REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Ministry of Education and Research (MoER)

Education Quality Improvement Project (EQIP)

 

Republic of Moldova

Education Quality Improvement Project

Credit No. IBRD-95360

Reference No.: MD-MOED-512568-CS-INDV

Assignment Title: Procurement Specialist under the School In-Kind Grants Program

 

The Ministry of Education and Research (MoER) has received financing from the World Bank Group toward the cost of the Education Quality Improvement Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for contracting a Procurement Specialist under the School In-Kind Grants Program.

The Procurement Specialist will be responsible to carry out all steps in the tendering process, such as preparation of procurement documentation, short-listing, negotiating contracts, maintaining an adequate filling in STEP, updating the procurement plan, etc.

This is a full-time assignment expected to begin in October 2025. The contract will be signed for a period of 12 months. Subject to Consultant’s satisfactory performance, the contract may be extended until the Closing Date of the School In-Kind Grants Program (SIG) December, 2027.

 

For more information, please see the Terms of References.

 

The MoER now invites eligible Individual Consultants (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.

The Consultant should meet the following mandatory qualifications:

• Higher education degree in economics, law, public administration, or related field;
• Proven knowledge of Bank’s procurement policies, rules and procedures in projects financed by the Bank or similar international organizations/agencies;
• At least 3 years of successful working experience in the field of procurement in projects financed by the Bank or other international organizations/agencies;
• Excellent knowledge of English and Romanian (both written and oral);
• Excellent knowledge of common PC office tools.

 

Meeting the following requirements will provide additional advantages:

• Practical experience of procurement in public institutions and organizations or enterprises;
• Experience in the Bank’s STEP system.

 

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers – Procurement in Investment Project Financing. Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services dated November 2020 (hereinafter referred to as “Procurement Regulations”) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest and with the latest Guidelines on Preventing and Combating Fraud and Corruption in Projects Financed by IBRD Loans and IDA Credits.

 

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the „Open Competitive Selection of Individual Consultants” method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

 

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 09 00 to 17 00 hours.

The applications should include letter of Expression of Interest, CV, and related recommendation letters, if any.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by October 10, 2025, 16:00 o’clock, Moldova local time.

Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova,

Stefan cel Mare 180, 13th floor, room no. 1307,

mun. Chisinau, Republic of Moldova MD-2004

Tel/fax: 022 23-25-02

E-mail: eqip@mec.gov.md copy to cezar.captaciuc@gmail.com