REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
01 BP 1387 Abidjan 01,
Côte d’Ivoire
Treasury Department – Treasury Operations
Corporate IT Services Department – Program Management Operation
E-mail : IT_Recruitment@afdb.org
Telephone : (+225) 20 26 25 83
- Expressions of interest are being requested for : SWIFT Consultant
- Brief description of the Assignment :
The purpose of this request for expression of interest is to select a certified consultant that will review the Bank’s SWIFT architecture, perform a high-level business analysis and assist the Bank in validating the steps for implementation of any SWIFT upgrades.
The objectives of the consultancy are :
- To review the current SWIFT technical Architecture, the configuration and settings of SWIFT applications (SWIFT Alliance Access (SAA), SWIFT Alliance Gateway, SWIFT WebPlatform and SWIFTNet Link.) ;
- To propose and immediately implement sustainable solutions to the successive disruptions that AfDB has been experiencing ;
- To ensure the continuity of the production systems
- Department issuing the request : Corporate Information Technology Services (CHIS)
- Place of assignment : Abidjan /Cote D’Ivoire
- Duration of the assignment : Three (03) months
- Tentative Date of commencement : 01 February 2019.
- Detailed Terms of reference for the assignment : The TOR are in annex 1 below
- Deadline for applications : Friday 18 January 2019 at 17h00 Abidjan local time.
- Applications to be submitted by email to : IT_Recruitment@AFDB.ORG
- Any questions and requests for clarifications may be sent to : IT_RECRUITMENT@AFDB.ORG
- 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.
| General qualifications and adequacy for the assignment to be undertaken | 35% |
| Similar experience in the area of expertise of the assignment | 45% |
| Experience with the Bank and/or multilateral donors | 10% |
| Language proficiency | 05% |
| Knowledge of the region (assignment environment) | 05% |
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.
