Project: COVID-19 Emergency Income Support
Project No: P174014

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST 

Individual IT Developer Services for the National Social Protection Agency (NSPA)

The Government of the Republic of Maldives has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Maldives COVID-19 Emergency Income Support Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds for an Individual IT Developer Services for the National Social Protection Agency to enhance NSPA’s social protection systems,  under Maldives COVID-19 Emergency Income Support Project.

To be eligible for the position, the individual is expected to demonstrate the following:

-          Diploma in Information Technology/Computer Studies/Software Engineering/Programming or a similar field

-          Minimum 5 years of experience in IT field as Systems Engineer/Software Developer, with minimum 1 year leadership experience

-          Consultant should have experience in design and implementation of web portals and at least 3 years' experience in the design and build of IT systems/websites/mobile applications.

-          Experience in preparing operations manuals for IT systems will be an added advantage

-          The consultant should have experience and familiarity with PHP (Laravel), Python, JavaScript (experience in Vue.js) and SQL (MySQL and PostgreSQL).

The Ministry of Economic Development now invites selected individual consultants to submit their “Expression of Interest” (EOI) for providing the services. Interested individual consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services along with the following documents:

• Updated CV

• Details of relevant experience with regard to the assignment (with supporting docs)

• ID card / Passport copy

Locals are encouraged to submit their “Expression of Interest” (EOI) for providing the service. The TOR for the consulting services is attached with this REOI.

The attention of interested consulting individual is drawn to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, 3.17 and 3.18 of the World Bank Procurement Regulations for Borrowers under Investment Project Financing, dated July 1, 2016, setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant method set out in the Procurement Regulations for Borrowers under Investment Project Financing, dated July 1, 2016. 

Expressions of interest must be delivered by email by 1100 hrs. Maldivian time on Thursday, 15^th April, 2021.

Mr. Niushad Saeed

Procurement Specialist
Maldives COVID-19 Emergency Income Support Project
Ministry of Economic Development
Boduthakurufaanu Magu, Malé, Maldives
Email:  [email protected]

08^th  April 2021