CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF A SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST FOR GALOP/STARR-J — Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) GHANA ACCOUNTABILITY FOR LEARNING OUTCOMES PROJECT (GALOP) PROJECT ID: 165557 PROCUREMENT OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES - INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS BACKGROUND The Government of Ghana, under World Bank and Global Partnership for Education (GPE) funding, is supporting the government’s education strategic plan to improve equitable access to quality basic education in Ghana. The Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP), approved for an amount of USD 218.7 million, has the Project Development Objective (PDO) to improve the quality of education in low-performing basic education schools and to strengthen education sector equity and accountability in Ghana. The GALOP was originally implemented over a five-year period from Jan 2020 to Dec 2024. However, the parent project has been extended to close by 31st December 2026 and the Ministry has received a second additional financing (AF 2) totalling $118.8m to scale up successful interventions from the parent project to be implemented by 31st December 2028. The purpose of the REOI is to invite interested individual consultants to submit Expressions of Interest to provide any of the underlisted services. No Reference No. Selection Method De scription of Assignment 1 MOE/GALOP/CS/6/2026 Individual Consultant Selection ( ICS ) Consultancy Services for the Recruitment of a Social Development Specialist for GALOP/STARR-J Terms of Reference (ToR) for each assignment can be downloaded from link below: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qTbuYMml7lsRlDZe9HkTtxeWDVmlrTh9?usp=drive_link NB: Consultant should state clearly the Reference No. and the Assignment they are applying for. Interested firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to undertake the above services as required in the Terms of Reference (ToR) for any of the assignments provided in the link above. The short-listing criteria shall be based on the Consultant’s; experience and qualifications related to the assignment description of similar assignments undertaken, experience in similar conditions, evidence of relevant qualifications Curriculum Vitae with details as required in the ToR Selection of Consultants The selection method for the assignments will be as indicated in the table above in line with the procedures specified by World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers ; Procurement in Investment Project Financing - Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, July 2016; Revised September 2025 (7 th Edition) . EOIs must be deposited at the address below on or before 9th July, 202 6 at 4 :00pm . Soft copy submissions shall be via the email address provided below; EOI Address; The Chief Director Ministry of Education P. O . Box M45 Accra Attn: Director Procurement Submissions shall be made in both hardcopy and softcopy to the address below; Ministry of Education, Procurement Directorate, Room K35 E-mail: moeprocurementunit@gmail.com Interested eligible consultants may obtain further information from t he Procurement Directorate , Ministry of Education at the address given above during working hours from 8:30am – 4:30pm from Thursday 25th June, 202 6 .