REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REI)

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Expressions of interest are being requested for an International Individual Energy Economist Consultant Position based in Tunis, Tunisia

 

The African Development Bank (the Bank) is seeking to recruit a consultant with solid energy, economic and/or development background to support the delivery of the Energy Financial Solutions, Policy and Regulation Department (PESR) 2021 Work Plan, with emphasis on the North African and Central African regions.

The Bank invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the following services:

  • Finalization of selected key ongoing Bank’s core activities in North Africa energy sector and other selected African countries, including preparing energy sector analytical notes.
  • Assist in the preparation and implementation of national and regional projects, programs and grants primarily in the North African and Central African regions.
  • Contribute to develop and identify innovative financing sources for energy projects.
  • Undertake any other power sector related tasks that the Bank may assign.

Interested Consultants shall provide information on their qualifications and experience demonstrating their ability to undertake this assignment (documents, reference to similar services, CVs, experience in similar assignments, etc.).

The eligibility criteria, the establishment of a shortlist and the selection procedure shall be in conformity with the Bank’s Rules and Procedures for the Selection of Individual 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 Bank reserves the right to cancel or post-pone this REI process.

The duration of services is six months on a part time basis (75%) and the starting date is July 1st 2021.

For the EOI to be considered, the consultant needs to be registered in the AfDB DACON

Consultant Database. New registration can be obtained at https://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/procurement/consultancy-services-e-consultant/ on a PC only through Internet Explorer.

Department issuing the request: PESR

Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience:

  • Citizenship of a member country of the AfDB (regional or non-regional).
  • A minimum of a Master’s degree or equivalent in Energy, Economics, International Development, Business Administration, Finance or any other relevant discipline.
  • At least five years and a maximum of ten years of work experience with a relevant, multi-disciplinary background.
  • Demonstrated experience on development issues, on African countries and on Multilateral Development Institutions.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and good knowledge in French.
  • Demonstrated strong technical and analytical skills; dynamism; results-orientation; and problem-solving capability.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft operating systems (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) and Stata. Place of assignment: Tunis (Tunisia)

Duration of the assignment: Six (6) months on a part time basis (75%). An extension could be considered, subject to performance and availability of funds.

Date of commencement: July 1st, 2021

Deadline for applications: June 1st 2021, at 10 pm (Tunisia time)

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 profiles.

Educational qualifications 15%
Suitability of qualification and work experience 25%
Experience in the specific assignment 30%
Familiarity with the energy sector in North Africa 15%
Fluency in English and French 15%

Applications to be submitted via e-mail to:

Carlos Mollinedo, E-mail: [email protected]

Callixte Kambanda, E-mail: c.kambanda @afdb.org

With copy to:

Grace Magnanga E-mail: [email protected]

Allioucha Niango E-mail: [email protected]

Any questions and requests for clarifications may be sent to:

Carlos Mollinedo, E-mail: [email protected]

With copy to: Allioucha Niango E-mail: [email protected]

Please attach an updated Curriculum Vitae on the basis of the template below:

MODEL CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)          
Title of the Assignment:          
Department:              
Surname:       First Name:      
Birth Date:       Nationality:      
Address:       Country:      
Telephone:       E-mail:      
             
  Are any of your family members (spouse/partner, father/mother, Yes No  
  Brother/sister, Son/daughter,  etc.° employed  in  the  African If « Yes », the
  Development Bank?     following  data must
            be provided  
  Name   Relationship   Organisation Unit Place of Assignment
                 
                 

Language Read Written Spoken
Level      
English Fair Fair Fair
  Good Good Good
  Excellent Excellent Excellent
French Fair Fair Fair
  Good Good Good
  Excellent Excellent Excellent
Other (specify) Fair Fair Fair
  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 – City – Period   Diploma Obtained Main Topic / Major
Country        
  From To    
         
         
         

Professional Training:

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

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 statements which I made in this application.

Date: ____________

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