Recruitment of an Individual Tourism development specialist

Source: World Bank — Tourism Development

Request for Expression of interest For Individual Consultants

Country: The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Name of Project: Ethiopian Sustainable Tourism DevelopmentProject

Project ID:  P098132

Credit No: 46240-ET  

Assignment Title:  Recruitment of an Individual Tourism development specialist

Reference No. IC/ESTDP/C-28/2010

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of Ethiopian Sustainable Tourism DevelopmentProject and it intends to apply part of the proceeds for consultancy service. The service includes:  TOURISM DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST

The objective of this assignment is to obtain the services of a qualified full-time Tourism Development Specialist who will play a crucial role in advising the PCU and SMUs on strategic and key technical matters pertinent to the National Tourism Policy implementation and the execution of ESTDP interventions from a tourism development perspective.

Scope of the Work:

The Tourism Development Specialist will:

•         With the purpose of providing updated and enhanced background information for the project intervention plan and inform both the PCU and other authorities in the tourism sector on strategic thinking and planning, conduct primary research focusing on review of information on the state of the tourism sector and write analytical reports on key themes of Ethiopian tourism development and promotion;

•         Advise and guide PCU on tourism market development, branding and product development strategies at the country and destination levels;

•         Develop specific strategies with the objective of defining and developing destinations that can be met within the ESTDP project intervention framework;

•         Advise and guide PCU on promotinghuman resource capacity building to respond to the needs for development of the tourism industry;

•         Supervise technical consultants employed by the ESTDP project to ensure high quality of studies/reports;

•         Articulate inter-sectoral linkages and synergies between current tourism development interventions and other relevant sector development interventions and align the findingswith the envisaged interventions of the project;

•         Follow-up and advise PCU and SMUsto ensure strategic contribution of ESTDP to the tourism industry;

•         Work side-by-side with PCU/SMU team through the development of a proper framework of interventions which will result in the achievement of the ESTDP results framework;.

•         Develop and facilitate in-house training for ESTDP project staff;

•         Undertake other tasks including ToR review as requested by PCU and also the review of deliverables submitted by consulting firms working for the project, and

•         Complete other strategic tasks related to his/her specialization deemed to address gaps in tourism knowledge/expertise.

Skills requirement:

The specialist is expected to have a Master's degree or higher in tourism and a minimum of 5 years related professional experience with the following qualifications:

a)      In-depth knowledge and professional experience in tourism product development;

b)      Thorough understanding and operational experience in integrated tourism planning and development, including knowledge of global good practices;

c)      Extensive experience and expertise in managing a comprehensive tourism development project at national and destination levels;

d)     Strong analytical and operational knowledge of the tourism market and supply chain;

e)      Experience in the execution of strategic tourism development tasks;

f)       A proven track record of international tourism development and knowledge of markets for Sub-Saharan African;

g)      Written and oral fluency in English; and

h)      Previous work on Ethiopia's tourism sector and understanding of basic project implementation process and procedures can be an advantage.

Duration of the assignment will be one year with possibility of extension up on satisfactory performance.

The Ethiopian Sustainable Tourism Development Project now invites eligible Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the Services by submitting their CVs substantiating by necessary testimonial documents.

Interested Individual Consultants shouldprovide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.

An Individual Consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set in the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDACredits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers, May 2004revised October 2006.

Further information can be obtained at the address below duringoffice hours from 8.30-12:30 AM and 2:00- 5:00 PM local time from Monday to Thursday and from 8.30-5:30 AM and 2:00- 5:00 PM local time on Fridays.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in two copies to the address below on or before 19 June 2013, 4:00 PM local time.

Ethiopian Sustainable Tourism Development Project,

Cherchil road, Tracon building, infront of Ethiopian Immigration Office

Attn: Ato Jemal Kedir, National Project Coordinator

P.O. Box: 100953,

Telephone: 0910 62 35 85/ 251-11-126-20-56

Fax: 011-126-20-29

E-mail: moctestdp@yahoo. com

Addis Ababa,Ethiopia