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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Long Term Individual Consultants
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
01 B.P. 1387 Abidjan 01 – Côte d’Ivoire
Independent Development Evaluation
Knowledge Management, Outreach and Capacity Development Division (IDEV.3)
HQ Building, office 06 N14
E-mail: k.rot@afdb.org; A.ANON@AFDB.ORG
Tel.: + (225) 2026 3457/3131/5676/2354
- The African Development Bank hereby invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in the following Assignment: Recruitment of a long term individual Consultant for the African Parliamentarians’ Network on Development Evaluation (APNODE) Secretariat.
- The services to be provided under the Assignment include:
The Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) is an independent unit tasked with enhancing the development effectiveness of the Bank’s operations. By conducting independent evaluations and proactively sharing lessons and good practices, the Department ensures that the Bank and its stakeholders learn from past experience and plan and deliver development activities to the highest possible
standards.
IDEV.3 is one of the three divisions and is responsible for knowledge management, outreach and strengthening evaluation capacity at the Bank and in its regional member countries. Its key responsibilities include the following: (1) Implementing knowledge management and communication activities (including organization of outreach and knowledge events, website management, branding, etc.); (2) Producing evaluation knowledge products, including the quarterly knowledge publication “Evaluation Matters”, and ensuring their dissemination. (3) Fostering evaluation capacity development in the Bank and in its RMCs. (4) Promoting IDEV as a center of evaluation excellence and
leading efforts to build international partnerships.(5)Reporting to the Bank’s Committee on Operations and Development Effectiveness (CODE) and the public on progress in implementing the AfDB’s Independent Evaluation Strategy.
Terms of Reference
Individual Consultant for the African Parliamentarians’ Network on Development Evaluation (APNODE) Secretariat
Introduction / Background
In 2013, the AfDB adopted a new Independent Evaluation Strategy (2013-2017) in a bid to continue to meet its evolving needs for evaluative knowledge. In line with the AfDB .
Independent Evaluation Policy, the evaluation strategy focuses on three complementary objectives: learning, accountability, and promoting an evaluation culture in support of the overarching goal of improving development effectiveness.
Evaluation capacity development in Regional Member Countries is important to the goal of promoting an evaluation culture, and has long been part of IDEV’s mandate. In this context, IDEV is providing Secretariat support to the African Parliamentarians’ Network on Development Evaluation (APNODE). The Network was established in March 2014 at the 7th African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) Conference held in Yaoundé, Cameroon. APNODE was initiated by African parliamentarians based on their recognition of the important function of evaluation in national decision-making and the crucial role of parliamentarians in ensuring that evaluation evidence is used for strengthening decisionmaking, with a view to greater development effectiveness and inclusive growth.
Following the establishment of the network, it was operationalized through the first Annual General Meeting, which adopted a Constitution, Action Plan and various operational policies, and elected an Executive Committee. The network has been operating on a shortterm Action Plan, focusing on networking and advocacy, capacity development, and outreach and resource mobilization. Following the second Annual General Meeting, the network now has a new Strategic Plan for 2017 – 2020, providing clear strategic direction for APNODE.
Objective of the Assignment
Support the APNODE Executive Committee and Secretariat in implementing the Strategic Plan and 2018-2020 Work Plan to:
- Grow and consolidate the network (individual membership, national chapters);
- Enhance APNODE’s capacity and visibility;
- Mobilize resources;
- Systematically gather, collate and disseminate knowledge and best practices;
- Build the capacity of APNODE members;
- Strengthen communication, collaboration and partnerships; and
- Nurture and build an evaluation culture across African parliaments.
Main activities and deliverables
Under the overall guidance of the APNODE Secretariat Task Manager, the Consultant will perform the following tasks:
- Maintain the administration of the network and its membership;
- Coordinate and streamline, in a professional and timely manner, internal and external communication of the APNODE Secretariat and the Executive Committee as required, including with members and development partners;
- Prepare, produce and implement advocacy and communication for APNODE, including procuring and guiding production companies as necessary;
- Assist in the management of an APNODE website;
- Provide logistical support and technical assistance in preparing and organizing APNODE Annual General Meetings (e.g., drafting/collating documents, coordinating travel logistics, and documenting the AGM for record-keeping and dissemination);
- Support the organization of related meetings and activities of the Executive Committee and/or the Network (including the preparation/collating of documents and minutes);
- Support the Secretariat and Network’s resource mobilization activities;
- Liaise with other Parliamentary, evaluation and research/evidence bodies across the continent to identify opportunities for collaboration, partnership, learning and knowledge exchange;
- Systematically gather, draft, collate, package and disseminate APNODE and similar knowledge products (including success stories and best practices);
- Develop a repository of development evaluation knowledge products for parliamentarians;
- Systematically identify and communicate learning opportunities to APNODE Members;
- Map out opportunities for APNODE Secretariat / National Chapters / Members to collaborate, partner, broker, or leverage its know-how and experiences;
- Perform other duties as required by the APNODE Secretariat.
Administration/reporting
The consultant will work closely and report to the Principal Evaluation Capacity
Development Officer who is the task manager for the project. The project technical staff will provide all relevant support to the consultant. The IDEV.3 Division Manager is responsible for oversight of the project. All project staff and consultants are accountable to IDEV management.
Duration of the assignment
The assignment will be for twelve (12) months and is located at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
Qualifications and Experience required
- Masters’ degree (or equivalent) in economics, development studies, international relations, government/political science, public policy/administration, or related field;
- National of a Bank Member Country;
- A minimum of 5 years working experience with an international organization;
- Good knowledge of monitoring and evaluation issues in Africa;
- Experience with Networks and /or Communities of Practitioners;
- Proficiency in French or English with a good working knowledge of the other;
- Excellent organizational, planning, and communications skills;
- Good research, writing, and presentation skills;
- Culturally and linguistically sensitive, discrete, and tactful;
- Integrity, professionalism, respect for diversity and a strong team player;
- Ability to maintain overview with the necessary attention to detail;
- Ability to deal with discretion, sensitivity and tact with a variety of contacts, including government officials and parliamentarians;
- Proficiency in standard software applications: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & web tools; and
- Integrity, professionalism, respect for diversity and a strong team player.
Remuneration
The Consultant will be paid a competitive monthly lump sum in accordance with Bank’s scale set for Consultants and commensurate with the number of years of relevant experience.
- A minimum of 5 years working experience with an international organization;
- Good knowledge of monitoring and evaluation issues in Africa;
- Experience with Networks and /or Communities of Practitioners;
- Proficiency in French or English with a good working knowledge of the other;
- Excellent organizational, planning, and communications skills;
- Good research, writing, and presentation skills;
- Culturally and linguistically sensitive, discrete, and tactful;
- Integrity, professionalism, respect for diversity and a strong team player;
- Ability to maintain overview with the necessary attention to detail;
- Ability to deal with discretion, sensitivity and tact with a variety of contacts, including government officials and parliamentarians;
- Proficiency in standard software applications: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & web tools; and
- Integrity, professionalism, respect for diversity and a strong team player.
Remuneration
The Consultant will be paid a competitive monthly lump sum in accordance with Bank’s scale set for Consultants and commensurate with the number of years of relevant experience.
- The IDEV/IDEV.3 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.).
- The eligibility criteria, the establishment of a short list and the selection procedure shall be in conformity with the Bank’s Rules and Procedures for the Recruitment of Corporate 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.
- The estimated duration of services is twelve (12) months and the estimated starting date is September 2018.
- Interested Individual Consultants may obtain further information at the address below during the Bank’s working hours: 08h00-17h00 GMT.
- Expressions of interest must be received at the address below no later than 25 July 2018 at 17h00 GMT Abidjan local time and specifically mentioning Recruitment of a long term individual Consultant for the African Parliamentarians’ Network on Development Evaluation (APNODE) Secretariat
For the attention of: Mrs Karen Rot-Munstermann
Independent Development Evaluation
African Development Bank
Avenue Joseph Anoma
01 BP 1387, Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire
Tel. (Standard): +225 20 26 10 20
E-mail: j.musumba@afdb.org; m.cobinah-ebrottie@afdb.org.
Telephone: + (225) 2026 2354/5676/3131/2354
Establishment of the Short List
- 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.
| Criteria | Score | |
| 1 | Educational level relevant to the field of mission | 20 |
| 2 | Demonstrated experience in communication/writing for publication | 20 |
| 3 | Experience with coordinating/managing Networks and/or Communities of Practice /Practitioners | 20 |
| 4 | Experience relevant to the mission at hand | 40 |
| TOTAL | 100 |
Terms of Reference
Individual Consultant for the African Parliamentarians’ Network on
Development Evaluation (APNODE) Secretariat
- Introduction / Background
The Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) is an independent unit tasked with enhancing the development effectiveness of the Bank’s operations. By conducting independent evaluations and proactively sharing lessons and good practices, the Department ensures that the Bank and its stakeholders learn from past experience and plan and deliver development activities to the highest possible standards.
In 2013, the AfDB adopted a new Independent Evaluation Strategy (2013-20171) in a bid to continue to meet its evolving needs for evaluative knowledge. In line with the AfDB Independent Evaluation Policy, the evaluation strategy focuses on three complementary objectives: learning, accountability, and promoting an evaluation culture in support of the overarching goal of improving development effectiveness.
Evaluation capacity development in Regional Member Countries is central to the goal of promoting an evaluation culture, and has long been part of IDEV’s mandate. To this end, IDEV is providing Secretariat support to the African Parliamentarians’ Network on Development Evaluation (APNODE) established in March 2014 at the 7th African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon. APNODE was initiated by African parliamentarians based on their recognition of the importance of evaluation in national decision-making and the crucial
role of parliamentarians in ensuring that evaluation evidence is used for strengthening decisionmaking,
development effectiveness and inclusive growth.
The Network was operationalized via the first Annual General Meeting held in 2015, which adopted a Constitution, Action Plan and various operational policies, and elected the first Executive Committee. The Network initially operated on a short-term Action Plan, focused on networking and advocacy, capacity development, and outreach and resource mobilization. Following the third Annual General Meeting in 2017, the Network now has a Strategic Plan (2017 – 2020), providing clear strategic direction, which has been operationalized in a 2018-2020 Work Plan.
- Objective of the Assignment
Support the APNODE Executive Committee and Secretariat in implementing the Strategic Plan and 2018-2020 Work Plan to:
- grow and consolidate the network (individual membership, national chapters);
- enhance APNODE’s capacity and visibility;
- mobilize resources;
- systematically gather, collate and disseminate knowledge and best practices;
- build the capacity of APNODE members;
- strengthen communication, collaboration and partnerships; and
- nurture and build an evaluation culture across African parliaments.
- Main activities and deliverables
Under the overall guidance of the APNODE Task Manager, the Consultant will perform the following tasks:
- Maintain the administration of the network and its membership;
- Coordinate and streamline, in a professional and timely manner, internal and external communication of the APNODE Secretariat and the Executive Committee as required, including with members and development partners;
- Prepare, produce and implement advocacy and communication for APNODE, including procuring and guiding production companies as necessary;
- Assist in the management of an APNODE website;
- Provide logistical support and technical assistance in preparing and organizing APNODE Annual General Meetings (e.g., drafting/collating documents, coordinating travel logistics, and documenting the AGM for record-keeping and dissemination);
- Support the organization of related meetings and activities of the Executive Committee and/or the Network (including the preparation/collating of documents and minutes);
- Support the Secretariat and Network’s resource mobilization activities;
- Liaise with other Parliamentary, evaluation and research/evidence bodies across the continent to identify opportunities for collaboration, partnership, learning and knowledge exchange
- Systematically gather, draft, collate, package and disseminate APNODE and similar knowledge products (including success stories and best practices);
- Develop a repository of development evaluation knowledge products for parliamentarians;
- Systematically identify and communicate learning opportunities to APNODE Members; Map out opportunities for APNODE Secretariat / National Chapters / Members tocollaborate, partner, broker, or leverage its know-how and experiences;
- Perform other duties as required by the APNODE Secretariat.
- Administration/reporting
The consultant will work closely with and report to the Principal Evaluation Capacity Development Officer who is the task manager for the project. The project technical staff will provide all relevant support to the consultant. The IDEV.3 Division Manager is responsible for oversight of the project. All project staff and consultants are accountable to IDEV management.
- Duration of the assignment
The assignment will be for twelve (12) months and is located at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
- Qualifications and Experience required
- Masters degree (or equivalent) in economics, development studies, international elations, government/political science, public policy/administration, or related field
- National of a Bank Member Country
- A minimum of 5 years working experience with an international organization
- Good knowledge of monitoring and evaluation issues in Africa
- Experience with Networks and /or communities of Practitioners
- Proficiency in French or English with a good working knowledge of the other
- Excellent organizational, planning, and communications skills
- Good research, writing, and presentation skills
- Culturally and linguistically sensitive, discrete, and tactful
- Integrity, professionalism, respect for diversity and a strong team player
- Ability to maintain overview with the necessary attention to detail
- Proficiency in standard software applications: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and web tools
- Remuneration
The Consultant will be paid a competitive monthly lump sum in accordance with Bank’s scale set for Consultants and commensurate with the number of years of relevant experience.