Recruitment of Legal and Regulatory Adviser for National Numbering plan in telecom

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia Digital Foundations Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT)

Country: of Ethiopia

Project: Ethiopia Digital Foundations Project (P171034

Assignment Title: Legal and Regulatory Advisor for National Numbering Plan in telecom

Reference No: ET-MOFEC-COPCU-144657-CS-INDV

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Finance (MoF), has applied for financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Ethiopia Digital Foundation Project (“Digital Ethiopia”) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The Ministry wants to engage qualified and experienced technical advisor to telecommunication numbering to ensure efficient utilization of numbering space and facilitating new market and technological development 

The objective of the consultancy service is to assist the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) in building its capacity to set an appropriate national numbering plan in a new multi-carrier competitive environment in the Ethiopian telecommunications sector.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include the following but not limited to:

• Assist the ECA in preparing a national numbering plan;
• Assist the ECA in preparing an implementation plan;
• Assist the ECA in preparing rules and regulations for administering and managing the numbering plan, including the establishment of a centralized number database and the surveillance of the usage of the assigned numbers;
• Assist the ECA in preparing or developing numbering fees structure;
• Advise the ECA on the implementation of the numbering plan;
• Provide additional capacity building to members of the ECA staff in the areas of expertise;

Contract Term: The service is expected to be completed within 8 months effective from date of contract signing

Qualification and experience: The qualification and experience required for consultants who would like to apply for the service should possess the following minimum criteria

• Master’s Degree in the following fields: Telecommunications Engineering, ICT,  from a recognized institution;
• Extensive experience in telecommunication industry of not less than 10 years working as team leader in multiple projects.
• Experience in numbering resource management, recognized by at least one Regulatory Authority;
• Experience in similar assignment in at least one developing country in Africa;
• Be fully conversant and knowledgeable in telecommunications reform and regulation;
• Excellent communications skills

The Ministry of Finance now invites eligible individuals (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should send expressions of interest, together with information demonstrating that they have the required qualification and relevant experience to perform the service (description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, qualifications, and so forth) by providing CVs, and supporting documents 

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” ) revised November 2017 and August 2018 , 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.

Further information can be obtained, by email at the address below during office hours from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM Addis Ababa time

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person, or by mail, , on or before December 13, 2019, but preferably by e-mail.

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Finance

Attn: Minister’s Office

Address: Arada Sub city, Woreda11/12, MoF building, 4th Floor,

                      Room No 404, Sidist Kilo in front of Lion Cage park,

                       P.O.Box 1905,1037, E-mail: EOI2019MoF@gmail.com; aberag11@gmail.com

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia