MAKING FINANCE WORK FOR AFRICA PARTNERSHIP (MFW4A)

JUNIOR CONSULTANT

TERMS OF REFERENCE

1. Background and Objectives of the Partnership

The Making Finance Work for Africa Partnership (MFW4A) was established in 2007 by the African Development Bank (AfDB), German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the World Bank to:

• Facilitate joint actions between development partners and African financial sector stakeholders;

• Advocate for financial sector development to financial sector policymakers and regulators; and

• Provide a platform for knowledge sharing, cooperation and networking amongst African financial sector stakeholders and donors.

MFW4A Partners share a common vision of innovative, sustainable, competitive, and diverse African financial systems, providing near universal access by 2030 and offering a full range of products and services for the continent. A Secretariat supports the activities of the Partnership and is hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The Secretariat, headed by the Partnership Coordinator, promotes closer cooperation among development partners and fosters exchanges amongst stakeholders.

The Secretariat’s strategy for the next three years aims to:

• Build a more a more inclusive partnership between development partners and the African financial sector, by fully integrating the latter at all levels including membership, governance and funding;

• Deliver an enhanced value proposition to all its stakeholders, through innovative and effective need-based products and services, and

• Ensure the long-term financial sustainability of the Partnership and the Secretariat by expanding membership.

The following are the proposed Terms of Reference for the Junior Consultant.

2. Length of Assignment and Location

The assignment will have a duration of six (6) months and the position is located within the MFW4A Secretariat in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

3. Scope of work and responsibilities:

Reporting to the Research and Knowledge Manager, the Junior Consultant will support the work of MFW4A pillars and support the Partnership’s advocacy activities.

The Junior Consultant will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Support coordination, logistics and communication efforts for MFW4A policy dialogues;

• Assist in marketing and organizing MFW4A webinars;

• Liaise with journalists, business writers and counterparts in the development community to ensure coverage of MFW4A policy dialogues and webinars;

• Conduct research on African pension funds;

• Compile and format data on African financial sector;

• Proofread the Partnership original knowledge products including thematic briefs, policy research papers and profiles;

• Source blogs and contents for the Partnership’s bi-weekly newsletter;

• Select relevant news articles for the weekly press digest;

• Identify key stakeholders and contacts for communications.

• Develop and maintain an external contact list by financial thematic;

• Manage the Secretariat social media accounts and;

• Perform any other task as requested by the Research and Knowledge Manager.

4. Selection Criteria

The candidate should be below the age of thirty-two (32), have at least a Masters Degree in International Development, Business Administration, or related fields with a minimum of two and maximum of five (5) years of relevant experience with a strong emphasis on financial sector development issues. In addition, the candidates should demonstrate:

• Excellent communication and writing skills, and be able to produce high quality reports, analytical documents and presentations with little supervision and within tight deadlines;

• An understanding of development issues, particularly with reference to the financial sector;

• The ability to establish and maintain good working relationships within the MFW4A team;

• A broad knowledge and understanding of the objectives and activities of multilateral and bilateral institutions;

• Familiar with software applications (ie. Microsoft Office- required);

• Good knowledge of web technologies (ie. Content Management Systems, Typo3, Drupal) and social media tools (Twitter, LinkedIn, etc) would be desirable;

• Fluent in French and/or English;

• Experience living and / or working in Africa would be an advantage.

5. The Making Finance Work for Africa Partnership invites Individual Consultants aged 32 and below to submit their interest in providing the services described above. Interested Individual Consultants must provide information on their capacity and experience indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (resume, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills, etc.).

6. Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the “Rules and Procedures for the use of Consultants”, for projects financed under the African Development Bank window, May 2008 edition, revised in July 2012 which is available on the Bank’s website at (http://www.afdb.org). The Bank is under no obligation to shortlist any consultant who expresses interest.
   

7. The assignment will have duration of six (06) months. The position will be based within the MFW4A Secretariat in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The commencement date is planned for October 22^nd, 2018.
   

8. Interested Consultants may obtain further information at the address below during the Bank’s working hours: 09:00 – 17:00 local time.
   

9. Expressions of interest (resume and cover letter) must be delivered by email to the address below by October 5^th, 2018 at 17.00 GMT, and mention “EOI – Junior Consultant Position”

For the attention of: Mr. David ASHIAGBOR African Development Bank PIFD / MFW4A 

Avenue Jean-Paul II, 01 B.P. 1387, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Town: Abidjan Country: Côte d’Ivoire 

E-mail: d.ashiagbor@afdb.org / cc: g.menan@afdb.org