REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

International d’Abidjan CCIA, Avenue Jean-Paul II, 01 BP

1387 Abidjan 01 COTE D’IVORE

Department: Human Capital, Youth and Skills Development

E-mail: i.bdioui@afdb.org

1. The African Development Bank hereby invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in the following Assignment: Trust Fund Manager Consultant in Support of the Human Capital Youth and Skills Development Department

2. The services to be provided under the Assignment:

In November 2017, the Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Multi Donor Trust Fund (YEI MDTF) was set up to support Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa. The YEI MDTF is a grant vehicle of the JfYA strategy that focuses its activities on strengthening the African Entrepreneurship ecosystemby: i) Business Development Services to youth led startups and MSMEs through African incubators and accelerators; ii) financial institutions by providing technical assistance to financial intermediaries focusing on investing/lending to youth led MSMEs in Africa such as Banks, VC or guarantee institutions; iii) Capacity building to government to create an enabling environment conductive to MSME growth, iv) Research and studies on the African entrepreneurship ecosystem.

The Trust Fund Manager Consultant will be part of the Jobs for Youth team and lead for the day to day management of the implementation of the YEI MDTF’s activities, under the supervision of the Jobs for youth Coordinator and the Director of Human Capital, Youth and Skills Development Department.

3. The African Development Bank’s Human Capital Youth and Skills Development

Department 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 in Managing Donor’s resources, 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 the recruitment of Individual Consultants. 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 early March 15, 2019.

6. Interested Individual Consultants may obtain further information at the address below during the Bank’s working hours: from 09:00 to 17:00 hours local time.

7. Expressions of interest must be received at the address below no later than February 14th, 2019 at 17:00h local time and specifically mentioning Trust Fund Manager Consultant in Support of the Human Capital Youth and Skills Development Department.

For the attention of: Mr. ilyes Bdioui African Development Bank

AHHD0. Jobs for Youth Strategy

Human Development Department | African Development Bank Immeuble du Centre de commerce International d’Abidjan CCIA

Avenue Jean-Paul II, BPV 316 Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Office: CCIA 15B/ Email: i.bdioui@afdb.org

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SHORT LIST

8. 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.