Recrutement d’un développeur Drupal local senior, Côte d’Ivoire

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

“Recruitment of Senior Local Drupal Developer”

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Avenue Joseph Anoma, 01 B.P. 1387, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Corporate IT Services Department (CHIS)

E-mail : [email protected]

Telephone : (+225) 27 20 26 22 61/ (+225) 27 20 26 25 83

Expressions of interest are being requested for : Senior Local Drupal Developer.

Brief description of the Assignment :

The main objective will be to provide technical assistance and knowledge in the development of web pages, and sections design, maintenance, and support of African Energy Portal (AEP), a Drupal-based portal, managed by the Power, Energy, Climate, and Green Growth (PEVP) Complex of the Bank. The consultant will be required to gather and analyze requirements, program all or selected components of the actual portal, propose pages and section design, document components, and applications. The selected Individual Consultant will be a mobile application developer that will design and create the mobile app as well as implement web services on the portal to be linked to the application.

1. Department issuing the request : Corporate Information Technology Services (CHIS) ;
2. Place of assignment : Abidjan /Cote d’Ivoire ;
3. Duration of the assignment : Six (06) months ;
4. Tentative Date of commencement : 03 May 2021 ;
5. Detailed Terms of reference for the assignment : please see Annex 1 ;
6. Deadline for applications : Thursday 22 April 2021 at 17h00 Abidjan local time ;
7. Applications to be submitted by email to : [email protected]
8. Any questions and requests for clarifications may be sent to  :[email protected]
9. Establishment of the Short List : 

A shortlist of three to six individual consultants will be established at the end the request of expressions of interest. The consultants on the shortlist will be judged on the following criteria on the basis of their updated resume. 

The eligibility criteria, the establishment of a short list and the selection procedure shall be in conformity with the Bank’s procedure for the acquisition of consulting services funded by the Administrative or Capital expenditure. 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.

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ANNEX 1: TERMS OF REFRENCE

RECRUITMENT OF A LOCAL DRUPAL DEVELOPER

1. BACKGROUND

1.1. African Development Bank Group :

The African Development Bank Group (AFDB) is a regional multilateral development finance institution established in 1963 with a mandate to further the economic development and social progress of African countries, individually and collectively.

The Bank has approximately over 2000 staff members, who have been recruited from a wide geographic area only limited by membership in the Bank. There are currently 81 different nationalities from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas represented within the Bank, making the institution multicultural in every sense of the word. The Bank has two official languages: English and French. It co-operates with an extensive network of international development partners.

1.2. Corporate Information Technology Services Department (CHIS) :

The strategic objective of the Corporate IT Services Department (CHIS) at the Bank is to align the IT delivery strategy along with the Bank’s business strategy, to increase the organizational effectiveness through efficient use of the Information Systems (IS). Under the leadership of the Bank’s Information System’s Director, CHIS department is mandated by the Bank to deliver the best possible IT services for Bank staff, and help achieve the results that will get the Bank closer to accomplishing its development goals.

2. OBJECTIVE :

The main objective will be to provide technical assistance and knowledge in the development of web pages, and sections design, maintenance, and support of African Energy Portal (AEP), a Drupal-based portal, managed by the Power, Energy, Climate, and Green Growth (PEVP) Complex of the Bank. The consultant will be required to gather and analyze requirements, program all or selected components of the actual portal, propose pages and section design, document components, and applications. The selected Individual Consultant will be a mobile application developer that will design and create the mobile app as well as implement web services on the portal to be linked to the application.

3. SCOPE OF THE SERVICES :

The consultant duties will be as follows :

• The design, creation, testing, implementation, and support of Country Pages and Projects and Investments subpages as well as other portal sections, systems, and mobile application ;
• The site and mobile application designs of the AEP from client specifications as well as related maintenance ;
• Integrate the portal with other technologies ;
• Support the team working on the Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI), especially in the design and follow up of the online questionnaire ;
• Making recommendations towards the development of new web and mobile capabilities or reuse of existing ones ;
• Provide peer-to-peer Quality Assurance of web and mobile developments to development standards and requirements specifications ;
• Use appropriate tools to make finished web and mobile material available on a web server ;
• Maintain familiarity with a substantial range of relevant web sites, mobile applications and participates in significant discussions on developments in tools and technology and use the knowledge to advise the department of current/future trends and to anticipate any necessary changes to standards in the employing organization ;
• Anticipate the department requirements, implement additional feedback and data gathering mechanisms where required ;
• Select and use appropriate tools and techniques to provide interfaces to new and existing portal modules and advise the department on technical matters relating to such interfaces ;
• Assist in the implementation of SharePoint/Sankofa Online for Document Management and projects, which includes feature configuration, data migration, and training ;
• Liaise with the department on all aspects of application creation, from fundamental principles to implementation details ;
• Provide guidance and assistance to the department staff in any aspect of program design, creation, testing, and documentation ;
• Train and ensure proper knowledge transfer to the department staff ;
• Provide full documentation, all source codes, and all development artifacts upon completion of the assignment ;
• Help improve the Portal Search Engine Optimization (SEO), particularly with the use of Google Adwords.

4. DELIVERABLES :

The following is the list of expected deliverables during the assignment :

• System and program tests ;
• System and program documentation ;
• Well-designed Browser-based and mobile application pages ;
• Browser-based systems with excellent usability and responsiveness ;
• Creation and integration of dynamic infographics for countries, regionals, and general energy data ;
• Browser-based systems with good visitor frequency profile ;
• Users empowered through workflow automation ;
• Improved SEO.

In particular, the deliverables will include :

• Country and Regional Pages, and Portal Sections development, management and maintenance ;
• The enhanced development of the projects and investment section of the AEP ;
• The maintenance of the Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) web-based data collection system (ERI), developed within the AEP ;
• Development of a mobile application related to ERI (iPhone, IPad, and Android mobile devices) ;
• Development of a mobile app connected to the AEP Country profiles (iPhone, IPad, and Android mobile devices).

5. PROFILE OF THE LOCAL CONSULTANT :

• Must be a citizen of AfDB member countries permanently residing in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, at the time of the application ;
• Must hold at least a Master degree or equivalent in computer science, software development.

Must possess at least five (5) years of experience in web and mobile application development, including graphics, layout, scripting, programming, etc. with the following skills : 

• Expertise in Drupal (Module Development and Theming)  ;
• Expertise in web services using Drupal  ;
• Practical experience in HTML5 tools, JavaScript, CSS, SQL, graphics creation, multimedia creation ;
• Good knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint  ;
• Strong knowledge of mobile applications deployment  ;
• Solid understanding of navigation and GUI for maximizing usability ;
• Strong knowledge of image manipulation software (Photoshop)  ;
• Good interpersonal skills ;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills ;
• Good knowledge of guidelines for website accessibility.

6. DURATION :

The assignment duration is 06 months from the date of signing the contract.

The commencement date is expected for 03 May 2021.

7. LOCATION :

The work will be carried out at the Bank’s headquarter in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

8. REPORTING :

The consultant will report to the Chief of Business Solution Development.

9. REMUNERATION :

The consultant will receive a monthly lump sum rate based on his/her experience. No additional benefits or per diem will be paid. The individual consultant is responsible for his/her health insurance and accommodation costs.