Southwest State Liaison Officer

COUNTRY: Federal Republic of Somalia (FRS)
PROJECT ID: P507443
Project Name: Building Opportunities and Outcomes in Social Protection and Youth Employment
Post Title: Southwest State Liaison Officer
Reference No.: SO-MOLSA-570115-CS-INDV
Duty Station: Baidoa, Southwest, Somalia

Background
Southwest State Liaison Officer is required by the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) to support
implementation of a World Bank-funded project, Building Opportunities and Outcomes in Social
Protection and Youth Employment (BOOST You) (P507443). The selected candidate will work for the
government’s National Social Protection Program (Baxnaano), established in 2019 and housed at the
Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MoLSA).
Project Overview
The project development objective of Building Opportunities and Outcomes in Social Protection and
Youth Employment (BOOST-YOU) is to enhance economic opportunities and strengthen resilience of
the poor and vulnerable. The project directly contributes to strengthening Somalia’s social protection
system, expanding coverage through its support to the  jobs agenda and building greater resilience to
shocks through robust adaptive social protection mechanisms. The project applies an integrated
approach that moves beneficiaries along a continuum from protection to production.
The project aims to support the poor and most vulnerable of the population by providing targeted
interventions to improve their resilience and prepare for better jobs tomorrow, while providing job
opportunities now by addressing key barriers to better income-generating opportunities. The project
will reach about 206,000 households in particularly climate-exposed areas, which is equivalent to over
1.2 million individual beneficiaries.

SELECTION CRITERIA
Selection shall be based on the qualification and experience of the candidate and followed by an
interview. The qualifications, experience and skills should include:
Academic Qualifications
a) Bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas: development studies, social work,
management, public administration or business administration or any other relevant fields;
Professional Experience
b) Five (5) years of relevant working experience at the national or international level in
project/program coordination and management areas including humanitarian organizations,
international NGOs, and government.
c) Demonstrated knowledge of the Somalia development agenda, mechanisms and principles of
social protection, Safety net programs and intra-governmental processes;
d) Proven skills and ability in effectively communicating with and coordinating across diverse
groups of stakeholders, including project staff, partners, government authorities, private sector,
communities as well as beneficiaries;
e) Demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement, community mobilization, or
participatory development approaches.
f) Excellent communication (spoken and written) skills in Somali and English, including the
ability to communicate proactively with key stakeholders, correctly interpret messages from
others and respond appropriately.
DURATION: The successful candidate will work under a one (1) year renewable contract based on
competence and approval by MOLSA, Southwest state.
REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
The State Liaison Officer will directly report on a day-to-day basis to the Project Manager, Baxnaano
through the Operations Team Lead. He/she will be expected to closely work with other Baxnaano PIU
members for a smooth run of project operations.
The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Federal Government of Somalai now invites eligible
Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the above-mentioned services. Interested
consultants must provide the following: (i) Curriculum Vitae (CV) with 3 references; (ii) copies of
certificates of academic qualifications; and (iii) cover letter indicating that they are qualified to
perform the services.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to section III, para 3.14,3.16 & 3.17 of the World
Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers: Procurement in Investment Projects Financing
Goods, Works, Non -Consulting and Consulting Services, July 2016, revised November 2017, August
2018, November 2020, September 2023 and February 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting
forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant method set out in the
World Bank Procurement Regulations.
Interested applicants may refer further information including a detailed Terms of Reference in
Annex I.
Deadline: Expressions of interest and CV must be delivered to this email
procurement@baxnaano.gov.so and dg-mole@jubalandstate.so, copy the following emails as well
Info@molsa.gov.so, dg@molsa.sw.so , Fardosa.Ahmed@baxnaano.gov.so and
abdisalan.artan@baxnaano.gov.so, on or before 16:00 hours 10th October, 2026, with email subject
marked clearly as “Southwest State Liaison Officer, REF: SO-MOLSA-570115-CS-INDV
Female candidates are encouraged to apply