REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Long Term Individual Consultants

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

01 B.P. 1387 Abidjan 01 – Côte d’Ivoire

Independent Development Evaluation

Knowledge Management, Outreach and Capacity Development Division (IDEV.3)

HQ Building, office 06 N12

E-mail: A.ANON@AFDB.ORG; K.HANSON@AFDB.ORG

Tel.: + (225) 2026 5664/4533

1. The African Development Bank hereby invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in the following Assignment: Recruitment of a long term individual Consultant for the African Parliamentarians’ Network on Development Evaluation (APNODE) Secretariat.

2. The services to be provided under the Assignment include: see attached Terms of Reference.

3. 3 invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services described in the ToR. Interested Consultants shall provide information on their qualifications and experience demonstrating their ability to undertake this Assignment (documents, reference to similar services, 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 Rules and Procedure for the Use of Consultants under projects financed by the Bank Group, May 2008 Edition, revised on July 2012, available on the Bank Website at http://www.afdb.org. 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 twelve (12) months and the estimated starting date is November 2019.

6. Interested Individual Consultants may obtain further information at the address below during the Bank’s working hours: 08h00-17h00 GMT.

7. Expressions of interest must be received at the address below no later than 8 September 2019 at 17h00 GMT and specifically mentioning Recruitment of a long term individual Consultant for the APNODE Secretariat.

For the attention of: Mr. Kobena Hanson

Independent Development Evaluation

African Development Bank

Avenue Joseph Anoma

01 BP 1387, Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire

Tel. (Standard): +225 20 26 10 20

E-mail: k.hanson@afdb.org; a.anon@afdb.org

Telephone: + (225) 2026 4533/5664

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.

Note: Candidates who are shortlisted will be asked to take a written test.

Terms of Reference

Individual Consultant for the African Parliamentarians’ Network on

Development Evaluation (APNODE) Secretariat

1. Introduction / Background

Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) at the African Development Bank (AfDB) is an independent unit tasked with enhancing the development effectiveness of the Bank. By conducting independent evaluations and proactively sharing lessons and good practices, the Department ensures that the Bank and its stakeholders learn from past experience and plan and deliver development activities to the highest possible standards.

In 2013, the AfDB adopted the Independent Evaluation Strategy (2013-2017¹) in a bid to continue to meet its evolving needs for evaluative knowledge. In line with the AfDB Independent Evaluation Policy, the evaluation strategy focuses on three complementary objectives: learning, accountability, and promoting an evaluation culture in support of the overarching goal of improving development effectiveness.

Evaluation capacity development in Regional Member Countries is central to the goal of promoting an evaluation culture, and has long been part of IDEV’s mandate. To this end, IDEV is providing Secretariat support to the African Parliamentarians’ Network on Development Evaluation (APNODE) established in March 2014 at the 7^th African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon. APNODE was initiated by African parliamentarians based on their recognition of the importance of evaluation in national decision-making and the crucial role of parliamentarians in ensuring that evaluation evidence is used for strengthening decision-making, development effectiveness and inclusive growth.

The Network was operationalized via the first Annual General Meeting held in 2015, which adopted a Constitution, Action Plan and various operational policies, and elected the first Executive Committee. The Network initially operated on a short-term Action Plan, focused on networking and advocacy, capacity development, and outreach and resource mobilization. Following the third Annual General Meeting in 2017, the Network now has a Strategic Plan (2017 – 2020), providing clear strategic direction, which has been operationalized in a 2018-2020 Work Plan.

2. Objective of the Assignment

Support the APNODE Executive Committee and Secretariat in implementing its ongoing Strategic Plan and 2018-2020 Work Plan to:

• grow and consolidate the network (individual membership, national chapters);
• enhance APNODE’s visibility and reach;
• diversify APNODE’s resource pool;
• systematically gather, collate, create and disseminate knowledge and best practices;
• build the capacity of APNODE members;
• strengthen collaboration and partnerships; and
• nurture and build an evaluation culture across African parliaments.
• extended through 2019

3. Main activities and deliverables

Under the overall guidance of the APNODE Task Manager, the Consultant will perform the following tasks:

• Maintain the day-to-day administration of the Network and its membership;
• Coordinate and streamline, in a professional and timely manner, internal and external communication of the APNODE Secretariat and the Executive Committee as required, including with members and development partners;
• Provide logistical support and technical assistance in preparing and organizing APNODE Annual General Meetings (e.g., drafting/collating documents, coordinating travel logistics, and documenting the AGM for record-keeping and dissemination);
• Assist in the development, content generation and management of the APNODE website;
• Prepare, produce and implement advocacy and communication for APNODE;
• Support the organization of related meetings and activities of the Executive Committee and/or the Network (including the preparation/collating of documents and minutes);
• Support the Secretariat and Network’s resource mobilization activities;
• Liaise with other Parliamentary, evaluation and research/evidence bodies across the continent to identify opportunities for collaboration, partnership, learning and knowledge exchange;
• Maintain the APNODE LinkedIn Group – with regular discussion posts, and updates on key learning events and developments pertinent to Network members;
• Systematically gather, collate, package and disseminate APNODE and similar knowledge products (including success stories and best practices) via the Weekly APNODE What’s New flyer, and Quarterly Newsletter;
• Support the drafting of APNODE knowledge products;
• Perform other duties as required by the APNODE Secretariat.

4. Administration/reporting

The consultant will work closely with and report to the Principal Evaluation Capacity Development Officer who is the task manager for the initiative. The IDEV.3 Division Manager is responsible for oversight of the initiative. All staff and consultants are accountable to IDEV management.

5. Duration of the assignment

The assignment will be for twelve (12) months and is located at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

6. Qualifications and Experience required

• Masters degree (or equivalent) in economics, development studies, international relations, government/political science, public policy/administration, or related field;
• National of a Bank Member Country;
• A minimum of 5 years working experience with an international organization;
• Good research, writing, and presentation skills;
• Good knowledge of monitoring and evaluation issues in Africa;
• Excellent organizational, planning, and communications skills;
• Experience with Networks and /or communities of practitioners;
• Proficiency in French or English with a good working knowledge of the other. Proficiency in both languages is an advantage;
• Culturally and linguistically sensitive, discrete, and tactful;
• Professionalism, integrity, respect for diversity and a strong team player;
• Ability to maintain overview with the necessary attention to detail; and
• Proficiency in standard software applications: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and web tools

7. Remuneration

The Consultant will be paid a competitive monthly lump sum in accordance with Bank’s scale set for Consultants and commensurate with the number of years of relevant experience.