GOVERNMENT OF SAINT LUCIA

PROJECT FOR BUILDING RESILIENCE FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN AGRICULTURE IN SAINT LUCIA
CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR PROJECT MANAGER

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

The Government of Saint Lucia (GOSL) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in an amount equivalent to USD 9,153,246 towards the cost for the Building Resilience for Adaptation to Climate Change and Climate Variability in Agriculture in Saint Lucia project and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued. Payments by CDB will be made only at the request of GOSL and upon approval by CDB and will be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement. The Financing Agreement prohibits withdrawal from the financing account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than GOSL shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development, the Executing Agency, now wishes to procure consultancy services for the position of a Project Manager.

The objective of the Project is to build resilience in Saint Lucia’s agriculture sector for livelihoods security through enhanced adaptive capacities for Climate Chance and Climate Variability. The project design responds directly to the need to build adaptive capacities of agro-ecosystems and livelihoods given the projections of significant decreases in rainfall, more frequent and intense hydro-meteorological events, including droughts as reported in the country’s Third National Communication (TNC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Project will contribute positively to the strategic objectives of Saint Lucia’s Sectoral Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan for the Agriculture Sector (Agriculture SASAP) 2018-2028. It is also well aligned with the TNC recommendations for climate adaptation measures to enhance resilience in agriculture and with the proposals under the National Agriculture Policy Sectoral Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan (2018). 

The Project is also responsive to Saint Lucia’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to address food security, community and national level interventions in water resource conservation and management. Gender equality will be mainstreamed throughout the Project to ensure gender equity is embedded in project interventions. An estimated 12,000 farmers and their families are expected to be direct beneficiaries of the Project. The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period of forty-eight (48) months.

Specific Duties of the Post:

1.Planning, Implementation and Management of Project Activities

2.Resources (human/goods) management and coordination

3.Project Communication and Promotion

4.Monitoring and Reporting

5.Financial Management

6.Undertake any other tasks assigned or relevant in support of efficient implementation of the project.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

a.At least a Master’s degree in Agriculture, Rural Development or related field along with equivalent professional qualification such as Project Management Professional certification. 

b.Minimum 10 years relevant project management experience.

c.At least five years’ work experience in climate adaptation/mitigation projects preferably within the agriculture sector.

d.Proven experience delivering agriculture and climate change focused projects to improve livelihoods and reduce poverty of smallholder farmers.

e.Demonstrated capacity to work with private sector players (agro-processors, building contractors, input suppliers etc.).

 Further details can be found in the Terms of Reference, which can be obtained upon request.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development now invites interested eligible individual consultants to submit Expressions of Interest indicating qualifications and experience required to provide these consultancy services.

Consultants shall be eligible to participate if:

(a)the persons are citizens or bona fide residents of an eligible country; and 

(b)in all cases, the consultant has no arrangement and undertakes not to make any arrangements, whereby any substantial part of the net profits or other tangible benefits of the contract will accrue or be paid to a person not a citizen or bona fide resident of an eligible country.

Eligible countries are member countries of CDB.^[1] Consultants are advised to review the detailed eligibility criteria detailed in Section 4 and conflict of interest provisions in Section 5 of the Procurement Procedures for Projects Financed by CDB (January, 2021), as published on CDB’s website^[2].

In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to qualifications and experience on similar assignments. 

All information must be submitted in English.  Further information may be obtained from the first address below between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm hours Monday to Friday.

Electronic copies of the Expressions of Interest must be sent via the e-mail addresses below no later than 4:00 pm (EST) on October 12, 2021.  Submissions shall include a cover page displaying the name and address of the applicant and the subject line shall be clearly marked “Expression of Interest – Consultancy Services for Project Manager”.

Following the assessment of submissions, the most technically capable and appropriately experienced applicant will be invited to negotiate a contract to provide the consultancy services. GOSL reserves the right to accept or reject late applications or to cancel the present invitation partially or in its entirety. It will not be bound to assign any reason for not engaging the services of any applicant and will not defray any costs incurred by any applicant in the preparation and submission of Expressions of Interest.

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