The Government of Suriname (GOS) is currently implementing a new project titled “Labor Market Alignment with New Industries” across the country.

The main objective of this project, which is being financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is to increase employability of all job seekers through the implementation of multi-connected and strategic activities such as Training For Employment (TFE), mediation services for employment opportunities, technological improvements, and capacity strengthening among others.

The Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Labor is the Program Executing Agency (PEA) of this 5 years national program and therefore seeks to increase its capacity to effectively implement the program. The Ministry has already established the Program Implementation Unit (PIU) that is responsible for the overall implementation of the program. Therefore, the Ministry is currently seeking qualified and experienced consultants for the following positions to join the PIU team.

1. Financial Assistant (FA): Within the PIU – Full Time Consultancy
2. Communication Strategy Specialist for Capacity Strengthening of the PEA Communication Unit – Full Time Consultancy

These consultancies are open to Suriname nationals and legal residents of Suriname who are citizens of the IDB 48 member countries.

The Terms of Reference (ToR) can be viewed and downloaded from the official website of the ministry:

1. ToR Financial Assistant (FA): https://gov.sr/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Annex-I-ToR-Financial-Assistant.pdf

2. Communication Strategy Specialist for Capacity Strengthening of the Communication Unit of the PEA: Terms-of-Reference-Communication-and-Capacity-Strengthen-Specialist.pdf

Interested candidates who meet the criteria mentioned in the Terms of References (TORs) can send their application by email, no later than Friday August 14, 2026 @ 11. 59 pm SRT to [email protected].

The subject title of the email should read: “Application for “Financial Assistant (FA),” or “Communication Strategy Specialist for Capacity Strengthening of the PEA Communication Unit.”

Submission letter should be addressed to:

Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Labor

Attn. Mr. Oyeleye Adeniyi

Program Manager – Program Implementation Unit (PIU)

Lalla Rookhweg #25, Paramaribo, Suriname

Het Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Arbeid is momenteel bezig met een integrale evaluatie van het beleid inzake de Wet Ter Beschikking Stellen Arbeidskrachten door Intermediairs (S.B. 2017 no. 42, zoals gewijzigd bij S.B. 2024 no.45) (WTBAI), alsmede van de interne procedures en werkprocessen met betrekking tot de behandeling en afhandeling van aanvragen voor uitzendvergunningen.

Aanleiding voor deze evaluatie zijn de signalen en zorgen vanuit de samenleving met betrekking tot het functioneren van uitzendbureaus en de wijze waarop de bestaande regelgeving in de praktijk wordt toegepast. Het ministerie acht het van belang om, mede in het licht van deze ontwikkelingen, te beoordelen of het huidig beleid nog voldoende aansluit bij de beoogde doelstellingen van de wet en de actuele behoeften van de arbeidsmarkt.

Teneinde deze evaluatie zorgvuldig en op verantwoorde wijze te kunnen afronden en eventuele beleids- en procesaanpassingen te implementeren, is besloten om met onmiddellijke ingang en tot nader order geen nieuwe aanvragen voor een uitzendvergunning in behandeling te nemen. Deze tijdelijke maatregel heeft uitsluitend betrekking op nieuwe aanvragen. De reeds ingediende aanvragen zullen normaal conform de geldende procedures worden afgehandeld.

Zodra de evaluatie is afgerond en een besluit is genomen over de voortzetting of aanpassing van het vergunningenbeleid, zal het ministerie hierover een nadere bekendmaking doen.

Paramaribo, 27 juli 2026

De Minister van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Arbeid

Drs. André T. Misiekaba

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CONSULTING SERVICES

Consulting Services to Develop and Deploy a Core National Online Job Portal

Institution: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Country: Suriname

Project: Labor Market Alignment with New Industries

Sector: Social Investment

Abstract: Consultancy to develop and deploy a Core online job portal that connects employers and job seekers in a simple, fast, and functional manner.

Loan No.: SU-L1061

Contract/Bid No.: P00114

Deadline: 17^th June 2026 

The Government of Suriname has received financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), toward the cost of the Labor Market Alignment with New Industries – SU-L1061 and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include: the development and deployment of a Core online job portal that connects employers and job seekers in a simple, fast, and functional manner. This CORE is a deliberately lean first step. It prioritizes core employment intermediation over complex analytics. It is designed to be operational quickly, with a small team, low technical overhead, and measurable immediate impact. It does not replace the long-term Labor intermediation system/Labor Market Information System (LIS/LMIS) vision; it is the starting point.

The general objective of this consultancy is to design, develop, and deploy a simple, functional, and publicly accessible online job portal for Suriname that enables employers to publish vacancies and job seekers to search and apply for jobs, managed and overseen by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Labor.

Specific Objectives

• Enable employers to register and be approved by the Ministry before posting vacancies.
• Allow job seekers to register or browse vacancies without registration, and apply online.
• Ensure that employer-applicant contact is facilitated via email notification upon application.
• Ensure that the application of job seekers, access from employers to the application and result of the intermediation is adequately logged to track the mediation steps.
• Provide the Ministry staff with a back-office interface to manage users, vacancies, and generate basic reports.
• Deliver a working system within a short timeframe with minimal infrastructure requirements.

The Consultant shall design, develop, test, deploy, and hand over a web-based CORE job portal with the following modules:

1. Employer Module
2. Job Seeker Module
3. Filtering function for job seekers and employers
4. MoHWL Back-Office Module
5. General Platform Requirements
6. Employer Workforce Reporting Module – for MoHWL internal use only

The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Labor now invites eligible consulting firms (“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. Firms should demonstrate:

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in the development and deployment of similar system
• Experience developing, executing, and managing the following key components of the system
  • Technology Stacking
  • Hosting and Infrastructure
  • Safety and Security
  • Handover Requirements
  • Data Integrity: Identity Validation and Deduplication
• Completed at least 2 similar assignments.
• Demonstrate firm’s eligibility: To establish eligibility, provide company registration documents showing country of legal incorporation or constitution
• The consulting firm should propose, at minimum, the following key experts:
  • Project Manager / Tech Lead: Overall delivery, client liaison, technical architecture decisions; Part-time (50%)
  • Full-Stack Developer (×1 or ×2): Frontend and backend development, database, integrations; Full-time
  • UX/UI Designer: Wireframes, user interface, mobile responsiveness. May be same person as developer for CORE; Part-time (50%)
  • QA / Tester: Functional testing, UAT support, bug tracking. May be performed by developer; Part-time (30%)

Estimated Contract duration: 7-8 months.

Consultants will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the Inter-American Development Bank: 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.

Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications. For the purpose of establishing the short list, the nationality of a firm is that of the country in which it is legally incorporated or constituted and in the case of Joint Venture, the nationality of the firm appointed to represent it.

Consultants will be selected in accordance with the Selection Based on the Consultants’ Qualifications (CQS) set out in the Consultant Policies.

Further clarifications and information including the Terms of Reference (ToR) can be obtained via email address: [email protected]  before June 12, 2026 at 15:00 PM Suriname Time.

Expressions of Interest (EOI) addressed to the Program Manager as provided below must be submitted in a written form via the email provided by 17^th of June 2026 at 15:00 PM Suriname Time.

Late submissions shall not be accepted.

Attn: Mr. Oyeleye Adeniyi, Program Manager

Program Execution Unit (PEU)

Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Labor

Lalla Rookhweg #25, Paramaribo, Suriname

E-mail: [email protected]