Principal Enforcement Technical Advisor

Vanuatu Affordable and Resilient Settlements Project (VARS) REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI) Individual Selection of Consultant Country: Government of Vanuatu Name of the Project: Vanuatu Affordable and Resilient Settlements Project (VARS) Consulting Service: Principal Enforcement Technical Advisor Individual/Firm: Individual Consultant (CS-INDV) Date of Publication 08th May 2026 Deadline for submission: 22nd May 2026 Reference Number: VU-MLNR-545552-CS-INDV 1). BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT The Vanuatu Affordable and Resilient Settlements (VARS) Project, funded by the World Bank, supports the Government of Vanuatu in strengthening land administration systems, improving infrastructure access, and enhancing institutional capacity within the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MoLNR) and notably the Department of Lands. A key institutional gap identified is the limited capacity within the Enforcement and Planning functions of the Department of Lands, particularly in relation to: Enforcement of land legislation and compliance requirements Weak or inconsistent planning and enforcement procedures Lack of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for enforcement actions and compliance monitoring Limited coordination across agencies involved in land governance. Inconsistent application of policy and legislative frameworks To address this, the VARS Project will finance a Principal Enforcement Technical Advisor to: Provide technical advisory support to the Enforcement and Planning function; and Establish systems, SOPs, and institutional frameworks to enable a permanent Public Service position to be filled and sustained. This assignment is designed as a dual-role position combining both operational advisory support and institutional establishment functions. The Technical Advisor will: Provide advisory support to the execution of enforcement and planning functions; and Simultaneously design, develop, and embed systems, SOPs, policies, and capacity for long-term sustainabi