Accelerating Sustainable Private Investment in Renewable Energy (ASPIRE) Project

Request for Expressions of Interest: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

The Government of the Republic of Maldives through the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MEE) is implementing Environment Management and Climate Change related projects administered by the World Bank, and intends to apply part of the proceeds of these projects to payments under the contract for the services of Monitoring and Evaluation Officer for the Project Management Unit (PMU), established within the MEE.

The objective of this assignment is to set up the monitoring and evaluation systems for the activities being undertaken for the projects administered by the MEE with the responsibility to develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection and evaluation procedures of those projects/activities.

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

• Tertiary qualification in project management/ commerce/ business/ finance/ procurement/ law or suitable equivalency.
• Monitoring and Evaluation related training will be an added advantage.
• Minimum three (3) years of work experience in Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Have at least two (2) years experience in donor funded projects having responsibilities with a substantial content of his/her position in the Monitoring and Evaluation area.
• Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports;
• Knowledge and understanding of technical, commercial and legal aspects of World Bank- financed projects will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge and skill in using Monitoring and Evaluation related software’s; as well as experience in analyzing data using such software’s.
• 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 and Energy 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.

Successful candidate will be paid an all inclusive monthly fee of MVR 25,000 to 30,000 depending on qualification and experience. The individual for this position will be hired, initially for a period of Twelve (12) 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 by (regular mail, emails or fax) not later than 1500 hours on May 07, 2015 and shall be available to commence the services no later than May/June 2015.

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

Project Manager

Project Management Unit

Ministry of Environment and Energy

Handhuvaree Hingun, Maafannu

Male’, 20392, Republic of Maldives

Tel: +960 3018419, Fax: +960 3018301

Email: [email protected]