| Telecommunication Regulatory Authority | 
| Industry: Telecommunication Location: Port Vila, Vanuatu Job Hours: Not Stated 
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| Job Description: The Office of the Telecommunications and Radio-communications Regulator (TRR)was established by an Act of Parliament called the Telecommunications and Radio-communications Regulation Act 2009 (“the Act”). The Act mandates TRR to regulate the telecommunications and radio-communications sector. 
The  Government 
successfully  recruited  and  appointed  a 
Ni-Vanuatu  Regulator  in November  2015. Assistance is required for a determined 12-month period from a
regulatory expert to provide strong, high-level support and advice to the Regulator.
The Government of Vanuatu has received  financing from the World Bank
toward the cost  of  the  Telecommunications/ICT 
Technical  Assistance  Program,  and  intends  to 
Apply part of the proceeds for
consultant services. Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are now invited  from
qualified  Individuals  (“Consultant”) with  regulatory 
experience and skills to  fulfill  the  role  of 
Telecommunications  Regulatory  Specialist  and 
Adviser  to  the Regulator,  in  providing 
regulatory  advice  to  the  Regulator  in 
the  conduct  and performance of TRR’s powers and functions under the
Act. The consultant must have relevant and extensive wide ranging demonstrable
experience to carry out the work 
As stipulated in the following
sections. The Regulator now invites eligible consultants (individuals) to
indicate their interest in providing the above mentioned services. 
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.  From firms and CV from individual consultants.
Consultants may associate in the form of a joint venture or sub-consultancy to
enhance their qualifications.  In  case  of  a 
Joint  Venture  (JV),  all  members  of 
the  JV  will  be evaluated jointly for the purpose of short
listing and shall be jointly and severally liable 
For the assignment and shall sign the
contract jointly in case of award is made to that JV group. 
Interested consultants should clearly indicate the structure of their
“association” and the duties of their partners and sub consultants in their
application. Unclear expressions of interests in terms of “in association with”
and / or “in affiliation with” and etc. without indicating the status of the
partnership and designation of the lead partner may not be considered for short
listing 
The objective of this Assignment includes: 
The  Expert  will  essentially  provide 
specialist  and  advisory  skills  in  all 
areas  of telecommunications regulation.  A key element of
the work engagement is that the Expert must work cooperatively with, and
impart these specialist skills and knowledge to the Regulator as appropriate.
Within the overall priority scope of this assignment the Expert is required to
address the objectives  of  the  assignment  and 
produce  outcomes  and  results  and  meet  the reporting
requirements as detailed in the Terms of Reference 
Summary of Service: 
In summary, the advisory role is expected to: 
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| Criteria:Required Experience and qualifications: 
 The Consultant should have the following
combination of qualifications and experience: 
 
Demonstrated 
and  relevant  technical  know-how  including 
capacity  building  and developmental  skills, 
ethical  judgment,  advanced  communication  skills, 
highly  motivated, flexible, team player, and problem solving skills.
Experience working in a Pacific Island country would be an advantage | 
| Salary: | 
| Not Stated | 
| Language: | 
| English | 
| How To Apply: | 
| 
TRR  now  invites 
eligible  Firms  to  indicate  their  interest 
in  providing  the  above  mentioned 
Services. 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. from firms and CV from individual 
Consultants). The Firm will be selected
in accordance with the selection based on Consultants’ Qualifications (CQS) 
procedures  set  out  in  the  World 
Bank’s  Guidelines:  Selection  and  Employment  of
Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (January 2011 edition). 
Interested Firms may obtain the Terms
of Reference at the following address below duringOffice hours 0800-1700 hours, Monday to Friday, Vanuatu Time.
Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by Close of
Business at 4.30pm 13th May 2016. | 
| Contact Person: | 
| Not Stated | 
| Phone: | 
| (+678) 27621- 27440 | 
| Email: | 
| Address: | 
| TRR, 1st floor Oceanwalk Building, Lini Highway, PO Box 3547, Port Vila, Vanuatu | 
| Website: www.trr.vu | 
| ______________________________________________________________ | 
| Source: 04-May-15 Direct Employer | 
| For further information on the above Vanuatu job please see the source or contact the employer directly. | 
 
