Job Advertisement 12-Feb-2024 in Benazir Income Support Program Govt of Pakistan Islamabad

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) (INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS)
TEAM LEADER: POLICY RESEARCH AND GOVERNANCE EXPERT
Country:
Pakistan
Loan No:
Project Name:
3837-PAK
Social Protection Development Project (SPDP)(Additional Financing)
Implementing Agency:
Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP)
Consultancy Services for: Hiring of Team Leader: Policy Research and Governance Expert
The Government of Islamic Republic of Pakistan has received a loan (No. 3837-PK) from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Social Protection Development Project (Additional Financing). BISP intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments for Consulting Services for Hiring of Individual Consultant for "Policy Research Unit" to develop and implement evidenced-based policies and programs for social protection and poverty reduction.
BISP now seeks Expression of Interest (EOI) from qualified and experienced national individuals, duly authorized to work in the country. Interested individuals are required to demonstrate/provide CVs and requisite information to prove their qualification/eligibility to perform the assignment. The shortlisting criteria against the position of "Team Leader: Policy Research and Governance Expert" are provided below:
Sr. No.
Position
Qualification & Experience
A PhD (or equivalent advanced university degree) in public policy, social policy, governance, research, economics, statistics, law or related field.
15 years of experience with at least 5 years of experience leading research work.
Experience working in management position preferably in public sector with exposure to federal and/or provincial government institutions.
Team Leader: Policy Research and Governance Expert (01 Position)
Experience of project management, including the management of large project teams, staff supervision and implementation.
Ability to negotiate and facilitate discussions with external stakeholders including senior government officials (at federal and provincial level), research institutes, national and international developing partners.
Proven ability to use at least one of the tools for qualitative and quantitative data analysis (e.g. Stata, SPSS, MATLAB, SAS, Minitab, XLSTAT, NVivoetc).
Publication of 5 research papers in reputable national and international journals in past seven years as lead researcher is an advantage.
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Terms of Reference (TORs) for the assignment can be accessed by the interested individuals from websites, www.bisp.gov.pk and csm.adb.org Further information may be obtained at the address given below during office hours from 1000 to 1600 hours Pakistan Standard Time (PST). This REOI is also available on the official website of BISP i.e. www.bisp.gov.pk
An attention of interested individuals is drawn to paragraph 1.19 to 1.21 of the ADB Procurement Regulations 2017 (as amended from time to time), setting forth the ADB's policy on conflict of interest. The individual consultants will be hired in accordance with ADB Procurement Policy: Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services (2017, as amended from time to time). Method set out in the Consultant Guidelines can be perused at the website: https://www.adb.org/documents/adb-procurement-policy
Interested individuals can express their interest by applying online through ADB's Consultant Management System (CMS). An individual wishing to submit an EOI must be registered with the CMS. CMS registration is accessible at
http://cms.adb.org Any individual encountering technical problems in accessing CMS should request assistance by email to cmshelp@adb.org Access to the online Request for Expression of Interest may be reached through
the link to Consultant Services Recruitment Notices (CSRN) available at csm.adb.org Interested individuals
are recommended to update their CMS registration before commencing their EOI through CSRN. Deadline for
submission of EOIs online through ADB's Consultant Management System is on/or before 09:00 pm (11:59 pm
Manila local time) by 18th February, 2024.
Director HR (Policy & Regulations) Room No.221, Second Floor BISP HQ Secretariat F-Block, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad
Tel: +92(51)9246325
PID (i) No. 4702/23