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

GOVERNMENT OF SOMALILAND REQUEST FOR EXPERESSION OF INTEREST FOR CEPCU Social Development 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 Social Development Specialist. The Social Development Specialist will fill this gap through portfolio-level advisory support, monitoring, and knowledge transfer. 2. Objective(s) of the Assignment The Social Development Specialist will provide portfolio-level advisory support on social risk management, stakeholder engagement, grievance redress, inclusion, GBV, SEA/SH risk monitoring, and social risk management systems strengthening. The role is intended to strengthen portfolio oversight and institutional capacity and shall not substitute the implementation responsibilities of PIUs and other implementing entities. 3. Scope of Work and Key Responsibilities Support activities designed to manage social risks as elaborated in the ESCP, ESMF, LMP, SEP, , and all other social risk management action plans. Support and advise the PIUs on how to undertake continuous and effective stakeholder and community engagements and consultations, including implementation of the Stakeholder Engagement Plan. Facilitate the immediate reporting of any severe safeguard incidents per the Project Operations Manual and Environmental and Social Incidents Reporting Toolkit protocols, including input to Root Cause Analysis and support to corrective action plan implementation. Develop training materials and conduct capacity developm