Government
of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Local Government
Engineering Department
Municipal
Governance and Services Project (MGSP)
LGED Bhaban, Agargaon,
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar
Dhaka-1207,
Bangladesh.
Memo No.
LGED/PD/MGSP/M-16/2014/310 Date:
23-10-2014
Request for Expressions of
Interest (EOI)
for
Selection of Individual
Consultants : 16 Positions
The People’s Republic of Bangladesh
has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) Cr.
No. 5339-BD towards the cost of the Municipal
Governance and Services Project (MGSP) and intends to apply part of this credit
to eligible payments under the contract for Service of Individual
Consultants: 16 Positions under Municipal Governance and Services Project
(MGSP).
The purpose of this consultancy is to
provide advisory and specialized technical support to the Municipal Support Unit (MSU), LGED and timely implementation of the capacity
development component of the project. It will address the training needs of
elected officials, technical staff and community groups of Urban Local Bodies (ULB) throughout the country. Details of the services for the
assignment are as follows:
|
Sl No |
Name of Position |
Number of position |
Duration of Service (Months) |
Educational Qualification and experience |
|
1. |
Team Leader |
1 |
36 |
The
Team Leader will have a Masters degree in public administration and
management, urban and regional planning, economics, sociology, political
science, and engineering and/or similar and related field. In lieu of Masters, a Bachelor’s degree
will be considered provided the candidate demonstrates substantive experience
in a relevant field as evidenced by years of service and level of
responsibility. S/he should have at
least 20 years of work experience, of which 10 years have been in the field
of urban development especially related to governance improvement and
capacity building in Bangladesh or elsewhere in a developing country context.
He/she should have at least 5 years practical experience working in a similar
position. Previous experience as Team
Leader or Deputy Team Leader will be given preference. S/he
should be knowledgeable of the Local Government (Paurashava) Act, 2009 as
well as the Local Government (City Corporation) Act, 2009. |
|
2. |
Deputy Team Leader/CD
Specialist |
1 |
36 |
The
Deputy Team Leader will have a Masters degree in public administration,
business management, urban and regional planning, sociology, political science
or related field. Candidates with a
degree/diploma or prior training in human resource development will be given
preference. S/he should have at least 15 years of related work experience
with 10 years practical experience in the area of municipal governance
strengthening and capacity building in Bangladesh or elsewhere. |
|
3. |
Urban Development Specialist |
3 |
96 |
The
Urban Development Specialist will have a Masters degree in urban planning
with at least 15 years of relevant experience. Prior experience in planning and
implementing related training programs, and practical experience with local
governments, will be advantageous. S/he should be knowledgeable on the Local
Government (Pourashava/City Corporation) Act and other legislation and
procedures related to urban development. S/he should be able to work
effectively as part of a team of experts for the effective delivery of a
multi-year training program which will cover different size and class of
ULBs. Familiarity with the use of GIS and other planning tools will also be
considered as an additional strength. |
|
4. |
Municipal Finance
Specialist |
3 |
96 |
The
candidate must have a Masters degree in Accounting/Finance/MBA (Major in
finance) degree from a recognized university. Membership in a professional
accounting institution will be an added advantage. S/he should have at least
15 years working experience, of which 10 years in the field of public
finance. Prior experience related to local government capacity building and
training will be advantageous. The candidate should be familiar with the
Local Government (Paurashava/City Corporation) Act and other legislation,
procedures and practices related to municipal finance. S/he should be able to work effectively as
part of a team of experts for the effective delivery of a multi-year training
program which will cover different size and class of ULBs. |
|
5. |
Community Development
Specialist |
3 |
96 |
The
Specialist must have a Masters degree in Sociology/Economics/Political
Science/Public Administration or any other relevant field from a recognized
university with at least 15 years in social and gender development, of which
at least 10 years, working with ULBs. Experience in urban development
programs will be an added advantage. S/he should be familiar with the Local
Government (Paurashava/City Corporation) Act and other legislation related to
citizen participation in ULB functions.
S/he should be able to work effectively as part of a team of experts
for the effective delivery of a multi-year training program which will cover
different size and class of ULBs. The consultant will work under the
supervision and guidance of the Team Leader/Director, MSU. |
|
6. |
IT Specialist/ Systems
Analyst |
1 |
36 |
The Specialist must have a Masters
degree in Information Technology (IT) from a recognized
university. S/he should have at least
10 years working experience, of which 3 years have been in the urban
sector. Familiarity with ICT- related
laws, bye-laws, regulations, procedures and practices of the ULBs will be
strongly preferred. The candidate should
demonstrate knowledge and experience using Web & Desktop (e.g., C#, VB,
PHP, HTML, CSS, Java Script, J-Query, Ajax, Object Oriented
Programming-Dot.Net) is required. In addition, the suitable candidate should
have a sound knowledge in relational database
management and database configuration especially in My SQL & MS-SQL,
Software Architecture and Test Driven Development (TDD). Skill in
Configuration & Maintenance of Web and Data Server is also preferable.
The consultant will work under the supervision of
the Team Leader. |
|
7. |
Mid-level IT Specialist |
2 |
72 |
The
Specialist must have minimum Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from a
recognized university. S/he should have at least 7 years working experience,
of which 3 years will be in the field of IT and computer technology including
system management (PC and Server), networking and trouble shooting, etc. S/he
must have a sound knowledge in relational database management and database
configuration especially in My SQL & MS-SQL, is also preferable. The
consultant will work under the supervision of the Team Leader and System
Analyst. |
|
8. |
GIS Specialist |
1 |
18 |
The
suitable candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Arts and
Multimedia, Architecture and/or Urban Planning with a demonstrated capacity
(at least two years) in the use of GIS tools for a variety of application on
different aspects of urban planning and management. Examples of application
include community-based design and planning (visualization tool), revenue
enhancement (property mapping), asset management, etc. S/he will be asked to
present at least one such application from a previous assignment as example. |
|
9. |
3D-Design Specialist |
1 |
18 |
The
suitable candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Arts and
Multimedia, Architecture and/or Urban Planning with a demonstrated capacity
(at least one year) in the use of enhanced GIS tools (3D) for a variety of
application on different aspects of urban planning and management. Examples
of application include community-based design and planning (visualization
tool), city beautification, revenue enhancement (property mapping), asset
management, etc. S/he will be asked to present at least one such application
from a previous assignment as example. |
The Project Director, MGSP, LGED now invites
eligible Applicants to apply for the positions. Applicants are invited to
provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services
(complete CV with other details as required).
The consultants will be selected in accordance with
the selection of Individual Consultants procedures ser out in the World Bank’s
Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and
Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011.
The advertisement is also available in the website
of LGED & CPTU (www.lged.gov.bd & www.cptu.gov.bd) and any other information in
this regard could be obtained from the undersigned during office hour.
Expressions of Interest shall be submitted by 2:00
PM on or before 01/12/2014, in sealed envelope delivered to Project Director, Municipal
Governance and Services Project (MGSP), LGED Bhaban (Level-6), LGED, Dhaka-1207
and be clearly marked with the name of positions “Request for Expressions of
Interest for Selection of Individual Consultant” .
The client reserves the right
to accept or reject any/all Expressions of Interest (EOI).
(Shaikh Muzakka Zaher)
Project Director
Municipal Governance and
Services Project (MGSP)
Local Government Engineering
Department
LGED Bhaban (Level-6),
Agargaon, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar
Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
Tel: 880-2-9113446; Fax:
880-2-9122434, e-mail: pd.mgsp@lged.gov.bd
Copy forward for necessary action:
1.
Chief Engineer, LGED, Dhaka.
2. Director General, CPTU, IMED, Planning
Commission, Agargaon, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar,
Dhaka,
he is requested to publish the notice into CPTU website.
3.
Additional Chief Engineer (UM), LGED,
Dhaka
4.
Task Team
Leader,.................................................., World Bank Office,
Dhaka.
5.
Project Coordinator,
................................................MGSP, LGED, Dhaka.
6. Unit -in-charge, GIS Unit, LGED, he is
requested to publish the notice in LGED website.
7. The
Manager (Advertisement), ............................................., he is requested to publish the attached
notice once in his daily on or before ...............and submit 05(five) copies
of the same.
8.
Mr. / Ms. ..................................................................................................................................