Consultancy to Provide Technical Assistance in the Areas of Development Planning,... Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Liberia

Summary : Consultancy to Provide Technical Assistance in the Areas of Development Planning, Project Tracking, Monitoring and Reporting

Deadline : 18 Jul 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 34579553

Document Ref. No. : MFDP/PMU/L-TCBA/02/07/19

Competition : ICB

Financier : African Development Bank (AfDB)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
The Project Manager Project Management Unit (PMU) P.O Box 109013 – Intersection of Broad and Mechlin Streets 1000 Monrovia, 10 Phone: +231770 161 561
Liberia
Email :ltaylor@mfdp.gov.lr, / jmentroe@mfdp.gov.lr

Tender Details

Expression of Interest are invited for Consultancy to Provide Technical Assistance in the Areas of Development Planning, Project Tracking, Monitoring and Reporting.


1. Background

The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning received US$1, 400, 000 for the Technical and Capacity Building Assistance Project funded by the African Development Bank. The project primary objective is to support the Government of Liberia strengthen its capacity to deliver the much needed services to its people. The project is composed of three components and one of them is to strengthen Macroeconomic Planning & Analysis in the Department of Economic Management and other complementary Government Ministries and Agencies. The project intends to apply part of the proceeds of the funding for eligible payment under the contract to hire an individual Consultant to provide Technical Assistance in the Office of Deputy Minister for Economic Management in the areas of Development Planning, Project Tracking, Monitoring and Reporting.

The services included under this project are addressed below:

2. Job Summary/Description

The position will support the Department of Economic Management (EMD) of the MFDP in Program Development & Effectiveness, especially covering technical assistance in the areas of development planning, project tracking, monitoring, evaluation and reporting, to enhance timely delivery of development assistance and the tracking of results in support of the National Development Plan-The Pro-poor Agenda for Prosperity & Development (PAPD).

3. The Scope of the Services to be performed
The Consultant shall perform the following duties:
? Support the relevant Unit (s) of the EMD to review the performance of existing
development assistance portfolios and support ways to enhance effective
coordination and implementation;
? Catalogue and present briefing notes to the Deputy Minister of Economic
Management (DMEM) on bottlenecks that delay effective implementation of
development assistance and prevent results on the ground and suggest any
possible mitigation measures;
? Support the organization of periodically combined country performance reviews of
development assistance projects to identify successes and common challenges
related to implementation of portfolios;
? Support the Aid Coordination Unit of the EMD to enhance coordination to improve
the implementation and tracking of development assistance by correctly
sequencing and aligning multiple projects within a sector for ease of monitoring
and measuring of development outcomes;
? Support the organization and conduct of training of sector ministries to align their
programming with the national budget process to ensure that counterpart funding
is available and secured for projects requiring counterpart funding - assessed
against the macro-fiscal situation of the country;
? On authorization of the DMEM or the Director of Aid Management Unit, may
participate in monitoring and field visits and present written report to the authorizing
authority;
? Serve as a liaison or focal person of the EMD with the PFM Project Management
Unit/MFDP and beneficiary line ministries and agencies involved in the
implementation of the programs that are being supported by AfDB under the
Technical and Capacity Building Assistance Project.
Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience:
The ideal candidate should meet the following qualification and experience requirements:
? Advanced degree (s) in Public Administration, Development Education, Public
Policy or other related courses from recognized institution (s)
? Work experience of more than 5 years in key areas of the consultancy
? Experience in similar work with the government of Liberia is an added advantage
? Excellent skill in the English language, both written and oral, and
? Current CV of the applicant must be attached
Duty Station: Monrovia
Start Date: TBA
End Date: TBA
Duration of Assignment: Nine Months

The Project Management Unit (PMU) of the Ministry of Finance & Development Planning (MFDP) now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate interest in providing these services by submitting their Curriculum Vitae (CV) and copy of academic credentials, demonstrating experience in performing similar assignments with references and showing responsiveness to the qualifications requirements outlined in this REOI. Eligibility criteria and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Procurement Policy Framework for Bank Group Funded Operations” October 2015 which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours, i.e. from 0900 to 1700 hours (GMT) on working days. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form or by email to the address below by 18 th July, 2019 @ 1700 hours (GMT) and mention “MFDP/PMU/LTCBA/02/07/19: Consultancy to provide Technical Assistance in the areas of Development Planning, Project Tracking and Reporting”.

The Project Manager
Project Management Unit (PMU)
Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP)
P.O Box 109013 – Intersection of Broad and Mechlin Streets
1000 Monrovia, 10 Liberia
Phone: +231770 161 561
E-Mail: ltaylor@mfdp.gov.lr, and copied to jmentroe@mfdp.gov.lr

Documents

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