REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL SELECTION)
Country: Cayman Islands
Project: Central America and Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Program Project (P149670)
Grant No.: TF0A0564
Assignment Title: Consulting Services for an individual consultant to be assigned the role of Technical Advisor
Reference No: CCRIF-REF-TA
The Technical Advisor (herein referred to as ‘the Consultant’) shall be responsible for the following tasks:
- Provide guidance and advice during the preparation of technical documents, including for procurement processes in accordance with CCRIF SPC operational manual. This support includes understanding of the requirements and procurement arrangements linked to the various sources of funding (i.e. including procurement methods, thresholds, prior review arrangements).
- Providing technical inputs and facilitate exchanges, as needed, to obtain necessary information for preparation of bidding documents, Bid Evaluation Reports, Requests for Expressions of Interest (REOIs), Requests for Proposals, including TORs, contracts, and other related procurement documents.
- Provide substantial technical contributions during the preparation of Terms of References (ToRs), bidding documents, Request for Expression of Interest (REOI), Request for Proposals (RFPs), evaluating bids and proposals, evaluation reports, contracts and other procurement documents for specific procurement packages.
- Provide support to the Project Evaluation Committee(s), during the evaluation of consulting services providing guidance in how to undertake evaluation, and responsibilities of the parties involved.
- Provide technical inputs to support to CCRIF SPC in the design of the Project Procurement Strategy for Development (PPSD), including market research analysis for various procurement packages as necessary.
Experience and Qualifications
The Consultant must possess:
- A Bachelor’s degree in economics, business or in another related field, with substantial training and knowledge preferable, in the insurance sector.
- At least 8 years’ work experience in the field of insurance, in particular with respect to related procurement processes.
- Experience working with multi-lateral Banks is preferred
Competences required:
- English as a first language and fluent Spanish; must be versed in procurement systems to provide on-the-job training
- Excellent writing skills in Spanish and English;
- Strong communication skills
- Expertise with effective use of information and communications technologies
The assignment is expected to commence in November 2020 upon execution of the contract. The contract period will be one year, with possibility of extension of up to one more year. The assignment will start upon execution of the contract and may require dedicated support of up to 50 working days per year.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found below.
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 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
The Consultant will be selected following the World Bank Procurement Regulations on Open Competitive Selection of Individual Consultants.
Further information can be obtained at the address below. Expressions of interest must be delivered in writing or by e-mail to the address by February 8, 2021 at 23:45 Cayman Islands time.
CCRIF SPC
Subject Line - CCRIF- REF-TA
Attn: Isaac Anthony, Chief Executive Officer
Registered Office: c/o Sagicor Insurance Managers Ltd., 198 North Church Street
2nd Floor, Sagicor House, P.O. Box 1087, Grand Cayman, KY1-1102, Cayman Islands
Email: procurement@ccrif.org
