Procurement Specialist

Source: World Bank — Oromia National Regional State Forested Landscape Program

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION)

ETHIOPIA

Oromia Forested Landscape Program (OFLP)

Credit No.: A4467-ET

 Assignment Title: Recruit individual consultant to support Procurement management of OFLP

Reference No.: OFLP/ORCU/IC/84B/2018

 The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Oromia Forested Landscape Program (OFLP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

 The consulting services (“the Services”) include [insert brief description, implementation period, etc.][i]

• supporting and strengthening of the structures for procurement management of the sub procurement process of the Oromia Environment, Forest and Climate Change Authority (OEFCCA);
• Coordinate, plan and carry out all procurement activities of the program under close supervision of the Program Coordinator;
• Technically assist the program's overall procurement management and timely execution of the agreed procurement plan and responsible for all program procurement transactions and documentations; and
• Involve in the procurement capacity building needed by the OEFCCA Zonal and Woreda Offices.

The Program Procurement officer will be recruited initially for a period of 12 months, to be extended based on performance.

The Oromia Environment, Forest and Climate Change Authority now invites eligible individual consultants (“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 Experience as procurement specialist in public procurement management and specifically in World Bank financed project and their capability on the basis of academic background, general and relevant experience, and knowledge of local condition.

 The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section V para 5.1 to 5.6 of The World Bank Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011 and 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 can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 8:30 am to 12 noon in the morning and from 2:00 to 5:00 pm local time in the afternoon.

 Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by November 12, 2018 on or before 4:00pm

 Oromia Environment, Forest and Climate Change Authority

Oromia Forested Landscape Program (OFLP),

Addis Ababa, Sarbet, Bethlehem Building adjacent to 'Caffee' Oromiyaa, 3rd floor

Attn: Mr. Tesfaye Gonfa

Project Coordinator

Postal address: P.O. Box 12760.

Tel: [+251 113852003, +251 913676832

E-mail: tesfaye.gonfa@yahoo.com

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

[i][Provide enough information allowing Consultants to decide whether or not to prepare an expression of interest or insert a link to the website where the terms of reference can be found. Requested information should be the minimum required to judge a Consultant’s suitability and not so complex as to discourage Consultants from expressing interest.]