Puntland State of Somalia
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigations (MoAI)
Somalia Food Systems Resilience Project (S-FSRP)
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI)
Individual Selection of Consultant
Country: Puntland state Federal Government of Somalia
Project ID No. P177816
Name of the Project: Somalia Food Systems Resilience Project (S-FSRP)
Consulting Service: Rangeland and Watershed Management Specialist
Individual/Firm: Individual
Duty Station: Garowe
Deadline: 14th march -2026
Ref No. SO-MOAI-PL-514190-CS-INDV
- BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT
The Somalia Food Systems Resilience Project (S-FSRP) is financed by the World Bank as part of a regional Food Systems Resilience Program aimed at strengthening food security, enhancing resilience of agricultural and livestock systems, and improving preparedness against climate and crisis shocks in Eastern and Southern Africa.
In Puntland State, the project is implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Range and Climate Change (MoERCC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MoAI), Ministry of Livestock and Animal Husbandry (MoLAH), and other relevant stakeholders.
The project includes the following components:
- Component 1: Rebuilding Resilient Agricultural and Livestock Production Capacity
- Component 2: Supporting Sustainable Natural Resource and Rangeland Management
- Component 3: Improving Market Access and Value Chain Development
- Component 4: Strengthening Policy and Institutional Capacity
- Component 5: Project Coordination and Management
The Rangeland & Watershed Management Specialist will provide technical leadership for rangeland restoration, watershed rehabilitation, and climate resilience interventions across these components in Puntland, the role and responsibilities as set out above and in this TOR’s Duties and Responsibilities section found at somalijobs.net, puntlandpost.net, somalicontractors.so and https://moai.pl.so can be provided upon application submission (in person or by email to the address below).
2) Responsibilities: The Rangeland & Watershed Management Specialist will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
- Lead participatory rangeland and watershed management planning processes.
- Oversee implementation of:
- Rangeland restoration and reseeding programs;
- Watershed rehabilitation and soil conservation measures;
- Erosion control and gully stabilization works;
- Climate-resilient landscape management practices.
- Develop site-specific watershed management plans.
- Promote Sustainable Land Management (SLM) and Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) approaches.
- Provide technical inputs for preparation and review of ToRs, technical specifications, BoQs, and engineering designs.
- Participate in technical evaluation committees for contractor and consultant selection.
- Supervise and verify quality of environmental and land restoration contracts.
- Support GIS-based watershed mapping and environmental data analysis.
- Contribute to monitoring and reporting of sustainable landscape indicators.
- Provide policy inputs on rangeland management, climate adaptation, and environmental regulatory frameworks.
- Support coordination with MoAI, MoLAH, district authorities, community leaders, and pastoralist associations.
- Document lessons learned and support World Bank implementation missions.
A detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) can be obtained from the Ministry upon request.
