Sustainable transport and e-mobility Expert (H/F)

To ensure high technical quality and relevance, Expertise France is recruiting a short-term expert for sustainable transportation, with a focus on electric mobility. More particularly, EF seeks to recruit a technical expert to produce diagnostics, stakeholder coordination, identify potential technical and financial partners, assist in the preparation of technical specifications, procurement processes, quality control of deliverables, and knowledge capitalisation. The primary focus will be on Suriname but the expert may also be mobilised in other countries of the programme as needed.

1) Planned activities

• Phase I: Review and Finalisation of the Procurement Documents
  • Review and consolidate the procurement documents to ensure consistency, completeness, and alignment with the objectives of the assignment.
  • Establish evaluation criteria for technical and financial proposals.
  • Support Expertise France in the preparation of clarification notes and responses to questions raised during the procurement process, if required.
  • Support the technical evaluation committee in the assessment and scoring of proposals in accordance with the established evaluation criteria.
• Phase II: Technical Support for Bids Assessment
  • Provide technical analysis of submitted proposals.
  • Assess compliance with terms of reference requirements and robustness of methodologies proposed.
  • Participate in clarification meetings with potential bidders if required.
• Phase III: Monitor the Implementation of the Service
  • Provide technical oversight of the selected consultant(s) carrying out the terms of reference.
  • Review and ensure quality control of technical deliverables.
  • Facilitate coordination between stakeholders and resolve technical issues.
  • Monitor progress against timeline, quality standards, and expected results.
  • Provide recommendations for corrective actions if needed.
  • Participate and engage in technical dialogue (coordination meetings, seminars, workshops) with national counterparts and regional actors to facilitate the achievement of targets.
  • Contribute to the preparation of materials, such as briefing notes, presentations, and progress reports.

This list is not exhaustive, and the tasks will be defined and detailed in each purchase order.

2) Anticipated deliverables

• Bid evaluation framework and technical assessment report.
• Monitoring of the action progress.
• Technical review notes on key deliverables from the contracted firm(s).
• Consolidated key findings and recommendations.

3) Coordination

The service provider shall designate a single contact person for project implementation purposes.

Mr Anthony DICANOT of the Sustainable Development Department will be the service provider’s sole contact person for Expertise France.

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A launch meeting shall be held two working days after the contract award has been notified.