Recrutement d’un consultant assistance dans le travail juridique de l’unité

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

CCI Building, Avenue Jean Paul II, 01 BP 1387 Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire

Sanctions Appeals Board

E-mail : [email protected]

Telephone : +225 2026 5630

Expressions of Interest being requested for a Consultant Position

Abidjan time (GMT) mentioning:

Consultant for assistance in legal work

(BSAB)

Applications to be submitted to:

Ms. Patience GOGO

African Development Bank

Head Quarters Building

Avenue Joseph Anoma

01 BP 1387 Abidjan – Plateau

Cote d’Ivoire

Tel : +225-2026-5630

Email : [email protected]

Cc : Mariam DIAWARA : Email : [email protected]

Any questions/ clarifications could be sent to : [email protected]

TERMS OF REFERENCES

BACKGROUND :

The African Development Bank is a regional multilateral development finance institution established in 1964 with a mandate to further economic development and social progress of African countries, individually and collectively. It is member of the African Development Bank Group (“the Bank Group”) together with the African Development Fund and the Nigeria Trust Fund.

Flowing from its mandate, the Bank Group has a fiduciary and legal duty to ensure that funds are used for the purposes for which they were intended. Where firms or individuals divert these funds to other uses through fraud, corruption, coercion, collusion or obstruction, defined as “Sanctionable Practices”, the Bank Group exercises this fiduciary duty by sanctioning these entities through an administrative process.

In this line, the Sanctions Appeals Board (“SAB”) is the second tier, and appellate body, of the two-tier Sanctions System set up by the African Development Bank pursuant to the terms of the Cross debarment Agreement signed between the Multilateral development banks (MDBs) on 9 April 2010. Therefore, the SAB receives and determines appeals from the Sanctions Commissioner’s decisions and performs such other functions and responsibilities as set forth in the Sanctions Procedures. It is made of six members including four external members (two substantive and two alternate members) and two internal members (one substantive and one alternate member). In accordance with its Terms of Reference, the SAB decides cases “de novo” in full or in panels (two external members and one internal member), depending on the complexity and nature of the case.

SCOPE OF WORK :

The consultant will assist the Secretary to the Sanctions Appeals Board (SAB) in all the legal work of the unit :

1. Drafting in English of BSAB Rules and Procedures ;
2. Follow-up of the Bank’s Sanctions Procedures’ amendment ;
3. Drafting of the Directive on the Bank’s Sanctions Procedures and Sanctioning Guidelines ;
4. Preparing of all necessary documentations in English and French for SAB session ;
5. Drafting in English and French of all decisions determined by the SAB during its session ;
6. Notifying SAB final decisions to stakeholders ;
7. Undertaking in any other legal work as instructed by the Secretary to the SAB.

III.DELIVERABLES :

Timely delivery of :

1. Documentations for the holding of the SAB session; Draft Decisions of SAB session ;
2. English / French versions of the SAB Rules and Procedures ;
3. Directive on the Bank’s Sanctions Procedures and Sanctioning Guidelines ;
4. Timely notification of SAB final decisions to stakeholders ;
5. Any other legal documents as requested by the Secretary to the SAB.

COMPETENCIES :

The consultant must have :

• At list a Master degree in Law, plus admission to the Bar of or diploma to practice law in a African Development Bank member country, or a first university degree plus relevant combination of academic qualification in Law (e.g. Juris Doctor JD) plus admission to the Bar of(or diploma to practice Law in a member country of the Bank or equivalent advanced degree in related field;
• At least 6 years of relevant professional experience with an established law firm or an international financial institution, including in the area of law and dispute resolution mechanism, anti-corruption, procurement matters and Auditing;
• A knowledge or an experience in the conduct of investigations, standards of proof and evidence, and legal and policy issues relating to the operations of the bank or similar institutions;
• A knowledge of the Bank’s rule and procedures;
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver within tight deadlines;
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and effective communication, team building, inter-personnel, writing and analytical skills;
• Ability to communicate and write effectively in English and French;
• IT Competence in the use of standard software such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Internet.

DURATION AND PLACE OF ASSIGNMENT :

The Consultant will work under the overall supervision of the Secretary to the Sanctions Appeals Board for a period of three (3) months. The Consultant will need to be based at the Bank’s Headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

REMUNERATION FOR THE ASSIGNMENT :

• The successful candidate will receive a monthly fee of ten thousand US dollars (US$ 10,000) in line with the Bank’s guidelines on consultants’ remuneration ;
• The Consultant will take up the assignment effective from the date of signature of the contract by both parties ;
• Please attach an updated Curriculum vitae based on the template below.

MODEL CURRICULUM VITAE – AFDB BAD PDF