Environmental Safeguards Specialist

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia Digital Foundations Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT)

Country: Ethiopia

Project: Ethiopia Digital Foundations Project (P171034)

Assignment Title: Environmental Safeguard Specialist to support the Program Implementation Unit at the Ministry of Innovation and Technology 

Reference No.  ET-MINT-234125-CS-INDV

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Finance (MoF), has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Ethiopia Digital Foundation Project (“Digital Foundations”). As part of Digital Foundations, a new Project Implementation Unit (PIU) will lead the coordination, procurement and planning of all activities, and will be housed in the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT).

The PIU is seeking a qualified and experienced Environmental Safeguard Specialist to lead the environmental safeguard  activities under its scope for the estimated duration of 12 months, with the possibility of extension based on satisfactory performance, and full time with an expected start date in June 2021.

The Environmental Safeguard Specialist’s activity include the following but not limited to:

• Responsible for all Project Implementation under the Ethiopian Digital Foundation Projects in all the beneficiary institutions,
• Engage and coordinate all Environmental Safeguard activities of the project with all the Beneficiary Institutions.

The PIU at MInT now invites eligible individuals (“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. The shortlisting criteria are:

• Qualification and Skills,
• Experience,
• Specific technical knowledge related to World Bank related projects.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Selection of Individual Consultant (Section V) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Expressions of interest (CV, Cover letter and documentary evidence for fulfilling the qualifications) must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person, or by mail, or by fax, on or before June 11th,  2021, but preferably by email. Further information can be obtained, by email at the below address during office hours from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM Addis Ababa time: 

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,

Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT)

Attn: Focal Person, Project Implementation Unit (PIU)

Address: Arada Subcity, off Churchill  Road, behind Lycée Guebre-Mariam, ,

E-mail: digital.foundation@mint.gov.et

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia