Project manager & M&E at PMU — Reducing Rural Poverty and Malnutrition Project II (RRPM II)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST National Project Manager/M&E (Ref. No. C3-IC-01.1, Project ID No. P178883, IDA Credit No. 7431-LA) The Government of Lao PDR (GOL) is implementing the Reducing Rural Poverty and Malnutrition Project II (RRPMP II) (P178883) from 2024 to 2029 with financing from the World Bank (WB). The RRPMP II will implement a nutrition-sensitive social protection program or a Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program to address issues of poverty and malnutrition and develop and implement mechanism to ensure multi-sectoral coordination, planning, monitoring, and evaluation of the nutrition convergence approach: the Reducing Rural Poverty and Malnutrition Project. The Project Management Unit (PMU) for the RRPMP II is the Department of Rural Development and Poverty Reduction (DRP) within the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE ) in Vientiane Capital, which has overall responsibility for operational aspects of the project at the national and sub-national level including contract administration, financial management, procurement, and monitoring and evaluation, as well as overseeing implementation. Rural Resilience and Poverty Reduction Project (RRPMP II) intends to engage a full-time Project Manager/M&E will provide overarching support to the implementation of the RRPMP II and the various activities that it comprises. The manager will work with DRP, MAE and IFCD, MOF and will report to the Project Director and the Project Coordinator. RRPMP II now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested candidate should provide information (CV, Expression of Interest, other supporting information, if any) demonstrating that she/he has the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. In order to qualify for this position, the candidates shall meet the following experience and competence requirements: A Bachelor’s degree in public or business administration, management or relevant field; At least 05 years’ experience in project management, preferably of large-scale development projects financed by IFIs; experience with large-scale data collection and/or cash or asset transfer programs a plus; Good up to date knowledge of World Bank procedures, policies and financial rules, and regulations preferred. Excellent organizational, planning, time and personnel management, and problem-solving skills; Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills and ability to work with multiple teams in different geographic locations; Computer literacy: word processing, spreadsheets, PowerPoint, and database programs; Excellent English and Lao communication skills, written and spoken (two samples of written work or pass a written test); Availability and willingness to undertake extensive visits to remote and hard to reach project locations. The attention of interested consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” 4th edition of November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Competitive Selection of Individual Consultants method set out in the Procurement Regulations. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by e-mail) by 30 September 2026, 16:00 o’clock Lao time (submissions via email are also acceptable). Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Attention: Dr. Vongsavanh Vongkaysone, Deputy Director General of DRP Email: rrpmp2023@gmail.com with Cc: insonesaysombath@yahoo.com and phonesavanh.tms@gmail.com Tel: +85630 9226163