REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Avenue Joseph Anoma,01 BP 1387 Abidjan 01, Côte d’ivoire

Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) Partnership

Email : [email protected]

Tel : (+225) 20 26 19 32

Consultancy Services : MFW4A Progress Review & Strategic Recommendations

 

  1. The African Development Bank hereby invites Consulting Firms to indicate their interest in the following Assignment : Consultancy services for the MFW4A Progress Review & Strategic Recommendations ;
  2. The objective of the Progress Review is to assess the performance of the Partnership for Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) and its Secretariat, to provide an overview of its progress and achievements since the last Progress Review (June 2014) and restructuring (2016), and to provide strategic recommendations to improve performance and reinforce its competitive advantage ;
  1. The Review should provide several levels of guidance to the members, to the Secretariat and to partners interested in strengthening the Partnership: a recommendation should be made on whether the Partnership and its Secretariat have been effective with respect to achieving the results and impacts desired by funding members over the review period, the Charter, the Strategy Documents for the periods 2015-2017 and 2018-2020, Results Framework and other relevant Partnership documents. Guidance is not only sought in terms of the effectiveness in achieving the objectives set out and the Secretariat’s Annual Work Programme as well as the Results Framework for the Partnership and the Logical Framework of its Secretariat, but also in terms of the potential for achieving them in the future based on the experiences so far. Finally, the review in its recommendations should include suggestions for new directions for the Partnership. This recommendation would inform the Partnership’s strategy document for the period 2021-2023 ;
  1. Factors that should be reviewed include :
  • The staffing of the Secretariat, in terms of organisational structure, terms of service and compensation and adequacy of staff ;
  • The adequacy of the current organisational structure of the Secretariat in meeting its stated objectives, vis-à-vis its complex activities and stakeholder landscape ;
  • The adequacy of the governance structure ;
  • The committed and actual financial contributions from governing members; The sustainability of the current funding arrangements and membership drive plan ;
  • The adequacy of the value proposition for current and prospective members ;
  • An assessment of the scope of operations of the Partnership’s activities, the thematic focus and their continued relevance ;
  • An assessment on the quality of delivery of work programme compared to expected results ;
  • An assessment of the Partnership’s core competences ;
  • An assessment of the impact of the Partnership on Africa’s financial sector development landscape and the ability to measure and manage results, and assess impact; and
  • The involvement and engagement of African stakeholders.
  1. The Review will assess what has worked and what has not worked and why? The review should not only focus on the past but also give recommendations for the new strategy of the Partnership (2021-2023) in light of the lessons learned from the past, the more complex activities engaged upon during the review period, and the evolving African financial sector and stakeholder landscape ;
  2. The Making Finance Work for Africa Secretariat invites Consulting Firms to indicate their interest in providing the above-described services. Interested eligible Consulting Firms or associations of Consulting Firms shall provide information on their qualifications and experience demonstrating their ability to provide the services (documentation, references for similar services, experience in comparable Assignments, availability of qualified staff, etc.) ;
  1. The eligibility criteria, the establishment of a short list and the selection procedure shall be in conformity with the Bank’s Procurement Policy and Procedure for Corporate Consultants Recruitment. Please, note that interest expressed by a Consulting Firm does not imply any obligation on the part of the Bank to include it in the shortlist ;
  1. The Consultant should have the following profile :
  • Possess at least an MBA or Master’s Degree in Economics, Finance or a related field with a minimum of 10 years of strong and relevant experience in the financial sector in Africa, in the development and management of donor-funded programmes and/or project/programme evaluation ;
  • Extensive experience in evaluation in development field, with demonstrated technical expertise in evaluation methodologies and proven skills and experience designing and leading evaluations of similar programmes ;
  • Strong analytical and writing skills – proven ability to rapidly grasp complex concepts and distil learnings for different audiences ;
  • Familiar with standard software applications and be able to communicate and write effectively in English.
  1. Interested Consultants may obtain further information at the address below ;
  1. Expressions of interest must be received at the address below no later than 11 August, 2020 at 17:00 local time and specifically mentioning the name of the assignment: EOI – Consultancy services for the MFW4A Progress Review & Strategic Recommendations ;
  2. Based on the expressions of interest received, MFW4A will create a shortlist. Request for proposals will be sent to shortlisted candidates.

For the attention of: M. Abdelkader Benbrahim African Development Bank

Making Finance Work for Africa / PIFD

Immeuble du Centre de commerce International d’Abidjan CCIA 01 BP 1387 Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire

Town : Abidjan

Country : Côte d’Ivoire

Tel : +225 2026 1932

E-mail : [email protected] / cc : [email protected]