Karachi Water and Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP): Gender Specialist (Additional PIU Staff)

Project ID: P164704

Project Title: Karachi Water and Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP)

Borrower Bid Reference: PK-KWSB-200901-CS-INDV

                              REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)

                                    SELECTION OF INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS

1. The Karachi Water & Sewerage Board is in receipt of a credit through EAD, Government of Pakistan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) / Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the counterpart share of funds from GOS for the Karachi Water & Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds to make payments against the services rendered by individual professional consultants at Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of KWSSIP.

2. The key individual consultant selected shall be detailed in the Project Implementation Unit of KWSSIP.

3. The scope of work and detailed ToR for following positions can be obtained from the office address given below, or same may be downloaded from website www.kwsb.gos.pk

4. The PIU, KWSSIP, KW&SB now invites eligible individual consultant / specialist to express their interest in providing the services of Key Professional Staff of PIU (KWSSIP) through their CVs.

5. Eligible candidates shall have the following qualification, experience and skills as mentioned against each position:

a. Environmental Specialist

           Qualification / Experience

• Masters degree or above in Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Health Sciences or a related field from a recognized university with at least ten (10) years’ or above relevant experience in Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management Plan, Environment, Health and Safety, planning/designing, implementing, training, monitoring and evaluating HSE&Q related activities.

• Specialized Training – ISO 9001-2015, Quality Management Systems, ISO-14001, Occupational Health & Safety, ISO-22000, Quality Assurance, or any other skills considered relevant for the position.
• Experience of working on infrastructure projects (Consultancy + Works) / projects funded by donor agencies shall be preferred.

b. Procurement and Contract Management Specialist

          Qualification / Experience

• Bachelors degree or above in (Civil/Elect/Mech) Engineering or equivalent with Masters degree in relevant discipline of Engineering or MBA in Project Management, from a recognized university with at least Seven (07) to Ten (10) years’ or above relevant experience in Procurement and Contract Management.
• Excellent writing and communication skills, computer skills including MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint). MS Project Certification.
• Experience of working on infrastructure projects (Consultancy + Works) / projects funded by donor agencies shall be preferred.

c. GIS Specialist

           Qualification / Experience

• Master’s degree in spatial data analysis, computer science, GIS or related discipline from HEC recognized University with at least 12 to 15 years’ experience in spatial data survey, developing GIS mapping of infrastructure projects related to large scale municipal systems.. If a candidate possesses Master’s degree from overseas then equivalency of the degrees shall be carried out from HEC before application submission.
• Experience of working on commercially available GIS packages such as ESRI Products ArcGIS Online ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Apps & ArcGIS for developers with Excellent Writing, Communication and Computer Skills.
• Experience of working on GIS based projects (Consultancy + Implementation) funded by donor agencies shall be preferred.

d. Gender Specialist

           Qualification / Experience

• Master's Degree or above in Social Sciences, Gender and Development or Women’s Studies, Management or related field with at least 5 years of post-qualification relevant experience including a minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar role is highly desirable. 
• Specialized Training – Gender Awareness/Sensitization, Gender Based Violence, Community Engagement, Strategies Development or any other skills considered relevant for the position.
• Active affiliations – Membership of Relevant Professional Organisations of Networks.
• Work Experience of projects funded by donor agencies shall be preferred.

6. The consultant shall be selected in accordance with Section-VII Open Competitive Selection of Individual Consultants of World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers 2016 (Revised November 2017 and August 2018).

7. Interested consultants may submit their Expressions of Interest in the form of Covering Letter along with CV and supporting documents through courier to the Project Director PIU (KWSSIP) on the address mentioned below, latest by 4th December 2020, during office hours.

8. The candidates are required to mention the position applied for in the subject of their Covering Letter.

9. The successful candidates will be offered market-based remuneration package and will be employed for a period of two (02) years. The services of the selected candidates may be extended subject to their Satisfactory Performance.

10. The KW&SB is an equal opportunity provider. Females are equally encouraged to apply for the above positions.

Project Director

Project Implementation Unit (PIU)

Karachi Water & Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP)

Karachi Water & Sewerage Board

Room No. 10, Block-C, 9th Mile KW&SB Office,

Shahra-e-Faisal, Karachi.

Tel No. +92-21-99245134

CONTACT INFORMATION
Organization/Department: Karachi Water and Sewerage Board
NameAsif Ali Khan
AddressPAF Museum Road, Darwaish Colony Karachi Pakistan
City 
Province/StatePakistan
Postal Code 
CountryPakistan
Phone03002108180
Emailasif_thebraveheart@hotmail.com
Websitehttp://www.kwsb.gos.pk/