Job Vacancy: Killefit Consult - Pakistan - Senior Public Sector Reform Expert / Team Leader

Killefit consult consultant sourcing and project management
Senior Public Sector Reform Expert / Team Leader for Pakistan
LOCATION	The assignment shall take place in Pakistan, principally in the province of Sindh, and even more specifically in the city of Karachi where the TA will be based. Short missions to Islamabad, where the EU Delegation is, shall be foreseen. Short missions in other parts of Pakistan can also be considered (for example to Peshawar, to learn from similar work being done on CDLD policy, under EU funding).
STATUS/REFERENCE	tender
AGENCY/DONOR	EC
REQUIRED EXPERTS	E1 - Senior Public Sector Reform Expert/Team Leader APPLY
COMMENCEMENT	The intended start date is 1 June 2016
PROJECT DURATION	48 months
NUMBER WORK DAYS	E1	It is proposed that the Key Expert shall work full-time during the first year, and part-time (e.g. approximately 3 weeks per quarter) for the following 3 years.
LANGUAGE SKILLS	Excellent command of English is compulsory
DEADLINE	03/12/2015 23:59:00 Recruitment starts immediately upon publication of this vacancy announcement; posts may be filled already before the indicated application deadline.
ELIGIBLE NATIONALITIES	any
OBSERVATIONS	· Only short listed consultants will receive the ToR and will be replied to. · Please apply only if you fulfill all requirements for the vacant position · All experts must have at least regional experience · CV templates download at http://wp.me/p1sHoW-5D
CONTACT consultants@killefitconsult.net copy to consultancies@hotmail.com Please note that we will respond only to candidates who meet the above requirements
How to Apply: Only short listed consultants will be replied to. If you wish to submit your candidature, please send us: 1 - Your up dated and position-adjusted CV in EU AID format, in the language of vacancy and as word.doc detailing qualifications, experience in similar assignments. CVs in other than EU format will not be evaluated. 2 - The country, no of position/field (s) you will apply for in the subject line of message 3 - Your expected daily fee. In addition you would receive the official per diem and airfare in economy class 4 - Your communication details (Mobil, phone, etc.) in case we need to contact you during the tender process Suggestions: Please make sure, that the experience requested is also shown "Description" section 14 of your CV. As the selections are very strict and paper based, we request you to prepare your CV in the right format and detail all the relevant experience under the Professional experience table as much as possible. There is no problem if your CV is long, the most important is to prepare so that it describes clearly your experiences relevant to the mission. (Your CV has to sell you!) Restrictions: In case consultants are short listed, they must be able to provide documentary evidence for educational and professional items in their CVs (copies of diplomas, copies of employers' reference letters, etc.). Documents those are not available in English have to be accompanied by a faithful translation. This is mandatory requirement for Europe Aid tenders.
DESCRIPTION
It is proposed that the Key Expert shall work full-time during the first year, and part-time (e.g. approximately 3 weeks per quarter) for the following 3 years. 6. REQUIREMENTS 6.1. Staff Note that civil servants and other staff of the public administration, of the partner country or of international/regional organisations based in the country, shall only be approved to work as experts if well justified. The justification should be submitted with the tender and shall include information on the added value the expert will bring as well as proof that the expert is seconded or on personal leave. 6.1.1. Key expert The Key Experts has a crucial role in implementing the contract. These terms of reference contain the required key expert's profile. The tenderer shall submit CVs and Statements of Exclusivity and Availability for the key expert. Criteria are identified below as Minimum Requirement (MR) or Preferred Requirement (PR). These terms of reference contain the required key expert's profiles. The tenderer shall only submit CVs and Statements of Exclusivity and Availability for the Key Expert. Key expert / Team Leader The Team Leader will be responsible for overall project implementation, coordination and supervision of the short term non-key experts. S/He shall be based in Karachi, but might have to undertake missions in the rest of the country, notably in Sindh and in Islamabad. S/He will be entitled to working from home for a fraction of his/her time, notably during years 2 to 4 (when S/He is not full-time based in Pakistan), to be defined in the Organisation Methodology. The Team Leader will be the primary point of contact for the EU Delegation and Government officials. The Team Leader's direct involvement in specific result areas will depend upon his/her experience and will be defined in the Organisation Methodology to be proposed by the Contractor. Qualifications and skills · A University degree, or equivalent, in Public Policy and Administration, Economics, Development Studies, Political Studies, Monitoring and Evaluation, Law, or a directly related discipline (MR). · Post graduate studies and/or specific trainings in sub-national governance or in Development studies (PR). · Full working knowledge of English and excellent report writing skills (MR). General professional experience · At least 10 years professional experience (MR). · At least 8 years' professional experience in developing countries (MR). · At least 5 years' experience as Team Leader implementing projects with Government authorities (MR), while coordinating with other donors and Civil Society Organisations (PR). · Professional experience in Pakistan (PR). Specific professional experience · At least 8 years' experience in one or more of the following areas: decentralisation processes (fiscal, political, administrative) and support to local authorities, Public Sector Reform, Institutional development, legislation / regulation / local development within the framework ofdecentralisation, capacity building, designing and implementing Government Monitoring Evaluation schemes, planning budgeting for sub-national governments or equivalent (MR). · At least 5 years' experience in programs of capacity building of government counterparts (MR). · Experience in one or more of the following areas: area-based / local development strategies, community development, participatory needs diagnostics (PR). · Experience with some of the technical and thematic work areas of the non-key experts to be deployed under the service contract (PR). · Experience in policy drafting, preferably in a field related to poverty reduction (MR). · Experience in the Monitoring and Evaluation of the impact of projects and policies on poverty reduction (MR). · Experience in drafting ToR for assignments of non-key experts and oversight of their work (MR). · Experience in public financial management, government financial processes and Budget allocations, MTEF, etc (PR). All experts must be independent and free from conflicts of interest in the responsibilities they take on. 6.1.2. Non key experts Profiles of non-key experts include, inter alia, expertise in decentralisation and devolution of public services, capacity building of decentralised governmental institutions, communication strategy, program management, Monitoring Evaluation, MIS, public finance management, policy making, urban poverty reduction, rural poverty reduction, legal and regulatory issues, facilitators for workshops... These profiles must be defined in the Organisation Methodology and reflected into the Budget specifying whether these experts would be junior or senior. Senior experts will be considered with a minimum of 10 years' general professional experience and 8 years' specific profesional experience in the fields of his/her assignment. CVs for non-key experts should not be submitted in the tender but the tenderer will have to demonstrate in their offer that they have access to experts with the required profiles. The Contractor must select and hire the non-key experts as required according to the profiles identified in the Organisation Methodology and these Terms of Reference. It must clearly indicate the experts' profile (senior / junior) so that the applicable daily fee rate in the Budget breakdown is clear. All experts must be independent and free from conflicts of interest in the responsibilities they take on.