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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

[Headquarters – AfDB – Avenue Joseph Anoma

01 BP 1387 Abidjan 01 – Côte d’Ivoire]

[General Secretariat PSEG.1

E-mail : [email protected]

Telephone: 20 23 57 07

Fax: (+225) 20 24 21 57

Expressions of interest are being requested for one long term Individual Consultant Position Brief description of the Assignment :

 

Coverage of Meetings : The consultants shall be required to cover the meetings of the Boards of Governors, Boards of Directors, Committees of the Boards of Governors and Boards of Directors, informal meetings of the Boards of Directors and any other Bank Group sponsored meetings organized at and/or outside the Headquarters Location deemed to be covered by PSEG1.

Preparation of Reports : The consultants shall be required to prepare reports on meetings covered. These include: (a) Official Record of the Boards of Governors during Bank Group Annual Meetings; (b) Reports of the Subsidiary Organs of the Boards of Governors; (c) Highlights of Board meetings; (d) Flash Reports of Board Committee meetings; (e) Full Reports of Committee meetings. Short reports on informal meetings, highlighting the main conclusions reached will also be required for submission to the President for information. It should be noted that Highlights of Board meetings and Flash Reports of Committee meetings should be ready forty-eight (48) hours after the meetings. The first draft of the detailed Committee Report should be ready within a maximum period of ten (10) days after the meeting, on the understanding that the final text would be ready in the two working languages of the Bank, for circulation to Board members within two to three weeks.

Follow-Up of Draft Reports : The consultant shall follow-up on the processing of their reports through the various stages of content clearance at the levels of the Department, senior Management and Committee Chairs. He/She shall also follow-up the translation process with colleagues and harmonize the two versions (original and translated texts).

Circulation of the Final Drafts of Highlights and Reports : The consultant shall circulate, after the Secretary General’s signature, the final drafts of Highlights and Committee Reports to Board members in the Bank’s 2 working languages and in both hard and electronic copies, for approval on a lapse-of-time basis.

Translation Assignments : Reports and Highlights shall be translated within the Conference Analyst Section and Consultants shall be entrusted with translation assignments on a regular basis.

Department issuing the request : General Secretariat PSEG.1

Place of assignment : Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire and work from here during the whole consultancy period

Duration of the assignment : 6 Month

Tentative Date of commencement : 1st December 2020

Detailed Terms of reference for the assignment :

Deadline for applications : 24th November 2020

Applications to be submitted to : [email protected] and [email protected]

Any questions and requests for clarifications may be sent to : [email protected] and [email protected]

Terms of Reference for : CONSULTANT CONFERENCE ANALYST

  1. Introduction / Background
  1. Objectives of the Assignment

The tasks of the consultants will require them to be fully involved in the activities of the Conference Analyst Section

  1. Main activities and deliverables
  • Coverage of Meetings 
  • Preparation of Reports 
  • Follow-Up of Draft Reports 
  • Circulation of the Final Drafts of Highlights and Reports 
  • Translation Assignments
  1. Administration/reporting

The consultants shall report directly to the Head of conference analyst section, PSEG1, and work under his supervision

  1. Duration of the assignment: 6 Month
  1. Qualifications and Experience required:
  • At least a Master’s degree or its equivalent in linguistics, journalism, communication, macro-economics, international relations, Development Studies, Finance, Social science and other related disciplines;
  • Strong and proven translation skills;
  • Preferably a minimum of (7) years of relevant professional experience with sound analytical aptitudes

Please attach updated Curriculum Vitae on the basis of the attached template.

MODEL CURRICULUM VITAE – AFDB BAD PDF