REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Immeuble du HQ

Avenue Joseph Anoma

01 Boite Postale 1387 ABIDJAN 01

COTE D’IVOIRE”

Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery (RDVP) Complex BUSINESS ANALYSIS, PLANNING, DELIVERY AND REPORTING

CONSULTANT

[email protected]

[email protected]

Telephone: (225) 27.20.26.24.75

Title of the assignment : Recruitment of BUSINESS ANALYSIS, PLANNING, DELIVERY AND REPORTING Individual Consultant

Brief description of the Assignment: The Business Planning, Business Delivery and Business Restructuring consultant will support the Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Complex (RDVP).

Department issuing the request: RDVP front office

Place of assignment: home based assignment

Duration of the assignment: 120 days.

Tentative Date of commencement:  April; 1st 2021.

Deadline for applications:  March; 25th 2021.

Applications to be submitted to: Frederik Teufel [email protected] and to Samia Tagougui

[email protected]

Any questions and requests for clarifications may be sent to: Frederik Teufel [email protected] and to Samia Tagougui [email protected]

Terms of Reference : please see Annex 1.

Establishment of the Shortlist

 

 

A shortlist of six individual consultants will be established at the end of the request of expressions of interest, whereby the applicants will be ranked on the following criteria :

  • General qualification and suitability for the assignment (25%) ;
  • Experience with the Business Analysis, Planning, Delivery and Reporting (20%) ;
  • Writing and presentation skills based on a written and oral examination (25%) ;
  • Experience in public sector, multilateral development institutions or government concerns (15%) ;
  • Language capacity (10%) ;
  • Experience in African countries (5%).

Please attach updated Curriculum Vitae based on the template below (Annex2). 

ANNEX 1 Terms of reference

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP

Regional Development, Integration and Business delivery complex

RDVP

Business Analysis, Planning, Delivery and Reporting Consultant

BACKGROUND :

Established in 1964, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is a multi-lateral development finance institution and the premier pan-African organization fostering economic growth and social progress in Africa. The AfDB’s primary goal is to reduce poverty and improve living standards by mobilizing resources within and outside Africa and providing financial and technical assistance for development projects and programs in Africa.

The AfDB is a unique proposition: as an African organization serving Africans, it is a motor for economic progress and integration, and the voice of Africa and African development across the continent. It endeavours to be at the centre of Africa’s transformation and to improve the quality of Africa’s growth. It aims to broaden and

deepen that process of transformation, mainly by ensuring that growth is shared and not isolated, for all African citizens and countries, not just for some.

To catalyse Africa’s transformation, the AfDB leverages systemically its own resources; it acts as catalyst for significantly scaling up development finance for Africa and for mobilizing domestic resources. In 2020, approvals through the African Development Bank totalled UA 2.48 billion and the share of non-sovereign operations was 15.8 percent. African Development Fund approvals in 2020 totalled UA 1.39 billion.

AFDB High Fives

The AfDB president has highlighted five priority areas, known as the “high-fives”, for the African Development Bank. Over the next ten years, the Bank will :

  • Light up and power Africa’ by unlocking the energy potential ;
  • Feed Africa’ by transforming the agriculture and agro-processing sectors ;
  • Industrialize Africa’ by unlocking the potential of small, medium and large businesses ;
  • Integrate Africa’ through regional infrastructural projects; and
  • Improve the quality of life for Africans’ through the provision of water, health and sanitation.

 

DUTIES :

The African Development Bank is rolling out a new development and business delivery model to bring its operations closer to its clients; grow its portfolios from sovereign and private sector operations; and expand the revenue of the Bank. This model will enable the Bank to better deploy high quality knowledge and advisory services, and, most importantly, to accelerate its developmental impacts across Africa in operationalizing the implementation of the One Bank approach.

The Bank has established five regional development and business delivery hubs, with one in each region of Africa: North, South, East, West, and Central. A country department has also been established in Nigeria. The new structure will drive and ensure the operational efficiency, effectiveness and overall health of the Bank’s portfolio across their regions to achieve significant developmental impacts, transferring the responsibilities of implementation and integration of all aspects of the Bank’s work in that region to the sub-Regional level.

The Business Planning, Business Delivery and Business Restructuring consultant will support the Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Complex (RDVP).

Specific responsibilities will include ad hoc assignments, but are not limited to :

  • Advise the Vice President and RDVP management on operational entry points for policy dialogue and investment operations in RMCs ;
  • Prepare engagement briefs and presentations to support policy dialogue at country and regional level ;
  • Carry out stock-taking exercises and other research to inform RDVP’s footprint across regions and countries ;
  • Complete reviews for budget, portfolio, staffing and footprint across the RDVP complex ;
  • Develop affordability analyses related to new organizational structures, staffing models, span of control and business delivery mechanisms in support of the new DBDM ;
  • Support resource mobilization efforts, as required, especially through advice to the RDVP ;
  • Support the work of the RDVP on key corporate deliverables and initiatives, including deliverables for the Operations Committee (OPSCOM) and the Senior Management Coordination Committee (SMCC) ;
  • Assist RDVP in the corporate KPI exercise and produce deliverables for deployment of KPIs across the RDVP complex ;
  • Draft, edit and proofread business strategy, policy and operational documents and briefs to ensure high-quality and engaging papers ;
  • Undertake any other assignment given by the Vice President aimed at achieving the overall objective of this assignment.

SELECTION CRITERIA : 

  • Master’s degree in a relevant field such as business, information systems technology, finance, economics, or related field ;
  • Minimum of twelve years of relevant work experience ;
  • Experience working in strategic management, financial modelling or structuring, project and portfolio management, international development, research and analysis, and combined with either relevant private financial sector or public sector ;
  • Excellent understanding of finance concepts, business delivery and reorganization ;
  • Highly developed analytical, problem-solving and research skills, with the ability to work with large amounts of data, and advanced modelling capacity ;
  • Demonstrated experience in drafting and editing of business strategy, policy and operational documents and briefs ;
  • Ability to conceptualize, innovate, plan, project, manage, and execute complex ideas, as well as to impart knowledge and coach ;
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and across teams and establish harmonious and effective working relationships both within and outside the organization ;
  • Demonstrated strength/fluency in English or oral and written communications, including ability to draft finance documents and to articulate ideas verbally in a clear and compelling way to audiences of varied levels ;
  • Fluency in French is desirable but not essential ;
  • Highly attentive to details, ensuring accuracy of all calculations, models, documents, and communications.
  1. Competencies : 
  2. Deliver Results for Clients: Achieves results and identifies mission-driven solutions for the client ;
  3. Lead and Innovate: Develops innovative solutions with others ;
  4. Collaborate Within Teams and Across Boundaries: Initiates collaboration across boundaries and broadly across the organization ;
  5. Create, Apply and Share Knowledge: Creates, applies and shares knowledge from across and outside RDVP complex to strengthen internal and/or external client solutions ;
  6. Financial Risk Analysis & Modelling: Develop new or edit existing financial models to value different organizational initiatives. Runs sensitivity analysis and analyses different scenarios. Understands and can utilize modelling and forecasting techniques based on projected values for complex and innovative financial instruments to evaluate impacts of financial risks.

REPORTING AND DUTY STATION :

The consultant will report to the Vice-President, Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Complex. The consultant is primarily a home-based assignment but expected to undertake missions to Abidjan and concerned countries as needed in order to achieve the objectives of this consultancy. The purpose, timing and duration of travel will be agreed upon between RDVP and the consultant. All travelling costs shall be borne by the AfDB in accordance with its applicable travel policy.

DELIVERABLES : 

  • Prepare Operational Dashboard reports for each of the five regions within RDVP ;
  • Prepare staffing and footprint analyses pertaining to the deployment of staff to Regional Hubs and Country Offices within the new organizational structure ;
  • Produce deliverables in support of RDVP’s lending and non-lending activities, including senior management and Board presentations, as well as documentation required to support the operationalization of the DBDM within RDVP ;
  • Prepare the mapping and operationalization exercises for the new country office rightsizing exercise within RDVP ;
  • Produce RDVP inputs to the Bank-wide KPI exercise ;
  • Produce RDVP deliverables for OPSCOM and the SMCC ;
  • Prepare engagement briefs to support policy dialogue at regional and country level ;
  • Draft, edit and proofread strategy documents, policy briefs and operational documents, as may be required from time to time.

Duration :

The contract will be a framework contract starting in April 2021 for a total of 120 working days. The working days shall not necessarily be continuous but based on the need of the RDVP as may be requested by the Vice President. The contract can be renewed based on satisfactory performance and business need. In accordance with the AfDB guidelines, travel time is not considered billable working time.

MODEL CURRICULUM VITAE – AFDB BAD PDF