REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Civil Society Community Engagement Division (AHGC2)
E-mail : m.kouassi@afdb.org and copy N.LINDSAY@AFDB.ORG
Immeuble du Centre de commerce International d’Abidjan CCIA
Telephone : +225 2026 44 64
Avenue Jean-Paul II 01 BP 1387 Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire
The hereby invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in the following Assignment : LONG TERM JUNIOR CONSULTANT ON SOCIAL IMPACT – INNOVATION
The services to be provided under the assignment include : Support AHGC 2 workstream on Social Innovation.
The consultant will also be expected to :
- Source, collect and analyze data, create reports, review and explain trends on African social entrepreneurs through coordinating social enterprise mapping and assessments to increase understanding of the sector as well as methodologies for result measurement ;
- Finalize the Social Innovation Framework and secure internal buy-in on the Social Innovation Framework leading to operationalization of the framework ;
- Liaise with relevant departments in the Bank to support accelerators, incubators and hubs that incubate and grow social enterprises in Africa as referenced in the Social Innovation Framework ;
- Coordinate relationships with other departments to streamline social innovation work at the Bank as referenced in the Social Innovation Framework ;
- Liaise with Ashoka Foundation to pilot a Social Innovation project in identified countries in Africa ;
- Develop a pipeline of private sector and donor agencies for the operationalization of the Social Innovation Framework ;
- Liaise with relevant departments in the bank to finalize the Social Impact Fund for Africa and the SPARK + Funds ;
- Coordinate the Divisions efforts to support the setup of the Africa Venture Philanthropy Alliance ;
- Support the Division in organizing the Social Innovation and Impact Summit, the Gender Summit and any other events relating to the Social Innovation work-stream ;
- Participate in selected Bank missions and/or assist mission teams as directed.
- The Civil Society and Community Engagement Division (AHGC2) invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the above-described services. Interested eligible consultants shall provide information on their qualifications and experience demonstrating their ability to provide the services (documentation, references for similar services, experience in comparable Assignments, etc.) ;
- The eligibility criteria, the establishment of a short list and the selection procedure shall be in conformity with the Rules and Procedure for the Selection of Corporate Consultants. Please, note that interest expressed by a consultant does not imply any obligation on the part of the Bank to include it in the shortlist ;
- The estimated duration of services is 6 months with possibility of renewal and the estimated starting date is 17 February 2020 ;
- Interested individuals may obtain further information at the address below during the Bank’s working hours: (9h00. – 17h00 GMT) ;
- Expressions of interest must be received at the address below no later than Wednesday 29 January 2020 at 17h30 GMT local time and specifically mentioning AfDB Social Impact AND Innovation.
For the attention of :
Mrs. Zéneb TOURE
Manager, Civil Society and Social Innovation Division
African Development Bank Group
Civil Society Community Engagement Division (AHGC2)
Immeuble du Centre de commerce International d’Abidjan CCIA
Avenue Jean-Paul II
01 BP 1387
Tel: +225 20 26 44 64
E-mail : m.kouassi@afdb.org and copy : N.LINDSAY@AFDB.ORG
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SHORTLIST :
- The shortlist of three to six individual consultants will be established at the end of the request of expression of interest. The consultants in the shortlist will be evaluated on the following criteria on the basis of the CVs and other documents received.
| General Qualifications and suitability to the Tasks | 40 |
| Experience in the specific assignment | 40 |
| Experience with International Institutions | 10 |
| Language Capacity | 5 |
| Working knowledge of the Africa Region | 5 |
SELECTION CRITERIA :
- Master’s degree in Impact investments, inclusive innovation, social entrepreneurship, Social Science, Business administration, or other relevant development field ;
- At least 2 years and a maximum of 4 years of relevant and practical experience working in social innovation and social entrepreneurship sectors. Experience in social impact measurement frameworks and reporting will be an advantage ;
- Expertise in the role of business in international development with experience in African countries ;
- Proven expertise in supporting social entrepreneurial initiatives through providing training and capacity building, and project development support for social enterprise and entrepreneurs in the African context ;
- Experience in assisting multi stakeholder partnerships and supporting the development of joint funding mechanisms, specifically social endowment funds ;
- Strong analytical & quantitative social science research experience and in-depth knowledge of social impact investment models and markets is highly desirable ;
- Demonstrated ability to produce knowledge products ;
- Ability to cooperate effectively as a team member ;
- Ability to write in English or French; and working knowledge of the other language is essential.
Competence in the use of standard software applications.
According to the Bank rules for recruitment in the Junior Consultant category, the consultants should also be under 32 years of age.
TERMS OF REFERENCE
JUNIOR CONSULTANT ON SOCIAL IMPACT – INNOVATION
Brief Description of the Assignment :
The Civil Society and Community Engagement Division (AHGC2), is seeking a Consultant specialized in social innovation and social enterprises to support its new workstream on Social Innovation :
- Unit making the request : The Civil Society and Community Engagement Division (AHGC2) ;
- Location of assignment : The consultancy will be based in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire at the African Development Bank ;
- Period of assignment : 6 months ;
- Expected start date of the assignment : 17 February 2020 ;
- Last date for providing your proposal : 29 January 2020 ;
- CV,JoséeCoverKouassi : letter, Technical and financial proposal to be submitted to : Marie m.kouassi@afdb.org and copy Ms. Najade Lindsay: n.lindsay@afdb.org ;
Any questions/clarifications needed should be addressed to: Marie Josée Kouassi : m.kouassi@afdb.org and copy Ms. Najade Lindsay : n.lindsay@afdb.org
Technical proposal should be not more than 5 pages indicating how consultant will approach this task.
Terms of Reference for Social Enterprise Consultant
- Introduction / Background :
The African Development Bank (AfDB or the Bank) is the premier multilateral development finance institution fostering economic growth and social progress in Africa. The AfDB’s primary goal is to reduce poverty and improve the living standards of all Africans by mobilizing resources in and outside Africa. The Bank is dedicated to tackling the full complexities and challenges of development on the continent by providing financial and technical assistance to development projects and programs in regional member countries. It has integrated operations of lending directly to the public and private sectors through a variety of financing instruments as well as providing advisory services.
The Gender, Women and Civil Society Department is under the Agriculture, Human and Social Development Complex. The main objective of the Complex is to deliver on two of the Bank’s High 5 priorities: “Feed Africa” and “Improve the Quality of Life for the People of Africa”. The High 5 priority “Improve the Quality of Life for the People of Africa” places a special emphasis on integrating Gender and the participation of Civil Society across the Bank’s project cycle. The Bank recognizes the key role that social entrepreneurs play as society’s change agents, and now seeks to provide a platform for advancing innovative and social entrepreneurial approaches to solve the continent’s most pressing problems. This aligns with the Bank’s strategic direction and High 5s, in particular improving the “Quality of Life for All Africans”.
The Civil Society and Community Engagement Division within the Gender, Women and Civil Society Department is leading the new work stream on social innovation in the Bank to: (i) increase knowledge products on the social innovation and social enterprise sector in Africa; use the Bank’s platform to create a collaborative social entrepreneurial ecosystem through partnerships and avenues to financing with – foundations, philanthropists and impact investors that want to invest in social enterprises in Africa, and; (iii) encourage public private partnerships to foster the quality and sustainable ecosystem needed for social enterprises to thrive.
- Objective and Activities of the Assignment :
- Source, collect and analyze data, create reports, review and explain trends on African social entrepreneurs through coordinating social enterprise mapping and assessments to increase understanding of the sector as well as methodologies for result measurement ;
- Finalize the Social Innovation Framework and secure internal buy-in on the Social Innovation Framework leading to operationalization of the framework ;
- Liaise with relevant departments in the Bank to support accelerators, incubators and hubs that incubate and grow social enterprises in Africa as referenced in the Social Innovation Framework ;
- Coordinate relationships with other departments to streamline social innovation work at the Bank as referenced in the Social Innovation Framework ;
- Liaise with Ashoka Foundation to pilot a Social Innovation project in identified countries in Africa ;
- Develop a pipeline of private sector and donor agencies for the operationalization of the Social Innovation Framework ;
- Liaise with relevant departments in the bank to finalize the Social Impact Fund for Africa and the SPARK + Funds ;
- Coordinate the Divisions efforts to support the setup of the Africa Venture Philanthropy Alliance ;
- Support the Division in organizing the Social Innovation and Impact Summit, the Gender Summit and any other events relating to the Social Innovation work-stream ;
- Participate in selected Bank missions and/or assist mission teams as directed.
- Reporting/Supervision :
The Consultant will report to the Division Manager AHGC2.
- Duration of the Assignment: The contract duration is for 6 consecutive months beginning on 17 February 2020 ;
- Required Qualification and Experience :
- Master’s degree in, impact investments, inclusive innovation, social entrepreneurship ;
- Social Sciences, Business administration or other relevant development field ;
- At least 2 years and a maximum of 4 years of relevant and practical experience working in social innovation and social entrepreneurship sectors. Experience in social impact measurement frameworks and reporting will be an advantage ;
- Expertise in the role of business in international development with experience in African countries ;
- Proven expertise in supporting social entrepreneurial initiatives through providing training and capacity building, and project development support for social enterprise and entrepreneurs in the African context ;
- Experience in assisting multi stakeholder partnerships and supporting the development of joint funding mechanisms, specifically social endowment funds.
- Strong analytical & quantitative social science research experience and in-depth knowledge of social impact investment models and markets is highly desirable ;
- Demonstrated ability to produce knowledge products ;
- Ability to cooperate effectively as a team member ;
- Ability to write in English or French; a working knowledge of the other language is essential ;
- Competence in the use of standard software applications.
According to the Bank rules for recruitment in the Junior Consultant category, the consultants should also be under 32 years of age.
- Remuneration for the Assignment : To be determined on the basis of AfDB’s guidance on consultants’ recruitment and remuneration. Consultants must be registered on DACON, the Bank’s database of registered Consultants.
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