Invitation for Expression of Interest (IEOI) – Individual Consultant

Invitation for Expression of Interest

for

Long-Term Consultant:

Primary Healthcare Specialist for the Lives and Livelihoods Fund (LLF)

2nd April 2024

The Lives and Livelihoods Fund (LLF) (www.livesandlivelihoodsfund.org) is a trust fund within the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) that provides concessional financing to eligible member countries to support vulnerable populations through Health, Social Infrastructure, and Agriculture projects.

The LLF Management Unit (LLFMU) seeks to hire a seasoned, specialist with experience in development projects and healthcare as a long-term consultant. The Primary Healthcare Specialist will help implement LLF’s vision of providing public health solutions to lower and middle-income countries and manage the fund’s health sector portfolio of in-country projects. Working closely with the Head of LLFMU, the Operations Lead and other LLFMU staff, the Primary Healthcare Specialist will offer technical expertise to guide and inform the fund’s strategic planning in global public health while also contributing to the unit’s operational efficiency through effective implementation and management of LLF health projects. The consultant will be hired with annual contracts that will be renewable for the duration of the LLF and will be based at IsDB HQ in Jeddah, KSA.

The Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Services are attached in Appendix A. The services will be provided by individual consultants. IsDB and the LLFMU will select and engage the consultants in accordance with the IsDB and Corporate Procurement Policy (Policy). IsDB and the LLFMU invite Expression of Interest (EOI) and proposals from individual consultants for consideration to advance the recruitment process.

Applicants wishing to submit a proposal are required to complete the EoI and standard forms for proposal submission (Appendix B) and their CV and a sample of previous work and submit them via email no later than 4th May 2024 at 23:59 (Arabian Standard Time). Please note that no submissions will be accepted after this time. It is strongly recommended to take appropriate measures for submitting proposals well in advance of the submission deadline in case technical issues arise for which there may not be sufficient time to resolve. The email address for submission is noted below. All materials should be sent to the authorized representative of the IsDB:   

Dr. Mohammed Umer Mir

LLF Management Unit

E-mail:  315e5700.isdb.org@emea.teams.ms

Yours sincerely, 

Head of Lives and Livelihood Fund Management Unit 

CONTENTS

Appendix A: Terms of Reference

Appendix B:  EOI Form

Appendix C: Evaluation Criteria