Procurement Notice: The Governments of Dominica, Grenada and St. Lucia have received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the E-Government for Regional Integration Project– EGRIP, and intend to apply part of the proceeds for consultant services. The services include the following positions: (i) Project Manager, (ii) Project Accountant, (iii) Procurement Specialist and (iv) three (3) Country-Based Technical Specialists for Dominica, Grenada and St. Lucia respectively, which collectively will constitute the Project’s management team , under the Regional E-Government Unit [REGU].The overall development objective of the project is to promote the efficiency, quality, and transparency of public services in the beneficiary countries, through the delivery of regionally integrated e-government applications that take advantage of economies of scale. Regional integration refers to the implementation of a harmonized regional e-government framework and e-government applications that are interoperable and deployed to users across the region.
The Project is structured in two phases and will run over a four-year period. Phase 1 focuses on cross-sectoral e-government issues and on specific applications in the public finance area (including Public Financial Management or PFM, tax, customs and procurement), as well as an e-government in health pilot project. Phase 2 is expected to deepen the assistance provided under Phase 1, while expanding the program to cover other sectors, in particular, tourism, agriculture, health and education, among others that may emerge during the early stages of implementation.
The REGU will be responsible for coordinating the implementation, procurement, disbursement and the financial management aspects of the project.
The Organization of Eastern Caribbean states (OECS) Secretariat, the implementing agency for the project, now invites eligible individual consultants to submit expressions of interest in providing the services as detailed in the Vacancy notices posted on the OECS website. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services and submit their curricula vitae. Thy must clearly indicate the position(s) they are applying for.
Consultants will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (current edition).
Interested individual consultants may obtain further information, contained in individual vacancy notices, at the address below, during office hours 0830 to 1630 Eastern Caribbean time or by visiting the website http://www.oecs.org.
Expressions of interest should be submitted, in English, by e-mail or to the address below by 28 January 2009.

Contact:
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States.
Attn: Mr. Randolph Cato, Director of Economic Affairs.
PO Box 179.
Castries, St. Lucia.
Tel: (758) 455-6327, 455-6331.
Fax: (758) 453-1628.
E-mail: oesec@oecs.org or rcato@oecs.org.
Web site: http://www.oecs.org

Country: Regional – Latin America

Project: E-GOVERNMENT FOR REGIONAL INTEGRATION PROJECT

Financing: World Bank

Abstract: GOVERNMENT UNIT VACANCIES

Sector: Consultants

Loan/Credit Number:
Project ID No. 100635

Contract/Bid Number:
Contract No. 002

Deadline:
28 January 2009

The Governments of Dominica, Grenada and St. Lucia have received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the E-Government for Regional Integration Project– EGRIP, and intend to apply part of the proceeds for consultant services. The services include the following positions:(i) Project Manager, (ii) Project Accountant, (iii) Procurement Specialist and (iv) three (3) Country-Based Technical Specialists for Dominica, Grenada and St. Lucia respectively, which collectively will constitute the Project’s management team , under the Regional E-Government Unit [REGU].
The overall development objective of the project is to promote the efficiency, quality, and transparency of public services in the beneficiary countries, through the delivery of regionally integrated e-government applications that take advantage of economies of scale. Regional integration refers to the implementation of a harmonized regional e-government framework and e-government applications that are interoperable and deployed to users across the region.
The Project is structured in two phases and will run over a four-year period. Phase 1 focuses on cross-sectoral e-government issues and on specific applications in the public finance area (including Public Financial Management or PFM, tax, customs and procurement), as well as an e-government in health pilot project. Phase 2 is expected to deepen the assistance provided under Phase 1, while expanding the program to cover other sectors, in particular, tourism, agriculture, health and education, among others that may emerge during the early stages of implementation.
The REGU will be responsible for coordinating the implementation, procurement, disbursement and the financial management aspects of the project.
The Organization of Eastern Caribbean states (OECS) Secretariat, the implementing agency for the project, now invites eligible individual consultants to submit expressions of interest in providing the services as detailed in the Vacancy notices posted on the OECS website. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services and submit their curricula vitae. Thy must clearly indicate the position(s) they are applying for.
Consultants will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (current edition).
Interested individual consultants may obtain further information, contained in individual vacancy notices, at the address below, during office hours 0830 to 1630 Eastern Caribbean time or by visiting the website http://www.oecs.org.
Expressions of interest should be submitted, in English, by e-mail or to the address below by 28 January 2009.

Contact:
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States.
Attn: Mr. Randolph Cato, Director of Economic Affairs.
PO Box 179.
Castries, St. Lucia.
Tel: (758) 455-6327, 455-6331.
Fax: (758) 453-1628.
E-mail: oesec@oecs.org or rcato@oecs.org.
Web site: http://www.oecs.org

Notice Number:
WB235-743/09

UNDB Print Edition:
Issue No. 743, 31 January 2009

Posted Online:
6 January 2009