Recruitment of operational communications & outreach Consultant to support KSEIP’s operational engagement

MINISTRY OF LABOUR & SOCIAL PROTECTION TENDER JULY 2021 

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN)

The Government of Kenya has received a credit from the World Bank toward the cost of the Kenya Social Economic Inclusion Project (KSEIP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include providing comprehensive support to the KSEIP’s implementation partners in the effective positioning and outreach of its individual components to ensure targeted delivery of oper­ational messages and beneficiary outreach for the social and economic inclusion interventions of the Government of Kenya; engaging and sensitizing local stakeholders at the operational level of KSEIP. The function also involves support to streamlining communication between SPS and other key implementation partners of KSEIP to ensure smooth and effective implementation.

The operational communications and outreach consultant will report directly to the strategic communication and media consultant working for 14 days a month for a period of one year and expected to commence immediately after signing the contract.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: www.soc8alprotection.go.ke

The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection -State Department of Social Protection now invites eligible individual consultant (“Consultant”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are according to the details and qualifications in the TOR.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016,revised November 2017and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultants Selection method set out in the Procure­ment Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from Ministry of Labour and Social Protection-State department for Social Protection, office of the Principal Secretary, during office hours 0800 to 1700 hours at the address given below.

Eligible applications submitting their Expression of Interest accompanied with detailed CVs and copies of relevant documents and testimonies must be delivered in a sealed envelope clearly marked with contract reference number and title of the consultancy to the address below or dropped in the tender box located at procurement office, 14th floor ,NSSF building Eastern wing so as to be received on or before 22^nd July 2021 at 1100hrs.

Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the Ministry Headquarters located at along Bishop Road, NSSF Building, Block “A”, Eastern Wing, 7th Floor boardroom on 22nd July 2021 at 1100hrs.

The address (es) referred to above is:

The Principal Secretary,

State Department for Social Protection

P.O. Box 40326 – 00100

NAIROBI, KENYA

 Tel: Nairobi -020 2729800

Telegraphic Address/LABCOM”

E-mail: ps@socialprotection.go.ke

Web site: www.socialprotection.go.ke;

The Principal Secretary,

State Department for Social Protection