Procurement Officer Position for Belize Climate Resilient Agriculture Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION) Belize Climate Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture Project (CRESAP) Loan No.: 9347 BE Project ID No.: P172592 Assignment Title: Procurement Officer Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): BZ-SIF-519231-CS-INDV The Government of Belize has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Climate Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) is for a suitable qualified fulltime PROCUREMENT OFFICER as part of the Project Implementation Unit of the CRESAP within the Belize Social Investment Fund. The Procurement Officer will be primarily responsible for the management of project procurement activities undertaken as part of the CRESAP implementation, conduct the international and national bidding process for goods, non-consultant services, consultant services and civil works; prepare and submit bid evaluation reports, negotiate contracts and make recommendations for awarding contracts, conforming to terms and conditions stipulated in the subsidiary agreement and World Bank Procurement Regulations. The GOB has appointed the Belize Social Investment Fund (BSIF) as the implementing agency for the project and the BSIF is seeking to recruit an individual to fill the position of Procurement Officer. The consultancy is expected to be for an initial of Twelve (12) months commencing March 2026. The Procurement Officer will be supervised by the Project Coordinator (PC) of the CRESAP. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained by submitting a request in writing via e-mail to procurement.cresap@sifbelize.org. The Belize Social Investment Fund now invites eligible individuals (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services (such as cover letter, Curriculum Vitae etc.). Minimum Mandatory Requirements *(Required) Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Procurement, Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance, or any other field related to this assignment (max 20 points).

General Experience

• Five (5) years’ experience working in public or private sector performing tasks that include drafting of reports, chairing of meetings, writing meeting minutes etc. (max 20 points).

*If these minimum requirements are not met, candidates will not be considered for the process * Additional Requirements (Desirable) Specific Experience

• Three or more years working experience at procurement officer level (max 30 points)
• Working experience conducting procurement under strict guidelines of IFIs (e.g. World Bank, IDB, CDB, EU etc.) (max 20 points)
• Experience working in a project environment (max 10 points)

Minimum total points required to be considered for the assignment is 75 points. 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 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Selection of Individual Consultant method set out in the Procurement Regulations. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours, i.e. 0800 to 1600 hours Belize Time. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by February 18, 2026 at 16:00 hours Belize Time. Belize Social Investment Fund Attn: Orlando Coc, Procurement Assistant P.O. Box 459, 4253 Hummingbird Highway, Building C, Belmopan City, Belize Telephone +501-822-0239 Email: procurement.cresap@sifbelize.org Agency: SOCIAL INVESTMENT FUND Procurement method: Individual Consultant Selection Notice type: Request for Expression of Interest Status: Published Value: 97200.0 USD