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1 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Immeuble CCIA, Abidjan, Côte d Ivoire African Natural Resources Center M.HARRATHI@AFDB.ORG Telephone: Department issuing the request: African Natural Resources Center Position: Consultant: Consultancy services for a study on maximization of potential for national oil companies in Africa s petroleum sector. Place of assignment: Home based /Abidjan Duration of the assignment: 30 person days Tentative Date of commencement: March 2018 Deadline for applications: 11 th March Applications to be submitted to : Maali Harrathi (M.HARRATHI@AFDB.ORG) PS: Application must include the name of the Consultant Position that you are applying for Any questions and requests for clarifications may be sent to: Maali Harrathi (M.HARRATHI@AFDB.ORG), TERMS OF REFERENCE CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR A STUDY ON MAXIMISATION OF POTENTIAL FOR NATIONAL OIL COMPANIES IN AFRICA S PETROLEUM SECTOR. 1. Introduction The African Development Bank (AfDB) places renewed emphasis of Natural Resources Management as a transformational platform. In order to respond to the challenges facing sustainable management and use of Africa s natural resources, the AfDB created the African Natural Resources Center (ECNR). The ECNR is a non-lending knowledge building entity whose mandate is to assist African governments in maximising development outcomes derived from their natural resources. It does so by helping these governments boost their capacity to achieve inclusive and sustainable growth from such resources. Many of the AfDB Regional Member Countries (RMCs) that are endowed with petroleum resources established National Oil Companies (NOC) in order to maximise benefits from this non-renewable natural resource. However, some of these RMCs do not seem to be maximising the potential of their natural resource even with these NOCs in place. This has not given a good example to the new emerging petroleum producers who are looking for models of how to maximise benefits from their newly discovered resources. 2. The Need for the Study Some NOCs have at times performed so poorly that they became a liability since they cause losses to the countries. In this study, we want to find out what the challenges are and what needs to be done in order to stop the existing NOCs from becoming a liability. This will help improve the performance

2 of existing NOCs and at the same time those countries considering setting up NOCs will also be able to use findings of the study to evaluate what they can do to maximise NOC performance. 3. Specific Objective of the Study The specific objectives of the study are the following: i) Supporting established and emerging NOCs in Africa to understand how they can increase their performance while contributing substantially to in-country. ii) Offering guidance for the strategic focus of new NOCs and support a strategic reassessment in old NOCs. iii) Evaluating how the NOCs can contribute to the AfDB High five priorities iv) Developing a basis for the Bank to advise on NOCs in Africa 3. Scope of Work The following will be the scope of the study covering a minimum of three NOCs picked from three different regions across Africa: i) Evaluation of success factors and failures of NOCs a) Range of NOC roles, sizes, activities b) Financing of NOCs c) Establishing what commercial and technical success looks like and why it matters ii) Assessment of performance: a) NOC activities and their funding b) NOCs as vehicles that can maximise value in the country c) A benchmarking exercise focused on each segment of the value chain d) Evaluating investments made by NOCs in Africa and reasons for success or failure. iii) A strategy for the future: a) Preparedness for anticipated transition to peak demand for oil and a low-carbon economy b) What NOCs need to do in order to survive during price fluctuations c) Options for resilience and relevance in the 21st century iv) Obstacles to reform: a) Political vision and political will b) Vested interests v) Proposed recommendations on among others; policy, capacity and management of NOCs together with the next steps 4. Methodology and Duties of the Consultant The study will entail desk research, complemented by informal interviews with NOC executives and industry analysts. Annual financial, operational and other relevant reports together with questionnaires may also be used to provide additional information. The consultant will report to the task manager for the assignment. The duties and responsibilities of the consultant will include the following: a) Prepare an acceptable work plan for the study. b) Review and analyse performance of 3-4 existing NOCs in accordance with the scope of work. c) Draw comparisons with best international NOC and IOC practice. d) Undertake interviews with relevant stakeholders and distribute questionnaires e) Prepare inception and draft final reports with input from relevant AfDB departments and stakeholders. f) Prepare PowerPoint presentations for validation and dissemination workshops. 2

3 g) Consolidation of the stakeholder comments into the final report and h) Prepare PowerPoint presentations for AfDB wide event. A pre-project skype/telephone meeting with the consultant is planned to harmonise the methodology, define countries and case studies, agree on reporting, content and format of the draft and final reports. 5. Outcome The consultant will produce a detailed report covering the scope of work which will also be useful to the AfDB in; a) Advising established and emerging NOCs in Africa b) Offering guidance for the strategic focus NOCs c) Evaluating contributions NOCs make to the AfDB High 5 priorities. d) Developing strategies for the AfDB s evaluation of NOCs. e) Governance in the management of NOCs. f) Indicating how the AfDB High 5 strategy can be achieved by the oil sector through NOCs. The results of the study will be summarised in an information package that will be published and disseminated by the African Natural Resources Center. 6. Timeframe The consultant will be awarded a contract for up to 30 person days. The study will be undertaken in a period not exceeding six months with the following activities and outputs. Activity Output Duration 1 Contract signing Signed contract 0 2 Consultant s pre-project meeting by Agreed work plan, formats and skype/telephone report template 3 Desktop study and understanding of Inception Report ToR 4 Review existing information and the Draft reports to be reviewed by performance of NOCs including Partners and ECNR project team undertaking interviews with executives 5 Address the comments from Partners Revised reports submitted and and ECNR project team approved by ECNR project team 6 Consultants report consolidation at Final project report Validation meeting 7 Dissemination of report Workshop where presentation of results will be made and report launched 0 +2 weeks weeks weeks weeks weeks weeks 7. Reports 3

4 In addition to the inception, there will be a draft final report on which stakeholders will comment before the final study report is prepared. The consultant will propose a table of contents for the report which will be discussed at the pre-project meeting. 8. Consultant Qualifications: The consultant must meet the following criteria: a) Possess at least a Master s degree in the petroleum sector, economics, engineering, science, social sciences or related disciplines. b) Adequate competence with a minimum of 10 years working experience in the petroleum industry, including petroleum policy c) Accomplished at least two related research studies in the last three years d) Expertise on national oil companies will be an added advantage e) written and oral English or French. 9. Service Cconditions AfDB conditions for retaining short-term consultants will apply. Please attach an updated Curriculum Vitae on the basis of the template below: MODEL CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) Title of the Assignment: Department: Surname: Birth Date: Address: Telephone: First Name: Nationality: Country: Are any of your family members (spouse/partner, father/mother, Yes No Brother/sister, Son/daughter, etc. employed in the African Development Bank? If «Yes», the following data must be provided Name Relationship Organisation Unit Place of Assignment Language Level Read Written Spoken English French Other (specify) 4

5 Key Qualifications: Please provide (i) a summary of your experience and training highlighting the most relevant for the proposed assignment, and (ii) the responsibilities which you exercised. Utilise one half-page maximum. Education (University Level and above only): Name of University - City - Country Period Diploma Obtained Main Topic / Major From To Professional Training: Name of Training Institution- City - Country Type of Training Period Certificates or Diploma Obtained From From Employment Record: Begin with your most recent employment. For each job since your Master Degree achievement, please indicate: - Name of the Employer - Type of Activity/Business of the Employer - Title / Function - Place of Employment - Brief Description (three lines maximum) of main accomplishments and responsibilities Reference: 5

6 Please indicate the name and address of three persons with no family relationship with yourself, familiar with your character and titles. I hereby certify that the responses which I provided above are all, to the best of my knowledge, true, complete and accurate. I acknowledge that an inaccurate statement or essential omission in a personal declaration or another document required by the African Development Bank might result in the rejection of my application, termination of my Contract or any other administrative sanction by the Bank. The African Development Bank may verify any statements which I made in this application. Date: Signature : 6

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