REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR A JUNIOR CONSULTANT

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1 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR A JUNIOR CONSULTANT African Development Bank Group Immeuble du Centre de commerce International d'abidjan (CCIA) Avenue Jean-Paul II - 01 BP 1387 Abidjan 01 Côte d'ivoire Infrastructure Non-Sovereign Operations Division m.yamaguchi@afdb.org; g.wilson@afdb.org Title of the assignment: Recruitment of a Junior Consultant to prepare Project Management tools and dashboards. Brief description of the Assignment: The Infrastructure Non-sovereign operations (NSO) Division is dedicated to the origination, structuring, and execution of non-sovereign infrastructure projects mainly in the transport and urban development sectors at the African Development Bank (AfDB). The main objective of the assignment would be to help prepare Project management tools and dashboards that would allow keeping track of the evolution of the indicative pipeline in coherence with the existing tools. Department issuing the request: Infrastructure and Urban Development Department, Infrastructure NSO Division Place of assignment: Abidjan, Côte d Ivoire Duration of the assignment: 6 months Tentative Date of commencement: 1 st of April 2019 Deadline for applications: 22 nd of March 2019 Applications to be submitted to: Mr. Masahide Marco Yamaguchi Manager, Infrastructure NSO Division African Development Bank Immeuble CCIA Avenue Jean-Paul II 01 BP 1387 ABIDJAN 01 COTE D IVOIRE Telephone: m.yamaguchi@afdb.org cc: g.wilson@afdb.org; h.benayed@afdb.org Any questions and requests for clarifications may be sent to: Geraldine Wilson g.wilson@afdb.org Hassen Ben Ayed h.benayed@afdb.org

2 Terms of Reference for PREPARING PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND DASHBOARDS INFRASTRUCTURE NSO DIVISION Introduction / Background The Infrastructure Non Sovereign Operations Division (PICU4) of the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department is dedicated to the origination, structuring, and execution of nonsovereign infrastructure projects mainly in the transport and urban development sectors. In addition to project finance, the division also provides direct support to corporate entities and projects through equity investments through specialized intermediaries such as private equity and venture capital funds. For an identified project to reach bankability, long periods of time, may elapse from its identification. Maintaining the indicative pipeline may then end up a tedious task. Keeping an up to date status may be secondary to processing active projects. 2. Objectives of the Assignment The PICU4 Division is therefore looking for a full time Junior Consultant for a period of six months to prepare project management and monitoring tools and dashboards that would allow keeping track of the evolution of the indicative pipeline in coherence with the existing tools. 3. Main activities and deliverables The main activities of the assignment are: - Understanding the AfDB NSO project cycle; - Drafting, proof-testing and validating spreadsheet dashboards and tools for the follow-up of the indicative pipeline; - Assuring the sustainability of the developed dashboards and tools and their adoption by the investment team, by consulting them and understanding their needs and modus operandi; - Any other task as requested by the Division Manager. In terms of deliverables, the junior consultant should produce the indicated dashboards and tools, as well as a user manual. An activity report is expected at the end of the assignment. 4. Administration/reporting The recruited Junior Consultant will be supervised by the Investment team. He/She shall report to the PICU4 Division Manager. 5. Duration of the assignment The assignment duration is 6 months starting in April The Junior Consultant will be based in Abidjan, Côte d Ivoire. 6. 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 finance, engineering or project management; - At least 3 years, and maximum 5 years, of experience in project management or database management research. Experience in the transport sector in Africa is a plus; - Rigorous, results-oriented individual with strong analytical skills;

3 - Experience in MS Excel with advanced formatting and formula knowledge; - Proof of similar work done; - 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, Powerpoint, and Outlook. 7. 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. Please attach an updated Curriculum vitae on the basis of the template attached

4 MODEL CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) Surname: First Name: Birth Date: Nationality: Address: Country: Telephone: Are any of your family members (spouse/partner, father/mother, Brother/sister, Son/daughter, etc. employed in the African Development Bank? Yes No If «Yes», the following data must be provided Name Relationship Organization Unit Place of Assignment Language Level Read Written Spoken English French Other Key Qualification Please provide (i) a summary of your experience and training highlighting the most relevant and the responsibilities which you exercised. Utilize one half-page maximum. Education (University Level and above only) Name Of Period Diploma Main Topic/Major University-City- From To Country

5 Professional Training Name of Training Institution-City -Country Type of Training Period Certificates or Diploma Obtained From To Employment Record (1): 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 - Description of main accomplishments and responsibilities Reference: 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: