Occupational Health and Safety Specialist
About This Opportunity
Request for Expression of Interest | Project: INnovative SOcial Protection System for inclusiON of Vulnerable People Project | Method: Individual Consultant Selection | Ref: UZ-INSON-CS-IC-3.1.1.6
This is a consulting contract in the health and medical services, humanitarian aid and social protection sectors, with a focus on Protection. Located in Uzbekistan, Central Asia, this opportunity is open to individual consultants.
Published through WB - World Bank, a multilateral development bank that follows standardized international procurement guidelines. Projects funded by multilateral institutions are generally open to international bidders from eligible member countries for consulting in the health and medical services sector. Consulting assignments are typically evaluated with a strong emphasis on the technical proposal, including the methodology and qualifications of key experts. Shortlisted firms may be invited to submit financial proposals in a second stage. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.
Description
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(INDIVIDUAL CONSULTING SERVICES)
Country: Republic of Uzbekistan
Implementing Agency: National Agency for Social Protection (NASP) under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Project Name: “Innovative Social Protection System for Inclusion of Vulnerable People” (INSON)
Financing Agreement No. 7555-UZ / Grant Agreement No. TF C4589-UZ
Assignment: Occupational Health and Safety Specialist
Package Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): UZ-INSON-CS-IC-3.1.1.6
The Republic of Uzbekistan has received financing from the World Bank for implementation of the “Innovative Social Protection System for Inclusion of Vulnerable People” (INSON) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The consulting services include providing technical support to the PIU on occupational health and safety (OHS), including monitoring compliance with OHS requirements during construction, rehabilitation and installation works, monitoring contractors’ compliance with the relevant obligations, analysis of risks and incidents, and preparation of recommendations and reports.
The assignment shall be performed on a full-time basis for an initial period of 24 months. The duty station is the PIU office in Tashkent; duty travel to Project sites in the regions of the Republic of Uzbekistan is required.
The detailed Terms of Reference can be found at the following link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YSLdqhtJLjKrK_6IYcKMYneMUIPfNxid/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104755491226149341341&rtpof=true&sd=true
The National Agency for Social Protection (NASP) under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan invites qualified individuals (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services (a CV describing relevant experience). Staff of consulting firms may express interest through their employing firm; however, only the experience and qualifications of the respective individual candidate will be considered in the selection.
Consultant Selection Criteria:
Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in occupational health and safety, environmental or civil engineering, industrial safety, environmental sciences, public health, engineering, or another related field.
Professional experience: at least five (5) years of professional experience in OHS, including at least three (3) years of OHS experience on construction projects.
Specific experience: practical experience in OHS management at construction, rehabilitation or infrastructure sites, contractor monitoring, conducting inspections and risk assessments, incident investigation, and development or application of OHS plans, ESMPs/C-ESMPs, or similar documents.
Environmental and social requirements: familiarity with applicable environmental and social requirements. Experience in projects financed by international financial institutions or development partners, as well as familiarity with World Bank requirements, will be an advantage.
Language skills: excellent command of Uzbek and Russian and a good working knowledge of English.
The candidate ranked first based on the CV evaluation may be invited for an interview to confirm his/her qualifications, experience and availability for the assignment.
The attention of interested Consultants (including firms) is drawn to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 09:00 to 18:00 (Tashkent time).
Expressions of Interest, supported by CVs, must be submitted in writing to the address below (in person, by mail, or by e-mail) by 28 September 2026.
INSON PIU under NASP
Attention: Mr. M. Khusanov – PIU Coordinator.
Address: 3 Amir Temur Street, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 100060
Tel.: +998712395976.
Email: piuinsonprocurement@gmail.com, cc: m.xusanov@ihma.uz, s.maxmudov@ihma.uz
Data provenance
This notice is sourced from WB - World Bank and was originally published on September 18, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: OP00469664. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.
About INnovative SOcial Protection System for inclusiON of Vulnerable People Project
INnovative SOcial Protection System for inclusiON of Vulnerable People Project has issued 36 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 3 currently open and 6 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Education & Training, Transport & Logistics, and Information & Communication Technology. All notices are published for Uzbekistan. Notices are distributed via WB - World Bank. Most recent publication: September 18, 2026.
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The contract is for delivery in Uzbekistan. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.
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