AMI Selection of an Individual International Consultant for the Management and Coordination... Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Guinea

Summary : AMI Selection of an Individual International Consultant for the Management and Coordination of the BCRG SWITCH

Deadline : 23 Jul 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 34469258

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : World Bank (WB)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : PROGRAMME D'APPUI AUX COMMUNAUTÉS VILLAGEOISES PACV3
Alhassane Aminata TOURE Ratoma 6499 Téléphone +224 622 21 06 31 nabelamoussa82@gmail.com, touremariama361@gmail.com
Guinea
Email :pacv3cnc@gmail.com
URL :www.anafic-gn.org

Tender Details

Expression of Interest are invited for AMI Selection of an Individual International Consultant for the Management and Coordination of the BCRG SWITCH.

Eligibility of the Proponents:

Confirmed international expert, with a university education (Bac +5 at least) in Finance, Economics, Management or equivalent, with a good knowledge of the financial sector in Guinea, justifying proven experience in conducting similar missions and having solid references in a domain linked to the setting up of a digital interoperability platform.
The Consultant must be familiar with project monitoring tools (eg MS Project) and have expertise in project management methodology.
The Consultant should not be directly linked to a payment processor.
Advanced knowledge of Digital (Digital Client, E & M-Banking, Customer Relationship Center, SMS banking, and electronic and electronic payments) is an asset.
Curriculum vitae must be communicated beforehand must all master the French language written and spoken (English is an asset).

The Project to Support the Growth, Competitiveness and Access of MSMEs to Financing (PRECOP) aims to promote the financial inclusion of households, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Guinea. The Guinean Government has received credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to support the Project.

The PRECOP Project will be rolled out through two main components: 1) Support to entrepreneurship and SME growth, 2) Strengthening of financial infrastructure, Financial services adapted to SMEs. The implementation of Project activities is entrusted to a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises.

The present terms of reference are part of the PRECOP Project. One component of the project is the modernization of financial infrastructure, which is an essential element for contemporary market economies. To support this modernization effort, one of the main components of which is the establishment of a Digital Interoperability Platform, the Guinean Government, through the Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea (BCRG).

1.1. State of play

The main players in the e-payment and payments industry are commercial banks (16), financial institutions (x), microfinance institutions (18) and electronic money institutions - EMEs (3). . In addition, Western Union and MoneyGram are the two largest money transfer companies operating in Conakry.

At present, the country does not have a technical platform allowing advanced interoperability between these different financial institutions and interoperability between mobile money operators is non-existent. Moreover, the current payment infrastructures do not favor a large-scale development of electronic payment and significantly limit the use of payment cards. Retail payments are mainly made in cash. The card acceptance and electronic payment (ABM) infrastructure is underdeveloped and private. Banks issuing payment cards are (11). In 2017, the number of cards in circulation was around 123533 across the country. With regard to mobile money, the total number of subscribers to this service is close to 2 million subscribers in 2017, representing approximately 14.83% of the total population. Certainly, mobile money offers promising prospects and continues to grow in Conakry. However, there are several crucial challenges that need to be addressed to maximize this potential.

In terms of financial inclusion, the situation in Guinea remains precarious, with only 23% of adults using formal financial services. In this respect and in support of the BCRG National Financial Inclusion Strategy, in collaboration with the World Bank and stakeholders in the sector, will enable the development of electronic payment methods). Several modernization reforms are taken into account in the future strategy, including the setting up of a digital interoperability platform.

The Digital Interoperability Platform project aims to address interoperability issues, further promote electronic payments and promote the use of new, more modern payment methods. This platform must meet the objectives of efficiency, security and robustness in accordance with international standards and standards, have appropriate functionalities taking into account the needs of industry players and offer quality services that meet the expectations of users.

This project is currently being implemented. The platform is expected to be operational during the year 2020.

It is important to note that the functioning and future development of the Digital Interoperability Platform should be mastered by national competencies. In this context, the reinforcement of the actors' capacities is essential to ensure the proper implementation of this Project, in particular, but also of all the modernization reforms of the National Payment System (SNP).


2. OBJECTIVES OF THE MISSION

The purpose of the present terms of reference is to select an individual Consultant to manage and coordinate the implementation of the project. It will collaborate with all actors (decision makers, project management and operators) who address the activity of electronic banking but have only a fragmentary vision of the subject.

Specifically, these are:

o Ensuring that all the required skills and resources are available and used in an optimal way;
o Study the solutions and have control with the GUIM;
o Avoid contract execution failures and possible failures both in terms of project management and the solution to be put in place;
o Ensure that all stages of the Project are carried out in a state of the art manner, from design, through implementation and reception, to support and follow-up;
o Ensure the successful completion of all Project work in accordance with the contracts and requirements;
o Lead and coordinate the project team;
o Produce weekly and on demand a monitoring dashboard for the entire project;
o Ensure the implementation of functional requirements on the platforms;
o Deploy and implement efficiently and effectively the new financial products and services of GUIM;
o Manage and collaborate with different suppliers;
o Assume responsibility for system reliability and data security;
o Perform the computer intelligence to anticipate technological developments
o Monitor, if necessary, the execution of budgets and planning and trace alerts;
o Have the hierarchy validate project prioritization and deadlines;
o Update project monitoring tools;
o Ensure proper procurement;
o Ensure electronic banking and other digital financial services;
o Identify and anticipate risks that may arise in the realization of projects;
o Have the hierarchy validate project prioritization and deadlines;
o Research and analyze new electronic payment products and services to be introduced or implemented by electronic payment providers, the main local market players and the main international players in the market and make recommendations;
o Keep abreast of the latest technological advances in the field of electronic payment methods (eg contactless payment, instant payment, innovative online payment solutions from Internet giants ...);
o Report to the Governor or his principal.

INFORMATION AND DEPOSIT OF OFFERS
Interested candidates may obtain additional information about the reference documents at the address below and at the following times:

Monday to Thursday: from 9 hours to 16 hours 30 minutes
Friday: 9:00 to 13:00
Expressions of interest must be submitted to the address mentioned below no later than 23 July 2019 at 12.30 pm

Headquarters of the Support Program for Village Communities (PACV)
Located in the Ratoma District at the entrance of Mariador Palace
Email: pacv3cnc@gmail.com copy to nabelamoussa82@gmail.com /touremariama361@gmail.com

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