REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
6, Avenue Joseph Anoma 01 B.P. 1387 – Abidjan 01 Côte d’Ivoire
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION AND BUSINESS DELIEVERY COMPLEX (RDVP)
Expressions of Interest
Request for a Senior Consultant to provide capacity building support services to the Office of the VP- the Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Complex (RDVP)
Email : S.TAGOUGUI@AFDB.ORG and K.DIABI@AFDB.ORG
Brief description of the Assignment : As the Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Complex (RDVP) increases the level of investments to enhance operations knowledge, quality, lending and portfolio performance delivery the Front Office is looking for a Senior Consultant to provide capacity building and training support to achieve its corporate objectives. .
Department issuing the request : Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Complex (RDVP)
Place of assignment : The Consultant will be based at the Bank Headquarters in Abidjan
Duration of the assignment : 6 months
Tentative date of commencement : 10 February 2020
Detailed terms of reference for the assignment : [Attached]
Deadline for applications : 3rd February 2020
Applications to be submitted to : Samia Tagougui : s.tagougui@afdb.org and copy Khadidia Diabi : k.diabi@afdb.org
Any questions and requests for clarifications may be sent to : Samia Tagougui at s.tagougui@afdb.org
Application procedure : Interested applicants are requested to submit their CV, and proposals to the contact address below no later than 3rd February 2020.
Attention : Samia Tagougui
Front Office of the Vice President, Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery
African Development Bank
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Selection Procedure :
The eligibility criteria and the selection procedure shall be in conformity with the Bank’s Procurement Policy Framework for projects financed by the Bank Group, October 2015 Edition, available on the Bank Website at http://www.afdb.org.
- Proposals will be evaluated based on the criteria below ;
- General qualification and suitability for the 30% listed tasks ;
- Understanding of the terms of reference and 20% experience of delivering similar tasks.
Significant results oriented experience of 40% working with the Bank, the UN and other multilateral development organizations in capacity development, training, coordination, facilitation, program, project management and business development Working knowledge and lived experience of 10% the Region
Senior Consultant : Capacity Building Support
Terms of Reference
Background
The Bank :
Established in 1964, the African Development Bank is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. There are 80 member states, including 54 in Africa (Regional Member Countries). The Bank’s development agenda is delivering the financial and technical support for transformative projects that will significantly reduce poverty through inclusive and sustainable economic growth. In order to sharply focus the objectives of the Ten Year Strategy (2013 – 2022) and ensure greater developmental impact, five major areas, all of which will accelerate our delivery for Africa, have been identified for scaling up, namely; energy, agro-business, industrialization, integration and improving the quality of life for the people of Africa.
Complex :
Within the Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Complex (RDVP), the Bank has five (5) Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery (RDIBD) Directorates, one in each region of Africa: North, South, East, West, and Central. Each Regional Directorate is headed by a Director General (DG) and is staffed with the relevant sectoral functions and administrative capabilities for rapid delivery of services to client countries. The Regional Directorates provide overall strategic direction to Country Offices within the regions and are responsible for the Bank’s operations, business development, project management and overall effective delivery of the Bank’s High 5s.
Context and Scope :
Following the roll out the AfDB’s Development and Business Delivery Model (DBDM) the Front Office of Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Complex (RDVP) has invested in and enhanced coordination efforts in all aspects of planning and execution of RDVP’s activities to achieve lending targets and improve portfolio performance. The Front Office is also obligated to shape and model required performances for managing quality, enterprise risks, and sustainable development results, build and maintain relationships with DGs, Vice Presidents and Country Managers, Internal Sector Complexes and Departments, and see to the successful implementation of institutional initiatives the Front Office is accountable to in line with Bank policies and procedures.
The Bank carried out an assessment of operational quality assurance and discovered that whiles new Business Delivery Model (DBDM) reforms have contributed to enhancing efficiency there is the need to strengthen existing reform mechanisms to achieve sustainable operational quality, results and development effectiveness. The Bank’s Independent Development Evaluation Department (BDEV) also conducted a comprehensive exercise to assess the impact of Bank-wide programmatic activities which culminated into the production of the Comprehensive Evaluation of Development Results Report.
The objectives of the DBDM are to better position the Bank for the accelerated implementation of its High 5s Strategy and its Ten Year Strategy (2013-2022). This is accomplished by (i) moving the Bank closer to its clients to enhance delivery; (ii) reconfiguring the Bank’s HQ to support the regions to deliver better outcomes; (iii) strengthening the Bank’s performance culture to attract and retain talent; (iv) streamlining the Bank’s business processes to promote efficiency and effectiveness; and, (v) improving financial performance and increasing development impact
Objectives of the Assignment :
The Objective of this assignment is to assist the Front Office to 1) deliver selected tasks the RDVP Complex is accountable for as outlined in the Quality Assurance Implementation Plan of the Bank to enhance operational quality, 2) support strengthening of performance culture 3) support the implementation of Bank-wide transformational reforms
Responsibilities :
- Coordinate from the Front Office reinforcement of the knowledge of operations staff through the Operations Academy- in particular :
- Facilitate the development of course content for Country Program Officers Accredited Pathway from 2020-2021 ;
- Facilitate the development of course content for Country Managers Accredited Pathway from 2020-2021.
- Deliver training programs for Operations Assistants based in Regional Offices in 2020 ;
- Support interventions to strengthen implementation by assisting the preparation of Implementation Support Guidance Note in 2020 ;
- Embed the culture of quality results by supporting the preparation/update of CPPR Guidelines in 2020 ;
- Support the facilitation of the work program workshop of the Complex.
Expected Deliverables :
For the duration of this contract the consultant will be focused on the following :
- Support the development of the course outline and course modules of the Country Program Officers Accredited Pathway from in 2020-2021 ;
- Plan and deliver operations-support training for Operations Assistants in Regional Offices in 2020 ;
- Support the preparation of Implementation Support Guidance Note in 2020 ;
- Support the preparation/update of CPPR Guidelines in 2020.
Qualification :
- Hold at least a Master’s degree in Social Sciences or any other discipline that is relevant to the operations of the Bank ;
- Not less than 15 years’ experience in capacity development, training projects, programs delivery, business development, change management, and facilitation, managing and coordinating multi-cultural teams, managing budgets within large and complex institutional settings ;
- Working experience in both the private and public sectors with international development institutions, such as the UN and other multilateral institutions is advantageous ;
- Good knowledge and experience of AfDB Group operations and projects, with working experience at the Front Office of Operational Complexes reporting to Managers, Directors or Vice Presidents and experience consulting and liaising with internal Departments and Complexes ;
- Ability to collaborate with highly diverse Senior Management teams and responsive to needs of multiple stakeholders, with excellent negotiation skills
- Ability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgements, with excellent technical and analytical skills and due consideration of inherent corporate wide risks.
- Ability to investigate and analyze information and draw conclusions.
- Ability to analyze and solve problems.
- Ability to provide strategic leadership advisory and drive results and execution.
- Proven ability to communicate both orally and in writing with high level individuals/stakeholders
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build and lead teams
- High degree of professionalism, discretion, tact, integrity and maturity and sensitivity in dealing with internal and external clients is critical.
- Ability to collaborate with highly diverse Senior Management teams and responsive to needs of multiple stakeholders, with excellent negotiation skills.
- Ability to communicate excellently and effectively (written and oral) in English. Basic competency in French is a plus.
Duration and Reporting Requirement :
The duration of the assignment is 6 months starting from February 2020. The consultant will report to the Lead Country Program Coordinator for West and Central Regions at the RDVP Front Office.
Work Station : The consultant will deliver these tasks working from the RDVP Front Office based in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.