.

Expressions of interest (CV, Cover letter and documentary evidence for fulfilling the qualifications) must be delivered in a written form to the following email address on or before 21 December 2023, 17:00 local time.

Address

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,

Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT)

Ethiopia Digital Foundations Project

Attn: Focal Person, Project Implementation Unit (PIU)

Address: Arada Sub-city, Tracon Tower, 6th floor, in front of Black Lion Secondary School,

Telephone No.: +251-911-229367, Email address: tessedf@gmail.com and +251-911-980229, Email address: jermiyasy@gmail.com and +251-913-050049, Email address: habtemek178@gmail.com

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia