REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP (AfDB)
CCIA Building – Avenue Jean-Paul II 01 BP 1387 Abidjan 01 Côte D’Ivoire
OFFICE OF INTEGRITY & ANTI-CORRUPTION (PIAC)
Integrity & Prevention Division (PIAC 1)
Telephone : (00225) 20265932 – Email R.SEKONE@AFDB.ORG
Expressions of interest are being requested for a Short-Term Individual Consultant.
Brief Description of the Assignment : An Integrity Specialist Consultant
Department issuing the request : Office of Integrity & Anti-Corruption (PIAC)
Place of assignment : Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – CCIA/AfDB Building, 9th Floor
Duration of the assignment : 6 months, with possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance.
Eligibility Criteria : Establishment of the shortlist and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the “Rules and Procedures for the Use of Consultants”. Please note that interest expressed by an individual does not imply any obligation on the part of the Bank to include the individual in the shortlist.
Tentative Date of commencement : Monday 02 March,2020
Detailed Terms of reference for the assignment : An Integrity Specialist Consultant
Deadline for applications : Friday 31 January,2020
Applications to be submitted via email to : R.SEKONE@AFDB.ORG
Any questions and requests for clarifications may be sent via email to : R.SEKONE@AFDB.ORG
For the EOI to be considered, the consultant needs to be registered in the AfDB DACON Consultant database by the following link : https://econsultant.afdb.org:44356/welcomedacon#
A shortlist of three to six applicants will be established at the end of the request of expression of interest. The shortlisted applicants will be judged on the following criteria:
| General Qualifications and adequacy for the assignment to be undertaken | (25%) |
| Knowledge and work experience in the area of assignment to be undertaken | (30%) |
| Experience in the use of Compliance databases | (15%) |
| Experience with an international development organization | (10%) |
| Language Proficiency | (10%) |
| Knowledge of the Region | (10%) |
Terms of Reference for : A CONSULTANT – INTEGRITY SPECIALIST.
- Introduction/ Background The Bank :
Established in 1964, the African Development Bank (“AfDB” or “the Bank”) is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. There are eighty (80) member states, including fifty four (54) in Africa (Regional
Member Countries). The Bank’s development agenda is to deliver the financial and technical support for transformative projects that will significantly reduce poverty, through inclusive and sustainable economic growth. In order to sharply focus the Bank’s objectives of the Ten Year Strategy (2013 – 2022) and ensure greater developmental impact, five major areas (High 5s), all of which will accelerate our delivery for Africa, have been identified for scaling up, namely; energy, agro-business, industrialization, integration and improving the quality of life for the people of Africa.
The Hiring Department and Division :
The Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption (PIAC) has the objective of protecting the Bank’s corporate image and reputation, and improving the continent’s investment climate through the deterrence, prevention and reduction of fraud, corruption, staff misconduct and other harmful practices within the Bank Group.
PIAC has the overriding mandate to undertake unhindered investigations into allegations of corruption, fraud and other malpractices in Bank Group Financed Operations and to conduct investigations into allegations of misconduct involving staff members of the Bank. PIAC also has the mandate to develop and implement policies, tools and proactive measures to prevent fraud, corruption and misconduct. In this context, PIAC maintains the highest standard of professional proficiency and integrity; and is guided by ethos of confidentiality and due diligence.
The Integrity and Prevention Division (PIAC.1) is responsible for conducting the prevention mandate of the Office. To achieve its mandate, the Division is directly supervised by a Manager, who reports to the Director. Its main activities are to ;
- Develop and implement tools and proactive measures, including campaigns and outreach programs, to train and assist operational staff and other partners of the Bank Group, in order to proactively reduce integrity violations, misconduct, fraud or corruption within Bank Group-financed Operations; Conduct fraud and corruption awareness and publicity programs in Regional Member Countries (RMCs), as well as relevant training of Bank employees and external partners ;
- Develop and maintain knowledge management database and information sharing networks for best practices and lessons learned in integrity, prevention, detection activities and investigations of misconduct ;
- Provide expert advice to management and field offices on significant integrity concerns and assess whether potential risks are acceptable to the Bank Group, in accordance with the Bank Group’s procedures and guidelines ;
- Develop tools to enhance due diligence practices and recommendation of measures or institutional reforms to close loopholes, in order to ensure compliance with Bank Group policies and applicable international conventions ;
- Develop and maintain risk assessment strategies and processes to strengthen and reduce vulnerability ;
- Provide policy support in the review and development of the Department’s (PIAC) internal procedures and manuals, including management of sanctions and cross-debarment issues, maintenance of PIAC database of sanctioned and cross-debarred entities ;
- Assess compliance with conditions for non-debarment and release from debarment in line with imposed sanctions; In consultation with the Investigations Division (PIAC.2), provide support for maintenance of PIAC’s records management system and sanctions and cross-debarment activities; Also, in consultation with the Investigations Division (PIAC.2), prepare key performance indicators, work plans, progress reports, and the PIAC annual reports ;
- Monitor and report regularly to the Director, on planned activities and programs developed for prevention work, as well as performance of any other tasks as instructed by the Director, in consultation with the Investigations Division (PIAC.2), and ;
- Review of proposed transactions or investigations to ensure that operations financed by the Bank Group comply with Bank Group policies and applicable international conventions.
- Objectives of the Assignment :
The Integrity and Prevention Division is requesting the services of an individual Consultant to support the Team in the implementation of a full range of tasks on Integrity and Prevention, comprising of due diligence processes within the Bank, integrity reviews and training and capacity building (the assignment).
- Main activities and deliverables :
The services expected to be provided in the context of this assignment include but are not limited to :
- Assist in drafting due diligence (Integrity Due Diligence, Anti-Money Laundering & countering Terrorism & Financing & Tax due diligence) opinions and providing advisory services to relevant Bank departments and management ;
- Assist in the review, update and streamline of due diligence documents and tools to enhance the implementation of the oversight role of PIAC in due diligence processes within the Bank ;
- Assist in the development and implementation of monitoring integrity issues related to Private Sector projects, as per due diligence processes of the Bank ;
- Assist in the development and delivery of training and capacity building of staff and key stakeholders on integrity and prevention of fraud and corruption in Bank financed activities ;
- Assist in the development of awareness raising and communication materials for the promotion of integrity and anti-corruption within the Bank and its Regional Member Countries ;
- Carry out other duties as assigned by the Manager of PIAC 1.
In terms of deliverables, the consultant shall produce an activity report at the end of each month and at the end of the assignment.
- Administration/reporting :
The Consultant will work with the PIAC Team under the general guidance of the Director of PIAC and the direct supervision of the Division Manager in charge of Integrity and Prevention (PIAC.1)
- Duration of the assignment :
The assignment will be for a duration of six calendar months and will tentatively commence on 02 March 2020 with the possibility of extension, subject to satisfactory performance. The assignment requires the Consultant to be based in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire and regular full-time presence in the Bank’s offices.
- Qualifications and Experience Required :
Prospective candidates are required to have the following minimum requirements :
Essential :
- Must be a citizen of one of the Bank’s member countries ;
- A minimum of Master’s Degree in Social Sciences, Law, Tax, Anti-Corruption, Compliance or a related discipline ;
- A minimum of five (5) years of professional experience post master’s degree.
Desirable : Experience in an international development organization will be an added advantage.
Competencies :
- General knowledge of anti-corruption prevention strategies in international development ;
- Knowledge in use of relevant due diligence tools, including compliance and sanctions databases ;
- An understanding of cross-border tax issues, including tax treaties, transfer pricing, and international tax structuring, including evaluation of the tax aspects of new investments will be an advantage ;
- Reslts-oriented, proactive, self-motivated and able to work both with autonomy and with a team in a multicultural context ;
- Excellent interpersonal and client service skills ;
- Excellent report writing skills and ability to communicate ideas clearly and confidently, both in writing and orally ;
- Attention to detail, proactive, solution oriented individual, keen to resolve challenges through innovation ;
- Strong organizational skills with an ability to work under time pressures and respond to ad hoc shifts in priorities, while maintaining order and delivery. Highly developed personal integrity, strong values and ethics ;
- Excellent command of the English or French language, both written and spoken.
- Remuneration
The consultant will be paid a competitive monthly lump sum of USD$ 5,943.00 during the duration of the assignment, comprising fee, subsistence and other incidentals, for the duration of the assignment and commensurate with the number of years of work experience, in accordance with Bank’s remuneration guidelines for Consultants. The consultant will be responsible for his/her own health insurance and accommodation costs and no additional benefits or per diem will be paid.
However, the Bank will cover full costs of any required missions and provide per-diem in accordance with rules governing consultant mission travels.
The candidates who meet the required profile and are interested in this assignment are encouraged to submit an updated Curriculum Vitae to the email address provided.