Reducing Rural Poverty and Malnutrition Project II (RRPM II) ( - Тендер #60522000)

• Project ID

P178883

• Project Title

Reducing Rural Poverty and Malnutrition Project II (RRPM II)

• Country

Lao People"s Democratic Republic

• Notice No

OP00331698

• Notice Type

Request for Expression of Interest

• Notice Status

Published

• Borrower Bid Reference

C4-IC-03

• Procurement Method

Individual Consultant Selection

• Language of Notice

English

• Submission Deadline Date/Time

Jan 21, 2025 16:00

• Published Date

Jan 06, 2025

• CONTACT INFORMATION
• Organization/Department

Department of International Cooperation and Development Research Institute, MPI

• Name

Saymonekham Mangnomek

• Address

Sithannua Village, Sikottabong District, Vientiane Capital

• City

• Province/State

Lao People"s Democratic Republic

• Postal Code

• Country

Lao People"s Democratic Republic

• Phone

+85620 23456715

• Email

mangnomeks@yahoo.com

• Website

https://mpi.gov.la/en/about-mpi/

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

National Financial Officer

(Ref. No. C4-IC-03, Project ID No. P178883, IDA Credit No. 7431-LA)

The Government of Lao PDR (GOL) is implementing the Reducing Rural Poverty and Malnutrition Project II (RRPMP II) (P178883) from 2024 to 2029 with financing from the World Bank (WB). The RRPMP II will implement a nutrition-sensitive social protection program or a Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program to address issues of poverty and malnutrition and develop and implement mechanism to ensure multi-sectoral coordination, planning, monitoring, and evaluation of the nutrition convergence approach: the Reducing Rural Poverty and Malnutrition Project II includes five components: Component 1: strengthening social protection building blocks, Component 2: supporting the implementation of the nutrition-sensitive conditional cash transfer program, Component 3: implementation management support and institutional strengthening, Component 4: enhancing the nutrition convergence oversight and coordination, and Component 5:contingent emergency response. Each component has specific objectives and activities aimed at improving the delivery of essential services to the target population. The Project Management Unit (PMU) for the RRPMP II is the Department of Rural Development (DRD) within the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) in Vientiane Capital, which has overall responsibility for operational aspects of the project at the national and sub-national level including contract administration, financial management, procurement, and monitoring and evaluation, as well as overseeing implementation.

The RRPMP II, Component 4 intends to engage a full-time National Financial Officer will provide overarching support to the financial management of the RRPMP II, component 4. The FM Officer will work with the DIC/DRI, MPI with FM related matters and will report to the Program Director, head of Program Coordinator and World Bank.

The RRPMP II, Component 4 now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested candidate should provide information (CV, Expression of Interest, other supporting information, if any) demonstrating that she/he has the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. In order to qualify for this position, the candidates shall meet the following experience and competence requirements:

• At least a bachelor’s degree in accountancy or finance;
• Local or international recognized professional qualification will be an advantage;
• At least five years of professional experience in accounting and finance;
• At least three years of experience in development project accounting and finances of major development partners (such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and other major development partners);
• Knowledge in government financial management system will be an advantage;
• Knowledge and experience in using computerized accounting software and Microsoft products;
• Fluent in English and Lao, with strong report-writing and oral presentation ability;
• Capability to work successfully in a multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural environment with a large, diverse team; and
• Willingness and capacity to perform fieldwork, and in-country travel when required.
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office and Excel)

The attention of interested consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” 4th edition of November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Competitive Selection of Individual Consultants method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by 21 January 2025, 16:00 o’clock Lao time (submissions via email are also acceptable). Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Attention: Mrs. Saymonekham Mangnomek, Deputy Director General of DIC-MPI

Email: mangnomeks@yahoo.com with Cc: souvannalathbakeo77@gmail.com; insonesaysombath@yahoo.com; phengkhit.vps@gmail.com and phonesavanh.tms@gmail.com

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