Tajikistan International Procurement Specialist
Terms of reference N.B. This position is dependent on the selection of ACTED as the executing agency for the ADB Project Preparatory Technical Assistance. Position: International Procurement Specialist Contract duration: 2 months ACTED is looking for an International Procurement Specialist who will be part of a consultancy team for a Project Preparatory Technical Assistance (PPTA) mission. This project will carry out technical, economic and social due diligence for a future ADB funded project entitled Building Climate Resilience in the Pyanj River Basin. The outcome of the PPTA will be a full project design, including implementation arrangements, and total project readiness for the future sub-projects under the aforementioned project. This will include detailed engineering design and preparation of bidding documents, endorsed by the Government of Tajikistan and ADB.
Project summary:
The PPTA will identify the most vulnerable communities in the Pyanj River Basin, and for each sub-district select and design physical and non-physical adaptation measures to reduce the adverse effects of climate change on water resources. Potential adaptation measures in the Pyanj river basin have already been identified in a climate change risk assessment carried out under the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience with ADB support and extensive consultations with line ministries, international organizations, civil society, local governments, sub-districts and community-based organizations in the Pyanj River Basin. Infrastructure needs included rehabilitation or construction of climate-proofed infrastructure for: (i) small scale irrigation systems and drainage, including water storage and discharge and other drought management measures; (ii) supply of drinking water; and (iii) flood and mudflows management, including small-scale riverine embankments, soil stabilization and reforestation. Other measures identified include: (i) early warning systems for floods and droughts; (ii) micro-finance to support the introduction of adaptation measures at the farm and household level, especially for women; (iv) index-based micro-insurance as a climate change risk transfer mechanism and (v) advisory services to provide and disseminate information on climate change risks management practice and adaptation technologies.
Overview of position: The International Project Economist will be part of a team of 6 international consultants and 18 national consultants covering a number of sectors including water infrastructure and management, climate change, gender elements, and international and national procurement issues. The international procurement specialist will work with a national procurement specialist who will have extensive experience in project management and procurement. Both specialists are required to be familiar with ADB’s 2010 procurement guidelines and related procedure.
Requirements of the Specialist:
The Specialists (i.e. both international and national) will support the Executing Agency to: - (i) perform a procurement capacity assessment of the identified Executing Agency; - (ii) prepare bidding documents using standard ADB's recommended procurement document format and guidelines, including ADB’s Guide on Implementing Projects with Community Participation, and building on the detailed design, cost estimate, bill of quantities, drawings, and other specifications prepared by other specialists; - (iii) process the bidding from advertisement till the award of contracts. The bidding documents will include bidding for the first year (or the first batch of the first year) of the implementation of the project. The specialist will prepare consulting services packages including proposed types of selection and schedules, and process the recruitment from expression of interest till the contract award.
Background:
- The international procurement specialist should have at least 10 years working experience in project management and procurement in developing countries and extensive experience in Central Asia.
- Excellent English (Knowledge of Russian is preferred)
- Previous experience managing international and national team of consultants
- Previous experience of working under ADB projects is preferable
- Strong communication skills
- Previous experience in project design and implementation
- Flexible operating in challenging work environments
Submission of CVs should be made to tenders@acted.org Deadline for application: 7th December 2011
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