TOURISM DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST

Source: World Bank — Tourism Development

Request for Expression of interest

ON INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY ASSIGNMENT BASIS

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ethiopian Sustainable Tourism Development Project

Consulting Services Individual Consultancy Assignment

IDA credit Number 46240-ET

Project ID: P098132

Expression of Interest

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of Ethiopian Sustainable Tourism Development Project 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 promoting human resource capacity building torespond 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 findings with the envisaged interventions of the project;
• Follow-up and advise PCU and SMUs to ensure strategic contribution ofESTDP 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 thefollowing 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 andsupply 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 basicproject 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 express their interest in providing the services.

Interested individual consultants must submit their updated CV and information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services including educational and work experience credentials to ESTDP before 2:00 PM on March 21,2014

The individual consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants which can be found in the following website: www.worldbank.org/procure.

Interested individual consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours.

Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Ethiopian Sustainable Tourism Development project

Ato Jemal kedir

Ethiopian Insurance Corporation Building, Maskel Square

Telephone: 011-550-95-40/0115501416- Facsimile: 0115501418 P.O.Box: 100953

E-mail: moctestdp@yahoo.com

Addis Ababa - ETHIOPIA