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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Southern Regional Development and Business Delivery Office (RDGS) , 339 Witch-Hazel Avenue, Highveld Extension 78,

Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department- South (AHAI-S)

E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +27 120036900 Ext 8626

Expressions of interest are being requested for an individual Consultant – Agriculture Specialist

Brief description of the assignment: To support the origination and implementation of projects in Angola and Sao Tome & Principe. Department issuing the request: Southern African Regional Development and Business Delivery Office Place of assignment: Angola with frequent visits to Sao Tome & Principe Duration of the assignment: One year Tentative Date of commencement: 1 June, 2021 Detailed Terms of reference for the assignment: [detailed TORs attached] Deadline for applications: 24 2021 Applications to be submitted to: [email protected] and [email protected] with a copy to [email protected]. Any questions and requests for clarifications may be sent to: [email protected] Consultant Agriculture Specialist Terms of Reference

1. The Bank

Established in 1964, the African Development Bank is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting and social progress across the continent. There are 81 member states, including 54 in Africa (Regional Member Countries). The Bank’s development agenda is delivering the financial and technical support for transformative projects that aims to reduce through inclusive and sustainable economic growth. In order to sharply focus the objectives of the Ten Year Strategy (2013 – 2022) and ensure greater developmental impact, five major areas, all of which will accelerate our delivery for Africa, have been identified for scaling up, namely; energy, agro-business, industrialization, integration and improving the quality of life for the people of Africa. Agriculture falls within the Feed Africa Strategic Priority.

2. The Complex/Department/Division

The Vice Presidency for ‘Agriculture, Human, and Social Development’ (AHVP) is a Sector Complex charged with the implementation of two of the Bank’s High 5 priorities of “Feed Africa” and “Improve Quality of Life for the People of Africa”. The complex objectives are fourfold: to develop, policy and strategy; to provide deep sector expertise to the Regions by gathering pools of experienced individuals who can be consulted to provide sector expertise on complex transactions and to develop new financing instruments. The Vice President acts as the spokesperson to represent the Bank with external stakeholders on aspects of “Feed Africa” and “Improve Quality of Life for the People of Africa”.

The Department of Agriculture & Agro-Industry (AHAI) and the Division for Agricultural Finance and Rural Development (AHFR) are jointly responsible for the implementation of the Feed Africa Strategy. The RDGS.2/AHAI-S is responsible for the implementation of the Feed Africa Strategy in all countries, namely Angola, , , , , , , , , , Sao Tome & Principe, , . The Bank currently has 18 ongoing agriculture [?] operations in these countries.

3. Bank’s Agriculture Portfolio in Angola and Sao Tome & Principe

The Bank’s Agriculture Portfolio in Angola comprises of 4 ongoing operations. These are:

- The Province Agriculture Value Chain Development Project - Integrating Climate change into Environment and Sustainable land Management Project - Emergency Food and Nutrition Security for Children in the Biée Region. - Fisheries Sector Support Project

In Sao Tome & Principe, the Bank has one ongoing (1) operation: - Rehabilitation of for Food Security Project

To make progress with the implementation of the Feed Africa Strategy, the Bank is desirous in engaging with various stakeholders to design and implement new operations in these countries in line with government priorities.

4. Scope of Work

RDGS.2 in collaboration with the Angola Country Office (which is also responsible for Sao Tome & Principe) is seeking the services of an experienced Consultant to support the implementation of ongoing projects in the 2 countries and also engage in activities for the development of new operations, both lending and non-lending. The specific responsibilities of the Consultant will be the following:

• Act as Task Manager of the agriculture operations in Angola and Sao Tome & Principe and oversee the day-to-day implementation of project activities.

• Participate in review missions/supervisions/consultations/studies related to the implementation of the agricultural projects in both countries and design of new ones, ensuring implementation of the Bank’s project supervision and implementation processes.

• Driving business development by helping develop a pipeline of new projects supporting agricultural and rural development in the two countries.

• Monitor and report on implementation of agriculture projects and their contribution to the Complex’s Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

• Develop a template for regular reporting and updating portfolio performance in the 2 countries.

• Advice the Bank’s Management (RDGS.2 and Country Office) on the necessary measures to improve the agriculture portfolio in the 2 countries.

• Conducting dialogue with various stakeholder on socio-economic policies, cross- cutting issues and governance concerns with relevance to the agricultural sector in the 2 countries, and facilitate policy dialogue with the authorities and Development Partners.

• Represent the Bank in donor meetings and groupings related to agriculture in the 2 countries.

• Take responsibility on questions and queries related to the agricultural portfolio.

• Coordinate inputs of Bank sector experts based outside Angola and Sao Tome, facilitating dialogue and engagement with the authorities and with stakeholders in country.

• Develop framework/approaches for soliciting additional financing for Bank operations both ongoing and new ones. • Participate and/or lead knowledge work in the agriculture sector in the 2 countries

• Carry out any other activity that you may assigned with respect to the agricultural portfolio.

5. Qualifications

The Consultant will be expected to meet the following qualifications.

• A Master’s Degree in agricultural economics, agronomy or equivalent with extensive experience in agriculture and rural development. • At least 10 years of experience in the formulation, preparation supervision and implementation of agriculture, fisheries, climate resilience and rural development programs and projects project either within the Bank, or with a similar development institution in developing economies and in Africa in particular. • Proven ability to monitor and evaluate programs and to ensure quality of portfolio/program performance, as well as ability to address issues of portfolio management across sectors • Extensive knowledge of the socio-political and economic context of African countries and the role of agriculture and rural development therein. Experience in working in the 2 focus countries will be an added advantage. • Familiarity with and experience in the practice of procurement of goods and works and the acquisition of consultancy services under donor funding conditions in general and the African Development Bank in particular. • Knowledge and experience in the use of the value chain concept in agriculture and rural development: input delivery systems, value addition, agro-processing, marketing, storage. • Good command of Portuguese and English. • Understanding of multilaterals’ operation processing and supervision procedures would be a distinctive advantage.

6. Methodology and reporting lines

The Consultant will be based at the Angola Country Office under the direct supervision of the Country Manager and the Sector Department (RDGS) on all technical issues, with regular travel to Sao Tome and Principe based on business needs. The consultant will work closely and directly with the agriculture team to improve the quality of operations and design of new operations. The consultant will prepare monthly reports on the actions taken and results achieved for the entire duration of the assignment. Some flexibility will be granted to start the assignment remotely depending on COVID-related travel restrictions.

7. Duration

The consultancy will be for a period of One (1) year from 1st June 2021 to 31st May 2022.

8. Remuneration The remuneration of the consultants will be payable in US dollars on a fixed lump sum basis (i.e. the total cost of the assignment including fees and reimbursable expenses shall be fixed) payable monthly on completion and approval of specific deliverables by the Bank. The Bank will cater for travel expenses as per the Bank’s Travel Policy.