Recruitment of an english writer, communication consultant – Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR

COMMUNICATION INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Avenue Joseph Anoma

01 B.P 1387 Abidjan 01 – Cote d’Ivoire

African Development Institute,

 

Title of the assignment : English Writer, Communication Consultant

Brief Description of the Assignment: The assignment is to write articles, reports, Op-Eds, press releases, event notices and briefs according to the Bank style. The Candidate will provide editorial coverage of events, projects, programmes, initiatives and success stories from other organizational units within the Bank. He/She will have strong social media skills and will contribute to raising the Bank’s social media profile across various platforms.

Department issuing the request:	Communication and External Relations
Place of assignment:	Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
Duration of the assignment:	one year
Tentative date of commencement:	15th February 2019
Deadline for applications:	30th  January 2019 at 17:00 GMT
How to submit applications:	click here

Any questions and requests for clarification may be sent to: w.konan@afdb.org

Terms of Reference for an English Writer

Introduction

The African Development Bank (“the Bank”) is a premier multilateral development finance institution. Its mission is to contribute to the economic development and social progress of its regional members, mobilise resources for the financing of development projects, and promote economic integration on the continent. The Bank has 54 African

member countries and 25 non-regional member countries. It has established cooperation ties with an extensive network of international development partners, and enjoys an excellent reputation on the capital markets. Since its inception in 1964 and until December 31, 2015, the Bank Group has committed over US$100 billion to support about 4000 development projects and programmes in Africa. Over the last 10 years, the Bank has grown in size and impact, and modernised its operations to improve efficiency and value for money.

The current President is strongly committed to accelerate the implementation of the Bank’s Ten Year Strategy (TYS 2013-2022), which has put the Bank at the centre of Africa’s economic transformation, and which is being implemented through five key priorities (the High 5s) which are to: (i) ‘Light Up and Power Africa’ (Power, Energy, Environment and Green Growth); (ii) ‘Feed Africa’ (Agro-Industry, Agricultural Finance and Rural Development); (iii) ‘Industrialise Africa’ (Private and Financial Sectors, Infrastructure, Urban, Industrial and Trade Development); (iv) ‘Integrate Africa’ (Regional Development, Integration and Impactful Delivery); and, (v) ‘Improve the Quality of Life for Africans’ (Human Capital and Skills Development, Health, Nutrition, Water and Sanitation).

Building upon this central role and the vision of the African Union’s 2063 agenda, together with the new realities of the global developmental agenda including: (i) the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, 2015); (ii) the 21st United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Annual Conference of the Parties (COP-21, December 2015) and (iii) the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD, Addis, July 2015), the Bank has a unique opportunity to help drive the continent’s economic development and consolidate its mandate.

Scope of Work and Concrete Deliverables :

The services to be provided under the assignment include but not limited to :

• Write, edit, copy-edit and proof-read articles, reports, op-eds, press releases, web content, event notices and briefs following the Bank style ;
• Provide editorial coverage of events, projects, programmes, initiatives and success stories from other organisational units within the Bank for posting on the external website ;
• Other communications and external relations duties as needed ;
• Assist in fact-checking and copy-editing all written documents;
• Develop written material, ideas, news angles in support of digital communication.
• Social media positioning and leverage: the consultant will work with the Division Manager to create and deliver compelling content for social media, including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
• The consultant will ensure the development of relevant and coherent principles of communications that enhance the Bank’s brand positioning on social media. The Candidate will liaise with international and partner organisations to drive common social media campaigns.
• The Consultant will manage social media publications, monitoring and reporting to identify opportunities and track communications impact.

 

REPORTING LINE

The Consultant will report to the Division Manager in charge of Editorial and Social Media content.

Qualifications and Experience

The assignment will be undertaken by an individual Consultant who meets the following criteria :

• Master’s degree  in  Journalism,  Communications,  Social  Sciences ;
• Economics, Development or a related subject, with experience in development communications in the fields of finance, economics, energy, agriculture or human development an added advantage.
• National of a Bank Member Country;
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in journalism and writing, with proven capabilities and experience in the management of media
• Very strong editorial and communication skills; fluency in English and intermediate knowledge of French.
• communication, and social media for large organisations or agencies;
• Strong research skills and ability to analyse, gather and integrate diverse policy and development information from various sources, with deep knowledge of Africa’s economic and development issues.
• Ability to support interaction with a wide range of target audiences and build and maintain successful relations with key stakeholders
• Proven experience in managing communication for development;
• Proficiency in standard software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, as well as high-level knowledge of best practices in social media.

TIME FRAME AND PLACE OF WORK

The Consultant is expected to commence duties at the Bank’s Headquarters, in Abidjan, on 15 February 2019. The assignment is for a period of twelve (12) months, renewable.

Establishment of the shortlist

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

General qualification and suitability for the task to be performed	45%
Experience in the specific or related assignment	35%
Experience with an international organization and or academic institution	5%
Language Capacity (English and French)	5%
Knowledge of the Region (Africa)	10%

To express your interest, please click here and submit before 30^th January 2019 your cover letter and your updated CV.

In order to ease comparison between applicants, we would be grateful if you attach an updated Curriculum vitae on the basis of the template below. This does not prevent you from submitting another version of the your CV in the format / layout of your choice, on top of a powerful cover letter which will help you make the case for your candidacy.

MODEL CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)

Title of the Assigment: Department:
Surname:						First Name:
Birth Date:						Nationality:
Address:						Country:
Telephone:						E-mail:
Are any of your family members (spouse/partner, father/mother,							Yes □ No □ If « Y e s » , the
Brother/sister, Son/daughter, etc. employed in the African								following data must be
			Development Bank?						provided
Name			Relationship		Organisation Unit			Place of Assignment
Language Level			Read			Written			Spoken
			Fair			Fair			Fair
English			Good			Good			Good
			Excellent			Excellent			Excellent
			Fair			Fair			Fair
French			Good			Good			Good
			Excellent			Excellent			Excellent
			Fair			Fair			Fair
Other (specify)			Good			Good			Good
			Excellent			Excellent			Excellent

Key Qualifications :

Please provide (i) a summary of your experience and training highlighting the most relevant for the proposed assignment, and (ii) the responsibilities which you exercised. Utilise one half-page maximum.

 

Education (University Level and above only):

Name of University –	Period		Diploma Obtained
City – Country				Main Topic / Major
	From	To

Professional Training :

Name of	Type of Training	Period		Certificates or
Training				Diploma
Institution- City		From	From	Obtained
– Country

Employment Record :

Begin with your most recent employment. For each job since your Master Degree achievement, please indicate :

• Name of the Employer
• Type of Activity/Business of the Employer
• Title / Function
• Place of Employment
• Brief Description (three lines maximum) of main accomplishments and responsibilities

Reference :

Please indicate the name and address of three persons with no family relationship with yourself, familiar with your character and titles.

I hereby certify that the responses which I provided above are all, to the best of my knowledge, true, complete and accurate. I acknowledge that an inaccurate statement or essential omission in a personal declaration or another document required by the African Development Bank might result in the rejection of my application, termination of my Contract or any other administrative sanction by the Bank. The African Development Bank may verify any statement which I made in this application.

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