Contract Management Specialist

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI) SELECTION OF AN INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT (ADVERTISEMENT)

The Project South Tarawa Water Supply Project (STWSP)

Assignment Title Contract Management Specialist - International

Reference No. KI-MISE-575362-CS-INDV

The Government of Kiribati (GOK) has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the South Tarawa Water Supply Project (STWSP)- P162938 and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the procurement of the consulting services.

STWSP now invites eligible individuals (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services for 7 months intermittent Contract Management Specialist. The assignment is planned for 24 months. The first seven (7) months will be financed by the Word Bank; financing for the remaining seventeen (17) months is anticipated from ADB upon approval.

The Consultant will initially be recruited for 7 months, with a possible extension subject to performance appraisal and fund availability. It is anticipated the Consultant will commence by Q4,2026 on an intermittent basis. A Time-Based Contract will be signed under which both parties (MISE and the Consultant) will agree on a monthly rate. The criteria for selecting the Consultant are:

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills Required

1. Essential

1.1 Education:

Master's degree in Contract Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Law, Procurement, Project Management, Business Administration or a related discipline .

Or A bachelor's degree in one of these disciplines plus 5 additional years of relevant experience (20 years in total) may be accepted in lieu of a master's degree.

1.2 Experience:

Minimum 15 years of progressively senior experience in infrastructure contract and commercial management, including at least 5 years in an Employer’s or Engineer’s contract administration role.

Applied use of FIDIC (Gold, Yellow or Red Book) or ADB/WB Bank Standard bidding documents on at least 3 contracts.

2. Desirables

International experience in the Pacific, Small Island Developing States or comparable developing-country environments; Demonstrated experience in managing or overseeing at least 3 infrastructure contracts, each valued at US$20 million or more, at least 1 of them managed successfully from mobilization to close-out. Strong experience in contract document preparation/review, contractor performance, claims, variations, EOTs, commercial risk and dispute avoidance/resolution. Professional certification in contract management, procurement, engineering, quantity surveying or project management; and Experience leading institutional reform and capacity-building initiatives. Demonstrated experience with ADB, World Bank or other multilateral development-partner-funded infrastructure projects; and Experience establishing and implementing contract-management systems within government, public-sector or major infrastructure organisations.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be requested through electronic email to [contact details removed] and copy to [contact details removed].

Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services by submission of a Cover Letter or Expression of Interest (EOI), curriculum vitae with detail description of relevant major infrastructure contract assignments, Evidence of experience with ADB, World Bank or other development-partner-funded projects; etc. and with supporting documents. The deadline for submission of EOIs is 27th October 2026 at 11:45 PM Tarawa Time.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of Section III of the World Bank’s ‘Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers’, Sixth Edition, September 2025, which outline the Bank’s policy regarding conflicts of interest (direct online link: WB Procurement Regulation)

Submission is to be made to Secretary Ministry of Infrastructure & Sustainable Energy, Dr Farran Redfern ([contact details removed]) and copy to Taouea Titaake Reiher ([contact details removed])