The African Development Bank (AfdBD) hereby invites Consulting Firms to indicate their interest in the following Assignment : Developing a cloud strategy for the bank’s it department

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

“DEVELOPING A CLOUD STRATEGY FOR THE BANK’S IT DEPARTMENT”

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Avenue Joseph Anoma, 01 B.P. 1387, Abidjan, CÔTE d’IVOIRE

Corporate IT Services Department (CHIS)

E-mail : IT_Recruitment@AFDB.ORG

Telephone : (+225) 20 26 22 61/ (+225) 20 26 25 83

1. The African Development Bank (AfdBD) hereby invites Consulting Firms to indicate their interest in the following Assignment : DEVELOPING A CLOUD STRATEGY FOR THE BANK’S IT DEPARTMENT.
2. The objective of the assignment is to develop a cloud strategy for the Corporate Information Technology (IT) department of the African Development Bank. It aims to put in place a structured decisions framework that identifies potential use cases for cloud computing, analysing the benefits and challenges including answering the following questions :

• What benefits do cloud services bring to the Bank from the IT and business perspective?
• Where and how should the Bank consume cloud-computing services? o Where and how should the Bank implement cloud environments?
• How will the Bank secure, manage and govern across hybrid environments?
• How does Cloud Computing factor fit into our application strategy and architecture?
• Are there opportunities for the business to become a cloud computing service provider to others?
• Does the Bank have significant resources and skills to implement and run cloud-based services?
• Are there technological and regulatory barriers that spur/prevent cloud adoption? More details about the scope of services are provided in Annex 1.

3. The Corporate IT Services Department (CHIS) invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested eligible Consulting Firms or associations of Consulting Firms shall provide information on their qualifications and experience demonstrating their ability to provide the services (documentation, references for similar services, experience in comparable Assignments, availability of qualified staff, 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 Corporate Consultants. Please, note that interest expressed by a Consulting Firm does not imply any obligation on the part of the Bank to include it in the shortlist.
5. The duration of the assignment is expected for 03 months.
6. Interested Consulting Firms may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 09:00 to 17:00 hours, Abidjan Local Time.
7. Expressions of interest must be sent by email at the address below before Tuesday 05 March 2019 17:00 hours, Abidjan Local Time and mention “Expression of Interest for developing a cloud strategy for the Bank’s IT department”.

For the attention of : IT Recruitment Team

African Development Bank

Corporate IT Services Department (CHIS)

Avenue Joseph Anoma, 01 B.P. 1387,

Abidjan, CÔTE d’IVOIRE

Tel: (+225) 20 26 22 61

Email: IT_Recruitment@AFDB.ORG

ANNEX 1 : Terms of Reference

Developing a Cloud Strategy for the Bank’s IT Department

1. OBJECTIVE :

The objective of the assignment is to develop a cloud strategy for the Corporate Information Technology (IT) department of the African Development Bank.

It aims to put in place a structured decisions framework that identifies potential use cases for cloud computing, analysing the benefits and challenges including answering the following questions :

• What benefits do cloud services bring to the Bank from the IT and business perspective?
• Where and how should the Bank consume cloud-computing services? o Where and how should the Bank implement cloud environments?
• How will the Bank secure, manage and govern across hybrid environments?
• How does Cloud Computing factor fit into our application strategy and architecture?
• Are there opportunities for the business to become a cloud computing service provider to others?
• Does the Bank have significant resources and skills to implement and run cloud-based services?
• Are there technological and regulatory barriers that spur/prevent cloud adoption?

2. SCOPE OF THE SERVICES :

Overall the scope of this assignment will include (but not be limited to) defining a structured decisions framework that identifies potential use cases for cloud and developing an implementation roadmap with detailed action plan.

The consultant responsibilities will be structured into two main phases :

Phase 1# Cloud Strategy Formulation :

The scope of work in this phase is detailed in the table below :

• The firm should have proven experience in providing technical advisory services with at least three (03) references in similar assignments ;
• The firm should have previous experience with international donors or similar international institutions ;
• The proposed consultants should have the following qualifications and skills :

1. Relevant experience in cloud strategy formulation or similar assignments. o References with other international donors or institutions ;
2. Hands on experience in conducting cost/benefit and risk analysis for cloud strategy ;
3. Experience in data analysis, assessment and report writing o Excellent presentation skills ;
4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills o Proficiency in English, verbal and written.

4. LOCATION :

• The work will be carried out at the Bank’s Headquarter in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ;
• However, some short-term missions in regional offices are potentially to be expected.

5. REPORTING :

The consultant(s) will work under the supervision of the Program Management Office.

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