The Federal Government of Somalia
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)
COUNTRY: Federal Government of Somalia (FGS)
NAME OF PROJECT: Shock Responsive Safety Net for Human Capital Project (SNHCP)
PROJECT ID: P171346
Assignment Title: USR Network and Infrastructure Administrator
Reference No.: SO-MOLSA-471271-CS-INDV
Place of assignment: Mogadishu, Somalia
- Background
USR Network and Infrastructure Administrator is required to support the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) in the implementation of a World Bank-funded Program, the Shock Responsive Safety Net for Human Capital Project (SNHCP, P171346). The Ministry of labor and Social Affairs (MoLSA) of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) is committed to establishing a national social protection system as stipulated in the Social Protection Policy 2019, with support from the World Bank through the Shock Responsive Safety Net for Human Capital Project. MoLSA, FGS has developed social protection systems and launched interventions which provide support to poor and vulnerable households across the country, particularly providing a safety net for poorest, improving uptake of health, education and access to labor market opportunities for youth and women while building resilience to shocks. In particular, the country has made significant progress with regard to the development and rollout of a National Unified Social Registry (USR) and the establishment of a national social protection program.
- Responsibilities of the assignment
The overall responsibilities of the Network and Infrastructure Administrator are (i) Responsible for maintaining and administering the data center’s networks, including network planning, design, implementation, optimization, and troubleshooting security infrastructure devices, (ii) Develop, implement, and monitor a comprehensive enterprise information security and IT risk management program, including deploying operating system patches, upgrades, and new services, (iii) Maintain network performance by conducting network monitoring and analysis, performance tuning, troubleshooting network problems, and escalating problems to vendors. Secure network by developing network access, monitoring, control, and evaluation; maintaining documentation, (iv) Carry out other Network and Infrastructure administration related activities as required by the USR Manager and other specific tasks detailed in the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment that can be found at the following website: www.molsa.gov.so or can be provide upon submission of application in person or by e-mail provide below.
- Selection Criteria:
Selection shall be based on qualification and experience of the candidate and followed by an interview. The minimum qualification, experience and skills should include:
- Bachelor’s degree in Internet technology, Information Technology, computer science or a related field,
- Minimum of 5 years’ professional training and practical experience in a networking with industry networking certifications, such as Cisco’s CCNA Juniper, Cisco, CWNA or BCNE training. Experience in Social/Unified registries will be an added advantage,
- Excellent knowledge of best practices around management, control, and monitoring of server infrastructure,
- Experience with firewalls, Internet VPN’s remote implementation, troubleshooting, and problem resolution.
- Experience in IT Hardware and Networking user support.
- Duration: The duration for the assignment is 12 months, renewable based on satisfactory performance and availability of budget.
- The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs now invites eligible Individual to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested Individual Consultants must submit their Curriculum Vitae (CV) and cover letter indicating that they are qualified to perform the services.
- The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers: Procurement in Investment Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Servicesdated July 2016 and revised in November 2017, August 2018, November 2020 and September 2023, (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
- A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultants Selection method set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations.
- Mode of submission of Applications and deadline: Interested Consultants may obtain further information including a detailed Terms of Reference at the address given below from 8:30 to 3.30pm Mogadishu time (Excluding public holidays).
Expressions of interest (EOI) and CV must be delivered (in person or by e-mail) in a written form in three (3) hard copies (if not by e-mail) to the address below by March 5, 2025 3.30 PM (Mogadishu Time) – marked clearly as – Application for Network and Infrastructure Administrator.
Att. Procurement Specialist
Social Protection Department,
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Federal Government of Somalia
Email: procurement@molsa.gov.so
