International Consultant

Country:

Ethiopia

City/Locality:

Addis Ababa

Notice/Contract Number:

International Consultant

Publication Date:

May 16, 2008

Deadline:

May 30, 2008

Funding Agency:

World Bank

Buyer:

Private Sector Development Capacity Building Project

Original Language:

English

Address:

Addis Ababa University
Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE)
Gulelle Kifle Ketema. (Sub-City), Kebele 17, House No FBE,
P.O. Box 5563
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia

Telephone:

(251-11) 1223769

Fax:

251-11-1223782

Email:

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
CONSULTANT SERVICES

Country: Ethiopia
Project: Private Sector Development Capacity Building Project (PSD CBP)
Sector: Private Sector
SERVICES: CONSULTING SERVICES
Credit No.: 4027 ET
Project Id No.: P050272
Expressions of interest

The Government of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Private Sector Development Capacity Building Project (PSD CBP), which is designed to facilitate increased growth and competitiveness of the Ethiopian private sector, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consultants' services.

One of the sub-components of the PSD CBP, called SCHOOLCAP, is aimed at developing the human and institutional capacity of the private sector by offering post graduate level training in two programs, namely “Competition Policy and Regulatory Economics” and “Applied Trade Policy Analysis” in the Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE) at the Addis Ababa University (AAU), which is the oldest and strongest Department in Ethiopia to offer graduate degrees in different fields of economics.

Through SCHOOLCAP, the Faculty of Business and Economics now invites eligible international staff to teach a course “International Trade Theory and Policy” with four credit hours; planned to be managed in 33 calendar days; in FBE’s MA program in Competition Policy and Regulatory Economics. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

Major Tasks
The major tasks of the staff are:
1. Prepare course outline and prepare teaching instruments;
2. Offer classes starting the first day of the program to be agreed upon by the two contracting parties;
3. Ensure continuous assessments of the students such as providing assignments regularly;
4. Conduct exam according to agreed upon exam schedule;
5. Mark and grade student exams based upon the scale given by the Department of Economics and submit the result to the Department;
6. Provide written comment on the curriculum and suggest improvement to the Department of Economics.
Teaching Schedule:
• The course will have to be managed in the months of June, July and August of 2008, in a modular form instead of semester based teaching process.
• Thus interested faculties are requested to express their preferred month for offering the course.

Professional Competence Requirement for the Course
1. At least an Assistant Professor, with PhD degree from a renown university, who has done course works or have published research works in the course for which she/he is applying;
2. At least two years of teaching experience in a renown university at post graduate level in the relevant subject area;

The Consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers May 2004.

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours [i.e. 0830 to 1730 hours].

Deadlines:
Expressions of interest should be received no later than May 30, 2008, 1700 hours (Local Time).

Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE), Addis Ababa University, Gulelle Kifle Ketema. (Sub-City), Kebele 17, House No FBE, P.O. Box 5563, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel. (251-11) 1223769, Fax: 251-11-1223782, E-mail: schoolcap_fbe@yahoo.com, dfbe.fbe@yahoo.com

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