The core elements of the Bank’s oversight role in the Sudan Somoud - Enhancing Community Resilience Project are set out in the grant agreements signed with Implementing Entities. To support the Task Teams to fulfil its monitoring and supervision obligations in areas where its staff are unable to access project sites; the Bank seeks to engage a suitably qualified and experienced Bank Support and Monitoring Agent with the objective of providing a monitoring layer to complement the monitoring activities of the Implementing Entities and ensure that Bank funds are utilized for the purposes specified in the grant agreement and project documents. The geographical scope focuses on all areas with limited access to Bank personnel. The Project Appraisal Document (PAD) provides an overview on the project activities and areas. Where the Bank relies on the Implementing Agencies internal procedures; such areas would be excluded from the scope of Bank oversight and as such also of BSMA monitoring. For details on the project including the PAD see https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/project-detail/P181490. <https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/project-detail/P181490.> The BSMA ’s services will include monitoring of all aspects of Project implementation; including:*a) Implementation progress or completion status (including community selection and fund allocations; verification of stakeholder engagement activities; timeliness of implementation; physical verification of infrastructure and goods including quality; quantity; sizing/dimensions; etc. prepared as part of small-scale climate-resilient infrastructure development); and compliance that the physical implementation of projects (including physical verification of works/construction) is in accordance with signed contracts and approved safeguards instruments which are prepared based on the requirements of the WB safeguards policies; UNICEF/WFP policies and procedures and relevant laws and regulations of Government of Sudan.*b Monitoring of the Implementing Agencies’ implementing partners’ fiduciary compliance within the limits focused on site assessments as outlined below.*c) On the environmental and social risk management (ESRM) side; the BSMA shall carry out verification of the degree of compliance with ESRM requirements as per the site ESRM instruments including site visits to construction sites; waste disposal sites aided; GMV Centres to comply with WB requirements. This will include monitoring compliance with the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan and more specifically the ESF instruments used in the project (see further details below).*d) Monitor functioning of the project’s grievance redress mechanism (GRM).*e) Carry out physical verification with digital photographs of ongoing works and goods supplied; through geo-tagged information and support of smart technology; alerting the Bank and relevant Implementing Agency to deficiencies in quality and implementation and following up on the correction of these deficiencies.*f) Compile lessons from activity verification; challenges faced and output monitoring to generate reports on lessons learned and recommendations for improving monitored projects.The BSMA will also be responsible for monitoring any project activities to develop the capacity within the lowest level of governance structures to enable delivery of basic services – at the community and Locality level.