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REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS AND INTERNAL SECURITY
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
CONSULTING SERVICES INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION (OPEN; NATIONAL)

The Government of the Republic of Zambia, through the Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Zambia refugees And Host Communities Project (ZRHCP) and Intends to apply part of the proceeds for Individual Consultancy Services.

The ZRHCP will enhance the social and economic inclusion of refugees and former refugees by unlocking potential for self-reliance and economic development in hosting communities through targeted interventions, such as, Legislative reforms to address legal barriers that pose restrictions for integration of refugees and former refugees, limiting their ability to participate in economic activities, Issuance of identification cards for project beneficiaries to became eligible to access social services in the country and Infrastructure improvement in Meheba settlement and surrounding communities aimed to enhance service provision, enhance productivity and result in improved quality of life.

The Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security now invites suitably qualified and experienced individuals (“Consultants”) to express their interest in providing the Services for the below consultancy positions. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.

Request for Expressions of Interest

Position: Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Specialist

(Consulting Services – Individual Consultant Selection)

Project: Zambia Refugees and Host Communities Project (ZRHCP)

Duration of Consultancy Services: 24 Months

1. MONITORING AND EVALUATION (M&E) SPECIALIST – KALUMBILA DISTRICT

Job Purpose
The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will manage all Project M&E activities and will ensure all components are delivered in a timely manner.

The Responsibilities/Accountabilities of Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist includes, but not limited to, the following
The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will report to the Project Manager.

• Collect information on project performance at all levels of implementation and regularly document lessons learnt on various interventions of the project;

• Lead on M&E project interventions, document results and provide feedback to guide decision-making and implementation;

• Support preparation, establishment and implementation of a robust M&E framework and systems for achieving outcomes and intermediary project indicators;

• Facilitate review of progress and development of actions to address variance between planned and actual results in the Project area of North Western Province-Maheba;

• Develop and oversee data flow pattern for the program that will ensure timely data collection, analysis, formatting and reporting;

• Produce timely Monthly, Quarterly and Annual progress reports on the overall Project;

• Lead in results reporting to the Ministry and the World Bank by providing periodic input during missions and progress reports, as well as project completion reports;

• In liaison with the Project Coordinator and Project Manager, provide technical input to capacity building in data collection including data quality assurance at district and community level;

• Support district and community facilitators in conducting gender-sensitive climate risk assessment to inform planning at district and community level;

• Flag and escalate any expected delays in achieving project indicators as evidenced by data from the M&E framework in order to provide an informed decision for the PIU and the WB;

• Support capacity building of relevant stakeholders and Project Staff to produce required inputs/outputs in relation to M&E frameworks established;

• Management of the project’s grievance mechanism database; and

• Coordinate and initiate the timely preparation of annual work plans and budgets in collaboration with the Project Manager.

Qualifications and Experience

• Grade Twelve (12) Certificate;
• Master’s degree with 5 years post experience in any of the following fields Economics, Statistics, Data Science, Project Management, Demography, Urban and Regional experience or equivalent;
• Minimum of (5) five years’ experience in Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of projects;
• Good record of leading and supporting monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for complex, large donor-funded development projects/programs)
• Demonstrate good technical experience of designing, establishing and implementing M&E frameworks, systems and tools that track performance and development impact;
• Proof of either qualification or experience in the use of standard computer software applications for planning and statistical analysis such as STATA and or SPSS or E-Views or MS Project;
• Proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative methodologies, research, reporting, and data quality assessments;
• Proven track record in managing and/or leading investigative teams;
• Demonstrate high-level technical skills in data formatting, cleaning, analysing, charting, graphing and reporting:
• Excellent conceptual and analytical skills, with proven ability to process and analyze data using one or more statistical software packages; and
• Ability to present M&E data to a diverse audience in easily digestible formats using charts, graphs and other data presentation techniques appropriately to communicate data verbally or in writing
• Should demonstrate previous experience of working with and in multi-cultural and multi- disciplinary teams; and
• Good understanding of government and donor/cooperating partners working environments.

Key Competencies
For the suitable candidate should include good writing skills, ability to work under minimum supervision, transparency, accountability, able to multitask & flexibility, team player & good interpersonal skills, proactive to problem-solving and able to work in diverse cultural environments.

SUBMISSION.

Interested candidates are requested to submit their expression of interest, relevant experience, qualifications, a comprehensive CV and supporting documents.

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” February 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the ‘Individual Consultant Selection’ method set out in the Procurement Regulations (World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” February 2025).

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours at: 0800 to 1700 hours.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form (hard copy)/E-mail to the address below: [email protected] or drop physical applications in the tender box on the ground floor at the Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security Block A, not later than 23 September,2025 at 17 hours.

The Expression of Interest should be addressed to:
The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security
P.O Box 50997
LUSAKA.