Ministry of Environment

Republic of Maldives

Accelerating Sustainable Private Investment in Renewable Energy (ASPIRE) Project

SCF Grant No.: TF017182

Reference No.: (IUL) 438-ASPIRE/1/2019/20

Date: April 18, 2019                                    

Request for Expressions of Interest

Procurement Officer

The Government of the Republic of Maldives has received grant funds under the multi-donor Strategic Climate Fund, administered by the World Bank, towards the cost of Accelerating Sustainable Private Investment in Renewable Energy (ASPIRE) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to eligible payments under the contract for the services of a Procurement Officer for the Project Management Unit (PMU), established within the Ministry of Environment.

The objective of this assignment is to support the procurement activities being undertaken for the ASPIRE project with the responsibility for ensuring compliance with the World Bank guidelines on procurement and the requirements of the project.

Key qualifications of the individuals who apply for the position are:

• Minimum Master’s Degree in procurement/ commerce/ finance/ business/ management/ law or related discipline. And;

Minimum three (3) years of work experience in procurement.

OR

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in procurement/ commerce/ finance/ business/ management/ law or related discipline. And;

Minimum seven (7) years of work experience in procurement.

• Procurement related training will be an added advantage.
• Have at least two (2) years’ experience in donor funded projects having responsibilities with a substantial content of his/her position in the procurement area (use of internationally accepted contract documents for works, goods and services);
• Sound understanding of principles underlying good procurement practices and international agencies’ procurement guidelines; understanding of Government’s procurement Regulations/Act; analytical capability in identifying and resolving procurement issues is desirable;
• Knowledge and understanding of technical, commercial and legal aspects of procurement of the World Bank financed project will be an added advantage.
• Strong communication skills in presenting, discussing and resolving difficult issues. Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a multidisciplinary team.

In addition to the above the consultant’s reputation of integrity and impartiality routed in independent from third parties shall be considered.

The Ministry of Environment now invites interested eligible individuals to submit their Expressions of Interest (EoI). Interested individuals must provide their CV with information demonstrating that they are qualified to perform the services (description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills, etc.) covering the Key Qualifications listed above.

A candidate will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011, Revised July 2014.

Successful candidate will be paid an all inclusive monthly fee of MVR 20,880 - 34,740 depending on qualification and experience. The individual for this position will be hired, initially for a period of Six (06) months on fulltime basis and may be extended for a further period, based on need and performance.

The expressions of interest must be submitted to the address below by (regular mail, email or fax) not later than 1300 hours on May 9, 2019 and shall be available to commence the services no later than June 2019.

Interested individual may obtain further information on request by writing to the address below.

Project Manager

Project Management Unit

Ministry of Environment

Green Building

Handhuvaree Hingun, Maafannu

Male’, 20392, Republic of Maldives

Tel: 3018419, 3018300

Email: [email protected]