Senior Health emergency preparedness and Response Advisor – Federal Government Of Somalia – Mogadishu
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)
Country: Ministry of Finance (MoF) – Federal Republic of Somalia
Project: Somalia Crisis Recovery Project (P173315)
Assignment Title: Senior Health emergency preparedness and Response Advisor
Reference No.: SO-MOF-357121-CS-INDV
Duty Station: Mogadishu, Somalia
Closing Date: June 5th, 2023 at 11:00 am (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 Ministry of Health & Human Service is seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Advisor to contribute project objectives. He/she will provide technical assistance to all states ensuring that the norms and standards set in the national preparedness and response plan are implemented, monitored and evaluated.
Detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) can be found at the following https://qaranjobs.com/
TOR-senior-health-emergency-preparedness-and-response
The selection shall be based on the qualification, experience, and skills of the candidate followed by an interview. The qualifications, experience, and competencies include:
- Medical Doctor with master’s in public health is required
- Background in epidemiology or disease surveillance is desirable
- Minimum of 10 years of related work experience in the public health programs, such as infectious diseases, outbreak preparedness and response, emerging pandemic threats, or related fields.
- Minimum of 5 years of leadership role experience in key MOH programs, such as humanitarian relief work, maternal and child health, outbreak preparedness and response.
- Experience with international development partners desired
- Duration of Service
The consultant will be engaged initially in a 1-year contract appointment with an extension based on the completion of a satisfactory 3-month probation period.
- Reporting Obligations
The Senior Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Advisor will report to the Director General of the Federal Ministry of Health and Human Services.
Duty Station
The duty station will be Mogadishu, with field visits as necessary.
- The Ministry of Finance, Federal Government of Somaliaon behalf of the Ministry of Health and Human Service 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 www.qaranjobs.com
Deadline: Expressions of interest and CV must be submitted to the below email address on or before June 5, 2023, at 11:00 am(East Africa Time) and marked clearly as Application for Senior Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Advisor, Reference No. SO-MOF-357121-CS-INDV on the subject line.
Attention:
Abdi Tawane
Project Co-Manager
Somalia Crisis Recovery Project (SCRP),
Ministry of Finance, Federal Republic of Somalia
Shangani District, Mogadishu
Email Address: scrp@mof.gov.so/ copy: tawane.scrp@gmail.com
In line with the SCRP requirements, the PIU seeks to establish gender parity, and hence Women are particularly encouraged to apply.
To apply for this job email your details to scrp@mof.gov.so
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