MONTENEGRO
Ministry of Science and Ministry of Education and Sports
Higher Educationand Research for Innovation and Competitiveness
Consulting Services: Individual Consultants
Loan No. 8118-0 ME
Reference No. MNE-HERIC-81180-IC-CS-12-1.2-1.1
Request for Expressions of Interest
International Advisor on Higher Education Quality Assurance
This request for expressions of interest follows the general procurement notice for this project that appeared in Development Business on May 03, 2012.
Montenegro has received a loan in the amount of 12.00 million EUR (equivalent to US$ 15.98 million) from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for the"Higher Education and Research for Innovation and Competitiveness" (HERIC) project.
The Ministry of Education and Sports of Montenegro (MoES) intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan towards payment for consulting services under the contracts for International Advisor on Higher Education Quality Assurance.
The individual consultant is expected to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Education and Sports of Montenegro (MoES) by performing review/assessments on the processes, criteria and procedures for external quality assurance in higher education area in Montenegro and to outline detail recommendations/actions for improvement, primarily meeting the requirements of ENQA and EQAR membership. Additionally, this advisor will prepare a multi-year comprehensivetraining plan for capacity building of the Council of Higher Education, the Department of Higher Education in the MoES and other key players in fulfilling these requirements.
It is envisioned that the selected advisor will perform the following activities:
· Define the approach and prepare the work plan with an accompanying time-table for the assignment;
· Conduct an analysis of all relevant legislation and documents in the area of higher education, specifically related to quality;
· Liaise and ensure constant communication/coordination with Project Management Team members and MoES representatives regarding all aspects of the assignment;
· Prepare necessary presentations forkey target audiences and serve as facilitator for various meetings and discussions.
Required qualification and criteria for selection of the consultant will be:
· At least 7-10 years of experience in tertiary education, working with and advising Higher Education Institution(s) in the areas of external higher education quality assurance;
· In-depth knowledge of EU tertiary education policies, practices and frameworks;
· First-handexperience and in-depth knowledge on ENQA External quality assurance criteria and procedures and EQAR procedures;
· Experienceworking with donor organizations; understanding of funding rules and procedures; monitoring and evaluation systems, etc.;
· MA, MSc and/or PhD degree in education, social sciences, business administration or related;
· Previous work experiencein Montenegro would be an advantage.
· Fluency in English required; fluency in Montenegrin or Serbo-Croatian strongly preferred.
The Consultant shall work closely together withthe representatives of Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) and HERIC PMT.
It isexpected that the selected consultant will take up his/her work by January 2013. The work will be completed by May 2013.
The MoES through the HERIC PMT and Technical Service Unit now invite eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (CV, brochures, description of similar assignments performed, experience in similar conditions, etc.). Individual consultants may be offered through firms or other organizations, but the qualifications of the individual consultantwill be the basis of selection.
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the addressbelow from 9-15 hours local time.
A consultant will be selected in accordance with the selection of Individual Consultants-IC procedures set out in the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (January, 2011).
Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by November 07, 2012, 17,00h local time.
EOI can be submitted Via E-mailor in envelope and must clearly indicate project name, subject numberand sender details.
Ministry of Finance
Technical Service Unit
Address: Jovana Tomasevica b.b.
81000 Podgorica,
Crna Gora
Tel: +382 20 201-697
Fax: +382 20 201-698
e-mail zoran.mijovic@mif.gov.me