2022-10-03

Project Admin Officer – Mogadishu, Somalia

Mogadishu, Somalia
Posted on October 3, 2022

Federal Government of Somalia (FGS)

Project Admin Officer – Mogadishu, Somalia

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)

COUNTRY: Ministry of Finance (MoF) – Federal Republic of Somalia

PROJECT: Somalia Crisis Recovery Project (SCRP)

PROJECT ID: P173315

Grant No.: IDA-D6300

Assignment Title: Project Admin Officer

Reference No.: SO-MOF-307795-CS-INDV

Duty Station: Mogadishu, Somalia

Closing Date: October 11, 2022 at 17:00 hours (East Africa Time)

Background to the Project

The Somalia Crisis Recovery Project (SCRP, P173315) is a flood and disaster recovery, and reconstruction project financed by the World Bank to the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF). It supports immediate and sustainable flood recovery and finance activities to mitigate future against shocks, by supporting: (a) immediate early floods recovery and service delivery restoration activities; (b) immediate support activities to respond and mitigate COVID 19; (c) medium-term rehabilitation of flood-impacted infrastructure, services and livelihoods; (d) elements of immediate and longer-term crisis preparedness and recovery; (e) detailed flood risk management plans, including both structural and non-structural flood risk management solutions for the country; and (f) support to enhance government performance and accountability and citizen engagement in service delivery.

The project components include:

Component 1: Immediate basic services and livelihood support for early recovery
Component 2: Medium-term flood recovery
Component 3: Longer-term disaster risk management and preparedness
Component 4: Project Management
Component 5: Contingency Emergency Response Component
Component 6: Additional Financing: Anticipatory and Recovery Support for Addressing Food Insecurity

Project Coverage and Duration

The Project primarily targets the three flood-affected states of Hirshabelle, South West, and Jubaland, while advancing a national approach to the locust response, longer-term resilience building, and the CERC (emergency COVID-19 activities). The financing instrument of the Project is an IDA-based Investment Project Financing, with an operational life of four years.

Roles and Responsibilities

The PIU is seeking a motivated and experienced Project Administrative Officer to contribute project objectives. He/she will support the execution of relevant administrative and HR tasks of the Somalia Crisis Recovery Project. The Admin Officer will report to the Operations & Risks Management Lead.

Detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) can be found at the following https://qaranjobs.com/.

ToR_proj Admin Officer-Aug 16 2022

Skills and Qualifications

The selection shall be based on the qualification, experience, and skills of the candidate followed by an interview. The qualifications, experience, and competencies include:

Bachelor’s degree or specialized diploma in Administration, Management, or related areas is required.
Minimum of 3 years of proven work experience as an Administrative Officer, Administrator, or similar role relevant is required.
Proficiency in the use of computers and office software packages such as Google Workspace and MS Office MS Excel and MS Word, specifically) is required.
Strong organizational skills with a problem-solving attitude.
Knowledge of the Government of Somalia’s policies, procedures, and practices is desirable.

Duration of Service

The candidate will be engaged initially in a 1-year contract appointment with an extension based on the remaining project duration (2.5) years and the completion of a satisfactory 6-month probation period.

Reporting Obligations

The Project Admin Officer will report to the Project Operations & Risks Management Lead.

Duty Station

The duty station will be Mogadishu, with field visits as necessary.

The Ministry of Finance, Federal Government of Somalia now invites eligible Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide the following (i) Curriculum Vitae (CV) with 3 reference persons; (ii) copies of certificates of academic qualifications; and (iii) cover letter indicating that they are qualified to perform the services.
Submission Requirements: The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14 and 3.21 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers: Procurement in Investment Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services dated July 2016 and revised in November 2017 August 2018 and November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest and eligibility.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultants selection method set out in the “Procurement Regulations”.

How to apply

Interested applicants may obtain further information including a detailed Terms of Reference from https://qaranjobs.com/.

Deadline: Expressions of interest and CV must be submitted to the below email address on or before October 11, 2022, at 17:00 hours (East Africa Time) and marked clearly as Application for Project Admin Officer, Reference No. SO-MOF-307795-CS-INDV on the subject line.

Attention:

Ali Haji Adan

Project Coordinator

Somalia Crisis Recovery Project (SCRP),

Ministry of Finance, Federal Republic of Somalia

Shangani District, Mogadishu

Email Address: scrp@mof.gov.so/ copy: alihaji.scrp@gmail.com

In line with the SCRP requirements, the PIU seeks to establish gender parity, and hence Women are particularly encouraged to apply.

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