Job Vacancy / Vaga Servisu
Closing 30th September 2012
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTANT SERVICES)
Democratic Republic of East Timor
Education Sector Support Project
Grant Nos: H310-TP, TF090564 and H583-TP
The Democratic
Republic of East Timor has received financing from the World Bank toward
the cost of the Education Sector Support Project (ESSP), and intends to
apply part of the proceeds for consultant services regarding
International Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Advisor.
A
key function of the international ICT Advisor will be to advise and
support the Director General (Corporate Services) and the National
Director of Planning, Statistics and IT. The focus for the International
ICT Advisor is to build capacity among selected national staff to
operate and maintain the ICT-infrastructure at the national and later on
regional and district level. The position will thus combine advisory,
pragmatic, strategic, planning, management, monitoring, operational and
coaching/training roles. While transferring skills and responsibilities
to the Ministry of Education, region, district and (possibly) school
managers over the term of the appointment, the main responsibilities of
the advisor will include:
- Reporting which staff at the
Ministry of Education, districts and regions are (not) connected to
email, internet and EMIS and the reasons;
- Assessing the training
needs of staff at the Ministry of Education, districts and regions in
the use and maintenance of hard and software installed on the computers;
- Assessing the training needs of selected national IT-staff at the Ministry of Education;
- On
the basis of the assessments, producing a longer term
ICT-infrastructure equipment needs and training/capacity building plan
(including a budget) for all staff at national, regional and district
level;
- Based on the training need assessment, developing
training modules for the Ministry of Education staff and selected
national IT staff;
- Developing a first draft ICT-infrastructure
plan, including a budget that includes a more sustainable, energy
efficient, and alternative IT-solutions for national, regional and
district level to enable the longer term use and maintenance of
ICT-facilities for all education staff. An analysis of the actual
ICT-provision by the Government of the Democratic Republic of
Timor-Leste (GoTL) should form the basis for this plan;
- Assisting
and advising in the procurement and delivery of sensitive ICT-equipment
and software currently going on and in the future by the Ministry of
Education and stronger alignment to the ICT-infrastructure plan (if
approved by the Ministry of Education);
- Ensuring that
procurement is in line with the GoTL-budget and procurement cycles
noting the 2014 Ministry of Education budget submission must be
completed by April 2013;
- Developing the required
ICT-policy(-ies) that will most effectively support integration of ICT
into education systems. The policy document will include the following
sections: purpose, main goals, practical guidelines, people/departments
responsible for (roles and responsibilities in) management,
implementation, monitoring, finance and annexes;
- Getting all
staff at the Ministry of Education connected to email, Internet and
EMIS; and preparing the national IT-team to expand these connections to
regional, district and then to all central clusters of basic education;
- Ensuring
all deliverables (IT-infrastructure, equipment, software, training
etc.) are sustainable and can be supported, maintained and continued by
the Ministry of Education and a national team after the technical
assistance concludes;
- Based on a training needs assessment,
proposing a capacity building plan in phases for all senior education
staff (directors and chiefs) to start within the Ministry of Education
in the use and maintenance of hard-and the main software installed on
the computers;
- Continuing with the training of specialised
IT-staff at the Ministry of Education and assisting with new recruitment
when requested by the Ministry of Education; in particular building
skills for some of the IT-staff in supervising, coordinating and
continuing the capacity building at national and later on regional,
district and cluster level, implementing the ICT-infrastructure plan so
that the plan can be managed and sustained without the presence of an
international advisor;
- In good coordination with different
directorates, assisting the Ministry of Education, Director General
(Corporate Services) and the National Directorate of Planning,
Statistics and IT to review, develop and to utilise the website of the
Ministry of Education more effectively for the sharing of education
information among education staff and other stakeholders;
- Develop ICT monitoring and evaluation plan for the Ministry of Education to take up and implement;
- Provide
recommendations for future ICT in education integration in schools, to
strengthen EMIS, teacher professional development, as well as teaching
and learning.
The assignment is planned for 3 months and is expected to commence in November 2012.
The
Ministry of Education of the Democratic Republic of East Timor now
invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in
providing the services for any or both positions above. Firms are not
invited to propose individual consultants. Interested consultants must
provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the
services (CV, description of similar assignments, experience in similar
conditions, availability of appropriate skills, etc.). Qualification
requirements are:
- University degree (Masters’ degree
preferably) and longer term working experience (> 5 years) in the
area of Information and Communication Technology, in particular in
systems design, procurement, installation and development of computer
hardware/software systems and programs, development, management and
maintenance of computer networks, websites, network administration,
network installation also at regional and district levels, computer
troubleshooting, security advice and general improvement and maintenance
of e-mail and internet services;
- At least 5 years working experience in ICT- and MIS-development programmes for the government, preferably in Timor-Leste;
- Practical experience in developing an ICT-policy in public service context;
- Experience in producing practical ICT-users’ manuals and guidelines;
- Demonstrable
experience in working in multi-disciplinary teams of advisors that
build capacity among national staff, preferably in Timor-Leste,
particularly in the Education sector. Have knowledge and skills in using
participatory, consultative approaches and in facilitation and
negotiation;
- Proficiency in English and either Portuguese and/or
Tetun; or the commitment to acquire adequate Tetun or Portuguese
language skills within the term of the contract;
- Proficiency in
using various ICT applications, particularly MS Word, Excel, Outlook,
Powerpoint and Access etc. and/or in all Apple software;
- Be able
to demonstrate a high level of written communication skills, to produce
documents such as Terms of References, training manuals and policies.
The
adviser will work at the Ministry of Education under the lead of the
Director General (Corporate Services) and the National Director of
Planning, Statistics and IT. The Education Sector Support Project (ESSP)
Coordinator will manage and coordinate the contracting of the
International ICT Advisor. The Advisor will report to the Director
General (Corporate Services), the National Director of Planning
Statistics and IT and the ESSP Project Coordinator.
The
successful candidate shall be offered a standard compensation package
according to international rates for this level of specialization.
Interested
eligible consultants may obtain further information and a copy of the
Terms of Reference from the Education Sector Support Project at the
address given below.
The email subject heading must be: International ICT Advisor.
A
consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out
in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants
under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers
(January 2011).
Interested consultants may obtain further
information at the address below during office hours 09:00 to 17:00
hours of local time.
The Expression of Interest together with
your latest curriculum vitae must be delivered to the email address
given below by 30th September 2012.
Attn: Mr. Siarhei Prozarau
Procurement Section
Education Sector Support Project
Ministry of Education
Democratic Republic of East Timor
Vila Verde, Dili
Tel: + 670 7236476 and +670 3311035
Fax: +670 3311035
E-mail: essp.procurement@me.gov.tl