REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Resource Mobilization Consultant – African Water Facility (AWF)

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Immeuble CCIA, Avenue Joseph Anoma, 01 B.P. 1387, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

African Water Facility (AWF), Water Development & Sanitation Department (AHWS)

Email : s.blazyk@afdb.org , Telephone : (+225) 27 2026 4429

1. The African Development Bank hereby invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in the following Assignment: Resource Mobilization Consultant – African Water Facility (AWF) ;

2. The AWF is an initiative of the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) that aims to mobilize resources to finance water resources management and development activities in Africa. The AWF was established as a special water fund hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in 2004 and commenced operations in 2006. The Instrument for the Establishment of the AWF Special Fund provides the legal framework for the administration and operations of the AWF and specifies the trusteeship responsibilities of the African Development Bank. The AWF is the sole continental wide African project-preparation Facility dedicated exclusively to the Water Sector. Since inception, the AWF has mobilized approximately €170 million from 17 donors for its programs. The AWF is hosted withing the Water Development & Sanitation Department of AfDB (AHWS). The AWF is implementing its third strategy spanning the period 2017 to 20215. To implement its Strategy, the AWF intends to raise at least € 20 million annually for the remaining duration of the Strategy (2021-2025). To support the mobilization of these resources, AWF seeks to hire the services of a seasoned Resource Mobilization Consultant ;

3. The key objectives of the assignment are :

• Updating and Finalization of the Resource Mobilization Strategy and Action Plan (RMSAP) into an action-oriented document including development of the key performance indicators (besides others of income indicators and achievements in a yearly basis) to monitor and measure progress. The finalisation of the RMSAP will involve intensive consultations with various stakeholders which include (AWF, AMCOW, Donors, relevant units of AfDB, including the Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Department) among others ;

• Development of a sustainable and actionable resource mobilization framework in the form of a three years rolling plan and a one year work plan centered around the key activities agreed for the RMSAP covering the remaining term of the AWF Strategy. The framework will include, but not be limited to, a database of actionable information to be captured, maintained, updated and used for achieving the objectives of the resources mobilization campaign (real time donor contact information, leads, donor intelligence, AWF developed funding proposals, responsibilities and status, etc). At the end of the assignment, AWF should have a clearly articulated and operational resource mobilization work program with specific roles, targets and accountabilities  :

1. Coordinating development of key documents for fund raising and outreach activities, including the needed papers to be presented in the AWF funding event ;
2. Organization of a fund-raising event to consolidate the funding commitments of the donors. This could be a roundtable (virtual or face to face) or a special meeting in the margins of an international conference. The consultant will fully prepare this event and facilitate it. (The level of expected mobilized amount is a commitment of USD 40-80 million).

4. The AWF invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the above-described services. Interested Consultants shall provide information on their qualifications and experience demonstrating their ability to undertake this Assignment (documents, reference to similar services, experience in similar assignments, etc.) ;

5. The eligibility criteria, the establishment of a short list and the selection procedure shall be in conformity with the Bank’s Procurement Policy and Procedure for Corporate Consultants Recruitment. 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 ;

6. The estimated workload and duration of the assignment is 10 days per month for 9 months. The assignment is expected to start on October 1^st, 2021 and end June 30^th, 2022. (Total 90 days) ;

7. Interested Individual Consultants may obtain further information at the address below during the Bank’s working hours: from 08:00 to 17:00 hours, Abidjan Local Time ;

8. Expressions of Interest must be received by email at the address below no later than Friday 13 August 2021 at 17h00, Abidjan local time and specifically mentioning “Resource Mobilization Consultant-African Water Facility (AWF).

For the attention of :

Mr. Samuel BLAZYK

Chief Program & Coordination Officer, African Water Facility (AWF)

Immeuble CCIA, Avenue Jean-Paul II 01 BP 1387, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

E-mail : s.blazyk@afdb.org Copy : f.kargbo@afdb.org

9. 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.