REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Africa Development Bank (AfDB)

Climate Finance Division (PECG1)

African Climate Technology and Finance Center and Network (ACTFCN)

Adaptation Expert – Individual Medium-term Consultant

1. The African Development Bank hereby invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest for the assignment of Adaptation Expert under the African Climate Technology and Finance Center and Network (ACTFCN) ;

2. This project is part of a GEF initiative to establish regional climate technology and finance centers with the regional multilateral development banks. The ACTFCN is financed by set aside funds from the GEF trust fund (GEFTF) and the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) and it is managed by the Climate Finance Division (PECG1) of the African Development Bank ;

3. The objective of ACTFCN is to support Sub-Saharan African (SSA) member countries in scaling-up the deployment of low-carbon and climate resilient technologies for climate change mitigation and adaptation. The project has three components: (1) enhancing knowledge and networking (2) enabling the scaling-up of technology transfer through policy, institutional and organizational reforms; and (3) integrating climate change technologies into investment programs and projects ;

4. The Adaptation Expert will support the AfDB’s capacity to execute the project. This support will consist in defining activities to be supported by ACTFCN under the adaptation sub-component. The tasks required will include technical review of proposals supporting adaptation activities and assistance to the center in implementing its work program, under the direction of the ACTFCN task Manager and the overall supervision of the Manager of PECG1 ;

5. For the EOI to be considered, the consultant needs to be registered in the AfDB DACON Consultant Database¹.

The Climate Finance Division 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, CVs, experience in similar assignments, etc.).

6. The eligibility criteria, the establishment of a short list and the selection procedure shall be in conformity with the Bank’s Rules and Procedure for the Use of Consultants :

• Candidates should be registered in the AfDB DACON Consultant Database. New registration can be obtained at https://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/procurement/consultancy-services-dacon on a PC only through Internet Explorer.

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.

The estimated duration of services is 120 working days over a period of 12 months and the estimated starting date is Beginning of September 2021.

7. A shortlist of three to six individual consultants will be established at the end of the request of expressions of interest. The consultants on the shortlist will be judged on the following criteria :

Interested Individual Consultants may obtain further information at the address below during the Bank’s working hours.

Expressions of interest must be received by e-mail to the address below no later than 2^nd August 2021 at 12:00 pm (noon) local time (Abidjan – Ivory Coast) and specifically mentioning – ACTFCN Adaptation Expert – in the subject line of the email. If you do not receive a confirmation email by 2^nd August 5:00 pm, your EOI might have not been received and you are invited to contact us by email or telephone (+225 20 26 5843).

Attn : Mr. Gareth PHILLIPS,

Manager, Climate Finance Division (PECG1)

E-mail : g.amehou@afdb.org with copy to a.daheraden@afdb.org