Consultancy Services - Community Liaison Officer

Overview REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST The Government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas (GOCB) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in an amount equivalent to US$29,933,000 (twenty-nine million, nine hundred and thirty-three thousand dollars) towards the cost of the Bahamas Water Supply Improvement Project Phase 2 and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued. Payments by CDB will be made only at the request of GOCB and upon approval by CDB, and will be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement. The Financing Agreement prohibits withdrawal from the financing account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than GOCB shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing. The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC), the Executing Agency, now wishes to procure consultancy services for a Community Liaison Officer (CLO). The objective of the consultancy is to engage on a continuous basis with the communities which will be impacted by the implementation of the Project. The CLO will be expected to perform a facilitative role between the WSC, and the identified communities, communicating issues, decisions, opinions and perceptions to management, other key stakeholders. The CLO will be required to deal sensitively within the local and national contexts and build effective working relationships with diverse groups and key partners/stakeholders. The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period of 36 months. The Water and Sewerage Corporation now invites interested eligible individual consultants to submit Expressions of Interest indicating qualifications and experience required to provide these consultancy services.

Country: The Bahamas

Sector: Water Resource Management