Support vulnerable communities in Maldives to manage climate change-induced water shortages

Request for Expressions of Interest

Project Manager (PM)

The Government of the Republic of Maldives through the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MEE) is implementing “Water Supply Systems” financed by Green Climate Fund (GCF) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the services of a full time Project Manager (PM) to oversee the project implementation and management of water projects administered by the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MEE) in collaboration with United Nations Development Project (UNDP).

The objective of this assignment is to undertake and oversee all management and implementation activities which would contribute towards achieving efficient and effective implementation and management of water supply projects managed by Ministry of Environment and Energy.

1. Minimum Master’s Degree in Project Management, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Civil Engineering, other relevant discipline.
2. Must have professional work experience of at least Ten (10) years with minimum seven (7) years’ experience in project development and management, with focus on planning, monitoring, reporting and stakeholder and team coordination.
3. Knowledge and Experience in International Donor funded project management, technical, commercial or legal aspects of procurement will be an added advantage.
4. Work experience in delivery of water and sanitation sector projects will be an added advantage.
5. Should have strong leadership, management and communication skills in presenting, discussing and resolving difficult issues and have ability to work efficiently and effectively with a multidisciplinary team.
6. A high level of computer literacy is required. Familiarity with programs like Microsoft Office including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Microsoft Project Office or similar software packages, as required.

The successful individual must be willing to work for extended periods without direct supervision and travel routinely to islands within the catchment.

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

Successful individual will be paid an all-inclusive monthly fee of MVR 46,000.

The Ministry of Environment and Energy now invites interested eligible individual consultants to submit their application letter, CV, including information that demonstrates their qualification to perform the services (description of similar assignments and experience in similar conditions, familiarity with appropriate skills, reference, education certificates and national identity card/passport copy etc).

Interested individuals may obtain an outline Terms of Reference from www.environment.gov.mv and acquire further information on request by writing to the Ministry’s email address.

The expressions of interest must be submitted to the address below no later than 1200 hours on 26 March 2017.

Human Resource Unit

Ministry of Environment and Energy

Green Building, Handhuvaree Hingun,

Maafannu, Male’, 20392,

Republic of Maldives

Contact Number: 3018386

12 March 2017