Public Sector Reform Expert

‎1. PROJECT BACKGROUND:
The Integrated Management of Cultural Tourism (IMCT) Activity is a four-year
USAID-funded project that seeks to increase tourism revenues and local
economic benefit, including increased employment and business opportunities,
in the cultural tourism sector at targeted destinations. The four results of
the IMCT activity are:
R1. GOE efforts to improve the enabling regulatory environment for investment
in sustainable cultural heritage tourism consolidated and reinforced;
R2. Selected cultural heritage sites rehabilitated and financially
sustainable;
R3. Higher-value added tourism products and services developed at target
destinations; and
R4. Capacity to promote cultural tourism in target destinations enhanced ‍
‎2. ASSIGNMENT BACKGROUND:
IMCT has conducted an institutional capacity assessment to identify in-demand
skills and competencies in the Ministry needed for effective management of
private sector partnership projects. Accordingly, IMCT has designed a
corresponding capacity-building program for the employees in the Ministry of
Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA) to empower them to perform their work as
pertaining to managing private sector partnerships and projects effectively.
The Capacity Development program consists of a series of modules with the
objective of empowering employees to manage private sector partnerships and
projects in the field of cultural heritage tourism. The Capacity Building
Trainer will support in designing curriculum for select modules and training
MOTA personnel on select modules, as part of the training and capacity
building program.

‎3. PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Design and Delivery of GOE Capacity Building Program
* Based on the MOTA training plan, develop training material for a Project Management Course. The objective of the Course is the following:
o Understand the basics of project management, including project lifecycle,
roles, and responsibilities, in the context of public sector projects.
o Learn how to plan a project, including scope, schedule, cost, and risk
management, for public-private partnerships.
o Understand how to execute, monitor, and control a public sector project
* The Project Management Course will focus on in-demand competencies needed for the effective management of private sector projects and MOTA personnel capacity building. Sample topics include but are not limited to:
o Basics of project management lifecycle
o Planning a project scope
o Project financial management
o Risk management
o Monitoring and evaluation
* Design the session content and training materials for the module in question, ensuring that each course consists of ‎5 days of delivery. Training must be tailored to the cultural tourism sector, specific target audience, and the objectives set forth in the training plan. Session content must be in Arabic or English and must include:[‎1]
o Module outline
o PowerPoint presentations
o Trainer and trainees' guides
o Handouts
o Additional training materials used which may include but are not limited to
case studies, group work, simulations, etc.
* Deliver up to two training rounds of the course in question, whereby the following parameters would apply:
o Training for each module would consist of ‎5 days of delivery.
o Each training would be delivered to a group of ‎20-‎30 MOTA representatives
based on nomination from MOTA
o Each training would take place in Cairo and/or Luxor where the location will
be advised by MOTA / IMCT team.
* Utilize the capacity building program evaluation framework to effectively evaluate each training conducted, ensuring completion of the following:
o Complete trainees' evaluation forms
o Comprehensive end-of-training report
o KPIs report
o Pre and post assessments
* Attend internal and external meetings with IMCT MOTA capacity-building team, led by Public Sector Reform Expert, as needed. ‍
‎4. DELIVERABLES:
* Training material for the Project Management Course including the presentations and handouts for delivery of ‎5 days.
* Delivery of Project Management Course to MOTA representatives
* Training reports for all training modules (one corresponding to each module delivered) based on the agreed upon evaluation framework.
* Progress reporting, stakeholder meetings with project team, MOTA capacity building team as needed.
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‎5. TIMELINE:
The scope of work should be carried out between January 1st, ‎2024 and June ‎30,
‎2024 with a detailed workplan to be developed and approved upon hiring. The
detailed workplan will be developed in alignment with the overall project
workplan and with the detailed workplans of other relevant consultants, such
as the IMCT organizational development consultants. ‍
‎6. REQUIRED NUMBER OF DAYS BREAK-DOWN:
The Consultant will work for approximately ‎25 days to complete project needs
according to the timeline agreed upon with Public Sector Reform Expert, Ms.
Dalia Salem.
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‎7. JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications.
* Minimum ten years of work of experience required
* Minimum ten years' experience in designing and delivering human capacity development training programs with the objective of enhanced organizational development and transformation management practices
* In-depth understanding of project management in the public sector
* Experience in conducting trainings and capacity building to Government of Egypt personnel is preferred.
* Educational background in business administration or public administration or equivalent; MBA considered a plus.
* Fluency in English and Arabic
* Capacity to produce clear and concise written reports
* Proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
* Demonstrates integrity, fairness, and no bias
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* Application instructions : All interested candidates should send their CV to [email protected]
* Application deadline : Sunday, December 28th ‎2023
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[‎1] Language of the training materials will be confirmed with the project
team.