The African Development Bank hereby invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in the following Assignment: Trust Fund Manager Consultant in Support of the Human Capital Youth and Skills Development Department

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

International d’Abidjan CCIA, Avenue Jean-Paul II, 01 BP

1387 Abidjan 01 COTE D’IVORE

Department: Human Capital, Youth and Skills Development

E-mail: i.bdioui@afdb.org

 

1. The African Development Bank hereby invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in the following Assignment: Trust Fund Manager Consultant in Support of the Human Capital Youth and Skills Development Department ;
2. The services to be provided under the Assignment include :

In November 2017, the Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Multi Donor Trust Fund (YEI MDTF) was set up to support Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa. The YEI MDTF is a grant vehicle of the JfYA strategy that focuses its activities on i) Business Development Services to youth led startups and MSMEs through African incubators and accelerators; ii) financial institutions by providing technical assistance to financial intermediaries focusing on investing/lending to youth led MSMEs in Africa such as Banks, VC or guarantee institutions; iii) Capacity building to government to create an enabling environment conductive to MSME growth, iv) Research and studies on the African entrepreneurship ecosystem.

The Trust Fund Manager Consultant will be part of the Jobs team and lead for the day to day management of the implementation of the YEI MDTF’s activities, under the supervision of the Jobs for youth Coordinator and the Director of Human Capital, Youth and Skills Development Department.

3. The African Development Bank’s Human Capital Youth and Skills Development Department invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the above-described services. Interested Consultants shall provide information on their qualifications and experience demonstrating their ability to undertake this Assignment (documents, reference to similar services, experience in similar assignments, etc.) ;
4. The eligibility criteria, the establishment of a short list and the selection procedure shall be in conformity with the Bank’s Procurement Policy for the recruitment of Individual Consultants. Please, note that interest expressed by a Consultant does not imply any obligation on the part of the Bank to include him/her in the shortlist ;
5. The estimated duration of services is 12 months and the estimated starting date is early January 15, 2019 ;
6. Interested Individual Consultants may obtain further information at the address below during the Bank’s working hours: from 09:00 to 17:00 hours local time ;
7. Expressions of interest must be received at the address below no later than November 2nd, 2018 at 18 : 00h local time and specifically mentioning Trust Fund Manager Consultant in Support of the Human Capital Youth and Skills Development Department.

For the attention of : Mr. ilyes Bdioui African Development Bank

AHHD0. Jobs for Youth Strategy

Human Development Department | African Development Bank Immeuble du Centre de commerce International d’Abidjan CCIA Avenue Jean-Paul II, BPV 316 Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Office : CCIA 15B/ Email : i.bdioui@afdb.org

 

Establishment of the short list

8. A shortlist of three to six individual consultants will be established at the end the request of expressions of interest. The consultants on the shortlist will be judged on the following criteria on the basis of their updated resume.

1.	General qualifications and adequacy for the proposed	30 points
Assignment
2.	Similar experience in the area of expertise of the
Assignment as described in the Terms of Reference (and		50 points
understanding of the Terms of Reference if required)
3.	Experience with the Bank or other international donors	10 points
4.	Language proficiency	5 points
5.	Knowledge of African entrepreneurship ecosystems	5 points
Total		100 points