REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Headquarters

Department for Delivery, Performance Management and Results

E-mail: h.debbiche@afdb.org ; and c.kone@afdb.org ;  Telephone : +225-2026-5239

Expressions of interest are requested for One Individual Consultant Position

 

 

Brief Description of the assignment : Rolling out of the Results Reporting System.

Department making the request : SNDR

Place of assignment : ABIDJAN

Period of assignment : January 2020- June 2020 (06 months)

Expected start date of the assignment : 02 January 2020

Last date for expressing interest : 20 December 2019 at 5:00PM (Abidjan) local time.

Expression of interest to be submitted to : h.debbiche@afdb.org and c.kone@afdb.org

Questions/ clarifications to be addressed to : h.debbiche@afdb.org and c.kone@afdb.org

Terms of reference

Background :

  1. Within the Senior Vice Presidency Complex, the Department for Delivery, Performance Management and Results supports Senior Management in meeting AfDB’s development mandate, improving operational and corporate performance, accelerating the pace of delivery and increasing the Bank’s impact on development. As part of its mandate, it also works to strengthen the Bank’s, external and internal, accountability for results and promotes a performance-oriented culture across the organisation. The Corporate Performance and Accountability Division is responsible for establishing and maintaining corporate frameworks for assessing and tracking the Bank’s development effectiveness and performance. As part of this mandate, it seeks to strengthen the Bank’s internal and external accountability and promote a performance-oriented culture ;
  1. In particular, the Corporate Performance and Accountability Division is developed the Results Reporting System (RRS) to improve Bank’s development effectiveness. The RRS was developed in collaboration with the Corporate IT Services Department and the Quality Assurance Division. Planned for roll out in 2020, it will provide the Bank’s management and staff with real-time information on key measures of portfolio performance by sector, region and country. It will help digitise the quality assurance process throughout the project cycle from the results-based logical framework, to the Implementation Progress and Performance Results report (IPR) and the Project Completion Report (PCR).
  1. The main goal of this consultancy is to support the institutionalization and roll out of new results reporting system, supporting its use by Bank’s staff and management. The expected outcome is a fully functioning Results Reporting System and a strengthened development effectiveness in Bank operations ;

  1. Duties, Responsibilities and Expected Achievements

Specific duties and responsibilities are outlined hereunder :

  • Test the RRS on Bank projects to ensure that it complies to its functional requirement specifications and responds to user needs ;
  • Document challenges and identify solutions for possible improvements of the RRS ahead as part of its full roll out ;
  • Assist staff in the entry of operations’ data along the various quality assurance tools of the project cycle: logical framework, IPR and PCR ;
  • Contribute to the preparation of training materials related to the roll out of the RRS ;
  • Provide support to Task Managers on the use of the RRS and ensure data consistency and integrity ;
  • Follow up with task managers on timely entry of PCRs and IPRs in the system ;
  • Respond to requests received through the RRS Help Desk ;
  • Contribute to the design and maintenance of dashboards related to the use of the RRS ;
  • Undertake any other tasks/assignments as assigned by the Manager of SNDR.1.

  1. Management/supervision of the consultancy :

The Consultant will work under the overall guidance of the SNDR.1 Manager, and the immediate supervision of the Principal Results Officer.

  1. Essential Qualifications and Experience :
  • Hold at least a Master’s degree in business administration, statistics, economics, development studies or related disciplines ;
  • Minimum of six years proven relevant work experience in development cooperation gained in an International Organization including experience related to project design, development issues, data analysis and information systems ;
  • Knowledge of operational policies, procedures, and review processes of multilateral development banks or other development agencies ;
  • Familiarity with and practical experience of results-based management and/or quality assurance ;
  • Strong record of working effectively across institutional boundaries and for resolving differences by determining needs and forging solutions that benefit all parties ;
  • Experience with pack office (Excel and Power Point) is required. Knowledge of database management systems will be an advantage ;
  • Excellent inter-personal and communication skills.

  1. Language skills :

English and French are the working languages of the African Development Bank. The consultant should be able to communicate and write effectively in French or English, with a very good working knowledge of the other language.

  1. Duration of the Assignment :

The consultancy is expected to start in January 2020 and will cover a period of 06 months.

  1. Remuneration for the Assignment :

During the duration of the contract, the Consultant will be based at the Bank’s Headquarters in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The Consultant will be paid a round trip ticket from the point of recruitment to Abidjan. No per diem and accommodation will be paid in Abidjan. The consultant will also be eligible for travel expenses (air ticket, hotel accommodation and per diem) while assigned on a Bank mission during the duration of the contract. Payment of honorarium (according to a scale based on years of experience) will be on a monthly basis after satisfactory execution of duties assigned to him/her.

Please attach an updated Curriculum Vitae on the basis of the template below :

MODEL CURRICULUM VITAE – AFDB BAD PDF

 

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