Operational Manager for the acquisition of subsidies for component 1 of PRETE

REQUEST FOR EVENTS OF INTEREST (CONSULTANT SERVICES) SELECTION OF INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS Country: Burundi Project Name: Project for Employment and Economic Transformation (PRETE NYUNGANIRA) Loan/Credit/Grant Number: IDA Grant No. E-2650-BI Project number: P172988 Title of the mission: Operational Manager for the acquisition of subsidies for component 1 of PRETE (Relaunch) Reference number (according to the Procurement Plan): BI-ADB-578562-CS-INDV The Republic of Burundi has obtained financing from the World Bank to cover the cost of the Project for Employment and Economic Transformation (PRETE), and intends to use part of the amount of this grant to make payments under the following contract: “Operational Manager for the acquisition of subsidies for component 1 of PRETE (Relaunch)” . The consulting services (“the services”) consist of supporting the activities of Component 1 by ensuring the management and operational coordination of the grant acquisition system, in particular the coordination of acquisition processes, coordination between stakeholders, monitoring of validation circuits, consolidation of information as well as monitoring of operational and logistical constraints linked to the implementation of acquisitions.

This position complements the fiduciary functions carried out by the UGP. Responsibilities relating to procurement, contracting, fiduciary management, required validations and payments remain the responsibility of the competent functions of the PMU, in accordance with the procedures applicable to the project. He/she will exercise his/her functions under the authority of the PRETE Project Coordinator and will be placed under the direct functional supervision of the Expert in charge of Component 1. In the exercise of his/her functions, he/she will work in close collaboration with the members of the UG team.