Consulting Services for Agriculture and Irrigation in Southwest State

The Southwest State of Somalia (SWS) is establishing a core multi-sectoral Project Implementation Unit (PIU), herein referred to as the State Project Coordination Unit (SPCU), supervised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. The role of the SPCU is to support the management, coordination, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of project activities and investments.

The SPCU will be staffed with numerous positions to ensure efficient implementation of the S FSRP (P177816) and careful mitigation of identified risks.

To ensure effective implementation in Southwest State, MoAI seeks a qualified Agriculture Extension Officer to lead the coordination, implementation, and monitoring of these extension-focused interventions, support capacity building of State extension staff and community facilitators, strengthen monitoring systems for practice adoption, and promote climate-smart agricultural practices tailored to SWS.

2- Objectives of the Assignment The primary objective for the State Agriculture Extension Officer (SCEO) is to guide and support the effective technical design, implementation, management, and monitoring of participatory, demand-driven, and climate-smart agricultural extension and advisory services under the S-FSRP within Southwest State, fully aligned with the S-FSRP Project Paper, PIM, other project operational manuals, and relevant ESF requirements, and project E&S frameworks and Plans.

The Officer will ensure extension interventions are technically sound, methodologically appropriate for SWS farming and pastoral systems, inclusive, and contribute demonstrably to the adoption of improved practices, enhanced agricultural productivity, and livelihood resilience.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation at Southwest State now invites eligible consultants (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the above-mentioned Services.

Interested Individual Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services and furnish the Curriculum Vitae (CV), copies of educational and experience references letters.

Attention of interested Consultants is drawn to section III, para 3.14,3.16 & 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers: Procurement in Investment Projects Financing Goods, Works, Non -Consulting and Consulting Services, July 2016, revised November 2017, August 2018, and November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant method set out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations. Interested individual Consultants may obtain the Terms of Reference (in person or by e-mail) at the address below during office hours from 8.00 a.m.– 4.00 p.m. Saturday to Thursday except for public holidays.

3- The proposed duration for the assignment is twelve (12) calendar months from the start date.

4- Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for the Agricultural Extension Officer are:- This is a state-level technical position requiring a results-oriented professional committed to community-driven approaches for empowering communities and producer organizations through agricultural extension and advisory services to realize their development goals.

The right candidate will be a good team player with the following qualifications and experience : University degree in Agriculture, Agricultural extension, Animal husbandry, social sciences, cooperative entrepreneurship, business management, or other relevant agribusiness-related degrees At least 5 years of experience in organization development, cooperatives business operations, and management and agricultural extension and advisory services.

Strong skills in training development, facilitation, and farmer mobilization, especially among women, youth, and vulnerable groups. Experience in World Bank-funded projects will be an added advantage.

Other Competencies and Requirements: Ready for flexible working hours and extensive workload, as well as frequent domestic travel to support the SPCUs embedded in the state governments; Strong computer and communication skills (oral, written, presentation) with proficient working knowledge of relevant software for technical analysis and reporting; Strong interpersonal skills with evidence of ability to interact productively with a wide range of stakeholders.

And Fluency in written and oral English and Somali 5. Deadline for submission : Expressions of interest must be delivered in writing to the address below (in person or by e-mail) marked with the subject title bearing “ Expression of Interest for State Agriculture Extension Officer (SCEO) ” on or before 20 November 2025 at 17:00 hours. Late submission may not be considered.

Attention: Hassan Suleiman Mohamed Ali; S-FSRP State Project Coordinator; Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Southwest State of Somalia Address: Howlwadaag Village; Opposite UNICEF Office Baidoa; Behind Horyaal Hotel Annexes Email: hassansmc114@gmail.com and swss.fsrp.proc.fekere@gmail.com Agency: Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation - Southwest State State Procurement method: Individual Consultant Selection Notice type: Request for Expression of Interest Status: Published Value: 44280.0 USD