Recruitment of Consultant for review of existing strategic Plan and Development of next five year Strategic Plan

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia PFM Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT

COUNTRY- ETHIOPIA

NAME OF PROJECT- Public Financial Management Project

Credit No. IDA-57660

Assignment Title: For Recruitment of an Individual Consultant Strategic plan review and development

Procurement plan Package No: - ET-MOFEC-COPCU-97910-CS-INDV

This Request for Expressions of Interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in Development Business No. DB Reference Nº: WB 1067/03-16 Posted on March 8/2016

The Government of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Credit to payments under the contract for selection and employment of an Individual Consultant for Strategic plan review and development for Accounts and Auditors Board of Ethiopia (AABE)

The objective of this assignment is to review the existing strategic plan of the organization   develop the next five years (2019/20-2023/24) strategic plan.

The scope of work for the Individual Consultant will include but not be limited to:

1. Review the vision and mission based on AABE mandate;
2. Undertake stakeholder mapping and analysis;
3.  Undertake a situation analysis of AABE operations to date;
4.  Through a consultative process and application of an appropriate tool of analysis, identify focus areas and develop strategic objectives and key result areas for the same;
5. Review the institutional capacity, organizational set-up, financial and administrative systems against the AABE mandate and the identified strategic objectives and key result areas; and make recommendations, if any;
6. to validate the draft Strategic Plan;
7. Finalize Strategic plan and submit to AABE.

Deliverables

• Review and validation of the existing strategic plan;
• A Five-year strategic plan including an action plan as well as a results and resources framework;
• Reports on the process including stakeholder consultations and workshops.

 Academic Qualifications

At least a master’s degree in a relevant field in the area of planning management, public policy, development studies, Accounting and Finance, or similar fields. The consultant should hold an internationally recognized professional accountant credential/certification;

Skills and Competencies:

• Evidence of having undertaken similar assignments;
• Experience in research, policy development, management and programming-related work.

Experience  

• At least five years practical experience in strategic planning and management.
• Prior working experience with regulatory body in the field of Accounting and auditing  is an added advantage
• Demonstrated experience in working with government partners and other stakeholders in and/ or concerned with regulatory body of International Financial Reporting Standard Foundation (IFRS foundation), International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB), International Accounting Standard Board (IASB), and International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER), etc.

Duration of the assignment.

 This assignment is expected to be carried out within a period of 45 days

The Ministry of Finance & Economic Cooperation (MoFEC), Channel One Programs Coordinating Directorate (COPCD), now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide CVs supporting documents and information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, qualifications, and so forth).

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 and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers [January 2011 and as revised July 2014] (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.  An individual consultant will be selected in accordance with the Selection of Individual Consultants method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below from 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM in all working days. Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below on or before April 15,2019.

Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation (MoFEC)

Channel One Programs Coordinating Directorate (COPCD)

Sidist Kilo, Yekatit 12 Square, King George Avenue

MoFEC Building, 6th Floor, Room No. 621

Telephone number: +251-111-57-05-94/91, Postal Address-1905

E-mail address: copcuproc@gmail.com

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia