Head of Power Sector Tender in Cote d'Ivoire - 28087472

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Country: Cote d'Ivoire

Summary: Head of Power Sector

Deadline: 07 Nov 2018

Posting Date: 31 Oct 2018

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 28087472

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Competition: ICB

Financier: African Development Bank (AfDB)

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

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79100000 - Legal services

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Tender Details

Expression of Interest are invited for Head of Power Sector.
The African Legal Support Facility (“ALSF” or the “Facility”) hereby invites individual consultants to indicate their interest in the following assignment: Head of Power Sector.
The ALSF is currently recruiting a consultant to manage its power sector portfolio of projects and other power sector initiatives.
General information about ALSF
The ALSF is hosted at the African Development Bank in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The ALSF's main objectives include: (i) assisting African Governments in defending against litigation brought against them by vulture funds (and other such entities); (ii) providing transactional advisory services to African Governments in the negotiation of complex commercial transactions relating to extractive resources, power, infrastructure, debt, and related commercial agreements; (iii) capacity building for lawyers related to the above; and (iv) development of knowledge products.
The ALSF has recently reallocated under a new unit all of its projects relating to the power sector (the “Power Sector Portfolio”). The aim is to develop a consistent approach to the challenges common to power sector projects across the continent. It will also allow the ALSF to streamline replicable solutions building on its various projects in different jurisdictions.
The Director of the ALSF is recruiting a consultant to lead the new unit as Head of Power Sector. The suitable qualified candidate will be responsible of managing and monitoring the Power Sector Portfolio and will assist the Director in supporting, managing and monitoring legal counsel teams responsible for (i) the legal analysis and advisory work in power sector projects, (ii) the development of knowledge management solutions, (iii) the market research and power sector analysis, and (iv) the project supervision and management of the external advisory teams.
1. Objectives and Tasks of the Assignment
a) Assess country requests for assistance and review and supervise the preparation of project concept notes and reports to the Director and Management Board of the Facility regarding requests;
b) Supervise and coordinate the preparation of briefs regarding legal due diligence required to carry out proposed operations;
c) Assist in recruiting and managing external legal counsel, including negotiating fee arrangements;
d) Assist in recruiting and managing internal legal counsel, including evaluating their performance;
e) Supervise and coordinate the preparation and the review of financial proposals for proposed legal engagements and manage the project from request through implementation;
f) Regularly liaise and interact with senior government officials to discuss ALSF’s interventions;
g) Provide advice to senior government officials in the context of complex commercial transactions in the power sector;
h) Contribute to compilation of precedents and best practices in negotiating complex commercial transactions in the power sector;
i) Establish ALSF’s preferred market standards for power sector transactions and coordinate the drafting of ALSF’s standard agreements;
j) Liaise with partners, co-financiers and facilitate cooperation with other development partners;
k) Draft policy documents on operational matters relating to the Facility;
l) Perform such other assignments as may be required from time to time by the Director of the Facility.
2. Duration of the assignment
The assignment will last for twelve (12) months, starting on 15 Novembre 2018 and ending on 14 November 2019. The consultant will be based in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
3. Qualifications and Experience Required
a) A minimum of a master’s degree or its university equivalent in Law plus admission to the Bar of a member of the African Development Bank.
b) Relevant Skills and Experience: at least 5 years of relevant work experience including experience in all of the following areas:
i. Legal. Demonstrated experience in power project negotiation and contract drafting with an emphasis on partnerships between public and private actors to undertake power sector projects;
ii. Finance. Demonstrated understanding of the financial concepts and principles

underlying project financed transactions;

iii. Technical. Demonstrated understanding of the impact of technology choices on

the risk allocation of power project transactions; and

iv. Any relevant power sector related experience.

c) Demonstrated effective management and coordination skills and an ability to work under

pressure in a multicultural environment to complete multiple tasks and meet deadlines.

d) Excellent written and oral skills in both English and French with a working knowledge of

the other language.

e) Must be a citizen of a member country of the African Development Bank. Preference will

be given to candidates from Regional Member Countries of the African Development

Bank.

f) In addition to the foregoing, the consultant should possess:

i. Strong interest in power sector projects and in finding innovative ways to bridge

the energy gap of the African continent;

ii. Knowledgeable about the specificity of the African power sector and the potential

of new technologies in this context;

iii. High level of integrity, moral values, discretion and confidentiality;

iv. Willingness to undertake extensive travel (up to 30% of time); and

v. Competence in the use of standard IT software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

4. Remuneration

The consultant shall be paid a total monthly lump sum, comprising fee, subsistence or other

incidentals, for the duration of the assignment, which is commensurate with the number of

years of work experience. The ALSF will cover travel and field mission costs as per African

Development Bank rules in this regard.

5. Evaluation Criteria

A shortlist of three to six individual consultants will be established at the end the request of

expressions of interest. The shortlisted consultants will be judged on the following criteria on

the basis of their updated resume.

Level of education in general 25%

Educational level compared to the field of mission 25%

Years of experience in general 20% Number of years of experience relevant to the mission 30%

6. How to apply

The African Legal Support Facility invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in

providing the above-described services. Interested Consultants shall provide information on

their qualifications and experience demonstrating their ability to undertake this assignment

(documents, reference to similar services, experience in similar assignments, etc.).

Expressions of interest must be sent electronically to no later than 7 November 2018, at 5 PM

local time (Abidjan –Ivory Coast) and specifically mentioning ALSF - Head of Power Sector.

Any questions and requests for clarifications may be sent to: Ms. Imen MEJAI at

[email protected]

And copied to [email protected]

Deadline: 7 November 2018. Only shortlisted individuals will be contacted.

Please attach a Curriculum Vitae on the basis of the template in Annex 1, a letter

expressing your interest in joining the ALSF and any other relevant materials.

Documents

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