Local Coordinator

Request for Expressions of Interest (re-advertisement)
Integrated Cities and Urban Development Project (ICUD)
Consulting Services – Individual Consultant
Renewable Annual Contract on a Full-Time Basis
Local Coordinator for Bethlehem Urban Area

Country: Palestine
Assignment Title: Local Coordinator for Bethlehem Urban Area
Ref: GZ-MDLF-844-CS-INDV

The Palestine Liberation Organization, for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority has sought financing from the World Bank for the Integrated Cities and Urban Development Project (ICUD). The Project Development Objective is to assist participating urban areas to enhance their capacity to plan for sustainable urban growth.  Concretely, the project will strengthen the institutional and technical capacity of participating urban areas (Ramallah area, Nablus area, Bethlehem area, Hebron area, and Gaza City) to plan for sustainable urban growth. The project will be implemented by the Municipal Development and Lending Fund (MDLF) and technically overseen by Ministry of Local Government (MoLG).
The MDLF, as the delegated implementation agency of ICUD, intends to use part of the ICUD Grant from the World Bank (WB) fund to hire an individual consultant to serve as a “Local Coordinator for Bethlehem Urban Area”.

Objective of this assignment

The Local Coordinator will work under the supervision of the project’s Technical Supervisor on facilitating the implementation of all project activities at the local level in the respective urban areas. He or She will act as the liaisons between MoLG and MDLF on one hand and the LGUs on the other hand. The Local Coordinator will work with the respective urban area in close collaboration with the staff of the LGUs to ensure that implementation of project activities advance with satisfactory quality. He or she will be responsible for:
   
-Working closely with the Technical Supervisor on the design and technical preparation of all project activities, ensuring that local conditions or constraints in the designated urban area are adequately taken into consideration in the project design;
-Facilitating coordination and collaboration mechanisms among project’s participating LGUs;
-Working with the GIS Specialist to identify gaps in the necessary GIS capacity (skills, software, hardware) and data (layer availability, geographic coverage) available for their urban area;

 

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The Municipal Development and Lending Fund (MDLF) invites eligible qualified individuals to provide information indicating their qualifications, experience and appropriate skills to perform the services. The main qualifications of the consultant are as follows:

-A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in urban planning, architecture, public administration, development studies, or another relevant field to the project. A master’s degree in a relevant field is highly desirable.
-At least, 4 years of previous relevant experience working in the urban development or the local government sectors in Palestine. Or, 3 years of experience for master degree holders.
-Substantial knowledge of the urban and governance context in Bethlehem area, particularly the functioning of LGUs in that urban area.
-Proven track record in effectively playing a coordinating or facilitating role in a project.
-Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
-Fluency in English and Arabic and strong report writing skills.
-Excellent computer skills. Some knowledge of GIS software is preferred.

The attention of interested consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers published by the World Bank in January 2011, revised in July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Individual Consultants shall be selected through comparison of qualifications of those who have expressed interest in this position.

The duration of the assignment is one year on a full-time basis, extendable to the full length of the project (4 years). The expected start date for the position is February 13, 2017.

Individual Consultants may obtain further information at the address below from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM from Sunday to Thursday. Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address or e-mail below by January 14, 2017.

This is a re-advertisement, those who have previously applied do not need to apply again and will be equally considered.

Address is: Al-Amal Tower
Mecca Street, Al-balou', Al-Bireh
Tel: 02- 2426610
Fax: 02-2426617
Palestinian Authority
E-mail: [email protected]

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