Specialist in Micro Small and Medium Enterprises

REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA MINISTRY OF PLANNING ACCELERATING ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND JOB CREATION PROJECT Loan No.: IBRD-95270 Project ID: P178035 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (Consultant Services – Individual Consultant) Assignment Title: SPECIALIST IN MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES ( MSMEs ) Reference No . 86ACS3/MINPLAN/26 The Government of Angola has received financing from the World Bank Group's International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) toward the cost of the Accelerating Economic Diversification and Job Creation Project (Diversifica Mais), so it intends to apply part of the financing resources to contract the services of an individual consultant for the position of Specialist in Micro, Small and Medium-sized enterprises ( MSMEs ) . The main objective of the SME Specialist is to be the main point of contact between the Project Implementation Unit (PUI), INAPEM, the Technical Service Provider (TSP), and the Credit Guarantee Fund (CGF), contributing specialized knowledge in the collection and analysis of information from the business diagnostic tool indicators, issuing opinions on the applicant company's financial, operational, and asset situation, and presenting sustainability solutions so that these companies can benefit from mechanisms to strengthen management and business capabilities , specialized consulting, and the implementation of technologies and innovation in their businesses. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address given below. The Accelerating Economic Diversification and Job Creation Project (Diversifica Mais) of Ministry of Planning now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested individual consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, etc.). The Consultant must have the following qualifications and expertise: This accounts for 55% of the weight of the evaluation criteria: Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Law, Management, Engineering, Accounting or another related field of science; A postgraduate degree or Master's degree in areas related to Financial Auditing, Accounting, Project Management, Process Engineering, or another similar field is an advantage; A minimum of five (5) years of proven relevant professional experience in developing support for micro, small and mediu