The Tuvalu Fisheries Department has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Tuvalu PROP, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The consulting services (“the Services”) include managing, review, monitor and report the project Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) and all PROP environmental and social safeguards requirements; train and conduct safeguards awareness with stakeholders and the public in general. The services requires a part-time inputs of 40 days of a year. The expected start date will be as soon as possible.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following link: Environmental and Social Safeguard Consultant TOR-2019 FINAL
The Tuvalu Fisheries Department now invites eligible individuals (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services (attach curriculum vitae with a description of experience in similar assignments, similar conditions, etc.). Firms’ staff may express interest through the employing firm for the assignment and, under such situation, only the experience and qualifications of individuals shall be considered in the selection process. The criteria for selecting the Consultant are: related required qualifications and experience of the individual.
The attention of interested Consultants (including firms) is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (January 2011 edition), (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with Section V of the Consultant Guidelines. Firms expressing interest and proposing the name of an individual for the assignment should take note of paragraph 5.5 of the Consultant Guidelines.
Further information can be obtained at the address above during office hours from 0800 to 1600 hours.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address above (in person, or by e-mail) by October 7, 2019.