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Hiring Social Safeguards Specialist[E10]

EthiopiaEthiopian Statistical Service[E1]

In plain English

What they want
Project: Support for Preparation of the Modernizing Ethiopia’s Statistical System Project (P516394). REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Individual Consultant Selection Ethiopian Statistical Service (ESS) Reference No.: ET-ESS-574164-CS-INDV Hiring of Social Safeguards Specialist The Ethiopian Statistical Service (ESS) intends to recruit a Social Safeguards Specialist under the Modernizing Ethiopia's Statistical…
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 10 Nov 2026, 05:30 UTC. UTC: 10 Nov 2026, 05:30 UTC. Time zone not stated by the source, shown as UTC.
Published 20 Oct 2026.
Value
Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer
Ethiopian Statistical ServiceSee what else this buyer buys and when.
Tender documents

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Deadline[E3]
10 Nov 2026, 05:30 UTC
Value
Not stated
Published[E8]
20 Oct 2026
Procedure[E7]
The procurement method is Individual Consultant Selection
Last checked
9 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Project: Support for Preparation of the Modernizing Ethiopia’s Statistical System Project (P516394). REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Individual Consultant Selection Ethiopian Statistical Service (ESS) Reference No.: ET-ESS-574164-CS-INDV Hiring of Social Safeguards Specialist The Ethiopian Statistical Service (ESS) intends to recruit a Social Safeguards Specialist under the Modernizing Ethiopia's Statistical System Project (MESSP) Preparation Grant , financed by the World Bank. The Social Safeguards Specialist will support the implementation of social risk management, stakeholder engagement, grievance redress, labour management, inclusion, and SEA/SH prevention activities under MESSP in accordance with the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) and applicable national laws. The position will help ensure that social risks are proactively identified, monitored, reported, and addressed, and that project activities are implemented in a manner that is inclusive, transparent, and consistent with the project's social commitments. Duty Station: ESS Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Reporting: The Social Safeguards Specialist will report to the Project Manager. Contract Duration: Full-time assignment. The contract shall commence upon recruitment and cover the project preparation phase and subsequent implementation period. The initial contract period shall be one (1) year, renewable annually based on satisfactory performance and project requirements. Minimum Qualification Requirements Interested candidates should possess: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Sociology…[E4]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionWorld Bank procurement rules apply. Suppliers must be eligible under the World Bank Procurement Regulations, and firms debarred by the Bank cannot take part.[E5]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • RiskThis is funded by a development bank. The bank's procurement rules apply, and the buyer is the borrowing country's agency.[E6]
  • UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC

    The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.

    Source document OP00476275

Evidence

10 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Ethiopian Statistical Service.

    Document OP00476275, field /contact_organization, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The project is in Ethiopia.

    “ET”

    Document OP00476275, field /project_ctry_name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Submissions are due by (local time, zone not stated) 10 Nov 2026, 05:30 UTC.

    “2026-11-10 05:30”

    Document OP00476275, field /submission_deadline_date, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “Project: Support for Preparation of the Modernizing Ethiopia’s Statistical System Project (P516394). REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Individual Consultant Selection Ethiopian Statistical Service (ESS) Reference No.: ET-ESS-574164-CS-INDV Hiring of Social Safeguards Specialis…”

    Document OP00476275, field /notice_text, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    World Bank procurement rules apply. Suppliers must be eligible under the World Bank Procurement Regulations, and firms debarred by the Bank cannot take part.

    “Request for Expression of Interest”

    Document OP00476275, field /notice_type, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    This is a World Bank Request for Expression of Interest.

    Document OP00476275, field /notice_type, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    The procurement method is Individual Consultant Selection.

    Document OP00476275, field /procurement_method_name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The notice was published on 20 Oct 2026.

    “2026-10-20T00:00:00Z”

    Document OP00476275, field /submission_date, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    The World Bank gives the status as Published.

    Document OP00476275, field /notice_status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    The notice is titled "Hiring Social Safeguards Specialist".

    Document OP00476275, field /bid_description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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