AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

BANQUE AFRICAINE DE DEVELOPPEMENT

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Immeuble CCIA, Avenue Jean Paul II, 01 BP 1387, Abidjan 01 Cote d’Ivoire [Gender Women and Civil Society Department (AHGC)

E-mail: d.elhassan@afdb Telephone : +22520268329

1. The African Development Bank hereby invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in the following Assignment : Gender Consultant for Eastern Africa Region ;
2. The services to be provided under the Assignment include implementing the Gender Marker System and thus improving the quality of gender mainstreaming within operations, the Bank’s East Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office (RDGE) to support its operations in Gender mainstreaming in the eastern region of Africa ;
3. The Gender Women and Civil Society Department (AHGC) 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.) ;
4. The eligibility criteria, the establishment of a short list and the selection procedure shall be in conformity with the Bank’s Procurement Policy for Recruitment of Corporate 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 ;
5. The estimated duration of services is 12 months and the estimated starting date is 19^th October 2020 ;
6. Interested Individual Consultants may obtain further information at the address below during the Bank’s working hours: 09.00 to 17.00;
7. Expressions of interest must be received at the address below no later than 8^th October 2020 at 17.00 local time and specifically mentioning “Individual Consultant for Gender Mainstreaming in East Africa”.

For the attention of: Ms. Dana ELHASSAN

African Development Bank

Gender Women and Civil Society Department

Immeuble CCIA, Avenue Jean Paul II

Abidjan Plateau

Cote d’Ivoire

Tel : +22520264246

E-mail : d.elhassan@afdb.org

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SHORT LIST:

7. 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.

ANNEX I: TERMS OF REFERENCE

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR A GENDER CONSULTANT FOR RDGE

BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION :

The African Development Bank has a Gender Strategy (2014-2018) Investing in Gender Equality for Africa’s Transformation, with a main objective to operationalize the Bank’s commitment on gender equality. This is linked to the Bank’s Ten-Year Strategy (2013-2022) core objective of promoting inclusive growth to broaden the opportunities for both women and men in Africa. As a result, the Gender strategy was developed to guide the Bank to effectively integrate gender mainstreaming into its operations and promote gender equality in Africa. With the Gender strategy, the Bank will therefore contribute to inclusive growth and social progress by broadening opportunities for women and men to participate equally in, and benefit from, the creation of wealth. Accordingly, the strategy is anchored in the Bank’s overall vision of supporting Africa’s transformation into a competitive, diversified, integrated, and prosperous continent, fully participating in global trade and investment—a continent whose high-quality growth creates more employment opportunities for all, especially women and youth. Presently, the Gender Strategy seeks to strengthen gender mainstreaming in the Bank’s High 5 Priorities: Light Up and Power Africa, Feed Africa, Industrialize Africa, Integrate Africa and Improve the Quality of Life for the People of Africa.

In August 2017, the Bank’s senior management approved a Gender Marker System (GMS) as a response to the need to strengthen the Bank’s approach to gender mainstreaming. The objective of the GMS is to systematize the measuring and monitoring of the Bank’s implementation of gender mainstreaming in its operational work across the Bank’s High 5 priorities. It is expected that at all new projects being developed in 2020 will be categorised and meet the requirements of the GMS.

In order to implement the Gender Marker System and thus improve the quality of gender mainstreaming within operations, the Bank’s East Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office (RDGE) is hiring a Consultant to support its operations in Gender mainstreaming in the eastern region of Africa.

2. MAIN ACTIVITIES AND DELIVERABLES:

Under the supervision of the Senior Gender Officer of the East African Region, the Consultant will :

• Provide operational input for mainstreaming gender in the Bank’s lending and non-lending operations in the region ;
• Work with the Task Managers and the Gender Experts to propose the categorization of projects under the Gender Marker System and provide the necessary requirements depending on the category ;
• Review on-going projects with emphasis on gender impact and propose remedial measures as appropriate ;
• Collaborate with other staff in the region to ensure the incorporation of gender issues in the RDGE’s work stream ;
• Elaborate on proposals for funds mobilization to submit to open Trust Funds within the Bank and to other donors.

3. SELECTION CRITERIA (including desirable skills, knowledge and experience) :

• At least a Master’s degree in Gender and Development, Economics, Rural Development, Social Development, Social Studies or related areas ;
• At least 5 years of experience in social/gender analysis, designing/implementing gender-related and development projects, conducting impact assessments, with research and advocacy skills ;
• Excellent understanding of gender issues and/or knowledge of the practices of major bilateral and multilateral development agencies in African countries is an advantage ;
• Ability to work independently and be creative and innovative ;
• Integrity and ability to work in teams ;
• Good listener with demonstrated ability to present and win support for ideas as well as make effective and timely decisions ;
• Communicate and write effectively in French and English ;
• Competence in the use of standard software applications.

4. ADMINISTRATION/REPORTING :

The Consultant will submit a monthly report detailing the activities carried out and the status of each activity. S/he will formally report to the RDGE Senior Gender Officer.

5. DURATION AND LOCATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT :

This is a twelve (12) month consultancy, beginning on the 19^th October 2020. The Consultant will be based in Nairobi, Kenya, and requires regular full-time presence in the Bank’s offices with field missions in the Eastern Africa region and HQ in Abidjan.