e-Government Procurement (e-GP) Senior Expert

REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF STATE ASSETS

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (Individual Consultants)

Assignment title: e-Government Procurement Senior Expert

Reference nr: MZ-MF-568370-CS-INDV

Loan/Grant Number: IDA-E7400

1. The Government of Mozambique, through the Ministry of Finance, is preparing a new governance operation and is currently implementing a Project Preparation Advance (PPA) to support its design. The operation seeks to strengthen public financial management and public procurement as key levers of good governance, transparency, and value for money in the use of public resources.

2. As part of this initiative, the Government intends to apply a portion of the proceeds to the recruitment of consulting services provided by an individual consultant. The consulting services (“the Services”) will include, but are not limited to, the following activities as detailed in the Terms of Reference:

i. Identify overall project risks and develop and maintain a strategy to manage and mitigate them;

ii. Determine project resource requirements and prepare and manage the corresponding budget and work plan;

iii. Ensure the effective management of all contracts related to the project, monitoring performance against agreed obligations and service levels;

iv. Meet all quality-assurance standards applicable to project management and to the e-GP solution;

v. Build and disseminate the requisite knowledge and capability within the Government of Mozambique to support the effective operation of the e-GP system; and

vi. Provide advisory support for an effective and smooth transition from the implementation phase to operation, maintenance, adoption and long-term sustainability of the e-GP system.

3. The e-Government Procurement Senior Expert will be engaged under a time-based contract for an initial period of two (2) years, renewable subject to need and to satisfactory performance, evaluated on an annual basis.

4. The...