Request For Expression Of Interest (Consultancy Services-Individual Selection) at Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries

Job Description

Project ID. No. 163980

The consulting services (“the Services”) include:

Brief description:

As a background, the KEMFSED project has an overall goal to enhance economic benefits and coastal livelihoods from marine fisheries and coastal aquaculture while safeguarding associated ecosystems’ integrity. The five coastal counties proposed to be targeted under this 5-year project include: Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi, Tana River and Lamu.The implementing agency will be the SDF-BE on behalf of the Government of Kenya.

A key element of project design is monitoring and evaluation which, for the KEMFSED project, will be captured in the form of a results framework. To be able to develop a project results framework that will identify monitoring indicators for tracking outcomes and impact over the duration of the project, establishment of baseline values at start-of-project and target milestones and values for end-of-project (EoP) is key.

The objective of this consultancy is to undertake a baseline assessment against which to monitor the impact of KEMFSED project interventions on governance and management effectiveness of several (approximately 5-6) selected priority marine fisheries in Kenya.

Scope of work will include confirmation of the list of priority marine fisheries (expected 5 fisheries) selected as the focus for the KEMFSED project; reviewing the MSC pre-assessment framework and consider what, if any, adaptations might be needed in applying the framework to meet the stated objective of this assignment, and should include consideration of the Unit(s) of Assessment (UoA) in the case of each priority fishery and the likely need for application of MSC risk-based framework (RBF);and, undertaking MSC pre-assessment for each identified priority marine fishery.

Estimated level of effort: The assignment should commence immediately upon contract signing, and is expected to be completed within 9 weeks.The contract will be undertaken ensuring full consistency with the Terms of Reference (TOR) that is referred to in the REOI.

Terms of Reference:

Detailed TOR for the assignment can be:

• found at the following website: wwwkilimo.go.ke
• requested by sending an email to: kemfsed@kilimo.go.ke
• Obtained at the address given below

The Ministry, through the SDF-BE, 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. The should have at least fifteen years’ demonstrated work experience in a technical role related to marine fisheries management, proven experience applying Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standards and assessment frame work is essential, including: MSC level 3 training or equivalent; significant experience in undertaking MSC pre-assessments;; significant experience applying both the MSC risk-based framework (RBF) and the MSC Benchmarking & Tracking (BMT) tool; experience in the development and application of fisheries improvement projects (FIPs) will be an advantage including application of fisheries reference points as indicators of fisheries stock status; experience of marine fisheries management in the Western Indian Ocean will be an advantage; and proven analytical skills and experience reviewing technical literature and managing and/or analyzing quantitative data.

Consultants may submit detailed CV showcasing individual profile, at least two similar assignments undertaken in the last eight years.

Applicants’ competency will be evaluated at this stage and those who qualify will be invited to submit their financial proposal.

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” July 2016 and revised in November 2017 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the “open competitive selection of individual consultants” method set out in the Procurement Regulations.