REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR RECRUITMENT OF A LOCAL CONSULTANT ERITREA
STRENGTHENING BANK ENGAGEMENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF STATE OF ERITREA AND PORTIFOLIO MANAGEMENT
1. The African Development Bank intends to recruit a Local Consultant to support the strengthening of Bank engagement with the Government of State of Eritrea as well as following up on the Bank’s portfolio performance issues.
2. The Local Consultant will ensure achievement of the project objectives, which are to (i) coordinate the Bank’s portfolio operations and supervise all matters related to Eritrea; and (ii) provide analytical support to the Eritrea Country Economist. Most of the Consultant’s activities (80%) will focus on Portfolio Management issues while 20% will be on programming duties.
2.1. Duties and responsibilities: The key tasks and responsibilities of the Local Consultant include, but are not limited to the following: Portfolio Management Tasks: In collaboration with the sector departments, ensure active monitoring and management of the Bank’s portfolio in Eritrea • Maintain effective communication with sector departments and other relevant Bank units to ensure a coordinated approach to the implementation of the Bank’s strategy and lending operations in Eritrea; • Support and collaborate with sector departments in providing the necessary information and data for preparing the Eritrea planned projects under the new Interim Country Strategy Paper 2017-19, and; participate in the preparation of Interim Country Strategy Paper completion report, Country Portfolio Performance Review etc. • Monitor and analyse economic, financial, political, and social developments in Eritrea using both internal and external sources of information, and determine the implications for the Bank’s operations etc. • Any other assignment by East Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office (RDGE) management.
2.2. Required qualification and experience • Minimum of a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in economics, or other economic development- related discipline; • Preferably, a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience, including in the formulation and implementation of policies, country strategies, programs/projects and flagship economic and sector studies in the Bank, or a similar development institution in public service or private sector; • Proven ability to monitor programmes and ensure portfolio/programme performance quality; • Ability to solve portfolio management-related problems in various sectors; • Sound knowledge and experience in the procurement of goods, works and services within the context of donor financing; • Demonstrated ability to lead and produce portfolio and economic related knowledge products/flagship reports, country strategy papers, and other economic and sector.
3. The African Development Bank now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested individual consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (i.e. updated CVs, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, and availability of appropriate skills etc.). The position will be based in Asmara, Eritrea.
4. Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s Procurement Policy, October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.
5. Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 08:00 to 17:00hours.
6. Expressions of interest must be emailed or delivered to any of the addresses below by 19 October 2018, at 3.00pm [Nairobi local time], labelled “Local Consultant to the Bank”.
Attention: Mr. Nyende Magidu Senior Country Economist East Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office P.O Box 4861-00200, Longonot Avenue, Upper Hill Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 202712925/6/8 Email: [email protected]
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Attention: Mr. Efrem Tesfai Director, External Relations Ministry of Finance Government of State of Eritrea P.O Box 198-895 Asmara, Eritrea Fax: 002911/127947 002911/126899 Email: [email protected]