| Ministry/Division |
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Ministry of Education |
| Agency |
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Directorate of Technical Education |
| Procuring Entity Name |
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Project Director, Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project |
| Procuring Entity Code |
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| Procuring Entity District |
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Dhaka |
| Expression of Interest for Selection of |
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Individual Consultant (National) (Time-Based) |
| Title Of Service |
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Selection of Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist |
| EOI Ref. No. |
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57.03.0000.000.07.66.22-1421 |
| Date |
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19/11/2023 |
KEY INFORMATION
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| Procurement Sub-Method |
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Selection of Individual Consultants (SIC) |
FUNDING INFORMATION
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| Budget and Source of Funds |
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Development Budget Grant/Credit |
| Development Partners |
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International Development Association (IDA) |
PARTICULAR INFORMATION
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| Project/Programme Name |
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Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project |
| EOI Closing Date and Time |
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12/12/2023 3.00 PM
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| Publication Date |
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19/11/2023
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
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The Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist, will provide technical support to the M&E unit, and the PMU in the following areas, but not limited to:
• Ensure timely and accurate monitoring of all the project activities and tracking of project results indicators as per the project results framework;
• Be responsible for commissioning and executing technically sound surveys and other assessments in a timely manner, and focal point for managing and coordinating with data collection or survey firm;
• Be responsible for preparing monthly and semi-annual monitoring/progress reports periodically for the Government (TMED, IMED, ERD, Planning Commission) and the World Bank;
• Coordinate with all partner implementing agencies to ensure timely collection of data and feedback from all partner agencies, to develop feasible and effective discussion events where M&E data are analyzed and corrective actions can be agreed upon;
• Participate in GoB-World Bank joint missions, mid-term-review, and progress meetings to prepare relevant M&E updates and progress on M&E activities, indicators, and results framework;
• Support the development of M&E capacity of all partner implementing agencies;
• Diagnose the requirements for maintaining a robust M&E system at the PMU level;
• Guide all institutions supported by the project to establish M&E systems at the institution level. This will include maintaining a comprehensive database of baseline, intermediate and end-line data for all components and sub-components;
• Assisting the M&E and Statistic and Database departments in establishing a sound M&E and MIS system;
• Prepare comprehensive reporting formats for the project and the beneficiary institutions;
• Review monitoring reports to assess interim impacts and identify causes of potential bottlenecks in implementation and provide diagnostic suggestions to overcome the bottlenecks;
• Undertake and facilitate the relevant parties to implement the M&E plan, regularly revise and update performance questions, indicators, methods, formats and analytical processes;
• Lead the development and implementation of the overall framework for project M&E, including annual/semi-annual project reviews, participatory impact assessments, process monitoring, operations monitoring and lessons-learned workshops. The M&E specialist will be responsible for preparing the semi-annual review reports;
• Liaise with other PMU units/staff for M&E of project activities;
• Provide management with core information of project progress and implementation needs to the PMU, PIC and PSC;
• Prepare periodic progress reports taking relevant inputs from all project entities that need to provide inputs;
• Oversee the assignments of various consultants/firms carrying out surveys;
• Conduct special studies to assess specific issues under the project as needed;
• Undertake frequent field visits to project supported institutions under all components;
• Carry out any other relevant tasks as and when required. |
| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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Academic:
• At least master’s degree with honors in one of the following: Statistics, Economics, demography, Public Administration or B. SC. in Engineering.
• Candidates having degree in Statistics and Economics, with proven quantitative skills will be given preference
• Skills certifications in data analytics and statistical software use will be an advantage
Experience:
• At least 15 (Fifteen) years of experience in carrying out monitoring and evaluation activities with primary responsibilities and substantial content of his/her position in the practical application;
• At least 5 (Five) years of experience in monitoring and evaluation under projects funded by international funding organizations such as ADB/AIIB/ World Bank/ JICA etc.;
• Proven sound experience and understanding of a range of M&E methods and approaches (including quantitative, qualitative and participatory);
• Training in M&E development and implementation;
• Proven experience and knowledge of computerized data processing and management software such as STATA or Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS);
• Proven experience in ICT applications including Microsoft Office tools (MS Access, MS Excel, MS Word Bangla and English typing, MS PowerPoint presentation, etc.);
• Education sector knowledge, specifically TVET, will be an advantage. Prior experience of managing TVET related studies will be advantage |
| Other Details (if applicable) |
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1. Place of work: Office of the Project Director, ASSET Project, Directorate of Technical Education, F-4/B, Agargaon A/A, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207
2. Commencement of the Service: 15-03-2024 (Tentative)
3. Certificates related with education, training and experiences must be submitted with the application.
4. Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project now invites eligible applicants express their interest in providing the services. Applicants are invited to provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (complete CV with other details).
5. The consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 [Revised September 2023] (“Procurement Regulations”). Interested applicants may obtain the Terms of Reference (TOR) from the office of the Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project during office hours or download from the website: www.asset-dte.gov.bd
6. 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 [Revised September, 2023] (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
7. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours [i.e., 0900 to 1600 hours].
8. Expressions of Interest (EOI) needs to be submitted (either through e-mail or in person or by mail) to the following address by 15:00 hours (BST) on or before 12 December, 2023. Please clearly mention “Expression of Interest (EoI) for Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist”. |
| Association with foreign firms is |
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Encouraged |
| Eoi Detail Information |
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| Ref No |
Phasing Of Services |
Location |
Start Date |
Completion Date |
| 57.03.0000.000.07.66.22-1421 |
24 Person Month |
Project Office, ASSET Project, Directorate of Technical Education |
March, 2024 (Tentative) |
February, 2026 |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
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Abu Momtaz Saaduddin Ahmed |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
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Project Director |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
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Office of the Project Director, Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project, Directorate of Technical Education
Plot –F-4/B, Agargaon, Sher-E-Banglanagar, Dhaka-1207 |
| Contact details of Official Inviting EOI |
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Phone : +880-2- 41024953, Fax : , Email : pd@asset-dte.gov.bd |
| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |
