REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS

Title of the assignment : English-Speaking Editors and Writers

Brief Description of the Assignment : The consultants shall provide support to the Communications and External Relations Department in editing and writing English content for the corporate website, other platforms and communications products as needed

Department issuing the request: PCER1, Communication and External
Relations
Place of assignment: home based consultant
Duration of the assignment: 60 working days, to be used within 1 year
Tentative date of commencement: 22 June 2020
Deadline for applications: 11 June 2020 at 17:00 GMT
How to submit applications: https://bit.ly/36uf9Sa

Any questions and requests for clarification may be sent to : Solange Kamuanga Tossou – [email protected]

Terms of Reference

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. Its shareholders include 54 African member countries and 27 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, the Bank Group has committed over US$100 billion to support +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.

In order to provide compelling and attractive content to its audiences, the African Development Bank is seeking to recruit four English-Speaking Editors and Writers as individual consultants, working remotely.

Scope of Work and Concrete Deliverables :

  • Retained consultants will be assigned works representing up to 60 days to be used during a single year ;
  • The services to be provided under the assignment include but are not limited to :

EDITING SERVICES :

  • Copy editing ;
  • Substantive, structural or stylistic editing: this will include proofreading for grammatical accuracy, purposeful structure, clarity of ideas and logical, persuasive presentation of content according to subject matter, product plan, and target audience ;
  • Proofreading/fact-checking of content for the African Development Bank’s press releases, articles, briefs, reports, brochures, web pages, papers, publications, event announcements, texts and translations from French of all materials listed previously ;
  • Editing and rewriting as needed of articles, web content, press releases, and briefs in keeping with the Bank style, in a jargon-free language, using storytelling techniques when appropriate ;
  • Editing of content from other organizational units within the Bank prior to posting on the external website or the Intranet ;
  • Revision of translations to ensure quality and coherence ;
  • Checking accuracy of information before publishing, including preventing copyright infringements (e.g. plagiarism and ghost-written content) and discarding any misrepresentation or defamation ;
  • Crosschecking quotes and examining references ;
  • Other editing duties as needed

WRITING SERVICES :

  • Develop concepts, storyboards, and write script content for various types of videos (explainer, promo, and interview style videos, success story videos) ;
  • Create the angle, content and tone according to specific communication needs and target audience for each video ;
  • Write, articles, reports, Op-Eds, press releases, web content, features, event notices and briefs following the Bank style ;
  • Provide editorial coverage of events, projects, programmes, initiatives and success stories for posting on the external website and the Intranet ;
  • Develop written material, ideas, news angles in support of digital communication ;
  • Create and deliver compelling content for social media, including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ;
  • Contribute to editorial content creation as needed, including writing media advisories, press releases, reports, brochures, web articles, briefs, blogs, film scripts, etc. ;
  • Draft press releases, media-style briefs, web content, talking points, event notices and briefs in keeping with Bank style.

REPORTING LINE :

The Consultants will report to the Division Manager, Communication and External Relations Department (PCER1).

Qualifications and Experience :

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

  • Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, Social Sciences, or related field ;
  • National of a Bank Member Country ;
  • Minimum of 10 years’ experience as writer, reporter, journalist and communication expert. Experience in development communication is welcome ;
  • Solid experience in script writing for videos and wrting of features and success stories ;
  • Excellent ability to write and communicate effectively in English, and a good working knowledge of French ;
  • Ability to solve problems, do relevant research and analysis ;
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment ;
  • A can-do attitude and team spirit ;
  • Working experience within multicultural teams and international organizations or companies and knowledge of Africa and development issues ;
  • Proficiency in standard software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, as well knowledge of best practices in social media.

Time frame :

Retained Consultants are expected to commence duties on 22 June 2020. The assignment is for a period of a maximum of 60 days to be used during a single year from the date of the contract (renewable based on performance).

Honorarium and payment :

In their submission, Consultants are invited to indicate their daily fees. The Bank reserves the right to negotiate the fees in order to keep with its rules governing individual consultants remuneration. Only used days under the contract shall be paid to Consultants :

  • Consultants will be required to indicate prior to working on any assignment the number of days required for each task and seek formal approval of the estimated duration ;
  • Tasks requiring less than a working day shall be grouped together ;
  • Payments to consultants shall be made upon reception of an invoice listing all the tasks performed.

Establishment of the shortlist :

A shortlist of 12 to 24 individual consultants will be established at the end of the validity period for receiving 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 30%
Experience in the specific or related assignment (based on samples) 50%
Language Capacity (English and French) 20%

To express your interest, please upload before 11 June 2020 at 17:00 GMT your cover letter, your updated CV and meaningful samples of your work by clicking on this link. Please use this template for naming your files :

  • [Your-Last-Name]_[Your-First-Name]_CV ;
  • [Your-Last-Name]_[Your-First-Name]_Cover-Letter ;
  • [Your-Last-Name]_[Your-First-Name]_Samples

NB: While submitting their CV, applicants must clearly indicate on the top side their:

  1. Nationality ;
  2. Number of years of experience on the assignment ;
  3. Applicants must attach samples of their previous work in addition to their CV in order to enable the Bank assess their suitability for the job.

Submissions shall also include the following form, to be signed by Consultants:

DECLARATION :

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

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.

Date:

Signature :