CAPACITY BUILDING GAP ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION OF INTERVENTION PLAN FOR MOCT, RTBS AND LOCAL TOURISM ADMINISTRATION
Source: World Bank — Tourism Development
Request for Expressions of Interest
Consultancy Services
Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Name of Project: Ethiopian Sustainable Tourism Development Project
Project ID: P098132, Credit No: 4624ET
Consulting Services: Capacity building gap assessment and preparation of intervention plan for MoCT, RTBs and local tourism administration
Bid reference no. QCBS/ESTDP/C-4/2010
This request for expressions of interest follows the general procurement notice for this project that appeared in Development Business on May 3, 2010.
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received a credit from International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of Ethiopian Sustainable Tourism Development Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of the credit to payment under the contract for consultancy services.
The services include: Capacity building gap assessment and preparation of intervention planfor MoCT, RTBs and local tourism administration.
The objective of the assignment is to undertake a capacity needs assessment and produce a capacity building intervention plan for the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Regional Culture and Tourism Bureaus of Amhara, Tigray and Addis Ababa and the three local Culture and Tourism offices of the project designated destinations (Axum, Lalibela and Addis Ababa and environs).
The specific objectives of the assignment are a) To assess current capacity; b) To identify capacity-building needs ofthe above mentioned public institutions and c) To prepare an intervention plan for capacity building interventions needed by the institutions
The scope of the assignment includes:-
- Undertaking analysis and diagnosis of institutional framework and organizational context for key departments of the Ministry, the regional Bureaus and the local offices: Determine the main organizational strengths/weaknesses and their impact in achieving development goals of the sector; an overall institutional and organizational diagnosis; and the quality of linkages and communication between MOCT, Regional Bureaus, local offices and across the context of the wider institutional environment.
2. Identifying managerial and staffing gaps
3. Undertaking training needs assessment (TNA) for tourism related functions of the institutions
4. Identifying capacity gap for establishing Public-Private Partnership:Staff capacity in Co-coordinating the private, public and CSOs organizations involved in tourism sector leading to joint initiatives.
The duration of the assignment will be two months starting from the date of signing of the contract agreement.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, ESTDP Project Co-ordination Unit(PCU) now invites eligible Consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing the service. Interested consulting firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consulting firms may associate to enhance their qualifications.
The consulting firm will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Banks Guidelines: Selection and employment of consultants by World Bank Borrowers which can be found at the followingaddress www.world bank.org/procedure.
The method of selection is Quality and Cost based selection.
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below Monday to Friday during office hours from 8:30 am - 12:00 am and1:30 pm. - 11:30pm local time.
Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below before3:00 pm on May 26, 2011.
Ethiopian Sustainable Tourism Development project
Ato Jemal kedir
Ethiopian Insurance Corporation Building, Maskel Square
Telephone: 011-550-95-40- Facsimile: 0115501418 P.O.Box: 10953
E-mail: moctestdp@yahoo.com
Addis Ababa - ETHIOPIA
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