Tender Description
Project P177124 — RMI Urban Resilience Project · Method: Individual Consultant Selection · Consulting services · REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST INTERNATIONAL INDIVIDUAL CONSULTING SERVICES Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) RMI Urban Resilience Project (P177124) Grant No.: IDA-E6610 Assignment Title: Urban Planning Specialist Reference no.: MH-MWIU-556458-CS-INDV 1. The Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands has applied for financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the RMI Urban Resilience Project (RMIURP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. 2. The purpose of this assignment is twofold. First, to provide dedicated, in-country technical and institutional support to the Ministry of Culture and Internal Affairs (MoCIA) to establish and operationalize the Planning Division as the Government’s central planning authority under the Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Act, currently being revised. This includes translating the new legislative framework into planning practice by developing operational procedures, guidance tools, and building the technical and organizational capacity required to implement risk-informed, inclusive, and coordinated planning and zoning functions at the national and local levels. Second, to provide technical and urban planning support to RMIURP, particularly under Components 1 and 3, which have been scaled up through the Additional Financing (AF) to the project. 3. In this capacity, the Specialist will support the preparation and technical review of resilient village plans and master planning activities, contribute to the development of climate-informed development control and planning guidance, carry out technical reviews and urban design advice on public space designs under Component 3, and advise on alignment between planning system reforms and project-supported investments. Through this assignment, the Urban Planning Specialist will help strengthen the coherence between institutional planning reforms and infrastructure investments financed under RMIURP, ensuring that climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and sustainable land-use management principles are systematically embedded in the national planning system and reflected in practical planning instruments and dev
- Country
- Marshall Islands
- Published
- 07 Jun 2026
- Closing date
- 06 Jul 2026
- Procedure
- Individual Consultant Selection