Request for expressions of interest (consulting services) of the Hydrocarbons Senior Advisor – Mozambique
Description :
This request for expressions of interest follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) that was published in the United Nations Development Business website with reference AfDB441-05/16 and in the African Development .
Bank Group’s website on May 11th, 2016.
The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GoM) has received a loan from the African Development Fund (AFDB) to finance the Enabling Large Scale Gas and Power Investments in Mozambique Technical Assistance Project (ELSGAPI) and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this loan to payments under the contract for an Individual Consultant, hereby referenced to as the Hydrocarbons Senior Advisor, to provide to the National Directorate of Hydrocarbon and Fuel (DNHC) with technical capacity to face the challenges in the gas sector as a result of the recent natural gas discoveries in the country and support DNHC staff to develop their tasks efficiently, responsibly and professionally, thus achieving the objectives set out by the Government’s plans.
The general objective of this consulting service is to provide DNHC with expertise for formulation of policies, strategies, programs, plans, regulatory tools and legislation aiming at promoting research, development, production, transportation, storage, distribution and commercialization of hydrocarbons. In addition, the consultant will support DNHC with the implementation and monitoring of its key strategic policies, strategies and regulations
The activities will focus on the following :
- Evaluate the existing Policy, Legal and Regulatory Framework for the oil and gas sector, identify key gaps and recommend the necessary review and appropriate measures to ensure that legislation meets the needs of the oil sector, to be delivered within five months of the start date of the contract ;
- Based on the analysis of the activities committed to DNHC, the consultant should promote, together with DNHC’s departments and technicians, the preparation of a Manual of Procedures to be delivered nine months after the start date of the contract ;
- Final report on the activities carried out within the framework of the Hydrocarbons Senior Advisor consultancy shall be delivered three weeks before the end of the contract .
MIREME now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested individual consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, CV; description of similar assignments; experience in similar conditions).
The individual consultant should possess at least a Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering, Petroleum Geosciences, Petroleum Economics, International Oil and Gas Law or related field, with proven experience in the petroleum sector and, hold a post graduate certificate or training certificate in Institutional/ Organization Development and Human Resources; have fifteen (15) years of experience in the petroleum sector, of which, at least two (2) years working for a national or international institution, and three (3) years providing advisory or consultancy services to a government or public institution in legal, legislative or policy making and/or regulatory administration and capacity building in the petroleum sector, and be proficient in written and oral English.
The consultant shall be available to start carrying out the services immediately after contract award. The required services will be for an approximate period of twelve (12) months, subject to a satisfactory probation period of four (04) months.
The consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the African Development Bank: Rules and Procedures for Selection and Employment of Consultants dated May 2008, revised July 2012.
Interested consultants may obtain the Terms of Reference and additional information at the address below. Expressions of Interest shall be in English language and must be delivered to the address below before 2.00 pm, (local time) on August 8, 2019, and mention “Expression of Interest for Hydrocarbons Senior Advisor”.
Address :
Ministério dos Recursos Minerais e Energia
Direcção de Planificação e Cooperação
Projecto ELSGAPI
Av. 25 de Setembro n˚ 1821 – Edifício Oyster ,
2º Andar único
E-mails: mandamueda@gmail.com, copying
miguel1556@gmail.com, zandaed@gmail.com and, celiochiau@gmail.com, Maputo/Mozambique