REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR A JUNIOR CONSULTANT
African Development Bank
Immeuble CCIA – Avenue Jean-Paul II
01 BP 1387 ABIDJAN 01
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) Secretariat
Email: m.salawou@afdb.org ; e.kouadjo@afdb.org Telephone: +225 20 26 42 80
Title of the assignment: Recruitment of a Junior Consultant to follow up the preparation of the Annual Report on Infrastructure Financing Trends in Africa – 2017
Brief description of the Assignment: The Secretariat of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA), hosted by the African Development Bank, is producing the 2017 edition of the Annual Report on the Infrastructure Financing Trends in Africa. The report, produced annually by the ICA, is a key publication of strategic importance to the objectives of the ICA. The report provides information on annual financial commitments/investments and disbursements towards infrastructure development in Africa. The 2016 report can be found on the ICA website at: https://www.icafrica.org/fileadmin/documents/IFT_2016/Infrastructure_Financing_Trend s_2016.pdf
The main objective of the assignment would be to follow up with the consulting firm in charge of preparing (Research & Write) the report in collaboration with the ICA Secretariat.
Department issuing the request: PICU.3
Place of assignment: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Duration of the assignment: 3 months
Tentative Date of commencement: 15th August 2018
Deadline for applications: 07 August 2018
Applications to be submitted to: Mr. Mike SALAWOU Manager,
Infrastructure and Partnership Divison (PICU.3)
African Development Bank
IMMEUBLE CCIA – AVENUE JEAN-PAUL II
01 BP 1387 ABIDJAN 01
COTE D’IVOIRE
Telephone: +225 20 26 42 80
Email: m.salawou@afdb.org ; e.kouajdo@afdb.org
Any questions and requests for clarifications may be sent to: e.kouadjo@afdb.org
Terms of Reference for: FOLLOW UP ON THE PRODUCTION OF THE REPORT “INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING TRENDS IN AFRICA – 2017’’
- Introduction / Background
The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) was launched at the G8 Gleneagles summit in 2005. The membership is the G8 countries, the World Bank Group, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank and Development Bank of South Africa. African institutions such as the African Union, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and the Regional Economic Communities all participate as observers in the meetings of the consortium. AfDB has hosted the Secretariat of the ICA since its inception in 2006. At the May 2011 Annual meeting of the Consortium, the decision was made to enlarge ICA membership from G8 to G20. In November 2013, the Republic of South Africa joined the ICA as the first G20 country non-G8 and first African country member of the ICA.
The ICA is a major initiative to accelerate progress to meet the urgent infrastructure needs of Africa in support of economic growth and development. It addresses both national and regional constraints to infrastructure development with an emphasis on regional infrastructure, recognizing the challenges at this scale. The Consortium is intended to make its members more effective at supporting infrastructure by pooling efforts in selected areas such as information sharing, project development and good practice.
Although ICA is not a financing agency, the consortium acts as a platform to broker more financing of infrastructure projects and programmes in Africa.
The main objectives of the ICA can be broadly defined as follows:
- Increase the amount of finance going to sustainable infrastructure in Africa from public, private and public and private sources;
- Facilitate greater cooperation between members of ICA and other important sources of finance e.g. China, India, Arab Funds and the private sector;
- Highlight and help remove policy and technical blockages and progress;
- Increase knowledge of the sector and through monitoring and reporting on the key trends and development.
Increasingly, the ICA is working to improve the co-ordination of activities among members, as well as between members and other significant sources of infrastructure finance, including China, India, the Arab and Islamic financiers (who form the ICA’s Arab Co-ordination Group), African regional development banks and the private sector.
The ICA’s core publication is the annual Report on Infrastructure Financing Trends in Africa. It is a key publication of strategic importance to the objectives of the ICA. The report provides information on annual financial commitments/investments and disbursements towards infrastructure development in Africa. The 2016 report can be found on the ICA website at: https://www.icafrica.org/fileadmin/documents/IFT_2016/Infrastructure_Financing_Trend s_2016.pdf
- Objectives of the Assignment
The ICA is therefore looking for a full time Junior Consultant for a period of three months to follow up with the consulting firm preparing (Research & Write) the report in collaboration with the ICA Secretariat.
- Main activities and deliverables
The main activities of the assignment are:
- Follow up with the consultant firm in charge of the preparation of the report the overall process;
- Help obtain the needed data from the various stakeholders;
- Assist the Consultant Firm in organizing the qualitative interviews with the members of ICA;
- Review the data and the draft report submitted by the consultant with the help of the Secretariat;
- Follow up the printing procurement with the help of the Secretariat.
This is an operational role. The junior consultant is expected to work diligently to ensure that all duties are met. In terms of deliverables, the consultant should produce a critique working note to serve as lessons learnt for the next editions of the report.
- Administration/reporting
The recruited Junior Consultant will be supervised by the Task Manager in charge of the Annual Report. They shall report to the Manager, Infrastructure and Partnership Division.
- Duration and place of the assignment
The assignment duration is 3 months starting mid-August, 2018. The Junior Consultant will be based in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
- Qualifications and Experience required
The prospective candidate should have the following qualifications and experiences:
- Citizenship of one of the Bank member countries;
- Be aged of less than 32 years at the signature of the contract;
- At least a Master’s degree or equivalent related to one of ICA’s infrastructure sectors (transport, water, energy, ICT) or statistics;
- At least 2 years, and maximum 4 years, of experience in research or consultancy, related to at least one of the infrastructure sectors in Africa. Experience in more than one sector is a plus;
- Rigorous, results-oriented individual with strong analytical skills;
- Experience in working with complex data and in writing data analysis reports;
- Strong communication (both orally and in writing) in English and knowledge of French. Proficiency in French is an advantage;
- Proficiency in personal computer and Microsoft products including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Outlook.
- Remuneration
The consultant shall be paid a total monthly lump sum, comprising fee, subsistence and other incidentals, for the duration of the assignment and commensurate with the number of years of work experience. The Bank will cover travel and field mission costs as per its rules.
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