Hiring of General Director for EMAE — Access to Clean Resilient Electricity under the ASCENT Regional Program - Multi Programmatic Approac

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES) Country : São Tomé and Principe Project : ACCESS TO CLEAN RESILIENT ELECTRICITY PROJECT (ACRE) Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No. : E259-ST Assignment Title: Hiring of General Director for EMAE REFERENCE NO .: 56/C/ACRE/2026 The Government of the Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe has received a grant from the International Development Association (IDA) toward the cost of the Access to Clean and Resilient Electricity Project (ACRE) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services ("the Services") include providing strategic, operational, financial, and corporate management advisory support to EMAE. The assignment is expected to run until December 2028, with an initial contract duration of 12 months, renewable based on satisfactory performance and project needs. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address given below. The Project Administration and Fiduciary Agency (AFAP) now invites eligible individuals ("Consultants") to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services (attach curriculum vitae with description of experience in similar assignments and similar conditions). Candidates must hold 1) a Master's degree in a relevant field (Business Management, Engineering - preferably Electrical- Marketing, Commercial Law, or equivalent) and; 2) must demonstrate fluency in Portuguese. Candidates who do not meet both requirements will not be considered. The criteria for selecting the Consultant are: (i) Specific experience relevant to the assignment — 40 points At least 10 years of proven experience in Top Management Roles — 7.50 points Experience in Organizational Transformation Processes and Management of Public Companies — 7.50 points Experience in Utility Operations — 3.00 points Leadership experience in Organizational Restructuring, Workforce Management and Optimization, Performance Management Systems, and Institutional Change/Restructuring Programmes — 6.00 points Experience in Public Utilities/Services Turnaround (Performance Recovery/Enhancement) — 4.00 points Proven experience managing Public Utilities/Services characterized by high technical and commercial losses, weak collection, poor quality of service, and institutional inefficiencies — 4.00 points Experience leading Technical and Multidisciplinary Teams through Organizational and/or Operational Reform — 3.00 points Experience working in Africa — 5.00 points (ii) Qualifications and competence for the assignment — 25 points MBA or other Engineering/Management Post-Graduation — 5.00 points Basic knowledge of the Electricity Sector (from a business and management perspective) — 5.00 points Basic knowledge of the Water Sector (from a business and management perspective) — 5.00 points Contract Management — 2.00 points Negotiation experience and capacity — 2.00 points Demonstrated capacity to present, discuss, and coordinate activities at a multi-disciplinary level, including with public institutions (e.g., Ministry, Sector Regulator) — 2.00 points Operational Planning — 2.00 points Knowledge of Loss Reduction and Mitigation Measures — 2.00 points (iii) Language — 5 points Fluency in English — 5 points Total: 70 points Following evaluation of the CVs ,of individual consultants will be subject to a competency assessment and interview, after which the best qualified candidate will be invited to contract negotiations and signing. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank's Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers ("the Regulations"), setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest. Consultants are advised to limit their Expression of Interest to 10 pages. Expressions of interest must be delivered in written form to the address below (in person or by e-mail) by 10 August 2026 at 23:45 (local time), referencing: "Expression of Interest – Hiring of General Director for EMAE – Ref. 56/C/ACRE/2026". Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours, from 08:00 to 16:00. Agência Fiduciária de Administração de Projectos (AFAP) Attn: Hélio Silva Almeida, General Director Avenida Kwame N'Krumah, Edifício Afriland First Bank STP, 2.º Andar São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe Tel: +239 222 52 05 E-mail: rh.executive@afap.st | dg.procurement@afap.st