Content development for Licensing Examinations for Supply Chain Management in Malawi

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is looking for consultancy services to develop content for Licensing Examinations for Supply Chain Management for the Malawi Institute of Procurement and Supply (MIPS) Further details of the assignment can be found in the Terms of Reference.

The German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), is a German federal enterprise that provides technical assistance and expertise in international cooperation and sustainable development. Through the Public Finance and Economic Management (PFEM)-Tikuze Malawi project, GIZ supports the Government of Malawi’s public financial and economic management (PFEM) efforts by collaborating with various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and other institutions on activities such as resources mobilization, procurement and contracts management, auditing, anti-corruption measures, assets recovery among other public financial and economic management efforts. The project is co-financed by the European Union (EU).

As part of its capacity building efforts at MIPS, the GIZ PFEM – Tikuze Malawi Project would like to engage an individual consultant to procure the following services:

1. Content Development for Licensing Examinations for Supply Chain Management in Malawi

Regulation 10 of MIPS Regulations 2018 mandates the institute to ensure that all senior and strategic positions in the profession are held by licensed members only. Therefore, there is need for the development of contents for Licensing Examinations for Supply Chain Management in Malawi. The consultant is expected to produce:

• A study guide and comprehensive question bank with detailed answers and rationales for each area/item with minimum of 80 questions
• Resources information and explanatory notes for each exam section outlining the competencies assessed.
• A final report outlining the development process, testing feedback, and changes made.

Assignment Details

Number of expert days: 40 days

Period of assignment: 03/12/2026 to 29.02.2027

Key Expert: 1. Content Development for Licensing Examinations for Supply Chain Management in Malawi (numbers in brackets correspond to assessment grid)

Qualifications (2.2.1)

• Master's degree in Procurement & Supply Management or

equivalent from an internationally recognised institution

• Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply (CIPS)

or equivalent from recognised institution

General professional experience (2.2.3)

- Ten years of work experience in procurement and supply management

Specific professional experience (2.2.4)

• 2 cumulative years of general professional consulting experience
• 3 examples of conceptual work assignments related to procurement and supply (e.g. analysis, strategy development) over past 3 years
• 2 examples of licensing examinations

Regional experience (2.2.6)

• 2 examples of conceptual work assignments related to procurement and supply in Sub-Sahara Africa (outside Malawi)

Development cooperation experience (2.2.7)

• Two examples of work assignments in development cooperation

How to apply

Please submitt your offer as per the invitation letter.

Tender documents include:

• Terms of reference (ToR) with description of tasks
• Price sheet for submission of financial offer
• Evaluation grid for technical evaluation of the offers
• GIZ invitation letter
• Bidding conditions
• General Terms and Conditions of Contract (AVB local)
• Eligibility self-declaration
• Extract from act against restraints on competition
• Specimen of association