Local Expert or Field Coordinator – Gambia

Aninver Development Partners SL (www.aninver.com) is looking for a Local Expert or Field Coordinator for a consultancy assignment financed by World Bank in Gambia.

Aninver Development Partners SL is seeking a qualified Local Expert or Field Coordinator for an upcoming World Bank-supported consultancy assignment in The Gambia. The overarching project focuses on establishing robust local and digital interfaces for continuous updates to the national social registry, ensuring it remains an accurate and effective tool for identifying poor and vulnerable households.

The selected expert will play a critical role on the ground, leveraging deep contextual knowledge of the country's social protection landscape, local government structures, and community dynamics to support stakeholder consultations, fieldwork, and operational design across diverse geographic locations.

Aninver is preparing a proposal for this assignment. The selected expert will be part of the proposed team; the engagement is conditional on the contract being awarded to Aninver. The full Terms of Reference for the position are shared with shortlisted candidates.

Objectives of the assignment

• Support the validation and operationalization of local interface designs through targeted stakeholder consultations.
• Assess local coverage gaps, linguistic contexts, and literacy challenges to inform the deployment of interface staff and user materials.
• Map the roles of local authorities and community structures in facilitating and verifying household registry updates.
• Contribute to field-level risk assessments, pilot location selection, and the rollout of continuous update mechanisms.

Scope of work

• Conduct targeted consultations with local government authorities, community development departments, and relevant line ministries.
• Assess coverage gaps in remote, hard-to-reach, seasonally flooded, or densely populated areas.
• Evaluate language and literacy requirements for local interface staff and citizen-facing materials.
• Map institutional roles and responsibilities across regional and local administrative structures.
• Support the design of offline verification workflows and pilot location assessments.

Your role as Local Expert or Field Coordinator

• Facilitate engagement with regional and local authorities, community focal points, and decentralized administration structures.
• Lead field-level assessments regarding local administrative capacity, infrastructure constraints, and operational readiness.
• Provide localized insights on language use, literacy levels, and accessibility barriers affecting vulnerable populations.
• Contribute to the identification and evaluation of potential pilot locations across urban, peri-urban, rural, and remote settings.
• Assist in organizing and executing stakeholder workshops, consultations, and capacity-building activities.
• Support the team lead and international experts in contextualizing global best practices to the domestic environment.

Requirements

• Education: Not explicitly stated
• Established knowledge of The Gambia's social protection landscape, local government structures, and community dynamics
• Languages: Proficiency in relevant local languages (Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, or others as relevant to field locations) and fluency in English required
• National of, or based in, the project country

Desirable

• Prior professional experience working on World Bank or other donor-funded social protection projects in the country.
• Familiarity with social registries, poverty targeting mechanisms, or decentralized public administration.

A locally experienced professional with deep familiarity with Gambian community dynamics, local government structures, and social protection operations, complemented by fluency in English and key local languages.

Assignment details

• Location: Gambia
• Financed by: World Bank
• Contract: individual consultancy (conditional on award)

About Aninver Development Partners

Aninver is an international development consulting firm headquartered in Spain. It supports governments, development banks, UN agencies and bilateral donors with feasibility studies, technical assistance, evaluations and capacity building across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Asia-Pacific, working with a network of international and national experts.

Why apply

• Join a multidisciplinary team on a World Bank-financed project in Gambia.
• Individual consultancy: flexible, output-based engagement with an experienced proposal team.
• Your CV stays in Aninver's expert network for future assignments that match your profile.

How to apply

Sign in (or create a free account) and upload your CV in English. Add your LinkedIn profile, indicative daily rate and availability to speed up the assessment. Aninver will contact the shortlisted candidates.

Frequently asked questions

Is the position confirmed? The engagement depends on the contract being awarded to Aninver. Shortlisted experts are included in the proposal with their consent.

Can I apply if I am not based in the country? This position requires a national of, or a professional based in, the project country.

What happens with my CV? It is used to assess your fit for this and future positions and is not shared with third parties without your consent.