REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES)

STATISTICAL CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM, PHASE V

COUNTRY: MULTINATIONAL (ALL ADF-ELIGIBLE RMCS; RECS; SROS; AND STCS)

Financing Agreement reference: 2100155040967

Project ID No.: P-Z1-K00-099

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has received financing from the African Development Fund in the form of a “financing” toward the cost of implementation of the Statistical Capacity Building Program, Phase V (SCB V). The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) intends to apply a portion of the agreed amount for this grant to eligible long term staff costs for program management of the SCB V.

The project is implemented in all African Development Fund (ADF) eligible Member states, Regional Economic Communities and Statistical Training Centers. The SCB program is the fifth (SCB-5) of ADF funded cycles for strengthening statistical capacity in Africa and is anchored on many years of accumulated practical experience and incremental value addition to the African Statistical System. The SCB-5 will be crucial for maintaining the momentum built on past gains whilst shielding against possible reversal of the gains made across the continent in recent years. The program will focus on the following components: Improving the availability and quality of economic statistics, including the measurement of the COVID-19 impact, Improving the quality and availability of Social Statistics and reporting on COVID-19, Data Collection, Management and Dissemination and Strategic Planning, Systems Development, Coordination and Training.

The Common market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) now invites eligible candidates to apply for the position of Procurement Expert under the SCB V.

Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Procurement Policy for the Bank Group-funded Operations”, dated October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.

Interested consultants may obtain further information through the email below: [email protected], [email protected]

Details of the terms of reference can also be accessed on the COMESA website, www.comesa.int under the section Opportunities/Consultancies/Job opportunities.

Applications must be made submitted by e-mail on or before 23rd June 2021 at 16.00 hours (Zambia local time) and mention “Procurement Expert – SCB V”.

Attention: Head of Procurement

Street Address: Ben Bella Road, Lusaka

Floor/Room number: Procurement and General Services Office

City: Lusaka

ZIP Code: P.O Box 30051, Lusaka Zambia

Country: Zambia

Tel: (260 – 211) 229726/29

Facsimile (fax): (260 -211) 227318

E-mail: [email protected]