Recrutement d’un consultant individuel junior pour soutenir la division développement des infrastructures rurales de la banque, Côte d’Ivoire

African Development Bank

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)

AGRICULTURE FINANCE AND RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Expressions of interest are being requested for a Junior Individual Consultant Position

1. The African Development Bank (AfDB) invites eligible consultants to indicate their Interest in Services to assist the Rural Infrastructure Development Division (AHFR.2), in the Agriculture Finance and Rural Development Department (AHFR) ;

2. The services to be provided under the Assignment include :
   • Undertake literature review on relevant topics to the Division’s work program ;
   • Conduct research and summarize data in user friendly formats (charts, tables, maps, etc.) for the preparation of reports, economic intelligence, and statements for Senior Management ;
   • Assist with the of presentation materials, flagship publications, and any other reports the Division might be called upon to produce ;
   • Backstop the Division’s staff in their other operation activities planned under the department work program ;
   • Analyze the technical proposals/studies emanating from the Regional Member Countries (RMCs) and provide effective well informed inputs towards the realization of the goals of the Feed Africa Strategy particular on the scaling up of efficient and effective value addition as a base of agro-industrialization ;
   • Actively participate in regular division and departmental meetings ;
   • Support the AHFR2 division in preparation of funding/co-financing proposals for project preparation for various RMC’s ;
   • Undertake strategic field missions as part of the Project development team implementing the Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) in RMC’s ;
   • Perform the financial setup of planned SAPZ projects in countries, such as, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, Mozambique, Liberia, Tanzania and Nigeria for the 2021 work program on Costab software (new or current versions) ;
   • Undertake the Financial and Economic analysis (CBA) of planned projects in the above-captioned countries ;
   • The consultant will also be required to perform any other tasks assigned to him/her by the AHFR.2. Division Manager ;
   • Undertake any other PEVP tasks that the PESR management may assign.

Terms of reference for the assignment is specified in Appendix I.

3. Interested Consultants shall provide information on their qualifications and experience demonstrating their ability to undertake this assignment (documents, reference to similar services, CVs, experience in similar assignments, etc.) in the format specified in Appendix II ;

4. The eligibility criteria, the establishment of a short list and the selection procedure shall be in conformity with the Bank’s Rules and Procedure for the engagement of Junior Consultants. Please, note that interest expressed by a Consultant does not imply any obligation on the part of the Bank to include him/her in the shortlist ;

5. The duration of services is six (6) months ;

6. The place of assignment is Abidjan, and ;

7. The estimate starting date is 10^th March 2020 ;

8. Interested Individual Consultants may obtain further information at the address below the Bank’s working hours.

For the EOI to be considered, the consultant needs to be registered in the AfDB

DACON              Consultant              Database               by               following              the               link : https://econsultant.afdb.org/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/zdac_wd_login_page/#…

7. Expressions of interest must be received in softcopy at the email address below no later than Friday, 9^th March 2021 at close of business at the Bank in Abidjan or 5:00 hours GMT and mention “AHFR.2 Junior Consultant – Name.”:

Léandre GBELI, E-mail: [email protected]

Olagoke OLADAPO, E-mail : [email protected], with copy to: Flora Amenan

FOTO, E-mail : [email protected]

Any questions and requests for clarifications may be sent to:

Léandre GBELI, E-mail: [email protected], with copy to: E-mail: Flora Amenan

FOTO, E-mail: [email protected]

8. A shortlist of three to six individual consultants will be established at the end of the request of expressions of interest. The consultants on the shortlist will be judged on the following criteria :

African Development Bank

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR

JUNIOR CONSULTANT

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR INDIVIDUAL JUNIOR CONSULTANT TO SUPPORT THE RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF THE BANK

Introduction :

1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND :

1.1 Established in 1964, the African Development Bank is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. There are 80 member states, including 54 in Africa (Regional Member Countries). The Bank’s development agenda is delivering the financial and technical support for transformative projects that will significantly reduce poverty through inclusive and sustainable economic growth. In order to sharply focus the objectives of the Ten Year Strategy (2013 – 2022) and ensure greater developmental impact, five major areas (High 5s) have been identified for scaling up, namely; light up and power Africa, feed Africa, industrialize Africa, integrate Africa and improve the quality of life for Africans.

1.2 One of the major flagships being promoted in the implementation of the Feed Africa Strategy is the development of Special Agro Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZs). SAPZs (in some instances may also be known as Agro-Industrial Parks, Agribusiness Parks, Mega Food Parks, Agropoles, Agro-clusters, etc.) are agro-based spatial development initiatives, designed to concentrate agro-processing activities within areas of high agricultural potential to boost productivity and integrate production, processing and marketing of selected commodities.

1.3        The Rural Infrastructure Development Division has the following deliverables :

• High-quality and Innovative Instruments for Rural Infrastructure Integrated into Projects ;
• Practical Implementation Arrangements with Key Implementing Partners ;
• Knowledge Management of Rural Infrastructure Best Practices ;
• Enabling Environment and Alliances with Key Stakeholders; and
• Monitoring of Performance and Recommendations for Corrective Actions.

2. OBJECTIVE AND ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSIGNMENT :

The consultant’s primary responsibilities will be to provide support to the Division’s Project cycle management activities.

Specifically, she/he will be requested to complete the following tasks :

• Undertake literature review on relevant topics to the Division’s work program ;
• Conduct research and summarize data in user friendly formats (charts, tables, maps, etc.) for the preparation of reports, economic intelligence, and statements for Senior Management ;
• Assist with the of presentation materials, flagship publications, and any other reports the Division might be called upon to produce ;
• Backstop the Division’s staff in their other operation activities planned under the department work program ;
• Analyze the technical proposals/studies emanating from the RMCs and provide effective well-informed inputs towards the realization of the goals of the Feed Africa Strategy particular on the scaling up of efficient and effective value addition as a base of agro-industrialization ;
• Actively participate in regular division and departmental meetings ;
• Support the AHFR2 division in preparation of funding/ co-financing proposals for project preparation for various RMC’s ;
• Undertake strategic field missions as part of the Project development team implementing SAPZs in RMC’s ;
• Perform the financial setup of planned SAPZ projects in countries, such as, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, Mozambique, Liberia, Tanzania and Nigeria for the 2021 work program on Costab software ;
• Undertake the Financial and Economic analysis (CBA) of planned projects in the above-captioned countries ;
• The consultant will also be required to perform any other tasks assigned to him/her by the AHFR.2. Division Manager.

3. ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL REPORTING :

The Consultant will work independently, under the overall guidance of the Division Manager (AHFR.2) and under the immediate supervision of the task manager for this undertaking.

4. DURATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The assignment will be for six (6) months with possibility of renewal, subject to satisfactory performance. For the entire duration of the assignment, the junior consultant shall be physically present at the Bank’s host country, in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

5. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED : 

• A Masters’ degree (or equivalent) in Agricultural Economics or related field ;
• A national of the Bank’s Regional Member Country (RMC) ;
• Less than 32 years of age ;
• A minimum of two (2) and maximum of four (4) years working experience ;
• Proficiency in Costab, MS Packages (Word, PPT and Advanced Excel), any other of the World Bank Compass tools for project analysis ;
• He should be able to communicate fluently, in writing and orally in French or English, with a good working knowledge of the other language.

6. REMUNERATION :

The Consultants will be paid a competitive monthly lump sum for the entire period in accordance with Bank’s remuneration guidelines for Junior Consultants.

African Development Bank

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) :

Please attach an updated Curriculum Vitae on the basis of the template below:

MODEL CURRICULUM VITAE – AFDB BAD PDF