MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT-MALAWI REQUEST FOR CONSULTANT’S QUALIFICATIONS ENERGY SECTOR ADVISOR TO THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI REF NUMBER: PPB02003
MCA-Malawi requires the services of an individual consultant to provide the following services: Summary of Services: Energy Advisor to advise and assist the government on various energy sector matters, including but not limited to power sector reform, best structure for the power market, interconnection agreements, transactions, and utility turn-around. Location Contracting Authority Term
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Ministry of Energy, Lilongwe, Malawi MCA-Malawi [3] year term appointment
Before applying, interested consultants should review the Terms of Reference (Attachment 1), which describes the assignment in detail. The required qualifications for the Individual Consultant to be considered are indicated in the Terms of Reference. Among other requirements, these qualifications include an advanced degree (Master’s, Ph.D., or Juris Doctor) in economics, finance, law, management, public policy or other such relevant discipline, Minimum of 20 years’ experience with the management of energy utilities, or with a combination of management and consulting experience to such utilities, including significant, specific experience in strategic planning, investment analyses, economic analyses, energy supply planning, tariff and regulatory matters and corporate governance. Senior level management experience, including memberships and/or advisory positions on boards of directors of regulatory authorities or publicly held companies is highly desirable, minimum of 10 years’ professional experience with energy utilities in developing and transitional economies. Experience with utilities in sub-Saharan Africa is a plus and excellent oral and written communication skills. Experience in preparing/providing testimony to legislative and/or regulatory authorities is highly desirable. The Consultant will be selected under the Individual Consultant (IC) method, the evaluation procedure for which is described in accordance with “MCC Program Procurement Guidelines” which are provided on the MCC website: www.mcc.gov and on the MCA-Malawi web site: www.mca-m.gov.mw .The selected consultant will sign a contract (Attachment 2) on the basis of a fixed price/fee plus expenses. Application Procedure Interested Individual Consultants are requested to send their responses, which should include an expression of interest to be considered for the assignment, date of availability, an updated CV showing the minimum requirements described above and in compliance with the attached TOR, contact details (i.e., address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address, website, etc.), at least three references that can comment on the consultant’s related work experience, and any other relevant information. Deadline for submission of responses: July 08, 2013, at 15:00 Hours Lilongwe time. Electronic submission is NOT allowed.
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