Junior Consultant

Job Description

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR A JUNIOR CONSULTANT
African Development Bank
Immeuble CCIA – Avenue Jean-Paul II
01 BP 1387 ABIDJAN 01
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) Secretariat
Email: m.hassan@afdb.org; h.benayed@afdb.org Telephone: +225 20 26 21 82

Title of the assignment: Recruitment of a Junior Consultant to follow up the preparation of the Annual Report on Infrastructure Financing Trends in Africa - 2016

Brief description of the Assignment: The Secretariat of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA), hosted by the African Development Bank, is producing the 2016 edition of the Annual Report on the Infrastructure Financing Trends in Africa. The report, produced annually by the ICA, is a key publication of strategic importance to the objectives of the ICA. The report provides information on annual financial commitments/investments and disbursements towards infrastructure development in Africa. The 2015 report can be found on the ICA website at: http://www.icafrica.org/fileadmin/documents/Annual_Reports/ICA_2015_annual_report.pdf

The main objective of the assignment would be to follow up with the consulting firm in charge of preparing (Research & Write) the report in collaboration with the ICA Secretariat.

Department issuing the request: ICA

Place of assignment: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Duration of the assignment: 6 months

Tentative Date of commencement: 14th April 2017

Deadline for applications: 14th February 2017

Applications to be submitted to:

Mr. Mohamed Hassan
Coordinator, ICA Secretariat
African Development Bank
IMMEUBLE CCIA - AVENUE JEAN-PAUL II
01 BP 1387 ABIDJAN 01
COTE D’IVOIRE
Telephone: +225 20 26 2182
Email: m.hassan@afdb.org; h.benayed@afdb.org

Any questions and requests for clarifications may be sent to: h.benayed@afdb.org

Main activities and deliverables

The main activities of the assignment are:

• Follow up with the consultant firm in charge of the preparation of the report the overall process;
• Help obtain the needed data from the various stakeholders;
• Assist the Consultant Firm in organizing the qualitative interviews with the members of ICA;
• Review the data and the draft report submitted by the consultant with the help of the Secretariat;
• Follow up the printing procurement with the help of the Secretariat.

This is an operational role. The junior consultant is expected to work diligently to ensure that all duties are met. In terms of deliverables, the consultant should produce a critique working note to serve as lessons learnt for the next editions of the report.

Administration/reporting

The recruited Junior Consultant will be supervised by the Task Manager in charge of the Annual Report. They shall report to the Coordinator of ICA Secretariat.

Duration and place of the assignment

The assignment duration is 6 months starting mid-April, 2017. The Junior Consultant will be based in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

Qualifications and Experience required

The PROSPECTIVE candidate should have the following qualifications and experiences:

• Citizenship of one of the Bank member countries;
• Be aged of less than 32 years at the signature of the contract;
• At least a Master’s degree or equivalent related to one of ICA’s infrastructure sectors (transport, water, energy, ICT) or statistics;
• At least 2 years, and maximum 5 years, of experience in research or consultancy, related to at least one of the infrastructure sectors in Africa. Experience in more than one sector is a plus;
• Rigorous, results-oriented individual with strong analytical skills;
• Experience in working with complex data and in writing data analysis reports;
• Strong communication (both orally and in writing) in English and knowledge of French. Proficiency in French is an advantage;
• Proficiency in personal computer and Microsoft products including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Outlook.

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