REQUEST FOR INTERESTED CONSULTANT

100 BED HOSPITAL PROJECT IN S.HITHADHOO

PROJECT NO: 1459P

Consultancy for Project Director for Hithadhoo Hospital Project

The Government of the Republic of Maldives has received a loan from the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and intends to apply part of the proceeds to eligible payments under the contract for hiring a Project Director/Civil Engineer for the Project.

OBJECTIVES

The objective of this consultancy is to undertake and oversee all management and implementation activities which would contribute towards achieving efficient and effective implementation and management of the S.Hithadhoo Hospital project PMU, Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure. This includes but is not limited to the coordination of projects Procurement and assurance of the Construction.

DURATION

The estimated duration of this assignment will be one-year period with possible extension as per the project needs, during which the consultant will work as a contracted staff member of Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure.

SALARY: Negotiable

QUALIFICATION

Project Director should:

1. Hold a Master Degree in Project Management
2. Have minimum 5 years’ experience in project management of similar projects. Additional work experience will be an added advantage.
3. Familiarity with procurement guidelines of SFD and OFID or other donor funded projects
4. Should be available on a full-time basis for the duration of the contract
5. Must be result oriented and proactive with excellent written and oral communication skills in Dhivehi and English
6.  Must have good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel and Word) programs

The contracted staff should also have the following professional competencies.

• Ability to interact with senior government officials and members of the public
• Ability to promote stakeholder participation and commitment for effective implementation of the project

Ministry of Housing & Infrastructure now invites eligible consultants to submit applications in taking part of the project to the flowing address. Interested consultants must provide Curriculum Vitae and other related documents. The consultants will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the SFD’s/OFID’s Guidelines for the use of Consultant

Interested consultants may obtain more detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) at the address below.

The expression of interested consultants must deliver their applications to the following address by no later than 1430 hours (local time) on 20 October 2014 via regular mail or e-mail.

Permanent Secretary

Ministry of Housing & Infrastructure,

Ameenee Magu,

Male’ 20329, Republic of Maldives

Tel:  960 3004300 / 3004162

Fax:  960 3004301

E-mail: [email protected]         Website: www.housing.gov.mv