Junior Consultant
Expression of Interest
Brief Description of the assignment: Junior consultant to provide support in the integration
of quality assurance and results reporting tools for private sector operations of the bank
and assist the effort of establishing a list of key development effectiveness indicators to
be tracked throughout the project cycle.
Department making the request: Quality Assurance Division
Place of assignment: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Period of assignment: November 2016-October 2017 (12 months)
Expected start date of the assignment: 01 November 2016
Last date of expressing interest: Friday 16 September, 2016 at 17:00 hours Abidjan Local
Time
Expression of interest to be submitted to: Richard Schiere ([email protected]) and Helmi Hmaidi
([email protected])
Please attach an updated curriculum vitae on the basis of the template attached in the annex.
Questions / clarifications to be addressed to: Richard Schiere ([email protected]) and Helmi
Hmaidi ([email protected])
Terms of Reference
1. Background
1.1 The Quality Assurance Division is an operational support unit of the African Development
Bank (AfDB) that focuses on enhancing and mainstreaming the quality and results focus of the
Bank’s strategies and operations. To this end, it is responsible for: (i) setting quality standards for
the Bank’s interventions; (ii) developing and strengthening tools and processes throughout the
strategy and operational cycles; and (iii) strengthening staff capacities and facilitating operational
knowledge on strategy and operational quality matters.
1.2 More recently the Quality Assurance Division has been tasked to lead a Bank-wide reflection
on ways to better plan, track and report the development results of its private sector operations,
including loans, lines of credit, equity and guarantees. This work encompasses the design, testing
and rolling out of quality assurance and results reporting tools and mechanisms – such as logical
frameworks, rating criteria and methodologies, standard indicators, etc. This is part of the AfDB’s
effort – as other Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) – to improve the quality and
development effectiveness of its private sector operations. The main objective of the assignment
is to support the integration of quality assurance and results tools and recommend key
development effectiveness indicators to be tracked throughout the all project cycle and reported
in the Bank’s Results Measurement Framework (RMF) at corporate level for private sector
operations of the Bank.
2. Responsibilities and Deliverables
The junior consultant will assist the Division in undertaking the following activities:
1) Support the integration of results tools in private sector operations
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Review AfDB’s existing tools and processes for results monitoring &
reporting/evaluation (M&E) on development effectiveness and risk such as –
Additionality and Development Outcomes Assessment (ADOA) assessment,
Results Based Logical Framework (RBLF), Annual Supervision Report (ASR) and
Expanded Supervision Report (XSR).
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Review M&E processes and results tools for private sector operations in other
MDBs, for example, the EBRD’s Transition Impact Monitoring System (TIMS) and
IFC’s Development Outcome Tracking System (DOTS).
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Propose a new format or template for supervision and expanded supervision
reports that can be integrated in the quality assurance and results tools to be rolled
out for private sector operations.
2) Development effectiveness indicators
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Review policy literature on Quality at Entry (QaE), Quality at Implementation (QaI),
and Quality at Completion (QaC) of the Bank’s portfolio both in its public and
private sector operations.

Review strategies and policies of bilateral and multilateral agencies on QaE, QaI
and QaC standards for projects.

Analyze the overall private sector portfolio of the Bank by sector for the various
projects types (investment projects, policy based loans, institutional support
projects, etc.).

Recommend a coherent list of key development effectiveness indicators to be
tracked in the Bank’s private sector operations that should be considered in the
implementation of these quality assurance and results tools by the Bank.
3) Outreach and Communication activities

Prepare communication materials for quality assurance and results tools clinics
and other Division’s initiatives (flyers, posters, etc.)
4) Ad hoc assignments
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Prepare summaries of meetings.
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Any other ad hoc assignments that might arise.
3. Management / Supervision of the Consultancy
The consultant will work under the overall guidance of the Division’s Manager, and immediate
supervision of the other Quality Assurance Specialists of the Division who are contributing to the
assignment in particular the Chief Quality Assurance Officer.
4. Essential Qualifications and Experience

At least a Master’s degree (or its equivalent) in Economics, Management, Business
Administration, Finance or any other related disciplines;

Minimum of two (2) years proven relevant work experience in development cooperation
preferably gained in a bilateral and/or multilateral organizations, a bilateral aid agency or
as an official of a developing country in the design and the application of results-based
approaches;
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Knowledge on the structures of private sectors deals would be an asset;

Competent in the use of standard software (MS Word, Power Point, Excel as well as the
usage of the Bank’s data management tools such as SAP);
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Fluency in both English and French is desirable;
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Be a national of one of the member countries of the Bank;
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Be under 32 years of age;
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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted in view of an interview.
5. Duration and Location of the Assignment
The duration of the contract will be from 01 November 2016 to 31 October 2017. The location of
the assignment will be at the AfDB’s Headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
6. Remuneration for the Assignment
During the duration of the contract, the consultant will be paid a monthly fee. The consultant will
be paid a round trip ticket from the point of recruitment to Abidjan. No per diem and
accommodation will be paid in Abidjan. The consultant will also be eligible for travel expenses
(return ticket, hotel accommodation and per diem) while assigned on a Bank Mission during the
duration of the contract. No other travel expenses will be incurred on the consultant.
Annex 1: MODEL CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)
Title of the Assignment:
Department:
Surname:
Birth Date:
Address:
Telephone:
First Name:
Nationality:
Country:
E-mail:
No
Are any of your family members (spouse/partner, father/mother, Yes
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the
Brother/sister, Son/daughter, etc.° employed in the African If
following data must be
Development Bank?
provided
Name
Relationship
Organization Unit
Place of Assignment
Language
Level
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Read
French
Other (specify)
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Spoken
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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. Utilize one half-page
maximum.
Education (University Level and above only):
Name of University - City Country
Period
From
Diploma Obtained
To
Main Topic / Major
Professional Training:
Name of Training
Institution- City Country
Type of Training
Period
From
Certificates or Diploma
Obtained
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: ____________
Signature :