| Ministry/Division |
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Ministry of Education |
| Agency |
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Directorate of Technical Education |
| Procuring Entity Name |
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Project Director, Acceleration & Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project |
| Procuring Entity Code |
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| Procuring Entity District |
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Dhaka |
| Expression of Interest for Selection of |
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Individual Consultant (National) (Time-Based) |
| Title Of Service |
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Selection of Individual Consultant (Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist -National) |
| EOI Ref. No. |
: |
57.03.0000.000.07.749.24-2444 |
| Date |
: |
09/10/2024 |
KEY INFORMATION
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| Procurement Sub-Method |
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Selection of Individual Consultants (SIC) |
FUNDING INFORMATION
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| Budget and Source of Funds |
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Development Budget Grant/Credit |
| Development Partners |
: |
IDA |
PARTICULAR INFORMATION
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| Project/Programme Name |
: |
Acceleration & Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project |
| EOI Closing Date and Time |
: |
27/10/2024 3.00 PM
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| Publication Date |
: |
09/10/2024
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
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1. The People’s Republic of Bangladesh has received a credit from the World Bank toward the cost of the Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments for consulting services Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist (National) to be procured under the project.
2. Place of work: Office of the Project Director, ASSET Project, Directorate of Technical Education, F-4/B, Agargaon A/A, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207
3. Commencement of the Service: 01-12-2024 (Tentative)
4. Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project now invites eligible applicants to express their interest in providing the services. Applicants are invited to provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (complete CV with other details and expected remuneration).
5. The consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers - July [Revised September 2023] (“Procurement Regulations”), which can be viewed at the World Bank’s external website: https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/6c0602876d68949e80820507d90a14ed-0290012023/procurement-regulations-september-2023.
6. Interested applicants may obtain the Terms of Reference (TOR) from the office of the Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project during office hours or download from the website www.asset-dte.gov.bd
7. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 [Revised September 2023] (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
8. Expressions of Interest (EOI) needs to be submitted (either through e-mail or in person or by mail) to the following address by 15:00 hours (BST) on or before 27 October 2024. Please clearly mention “Expression of Interest (EoI) for Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist (National)”
The authority has the right to accept or reject any or all the applications.
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| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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Qualification:
- At least master’s degree with honors in one of the following: Statistics, Economics, demography, Public Administration or B. SC. in Engineering. Candidates having degree in Statistics and Economics, will be given preference.
- Skills certifications in data analytics and statistical software use will be an advantage.
Experience:
- At least 10 (Ten) years of experience in carrying out monitoring and evaluation activities with primary responsibilities and substantial content of his/her position in the practical application;
- At least 5 (Five) years of experience in monitoring and evaluation under projects funded by international funding organizations such as ADB/AIIB/ World Bank/ JICA etc.;
- Proven sound experience and understanding of a range of M&E methods and approaches (including quantitative, qualitative and participatory);
- Training in M&E development and implementation;
- Proven experience and knowledge of computerized data processing and management software such as STATA or Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS);
- Proven experience in ICT applications including Microsoft Office tools (MS Access, MS Excel, MS Word Bangla and English typing, MS PowerPoint presentation, etc.); and
- Education sector knowledge, specifically TVET, will be an advantage. Prior experience of managing TVET related studies will be an advantage. |
| Other Details (if applicable) |
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| Association with foreign firms is |
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Encouraged |
| Eoi Detail Information |
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| Ref No |
Phasing Of Services |
Location |
Start Date |
Completion Date |
| 57.03.0000.000.07.749.24-2444 |
24 Months |
PMU Office, Dhaka |
01-12-2024 |
31-12-2026 |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
: |
Md. Aziz Taher Khan |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
: |
Project Director (Additional Charge) |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
: |
Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project
Directorate of Technical Education
Plot –F-4/B, Agargaon, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207 |
| Contact details of Official Inviting EOI |
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Phone : 880-2- 41024953, Fax : , Email : pd@asset-dte.gov.bd |
| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |
