tender · indexed from World Bank Procurement Notices

Contract Management Specialist

World Bank

Published

13 Oct 2026

Deadline

27 Oct 2026

Stage

Tender

Status

Open

Buyer

World Bank

Notice type

Request for Expression of Interest

Procurement method

Individual Consultant Selection

Reference

KI-MISE-575362-CS-INDV

Buyer: World Bank — see their procurement performance.

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 - InternationalReference No. | KI-MISE-575362-CS-INDVThe 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 Required1. Essential1.1 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 dpm.stwsp@mise.gov.ki and copy to pm.stwsp@mise.gov.ki.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 (secretary@mise.gov.ki) and copy to Taouea Titaake Reiher (dpm.stwsp@mise.gov.ki)