Maldives: Enhancing Employability and Resilience of Youth Project
Reference No.: (IUL)101-PPC/1/2022/240
Date: 11th October 2022
Request for Expressions of Interest
Communications, Environmental and Social Safeguard Specialist
Contract |
Communications, Environmental and Social Safeguard Specialist |
Project |
MEERY Project |
Source |
National |
Number of staff |
1 staff |
The Government of Maldives (GoM) is implementing the “Maldives: Enhancing Employability and Resilience of Youth” (MEERY) Project funded by the World Bank. The objective of the project is to improve the relevance of technical and vocational skills and foster entrepreneurship to promote youth employment in priority sectors. The GoM aims to strengthen the project implementation, with a new PMU housed within the Ministry of Economic Development (MoED) for effectively implementing existing project activities and the proposed additional activities related to the Ministry of Economic Development (MoED).
The PMU will consist of members from the MoED and line agencies and operate as a joint coordinated effort. The Project Management Unit (PMU) for Maldives: Enhancing Employability and Resilience of Youth Project will consist of teams for procurement, finance, social safeguards, media – led by the Project Director and assisted by Project Manager.
As part of implementing the new PMU for MEERY under MoED, the Ministry of Economic Development wishes to contract a Communications, Environmental and Social Safeguard Specialist.
Objective of the Assignment
The MED wishes to contract a Communications, Environmental and Social Safeguard Specialist who will coordinate implementation of MEERY project communications strategy, and Environmental and Social Assessment and Management Framework of the project.
Scope of service, Required Expertise & Qualifications, and Remuneration
Please refer to the Terms of Reference
Contract Duration
This is a 1-year contract ending September 2023, with possibility of extension with pipeline donor projects. Upon signing of the contract, 3 months shall be counted as the probationary period. The contract shall be renewed based on performance, need, and funding.
This contract is expected to commence in October 2022.
The Ministry of Economic Development now invites interested eligible individuals to submit their Expressions of Interest (EoI). Interested individuals must provide a cover letter, their CV with information demonstrating that they are qualified to perform the services (description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills, etc.), academic certificates, and relevant reference letters, covering the Key Qualifications listed in the Terms of Reference.
Deadline
The expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by regular mail, emails, no later than 1600 hrs Maldivian time on 18 October 2022.
Note: The request for expressions of interest shall be read in conjunction with the TOR for the respective post.
Thaasyn Hilmy
Project Director
Maldives: Enhancing Employability and Resilience of Youth Project (MEERY)
P163818
Ministry of Economic Development
Velaanaage, 11th Floor
Malé, Maldives
Email: [email protected]