Environmental Specialist-Center of Excellence for Portfolio Coordination Unit (CEPCU)

GOVERNMENT OF SOMALILAND REQUEST FOR EXPERESSION OF INTEREST FOR CEPCU Environmental Specialist 1. Background The Government of Somaliland has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of Enhancing Public Resource Management Project (SERP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services (individual consultant). to develop a lean, portfolio-focused coordination and performance management function that strengthens oversight, reduces implementation fragmentation, and promotes institutional learning across the World Bank-financed portfolio. Therefore, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED) intends to hire an International Environmental Specialist. The Environmental Specialist consultant will fill this gap through portfolio-level advisory support, monitoring, and knowledge transfer. 2. Objective(s) of the Assignment The Environmental Specialist will provide technical advisory support, portfolio-level environmental safeguards oversight, environmental risk monitoring, and systems strengthening support across World Bank-financed operations in Somaliland. The Specialist is also expected to ensure knowledge transfer to designated government counterparts, while implementation responsibility remains with the respective PIUs and implementing entities. 3. Scope of Work and Key Responsibilities Provide technical advice on environmental risk management across all World Bank-financed projects in line with the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) during project preparation and implementation stages, including providing oversight to PIUs Environmental Specialists to ensure compliance or projects to the Bank’s environmental standards during project implementation. Support the responsible implementing agencies in developing or providing inputs to World Bank-required documents at the project preparation stage, including the, ESCP, SEP, ESMF, LMP, and ESSA/Program Action Plan, as applicable to the financing instrument and pro