Procurement Officer
Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education Somalia Education for Human Capital Development Project REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) COUNTRY: Federal Republic of Somalia (FRS) NAME OF PROJECT: Somalia Education for Human Capital Development Project PROJECT ID: P172434 Grant No.: IDA-D8370 Assignment Title: Procurement Officer Reference No.: SO-MOECHL-JS-458864-CS-INDV Place of assignment: Kismayo Somalia Submission deadline: 18th November 2024 1. BACKGROUND The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and Federal Member States (FMS) through the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education has applied for financing from the World Bank towards the cost of Somalia Education for Human Capital Development Project. The project is designed to provide interventions to improve system effectiveness, instructional quality, and learning outcomes across all Federal Member States. The Project consists of the following four key components: (1) System Building – This component will focus on strengthening systems at the FGS and the FMS levels to implement Somalia Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP); (2) Expansion of access to quality schooling for the disadvantaged – This component will help Somalia roll out practical and economical ways to begin to redress the < 20% enrollment rate challenge faced by most districts in Somalia, among the world indicators; (3) Enhanced instruction quality – This component will develop a 2-year Teacher Professional Development Program (TPDP) that will be delivered using a blended learning approach and support 6,000 teachers to complete the program. Activities will include the design, development, testing, refinement, and large-scale implementation of the TPDP; and (4) Project Management – The project will hire key project staff at the FGS and FMS levels and consulting services to support the FGS to oversee school construction design, engineering, and supervision and capacity building to support FGS contract management. The Jubbaland Ministry of Education, Culture, and Higher Education (MoECHE) intends to hire a Procurement Officer to work with the project implementation unit. Selection will be based on qualification and experience of the candidate and followed by an interview. The minimum qualification, experience and skills should include: The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) can be found at the following website: www.moe.gov.so or it can be forwarded to the applicant upon submission of application to the address indicated below. Interested Candidates may obtain further information at the address given below from 8:30 to 3.30pm EA time (Excluding public holidays). The Expressions of interest (EOI), CV with 3 reference persons and certificates of academic qualifications must be delivered by e-mail to: [email protected] on or before 18th November 2024 at 12:00 Hours (EA Time) – marked clearly as “Procurement Officer – Jubbaland – Education for Human Capital Development Project”. NB: Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Human Capital Development Project Unit (HCDPU) Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education Jubbaland – Kismayo