EXPRESSION OF INTERESTS

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Headquarters

CONSULTANCY SERVICES – TERMS OF REFERENCE

Brief Description of the assignment : INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN SPECIALIST FOR E-LEARNING

Department making the request : SNOQ

Place of assignment : ABIDJAN

Period of assignment : May 2021 – November 2021 (6 months)

Expected start date of the assignment: Mai 2021

Closing date for expressing interest : 10 April 2021at 5:00PM (Abidjan) local time.

Expression of interest to be submitted to : [email protected] And [email protected]

Questions/ clarifications to be addressed to : [email protected]

 

Background :

The Operations Committee Secretariat & Quality Assurance Department (SNOQ) works to continuously enhance the quality and timely delivery of the Bank’s operations, adopting a one bank approach from identification to completion, with a view of enhancing of development impact. The Department is comprised of two divisions, namely the Operations Committee Secretariat (SNOQ1) and the Quality Assurance Division (SNOQ.2).

As per the Bank’s Integrated Quality Assurance Plan, management initiated the Operations Academy aimed at establishing and institutionalizing a comprehensive and compulsory curriculum in the form of online courses, with the primary objective to strengthen knowledge of operations staff. The Operations Academy which is meant to ensure that all operations staff have similarly

strong foundations in Bank processing, rules, standards and tools include a core component, the Gateway, complemented by a set of Pathways for specific groups of staff in key operational roles. The Gateway is the first phase of the Operations Academy comprising a series of ten introductory online courses while the second phase is to deliver specialized e-courses for selected job-streams including Country Managers, Task Managers, Investment & Portfolio Officers and Country Programme Officers. The Operations Academy is envisaged to cover roles relevant to Sovereign and Non-Sovereign Operations.

The Quality Assurance Division plans to recruit a consultant to work collaboratively with staff in the Division and relevant departments to support the development of e-learning courses. The consultant will also be requested to handle various responsibilities in line with the overall mandate and work program of the division.

 

Duties, Responsibilities and Expected Achievements :

The consultant is mainly expected to bring strong instructional design expertise to enhance the quality of the e-learning course under the various pathways of the Operations Academy. She/He is expected to bring expertise for the design and review of the content of e-learning courses.

 

Specific duties and responsibilities are outlined hereunder :

  • Contribute to the development of curricula and training materials under the Operations Academy through the review of contents (PPT, narratives, knowledge checks, quiz, case studies etc.) designed for online courses based on well accepted e-learning standards and practices ;
  • Advise on various instructional design approach for e-learning pathways both at portfolio and at individual e-courses level so that there is diversity in learning approach ;
  • Scripting of case studies and advice on which multi-media software would be the most appropriate taking into consideration the nature of the individual e-course and design effort/ costs ;
  • Contribute to the development of multimedia materials that can be included in individual e-courses ;
  • Assist in liaising with operations and support departments for the purpose of developing and delivering the e-learning courses ;
  • Contribute to quality assurance analytical works led by the Division as well as knowledge dissemination activities ;
  • Undertake any other tasks assigned by the recruiting task manager or the Manager of the SNOQ2 Division, thus supporting the overall execution of the Integrated Quality Assurance Plan, and the Division’s work program.

 

Essential Qualifications and Experience :

  • Hold at least a master’s degree in business administration, project management, development studies. A specific focus on knowledge management and e-learning or related disciplines is a must ;
  • Minimum of five years proven relevant work experience in knowledge management with a specific focus on e-learning in particular with engaging with Subject-Matter Experts (SMEs), designing base content, providing feedback on storyboards and advising on Alpha e-learning versions ;
  • Knowledge on Learning Management System (Moodle, SAP Succesfactor, etc.) and Instructional design software (Articulate and related multi media products like Vyond) ;
  • Have good editorial skills for English and/or French ;
  • Experience as an e-learning developer, trainer, facilitator or instructor for learning events ;
  • Excellent inter-personal and communication for engaging with SMEs is essential.

A phone or conference interview might be required to complete the selection process.

Language skills : English and French are the working languages of the African Development Bank. The program of work requires that the consultant should be fluent in English. Fluency in French would be an advantage.

Duration of the assignment and payment modalities : The duration of assignment will be for six (6) months and the estimated starting date is May 15, 2021. Payment of honorarium will be on a monthly basis after satisfactory execution of duties assigned.

The consultant will be eligible for travel expenses (air ticket, hotel accommodation and per diem) if assigned on a Bank Mission during the duration of the contract. No other travel expenses will be incurred by the Consultant.

Applications : Applications shall include a cover letter and a curriculum vitae (CV) using the following format.