AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK/BANQUE AFRICAINE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE/INSTITUT AFRICAIN DE

DÉVELOPPEMENT

TERMS OF REFERENCE RECRUITMENT OF A CONSULTANT

THE BANK:

Established in 1964, the African Development Bank is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. There are 80 member states, including 54 in Africa (Regional Member Countries). The Bank’s development agenda is delivering the financial and technical support for transformative projects that will significantly reduce poverty through inclusive and sustainable economic growth. In order to sharply focus the objectives of the Ten Year Strategy (2013 – 2022) and ensure greater developmental impact, five major areas (High 5s), all of which will accelerate our delivery for Africa, have been identified for scaling up, namely; energy, agro-business, industrialization, integration and improving the quality of life for the people of Africa. The Bank is seeking to build a management team that will lead the successful implementation of this vision.

THE COMPLEX:

The Chief Economist/Vice-President for Economic Governance and Knowledge Management is the Bank’s spokesperson on economic matters and the Vice-President for the ‘Economics Governance and Knowledge Management Complex’. The Complex is responsible for (i) providing leadership and visibility for the Bank on economic, finance, financial governance and socio economic development issues; and coordinate the generation of analytical works to inform operational policy; (ii) systematically emphasize the critical role of knowledge, experience, lessons learnt and their tangible impact on sustainable, inclusive transformation of African economies.

THE HIRING DEPARTMENT:

The African Development Institute (ECAD) coordinates and oversees capacity development in the African Development Bank Group and across its Regional Member Countries to enhance development effectiveness in Africa. Working with capacity development institutions in Africa and globally, the Institute: (i) provides capacity development advisory services including guidance tools to support effective design and delivery of investments in capacity development across the African Development Bank Group; (ii) identifies, designs and delivers tailored capacity development programmes and projects to address capacity development needs of the Bank Group and the Regional Member Countries to accelerate development effectiveness in Africa; (ii) leverages partnerships to coordinate knowledge innovations, knowledge brokerage, knowledge dissemination and outreach, and policy dialogue to improve sound policy-making and economic governance for inclusive growth and sustainable development in the regional members countries.

THE CONSULTANCY POSITION

The Consultant will support the efforts by the African Development Institute to develop two Indicators: (i) a Public Service Delivery Index for Africa (PSDI), and (ii) a Capacity Development Effectiveness Index for Africa (CDEI). The PSDI will contribute to the improvement of the quality, coverage and effectiveness of public services delivered to African citizens by monitoring progress over time, and transparently making that information public and widely available. The CDEI, on the other hand, will measure and track the capacity development effectiveness of investment policies, programs and projects in the Regional Member Countries.

The PSDI will provide a comprehensive set of indicators covering the key sectors of the Bank Group’s High 5s agenda, including: Power, Energy, Climate Change and Green Growth; Agriculture, Human Capital and Gender Empowerment; Industrialization and Trade Competitiveness; Regional Integration; and Human Wellbeing such as access to clean water and sanitation, education, health and technology delivery services. The development of indicator sets in the various high 5s related sectors are now being piloted by the Bank Group and partners, such as the Energy Regulatory Index for Africa, Energy Sector Bankability Index, African Infrastructure Development Index, and the Mo-Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG). However, each of these indices is limited in its coverage. On the other hand, the definition of capacity development remains vague and there is no index available to measure capacity development effectiveness of investments in policies, programs and projects in Africa. While national governments, Multilateral Development Banks, other Development Finance Institutions, Bilateral Donors and Philanthropies invest significant resources annually, the impacts of these investments on human skills development and institutional capacities remain weak and there is not yet a standardized measure to monitor progress. The PSDI and CDEI are designed to fill these gaps.

OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The overall objective of the assignment is to assist the African development Institute with data collection, analyses and management systems for the PSDI and CDEI.

This specific activity will include:

1. Contribute to the design of Public Service Delivery Index and the Capacity Development Effectiveness Index – Conceptual and Methodological frameworks, a mapping of available data for inclusion, collation and analyses: 

1. Participate in consultation with Stakeholders across the Bank Group and in the Regional Member Countries to agree a common set of indicators across the High 5s related sectors and produce a composite set of priority indicators to be measured;

1. Review the previous work on the literature review of PSD and CDE measurement and identification of ADI’s value addition;

• Review of the ADI’s framework for capacity development;

1. Assist in the identification of secondary data sources in the Regional Member Countries and globally in liaison with the Statistics Department of the African Development Bank Group;
2. Collation and analyses of the available secondary data source to produce the first draft of the PSDI.
3. Organization of internal and external consultation workshops to peer review the PSDI framework, both conceptually and methodologically and the data selected for inclusion in the PSDI;

• Oversee the design and implementation of surveys for primary data collection to launch the perceive PSDI index based on citizen’s reports.

• Production of the first PSDI report.

1. Assist in organizing Stakeholder Consultation for the Design of Public Service Delivery Index and the Capacity Development Effectiveness Index; internal Consultations and Workshops; and External Engagements and Conferences. 
   1. Participate in consultation with Stakeholders across the Bank Group and in the Regional Member Countries to agree a common set of indicators and produce a composite set of priority indicators to be measured;
   2. Assist in the design of methodological frameworks for the including the models for data analysis;

• Assist in the convening of design-thinking workshops with leading global experts, anchor institutions and Donors to agree the methodological frameworks and a common approach to strengthening CD effectiveness for inclusive growth for Africa.

1. Assist in the design of a virtual capacity development coordination platform to enhance CD effectiveness in Africa.

ADMINISTRATION/REPORTING

The Consultant will report to the Senior Director, African Development Institute, African Development Bank Group or his representative as may be assigned.

DURATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The assignment will run for a duration of twelve (12) months and the tentative commencement date is 15 September 2019. The assignment could be renewed subject to need, performance, and availability of resources.

COMPETENCIES (skills, experience and knowledge)

The candidate for the consultancy should possess:

1. At least a Master’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Public Policy, Governance, International Development, or related subjects.
2. At least 5 years of professional experience in economic data collection, data management and analysis and production of multi-country comparative assessments and reports based on development indicators.
3. Hands-on experience in social survey design, data collection and analyses.
4. Good knowledge of African economic and development issues; strategic mind-set, and strong capacity to analyze situations from the perspective of stakeholders and translate strategic thinking into implementation.
5. A results-oriented mind-set.
6. Excellent analytical and negotiation skills, coupled to good skills in complex data analyses, monitoring and evaluation abilities.
7. Proven ability in systems thinking, conceptualizing new approaches to solve complex analytical problems, and producing user-friendly multi-country assessment reports.
8. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English or French, with a good working knowledge of the other language. Proficiency in both English and French will be an advantage.
9. Competency in the use of standard Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), good presentation skills;
10. Competency in the use of qualitative data analyses softwares such as NVivo, MAXQDA or any other content analyses software where applicable,
11. Excellent writing and communication skills
12. Advanced experience with data management:

• • Demonstrated experience in cleaning large datasets.

• • Experience with statistical packages, for example STATA and/or SPSS, among others.

• • Knowledge on how to increase code efficiency by using loops and macros.
  • Experience in data visualization.

• • Familiarity with both linear and non-linear regression types and their appropriate usage.

• • A good level of understanding of statistical power

13. Good inter-personal skills and ability to work in a multi-cultural and complex environment.
14. Knowledge of SAP is highly desirable.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

REMUNERATION

The Consultant will be paid a lump sum amount monthly covering fees and per diem while in Abidjan. Additionally, per diem will be paid for days spent on missions outside Abidjan. The Bank will also cover travel expenses and insurance where applicable, in line with the Bank’s Travel Policy for individual consultants.

DUTY POST

The primary location of the position is within the African Development Institute, established at the African Development Bank Group Head Quarters in Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire. The Consultant should be available to travel within Africa and globally for official missions as may be required.

The African Development Institute of the African Development Bank invites Individual Consultants to indicate interest in the above assignment. The interested individuals shall provide information in writing on their qualifications and experience, describing their ability to undertake the assignment.

Applications to be submitted to: Africandevelopmentinstitute@afdb.org

Any questions and requests for clarifications may be sent to: Ms. Tchie Hortense (h.tchie@afdb.org).

Expression of interest must be received no later than September 4, 2019 at 17:00 hours Abidjan local time, and specifically mentioning: Consultancy Services for Design of Public Service Delivery Index and the Capacity Development Effectiveness Index.