Database Security Specialist

(REOI) Individual Selection of Consultant Country: Government of Vanuatu Name of the Project: Vanuatu Affordable and Resilient Settlements Project (VARS) Consulting Service: Database Security Specialist Individual/Firm: Individual Consultant (CS-INDV) Date of Publication 08th May 2026 Deadline for submission: 22nd May 2026 Reference Number: VU-MLNR-539665-CS-INDV 1). BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT The Government of Vanuatu (GoV), through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR), is implementing the Vanuatu Affordable and Resilient Settlements Project (VARS) with support from the International Development Association of the World Bank Group. The Project seeks to improve access to and resilience of infrastructure and services in selected new and existing settlements and to strengthen land planning and management for resilient human settlement. A key area of support under VARS is the strengthening and modernization of the Land Management Information System (LMIS) and associated digital land administration platforms used by MLNR. These systems support land title registration, survey lodgment and approval, document tracking, land billing, cadastral mapping, valuation, planning, archive management, and public-facing land information services. MLNR currently operates several critical platforms, including survey and the Digital Cadastral Database (DCDB), the Title Information System (TIS), the Document Tracking System (DTS), the Land Billing System (LBS), GIS/web mapping tools, public land search services, and document repositories. The systems are hosted across Microsoft SQL Server databases, Linux virtual servers, web application servers, and associated network and storage environments. These systems collectively contain legally significant land ownership records, parcel boundary information, scanned title documents, and sensitive personal and transactional data. The broader LMIS work is intended to improve data quality, interoperability, access, transparency, and se