REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES)

KINGDOM OF ESWATINI

MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

ENHANCING READINESS FOR INVESTMENT IN LOW CARBON AND CLIMATE

RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT IN SWAZILAND

INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT

Environment and Climate Change / Africa Climate Change Fund Financing Agreement reference: G-SZ-C00-PRE-001 Project ID No.: PRE-001

The Kingdom of Swaziland has received financing from the African Development Bank towards the cost of the Enhancing Readiness for Investment in Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Development in Swaziland project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds of the grant to facilitate payment for a consultant- Project Completion Report Consultant, for Enhancing Readiness for Investment in Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Development in Swaziland.

The Consultancy service is expected to include the following main tasks;

  • Assessing the extent to which the overall project design remains valid, and will review the project’s concept, strategy, and approach within the context of effective capacity development and sustainability.
  • Assessing the extent to which project management and implementation has been effective, efficient, and responsive.
  • Examining the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of operational activities and results achieved by the project to-date, by showing how the component(s) processes and outcomes have contributed (or have the potential to contribute) to the achievement of project and AfDB/ACCF climate change goals.
  • Looking at how the project contributed to improved governance local and national levels and examining how governance issues have impacted on the achievement of project goals and outputs.
  • Assessing how and to what extent the project has built management, planning and operational capacity among the project’s stakeholders, particularly at the community levels.
  • Highlighting challenges, lessons learned and best and worst practices in addressing issues relating to relevance, performance, and success.
  • Development of the Project Completion Report based on the ACCF format and acceptable to the Client. The detailed activities to be performed by the consultant are outlined in the ToRs

The Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services to submit their Expression of Interest (EOI), including their detailed CV and letter of motivation detailing past related experience similar to this assignment.

The assignment shall be for one month and expected to start in June 2021.

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the Bank’s Procurement Framework of October 2015. The proposals submitted by the consultants will be evaluated on the basis of the following

criteria:  
General qualifications and suitability for the task to be performed 30 points
Experience in the assignment described in the ToRs 45 points
Experience with international donor agencies 15 points
Language capacity 05 points
Knowledge of the Africa region 05 points

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below. Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 2nd of July 2021 at 16:00 local time and clearly marked “Project Completion Report for the Enhancing Readiness for Investment in Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Development in Swaziland Project”.

Attn: Principal Secretary

Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Department of Meteorology

2nd Floor Income Tax Building, Mhlambanyatsi Road

  1. O. Box 2652

H100 Mbabane, Swaziland

Tel: +268 2404 8859

Facsimile (fax): +268 2404 1530

E-mail: [email protected]