صندوق تطوير وامراض الهيئات المحلية
Municipal Development & Lending Fund
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST ( CONSULTING SERVICES - Individual Consultant )
Country : Palestine Assignment Title : Readiness Assessment for Implementing E - Municipality ( 9 Municipalities in West Bank ) Reference No .: MDPIIICII - 2.1.4.C12
The Palestine Liberation Organization , for the benefit of the Palestinian National Authority ( PNA ) , has received an initial financing of EUR 130 Million from the World Bank - International Development Association ( IDA ) , PA , KFW , Denmark , SDC , VNG , GIZ and AFD towards the cost of the 3rd phase of the Municipal Development Program ( MDPIII ) . The Municipal Development and Lending Fund ( MDLF ) as an implementation agency for the project intends to use part of the grant for consulting services to hire an individual Consultant to conduct the above - mentioned assignment which will be conducted in selected municipalities in the West Bank . The objective of this assignment The primary objective of this assignment is to support MDLF in the preparation for implementation of E - Municipality initiative in four selected municipalities out of the nine listed municipalities . Those municipalities will be selected by MDLF in consultation with the selected consultant according to predefined criteria for screening and selection . The selected consultant will be responsible for defining the selection criteria , working with the MDLF on identifying the selected four e - Municipalities . More specifically , this assignment will identify the following :
The specification for the required resources to implement and operate the EMS . The targeted municipalities in West Bank based on predefined criteria for screening and selection . The required changes in the internal network architecture to accommodate the
requirement of publishing the EMS portal . The detailed Terms of Reference ( TOR ) for the assignment can be viewed at website : www.MDLE.org.ps/TOR The Municipal Development and Lending Fund now invites eligible qualified individuals to indicate their interest in providing the Services . Interested individual consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services . The main qualifications of the consultant are as follows :
An expert with at least a Bachelor's degree with 10 years of demonstrated experience in Computer Science , Computer Engineering , System analysis . At least 1 year of practical experience assessing and designing e - Municipality solutions and dealing with government entities . The consultant should have at least 10 years of technical experience , strong skills in e - Municipality system design and business analysis . Possess strong analytical , communication and management skills , as well as solid mediating and consensus building skills . Familiarity with techniques for organizational design , process improvement , technology assimilation and process modeling . Extensive knowledge of workflow and business process management and familiarity with business process standards . Has demonstrated skills in working with public sector development concepts and procedures , as well as with the best practice in institutional assessment . The consultant must be familiar with the developed CSC manuals . Extensive experience with virtualizations and cloud hosting . Experience in administrating infrastructure , including firewalls , databases , virtual , software and other processes . Prior experience in envisioning e - Municipality systems and conducting multiagency coordination , and or overseeing IT - related projects for public sector entities . Prior experience working with the Palestinian Authority is desired . Five years of practical experience in portal and e - services development . The consultant should have the ability to travel across the West Bank .
Excellent communication skills and be fluency in English will be considered a plus . 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 2016 , setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest . Individual Consultants will be selected through comparison of qualifications of those who expressed interest in this assignment . Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 PM . Expressions of interest ( C.V.'s ) must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person , or by mail , or by fax , or by e - mail ) by 23/09/2020 . Mr. Mohammad Ramahi Acting Director General Address : Al - Amal Tower , Mecca Street , Al - balou ' , Al - Bireh - Palestine Tel : 02- 2426610 Fax : 02-2426617 E - mail : EMS@mdlf.org.ps
