The Federal Republic of Somali
Ministry of Finance of Federal Government of Somalia
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI
COUNTRY: Federal Republic of Somalia (FRS)
NAME OF PROJECT: (RCRFP) - Phase III
Somalia Recurrent Cost & Reform Financing Project
PROJECT ID: P173731
Grant No.: IDA-D6580-SO
Assignment Title: Senior Social and Gender Based Violence Specialist
Reference No.:? SO-MOF-354687-CS-INDV
Place of assignment:? Mogadishu Somalia
Submission deadline:? 15th, May 2023
BACKGROUND
The initial Recurrent Cost Reform Finance (RCRF) Project became effective in 2014, and a second phase (RCRF 2) became effective in July 2015 and was initially expected to close in June 2022. The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has received additional funds that will run until June 2024 to enable scale-up and extension of activities. The RCRF project is implemented on behalf of FGS by the Ministry of Finance. The Project Development Objective (PDO) supports the Federal Government of Somalia and Eligible Federal Member States to strengthen resource management systems, the inter-governmental fiscal framework, and service delivery systems in health and education. The Ministry of Finance intends to apply part of the proceeds for the payment for services of the Senior Social and Gender-Based Violence Specialist.
Scope of Work and Responsibilities
The Senior Social/GBV Specialist will be the main focal point and coordinator for the implementation of the World Bank?s Environmental and Social Framework for RCRF and will provide technical expertise and capacity building support for social risk management at FGS and FMS levels including with the Ministries of Health and Education and beyond.
The Senior Social/GBV Specialist will oversee the implementation of the Environment and Social Management Framework, the SEAH prevention and response plan, and the Stakeholder Engagement Plan. The stakeholder engagement plan will be co-implemented by the lead on the community engagement component, which will pilot
approaches to stakeholder engagement and feedback and manage a call center including a complaints line. The Senior Social/GBV Specialist will monitor the implementation of the Labor Management Procedures and security guidelines which will be implemented by and reported on by the Program Managers. They will build the E&S capacity of project staff, civil servants and contractors involved in the project at FGS level including in the health and education ministries and support the FMS social specialist to do the same at FMS level. They will promote mainstreaming of SRM issues in all project processes including in all contracts. They will collaborate and promote coordinated approaches and efficient working with other Ministries and non-state actors. The Senior social/GBV Specialist will be responsible for ensuring inclusive and genuine stakeholder engagement and a project wide grievance redress mechanism that is accessible to all communities, workers and stakeholders an