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Consultancy Services For A Social Protection Programme Specialist-request For Expressions Of Interest - Individuals The Government Of Barbados (gob) Has Received Financing From The Caribbean Development Bank (cdb) Allocated From The Bank’s Special Funds Resources (sfr) Towards The Cost Of The Institutional Strengthening Of Barbados’ Social Protection System Project, And Intends To Apply A Portion Of The Proceeds Of This Financing To Eligible Payments Under A Contract For Which This Invitation Is Issued. Payments By Cdb Will Be Made Only At The Request Of Gob And Upon Approval By Cdb And Will Be Subjected In All Respects To The Terms And Conditions Of The Financing Agreement. The Financing Agreement Prohibits Withdrawals From The Financing Account For The Purpose Of Any Payment To Persons Or Entities, Or For Any Import Of Goods, If Such Payment Or Import, To The Knowledge Of Cdb, Is Prohibited By A Decision Of The United Nations Security Council Taken Under Chapter Vii Of The Charter Of The United Nations. No Party Other Than Gob Shall Derive Any Rights From The Financing Agreements Or Have Any Claim To The Proceeds Of The Financing. The Ministry Of People Empowerment And Elder Affairs (mpea), The Implementing Agency Of The Project, Now Wishes To Procure Consultancy Services For A Social Protection Programme Specialist. The Objective Of The Consultancy Is To Enhance The Social Protection Framework In Barbados In The Context Of The Barbados Economic Recovery And Transformation (bert Ii) Plan. It Is Expected That This Consultancy Will Provide Technical Support To The Mpea In The Planning, Management And Coordination Of Social Protection Programmes Which Consider The Existing Socio-economic Challenges Including The Risks And Mitigating The Adverse Impacts Of Bert Ii On Poor And Vulnerable Populations. Overall, This Consultancy Will Also Lay The Foundation For Stronger Partnerships And Coordination Of Programmes To Undergird The Implementation Of Critical Social Protection Reforms To Support The Achievement Of Key Medium—term Macroeconomic Results And The Progressive Realisation Of An Enhanced Social Protection System. The Duration Of The Assignment Is Expected To Be For A Period Of Eighteen (18) Months. The Mpea Now Invites Eligible Individual Consultants To Submit Expressions Of Interest Indicating The Qualifications And Experience Required To Provide These Consultancy Services.