REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
CONSULTING SERVICES
Publication Reference Number: IDB-ATNPS21549BL-P00004-EOI
Institution: Ministry of Public Service and Disaster Risk Management
Executing Agency: National Meteorological Service Of Belize (NMS)
Country: Belize
Project: Support for SOFF in Belize
Operation or Grant number: BL-T1180
Loan Contract N°: ATN/PS-21549-BL
Procurement Process Number: BL-T1180-P00004
Title of Request for Proposal: NMS Leadership Training Consultancy
Sector: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS
Summary: The Government of Belize (GOB) has received financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) toward the cost of the Support for SOFF in Belize Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) is for the ‘NMS Leadership Training Consultancy’. The Consultancy aims to enhance the NMS institutional and human capacity. This involves consulting with senior management of the NMS to identify capacity gaps as it relates to leadership and management. Additionally, the consultancy will provide comprehensive training and development for the senior leadership team to fill identified gaps in areas such as leadership, financial management, project management, and human resource management.
Belize has requested financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the Support for SOFF in Belize and intends to apply part of the funds to contracts for consulting services.
Submission deadline: 20 November 2026
Deadline time: 02:00 PM
Scope of Service
1.1 Institutional Capacity Assessment
The consultancy team will carry out a structured institutional capacity assessment of the NMS using internationally recognized diagnostic frameworks (e.g., WMO Capacity Development Framework or equivalent). The assessment will cover:
•Organisational structure, governance, and decision-making processes
•Leadership and management practices at senior and middle management levels
•Project management capability: planning, monitoring, evaluation, and adaptive management
•Human resource management: recruitment, performance appraisal, succession planning, and staff development
•Existing standard operating procedures (SOPs) and gaps therein
1.2 Training Needs Analysis (TNA)
Building on the capacity assessment, the consultancy will conduct a formal Training Needs Analysis (TNA). The TNA will:
•Identify specific competency gaps at individual, team, and organisational levels
•Priorities training needs based on their impact on SOFF and GBON implementation
•Map identified training needs against available regional and international capacity-building programmes
•Produce a Training Needs Assessment report endorsed by NMS senior management and the Ministry
1.3 Training Design and Delivery
The consultancy team will design and deliver a series of training workshops and learning interventions tailored to the NMS context. Training modalities may include in-person workshops, virtual/hybrid sessions and peer learning exchanges. Core training themes will include:
•Strategic leadership and organisational management for meteorological services
•Project management methodologies applicable to internationally funded projects (e.g., PMI or IDB’s Results Framework)
•Human resource management: recruitment, performance management, and staff development in a public service context
•Change management: leading organisational change, building institutional culture, and sustaining reform
1.4 Embedding Outcomes in NMS Planning Instruments
To ensure sustainability beyond the consultancy period, the team will work with NMS management to integrate capacity-building outcomes into the NMS’s key institutional documents, including:
•NMS Strategic Plan: incorporating capacity development objectives, institutional strengthening milestones, and resource requirements
•NMS Annual Operational Plan: embedding training activities, staffing development targets, and performance indicators
•Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): updating or developing SOPs for GBON-related observation, data quality management, and reporting processes
•Quality Management System (QMS) documentation: aligning institutional practices with WMO QMS standards
The MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT - NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF BELIZE (NMS) invites eligible Consulting Firms to express their interest in providing the requested Services.
From the expressions of interest received, the Executing Agency will prepare a short list comprising not fewer than five (5) and not more than eight (8) eligible firms.
The selection of consultants will be conducted in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Policies for the Selection and Contracting of Consultants Financed by the Inter-American Development Bank GN-2350-15 and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the policies. Participation is open to firms from eligible countries, as specified in these Policies.
Consulting firms may associate with other firms in the form of a Joint Venture or may engage subconsultants to enhance their qualifications. For the purpose of establishing the shortlist, the nationality of a firm shall be determined by the country in which it is legally incorporated. In the case of a Joint Venture, the nationality of the firm appointed as the representative shall apply.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the CQS method set out in the Consultant Policies. Interested consultants may obtain further information and the complete TOR by sending an inquiry via email or visiting the address provided at the end of this notice during office hours of 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday (Local Belize Time), except on Public Holidays.
Expressions of interest must be submitted in writing to the address indicated below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by November 20, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. The submission should include the name and address of the applicant and shall be clearly marked “Expression of Interest – NMS Leadership Training Consultancy.” Electronic submissions will be permitted.
Interested consultants must provide information demonstrating that they possess the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.
In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to consulting firms’ technical competence, qualifications and experience in relation to providing services in institutional and human capacity development, training needs analysis, training design and delivery, and integration of outcomes into NMS planning instruments described. Technical competence of Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
ATTENTION:
Project Manager
Support for SOFF Project in Belize
National Meteorological Service of Belize (NMS)
Phillip Goldson International Airport
Ladyville, Belize District, BELIZE
Email: projectmanager.soff@nms.gov.bz