REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR A JUNIOR CONSULTANT African Development Bank Immeuble CCIA Avenue Jean-Paul II 01 BP 1387 ABIDJAN 01 Abidjan, Côte d Ivoire Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) Secretariat Email: m.hassan@afdb.org; h.benayed@afdb.org Telephone: +225 20 26 21 82 Title of the assignment: Recruitment of a Junior Consultant to follow up the preparation of the Annual Report on Infrastructure Financing Trends in Africa - 2016 Brief description of the Assignment: The Secretariat of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA), hosted by the African Development Bank, is producing the 2016 edition of the Annual Report on the Infrastructure Financing Trends in Africa. The report, produced annually by the ICA, is a key publication of strategic importance to the objectives of the ICA. The report provides information on annual financial commitments/investments and disbursements towards infrastructure development in Africa. The 2015 report can be found on the ICA website at: http://www.icafrica.org/fileadmin/documents/annual_reports/ica_2015_annual_report.pdf The main objective of the assignment would be to follow up with the consulting firm in charge of preparing (Research & Write) the report in collaboration with the ICA Secretariat. Department issuing the request: ICA Place of assignment: Abidjan, Côte d Ivoire Duration of the assignment: 6 months Tentative Date of commencement: 14 th April 2017 Deadline for applications: 14 th February 2017 Applications to be submitted to: Mr. Mohamed Hassan Coordinator, ICA Secretariat African Development Bank IMMEUBLE CCIA - AVENUE JEAN-PAUL II 01 BP 1387 ABIDJAN 01 COTE D IVOIRE Telephone: +225 20 26 2182 Email: m.hassan@afdb.org; h.benayed@afdb.org Any questions and requests for clarifications may be sent to: h.benayed@afdb.org
Terms of Reference for: FOLLOW UP ON THE PRODUCTION OF THE REPORT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING TRENDS IN AFRICA 2016 1. Introduction / Background The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) was launched at the G8 Gleneagles summit in 2005. The membership is the G8 countries, the World Bank Group, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank and Development Bank of South Africa. African institutions such as the African Union, the New Partnership for Africa s Development (NEPAD) and the Regional Economic Communities all participate as observers in the meetings of the consortium. AfDB has hosted the Secretariat of the ICA since its inception in 2006. At the May 2011 Annual meeting of the Consortium, the decision was made to enlarge ICA membership from G8 to G20. In November 2013, the Republic of South Africa joined the ICA as the first G20 country non-g8 and first African country member of the ICA. The ICA is a major initiative to accelerate progress to meet the urgent infrastructure needs of Africa in support of economic growth and development. It addresses both national and regional constraints to infrastructure development with an emphasis on regional infrastructure, recognizing the challenges at this scale. The Consortium is intended to make its members more effective at supporting infrastructure by pooling efforts in selected areas such as information sharing, project development and good practice. Although ICA is not a financing agency, the consortium acts as a platform to broker more financing of infrastructure projects and programmes in Africa. The main objectives of the ICA can be broadly defined as follows: - Increase the amount of finance going to sustainable infrastructure in Africa from public, private and public and private sources; - Facilitate greater cooperation between members of ICA and other important sources of finance e.g. China, India, Arab Funds and the private sector; - Highlight and help remove policy and technical blockages and progress; - Increase knowledge of the sector and through monitoring and reporting on the key trends and development. Increasingly, the ICA is working to improve the co-ordination of activities among members, as well as between members and other significant sources of infrastructure finance, including China, India, the Arab and Islamic financiers (who form the ICA s Arab Co-ordination Group), African regional development banks and the private sector. The ICA s core publication is the annual Report on Infrastructure Financing Trends in Africa. It is a key publication of strategic importance to the objectives of the ICA. The report provides information on annual financial commitments/investments and disbursements towards infrastructure development in Africa. The 2015 report can be found on the ICA website at: Infrastructure Financing trends in Africa 2015. 2. Objectives of the Assignment The ICA is therefore looking for a full time Junior Consultant for a period of six months to follow up with the consulting firm preparing (Research & Write) the report in collaboration with the ICA Secretariat.
3. Main activities and deliverables The main activities of the assignment are: - Follow up with the consultant firm in charge of the preparation of the report the overall process; - Help obtain the needed data from the various stakeholders; - Assist the Consultant Firm in organizing the qualitative interviews with the members of ICA; - Review the data and the draft report submitted by the consultant with the help of the Secretariat; - Follow up the printing procurement with the help of the Secretariat. This is an operational role. The junior consultant is expected to work diligently to ensure that all duties are met. In terms of deliverables, the consultant should produce a critique working note to serve as lessons learnt for the next editions of the report. 4. Administration/reporting The recruited Junior Consultant will be supervised by the Task Manager in charge of the Annual Report. They shall report to the Coordinator of ICA Secretariat. 5. Duration and place of the assignment The assignment duration is 6 months starting mid-april, 2017. The Junior Consultant will be based in Abidjan, Côte d Ivoire. 6. Qualifications and Experience required The PROSPECTIVE candidate should have the following qualifications and experiences: - Citizenship of one of the Bank member countries; - Be aged of less than 32 years at the signature of the contract; - At least a Master s degree or equivalent related to one of ICA s infrastructure sectors (transport, water, energy, ICT) or statistics; - At least 2 years, and maximum 5 years, of experience in research or consultancy, related to at least one of the infrastructure sectors in Africa. Experience in more than one sector is a plus; - Rigorous, results-oriented individual with strong analytical skills; - Experience in working with complex data and in writing data analysis reports; - Strong communication (both orally and in writing) in English and knowledge of French. Proficiency in French is an advantage; - Proficiency in personal computer and Microsoft products including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Outlook. 7. Remuneration The consultant shall be paid a total monthly lump sum, comprising fee, subsistence and other incidentals, for the duration of the assignment and commensurate with the number of years of work experience. The Bank will cover travel and field mission costs as per its rules. Please attach an updated Curriculum vitae on the basis of the template attached
MODEL CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) Surname: First Name: Birth Date: Nationality: Address: Country: Telephone: E-mail: Are any of your family members (spouse/partner, father/mother, Brother/sister, Son/daughter, etc.) employed in the African Development Bank? Yes No If «Yes», the following data must be provided Name Relationship Organization Unit Place of Assignment Language Level Read Written Spoken English French Other Key Qualification Please provide (i) a summary of your experience and training highlighting the most relevant and the responsibilities which you exercised. Utilize one half-page maximum. Education (University Level and above only) Name Of University- Period Diploma Main Topic/Major City-Country From To Professional Training
Name of Training Institution-City -Country Type of Training Period Certificates or Diploma Obtained From To Employment Record (1): Begin with your most recent employment. For each job since your Master Degree achievement, please indicate: -Name of the Employer -Type of Activity/Business of the Employer -Title / Function -Place of Employment - Description of main accomplishments and responsibilities Reference: Please indicate the name and address of three persons with no family relationship with yourself, familiar with your character and titles. I hereby certify that the responses which I provided above are all, to the best of my knowledge, true, complete and accurate. I acknowledge that an inaccurate statement or essential omission in a personal declaration or another document required by the African Development Bank might result in the rejection of my application, termination of my Contract or any other administrative sanction by the Bank. The African Development Bank may verify any statements which I made in this application. Date: Signature: