Selection and Employment of Financial Management Specialist

Source: World Bank — Trade Logistics Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – Individual CONSULTANTS)

COUNTRY: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

NAME OF PROJECT:  Ethiopia Trade Logistics Project (P156590)

CONSULTING SERVICES: Financial Management Specialist

Reference No: ET-EMAA-189076-CS-INDV

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank (WB) toward the cost of the Ethiopia Trade Logistics Project (ETLP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The Ethiopian Maritime Affairs Authority (EMAA) through its Project Implementation Unit (PIU) is the implementing agency of the project and would like to strengthen its internal technical capacity to manage the transformation of Modjo dry port to Modjo logistics hub through the provision of a service of qualified and experienced Financial Management Specialist. The objective of this assignment is to ensure sound financial management in the successful implementation of the ETLP following the World Bank’s financial procedures consistent with the ETLP legal agreements between the GoE and the WB and as documented in the Financial Management Manual (FMM) of the Project.

The EMAA now invites qualified and eligible Individual procurement consultants (‘Consultants’) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants should provide Letter of Expression of Interest along with their CV, recommendation letters and other information (documentary evidence of academic background, evidence on experience in similar assignments, recommendation letters, etc.) demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services

The short listing criteria for Financial Management specialist position are qualification and experience in carrying out financial management activities in Bank financed projects.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans & IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011 (Revised July 2014) (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant Selection Method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

Further information (Detailed ToR for the assignment) can be obtained from Sept. 3 - 14. 2020 at the address below during office hours: from 09:00 A.M to 12:30 P.M hours and from 2:00 P.M to 5:00 P.M hours, Monday to Thursday and 09:00 A.M to 11:30 A.M and 2:00 P.M to 5:00 P.M hours on Friday. The Expression of Interest along with documentary evidences can be delivered in hard copies or electronically (by e-mail) to the address below on or before 12:00 PM on 15 Sept. 2020.

Attention: W/o Eyerusalem Kasay

Address:  Ziquala Complex/Building, 4th Floor, ETLP/ PIU Project Manager’s office

Located in Kirkos Sub city, 150 meters from St. Stephen Church towards Bambis

                Super Market, opposite NOC fuel station

                 P.O.Box: 1861, Addis Ababa

                Tel.:   +251 11 5570822/27        Fax:    +251 11 5503960

                        Email:   elednaj@yahoo.com

             cc.  asratbyn@yahoo.com           etlp.emaa1@gmail.com

              Ethiopia Trade Logistics Project Office (ETLP)

                    Ethiopian Maritime Affairs Authority