REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Headquarters
Operations Committee Secretariat & Quality Assurance Department
E-mail : h.hmaidi@afdb.org and k.zadi@afdb.org Telephone : +225 20263895
Expressions of interest are being requested for a Junior Consultant Position
Brief Description of the assignment : EOI – Data Management and Analyst – SNOQ.
Department making the request:
Place of assignment : ABIDJAN
Period of assignment : January – July 2021 (06 months)
Expected start date of the assignment : 15 January 2020
Last date for expressing interest : 13 December 2020 at 5:00PM (Abidjan) local time.
Expression of interest to be submitted to: h.hmaidi@afdb.org and k.zadi@afdb.org
Questions/ clarifications to be addressed to : h.hmaidi@afdb.org
Terms of reference
- Background :
The Operations Committee Secretariat & Quality Assurance Department (SNOQ) works to continuously enhance the quality and timely delivery of the African Development Bank’s operations, from identification to completion, with a view to facilitating the achievement of the High-5s.
The Quality Assurance Division (SNOQ.2) is recruiting a consultant to work collaboratively with staff in the division to support data collection, management and analysis. The tasks assigned to the consultant will also include improving the QA platforms and support the roll out and maintenance of the results reporting system.
- Duties, Responsibilities and Expected Achievements :
Specific duties and responsibilities are outlined hereunder :
- Contribute to the design and maintenance of databases for quality assurance portfolios of Readiness Reviews, Implementation Progress and Results Reports and Project Completion Reports (PCRs) ;
- Contribute to the preparation of knowledge products on Quality Assurance, through data analysis (QA) ;
- Monitor data migration across applications and ensure data consistency and integrity ;
- Support the roll out and maintenance of the results reporting system, in SAP ;
- Follow up with task managers on PCR and IPR timeliness ;
- Update databases and assist in the entry of such data in various platforms used by the QA dashboard ;
- Develop in-house applications (surveys, SharePoint lists, …) for internal quality assurance use ;
- Provide support to the quality assurance team on documents search, data collection and analysis process ;
- Improve the QA platforms and increase the accessibility and utility of its databases ;
- Support the development and maintenance of the division’s intranet interface ;
- Support the development of materials on the QA tools (PowerPoint presentations, narratives, case studies/exercises) and translation of some of the work ;
- Assist in handling queries received through the Quality Assurance helpdesk ;
- Undertake any other tasks/assignments as assigned by the manager SNOQ.2.
- Management/supervision of the consultancy :
The Consultant will work under the overall guidance of the SNOQ.2 Manager, and the immediate supervision of the Principal Quality Assurance Officer.
- Essential Qualifications and Experience :
- At least a master’s degree (or its equivalent) in Statistics, Economics, Management, Business Administration or any other related discipline ;
- Minimum of two years and maximum of five years working experience proven relevant work experience in managing portfolios and database design and maintenance ;
- Advanced knowledge and experience in the use of Microsoft Excel ;
- Experience in information systems and website management ;
- Experience in defining and monitoring performance indicators is an asset ;
- Experience in similar assignments, related to operations quality assurance ;
- Competent in the use of standard software applications (MS Word, Power Point, as well as SAP used by the Bank) ;
- Be a national of one of the member countries of the Bank ;
- Be under 32 years of age.
- Language skills :
English and French are the working languages of the African Development Bank. The consultant should be able to communicate and write effectively in French or English, with a very good working knowledge of the other language.
- Duration of the Assignment :
The consultancy is expected to start in January 2020 and will cover a period of 6 months.
- Remuneration for the Assignment :
The contractual place of assignment is Abidjan in Ivory Coast. The consultant will therefore be required to assume duty in Abidjan, as soon as it is practical to do so and in line with the African Development Bank’s guidance for return to the office. This is also subject to the remaining duration of the contract at the time when working conditions are back to normal. The Consultant will be paid a round trip ticket from the point of recruitment to Abidjan. The consultant will also be eligible for travel expenses (air ticket, hotel accommodation and per diem) while assigned on a Bank mission during the duration of the contract. The position is remunerated via a monthly salary, no per diem or accommodation will be paid in Abidjan. Payment of honorarium (according to a scale based on years of experience) will be on a monthly basis after satisfactory execution of duties assigned to him/her.
Please attach an updated Curriculum Vitae on the basis of the template below :