AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Climate Change & Green Growth Consultant

Regional Directorate Southern Africa

1. CONTEXT :

The Climate Change and Growth Department at the African Development Bank is responsible for implementing the Climate Change Action Plan (2016 -2020) across the operational sectors. The Action Plan aims to achieve three objectives, to: i) ensure the Bank contributes to climate action (mitigation and adaptation) through its operations (mainstreaming); ii) scale up climate finance mobilised/leveraged and channelled to African countries from public (multilateral/bilateral) and private sources; and iii), contribute to the implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement articulated by African countries.

The High 5 Agenda – Light-up and Power Africa, Feed Africa, Integrate Africa, Industrialise Africa and Improve the Quality of Life of African People – is the framework through which the Bank promotes climate action and sustainable development. The Bank aims to support African Countries to achieve development objectives in alignment with the African Union Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

2. ASSIGNMENT :

The Climate Change and Green Growth Department seeks the services of an individual consultant (preferably local) to support the mainstreaming of climate change and green growth considerations in the strategies, plans, programmes and projects developed and implemented by the Southern African Regional Directorate. The assignment will also encompass providing support to key initiatives managed by the Department such as the Africa NDC Hub.

Responsibilities and Reporting :

The Consultant will perform the following duties :

• Provide technical input to the preparation of internal climate change/green growth strategies, action plans, reports, operational guidelines and tools ;
• Assist and advise Regional Member Countries in the preparation and implementation of climate change and green growth strategies, policies and measures taking into account commitments expressed in Nationally Determined Contributions ;
• Provide technical support to Bank sector and regional operations teams on climate change and green growth mainstreaming throughout the project cycle stages ;
• Provide technical support, to project teams, in mobilizing climate finance from both internal and external trust funds, in collaboration with Climate Finance Officers ;
• Support the implementation of the climate risk screening and the Adaptation Review and Evaluation Procedures functions of the Banks Climate Safeguards System, as well as the Green House Gas Accounting tool ;
• Support the preparation and implementation of the internal Climate Change and Green Growth Training Programme ;
• Provide technical support to the updating of operational documents (operational manual, Results Based Framework, Readiness Review Procedures, Country Strategy Papers / Regional Integration Strategy Papers and project templates) to reflect the mainstreaming of climate change and green growth ;
• Support efforts to operationalize the Africa NDC Hub in the Southern Africa Regional Directorate ;
• Perform other relevant duties assigned by management.

The consultant will be supervised by the Regional Climate Change and Green Growth Officer, while overall oversight will be provided by the Division Manager for Climate Change and Green Growth. A detailed work program will be agreed on commencement of the assignment.

Assignment duration and location :

The assignment will be undertaken over 6 calendar months, with possibilities for extension or renewal subject to satisfactory performance. The assignment base is Pretoria, South Africa at the Bank’s Regional Office. However, both local and international travels are to be expected, but will account for less than 20% of the contract duration. The expected contract start date is Monday 02 March 2020.. The Bank working hours are 08:00 – 18:00.

3. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE :

Qualifications, competences and experience required :

• Minimum of a Master’s degree in climate, environment and natural resource management, energy policy, international development, environmental economics, or a related field ;
• Minimum of ten (10) years demonstrated experience in a combination of areas including: national and international climate policies and measures i; mainstreaming of environment and climate change; green growth; project design and implementation; ’ climate, environment or green finance; proposal writing; and, operational experience – water, energy, agriculture, transport, infrastructure development sectors ;
• Experience working with multilateral development banks, public or private financial institutions, and/or development organizations ;
• Experience mainstreaming climate change adaptation and mitigation measures into development interventions in Southern Africa, or with field operations encompassing environment, climate change and green growth relevant activities in the region ;
• Experience drafting the technical content of proposals targeting climate funds or similar multi-lateral funds ;
• Experience working with a diverse stakeholders, including senior government officials, donor governments and organisations, as well as regional institutions ;
• Strong analytical, operational, conceptual and strategic skills ;
• High degree of initiative and strong record of performance with low supervisory requirements ;
• Strong organizational skills, with ability to deliver tasks timely ;
• Strong inter-personal skills and commitment to work in a team-oriented and multicultural environment ;
• Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) ;
• Willingness and ability to work across regions should need arise (expected to be less than 20% of their time).

4. DUE PROCESS :

The eligibility criteria, the establishment of a short list and the selection procedure shall be in conformity with the Bank’s Rules and Procedures for the Use of Individual Consultants. Kindly note that interest expressed by applicants does not imply any obligation on the part of the Bank to include him/her in the shortlist. Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit both a technical and financial proposal.

Interested Individual Consultants may obtain further information at the email address below during the Bank’s working hours (08:0to 18:00hrs).

Expressions of interest comprising letter of motivation and detailed CV (PDF Format) must be received at the email addresses below no later than Friday 31^st January 2020, at 18h00 local time (Pretoria, South Africa) and should indicate “ RDGS – Consultancy Climate Change and Green Growth” in the subject line.

Contact : M.MUSUMALI@AFDB.ORG  and include G.NJUME@AFDB.ORG in copy.

5. REMUNERATION :

The remuneration proposed will take into account both the candidate’s financial proposal as well as the Bank’s established remuneration policy/scale that considers candidate qualifications and experience.

6. EVALUATION CRITERIA :

The applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria :

Only applicants who score 70% or above will be invited to submit technical and financial proposals.