Banadir Regional Administration
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: Finance Officer
Reference No.: SO-MOECHE-299689-CS-INDV
Place of assignment: Mogadishu Banadir Somalia
Submission deadline: 30th April 2023
A. 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, the FMS and Banadir 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 - Current capacity at all administrative levels, FGS, FMS levels, regional and district levels is weak. The project will finance 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 Banadir Regional Administration intends to hire a Finance Officer to work closely with project implementation unit.
In coordination with and reporting to the Federal PMU, the SEHCD Finance Officer will backstop the PIU in all aspects of financial management, particularly in coordinating relevant aspects at the FMS.
Under the leadership of the Banadir PIU Coordinator, and guidance of the PMU Financial Management specialist the duties of the Finance Officer will include:
Standards and in line with the World Bank’s and Government’s regulations.
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] Cc: [email protected] on or before 30th April 2023 at 12:00 Hours (EA Time) – marked clearly as “Finance Officer - Banadir - 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
Banadir - Mogadishu