FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

Strengthening Institutions for Economic Policy Management and

Infrastructure Development Project (SIEPMID)

Expression of Interest for Individual Consulting Services

Team Leader/Head of the Strategic Unit

Financing Agreement Reference : 5900155015304

Project ID No.: P-SO-K00-002

 

 

 

Background

The Federal Republic of Somalia has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of Strengthening Institutions for Economic Policy Management and Infrastructure Development Project (SIEPMID) and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to make payments towards the contract for the Team Leader/Head of the Strategic Unit for the Strategic Economic Unit of Institutional Capacity Strengthening for Improved Economic Policy Analysis, Implementation and Coordination.

The Ministry of Finance is seeking for a Team Leader/Head of the Strategic Unit who is a capable all-rounder, an individual comfortable working with senior officers and members across the Federal government and understands how the Government operates in a complex and fast paced environment. The team Leader is responsible for the overall management and performance of the consultants in Economic Unit.

The Team Leader/Head of the Strategic Unit will be under the Ministry of Finance and will work directly with the Minister and senior officials within the Ministry. The main activities will be to develop an overall strategic direction for the Unit by prioritizing key issues based on input from all stakeholders from within and outside the Ministry; Coordinate and lead on the implementation of the vision of the Unit which is to deliver timely, credible and influential policy analysis to inform effective decision making; Lead on cross government policy discussions, performance reviews and agreements in financial sector with regards to the Fiscal reforms undertaken by the Ministry, including the IMF ECF Program; Monitor and evaluate progress toward the achievement of agreed strategic goals; Establish, review, and amend

departmental policies and procedures as required to enhance Ministerial performance and delivery.

The Ministry of Finance now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (curriculum vitae, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills, etc.).

Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s Procurement Policy, 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the following email address during office hours, Saturday to Thursday between 8:00am and 4:00pm; [email protected]; cc: [email protected]

Expressions of Interest must be delivered to the address below or sent to the email below by 8th March, 2021 at 12:30 hrs and mention “Expression of Interest for the Post of Team Leader/Head of the Strategic Unit under SIEPMID Project”.

Attention: Suad Egal

Ministry of Finance

Shangani District,

P.O. Box 106 Mogadishu

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA

+252 616 273 338

[email protected] ;  [email protected]