Consultant Selection for Climate Resilience and Agriculture Development Project in Albania

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) (CONSULTING SERVICES) Selection of Individual Consultant Climate Resilience and Agriculture Development Project in Albania Project ID Number No.: P178715 IBRD Loan Number: 94890 Assignment Title: “ Specialists of Social, Gender and Citizen Engagement of PMT” Ref. No. No.

AL-MARD-527722-CS-INDV The World Bank is assisting the Government of Albania (GoA) with the financing of the Climate Resilience and Agriculture Development project (CRAD).

This project aims to increase competitiveness and climate resilience of priority agri-food value chains focusing on (i) promoting climate smart and resilient value chains, (ii) promoting typical products and value addition (iii) developing Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) IT Platform (iv) modernizing selected irrigation and drainage schemes for high-value agricultural production (v) enhancing compliance with food safety and quality standards and (vi) strengthening evidence-based decision making for resilience and sustainable agri-food systems.

The services required to be contracted aim to support the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in ensuring successful implementation of the contract “Specialists of Social, Gender and Citizen Engagement of PMT”.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is the lead implementation agency for this Project (CRAD) and publishes this Request for Expression of Interest with the aim of selecting an individual consultant as Specialists of Social, Gender and Citizen Engagement who will be part (a team member) of the PMT and he/she will support the PMT in ensuring Social, Gender and Citizen Engagement issue in the implementation of Project activities.

OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT The objectives of this assignment are: - To integrate gender and social considerations into project design and implementation, ensuring that project activities are inclusive and equitable. - To develop and execute a comprehensive communication strategy that engages stakeholders effectively, promotes transparency, and facilitates the dissemination of project benefits and impacts.

Required Experience and Qualifications A bachelor’s degree (or master’s degree will be considered an advantage) in social sciences, or other relevant disciplines. A minimum of 7 years of proven general working experience. A minimum of 3 years’ experience in working in social issues for projects similar to the activities being financed.

Proven experience in gender analysis, social inclusion, and communication strategy development and implementation. Excellent communication and capacity building skills. He/she must have good knowledge of the Albanian and English language.

Applicants that fulfill the minimum qualification requirements will be further evaluated based on the evaluation grid for the position below : Evaluated expertise Points General Experience 30 Adequacy for the assignment 60 Language and computer skills 10 Total 100 The consultant will be selected based on Selection of Individual Consultant (IC) in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services July 2016 (revised November 2020).

The initial duration of the assignment is 12 months, with a probation period of 3 months, from contract signing and/or entry into force of the contract, with the option of renewal for the entire Project implementation period (33 months), based on satisfactory performance. The Social and Gender specialist of PMT shall be engaged on a part-time basis, on an average of 15 working days per month.

Interested local Consultants may obtain further information concerning the Terms of Reference at the official website of MARD: https://bujqesia.gov.al/projekti-qendrueshmeria-ndaj-klimes-dhe-zhvillimit-ne-bujqesi/ , or at the address below, during office hours 09:00 to 16:00 (Monday to Thursday) and 09:00 to 14:00 on Friday.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) invites interested individuals to indicate their interest in providing the services.

Interested candidates should provide: (i) motivation letter, underline their advantages concerning this position, (ii) Curriculum Vitae, (iii) information that indicates that the candidates have required qualifications to carry out the Consulting Services, and (iv) various references. All documents should be submitted in English language.

Expressions of Interest (EoIs) must be delivered no later than December 28, 2025, hardcopy (in person or by mail) to the address below, within office hours, and/or electronically at the below e-mail address. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Adr: Blv. "Dëshmorët e Kombit", Nr. 2, 1001, Tirana, Albania E-mail: arben.molla@bujqesia.gov.al Attn: Mr.

Arben Molla Project Manager of PMT Agency: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Procurement method: Individual Consultant Selection Notice type: Request for Expression of Interest Status: Published Value: 45734.0 USD