Junior Consultant for SCB Program Activities Tender - 7882732

Procurement Summary

Country: Cote d'Ivoire

Summary: Junior Consultant for SCB Program Activities

Deadline: 30 Aug 2016

Posting Date: 26 Aug 2016

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 7882732

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Competition: ICB

Financier: African Development Bank (AfDB)

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

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79411000 - General management consultancy services

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Expression of Interest are invited for Junior Consultant for the SCB Program Activities.
governance and accountability as well as skills and technology development. Special

emphasis will be placed on gender statistics as well as data to inform sustainable agricultural

and food security activities. More targeted and customized support will be provided for

building statistical capacity in post-conflict and fragile states. To this end, the program is fully

aligned to the Bank’s country, sector, and regional strategies, objectives and implementation

plans

1.2 Specifically, the program provides (i) Institutional and Organizational Support to (a) the

54 RMCs for the preparation or/and finalization of their NSDS and medium-term statistical

development program and (b) Sub-Regional Organizations (SROs) to enhance their capacity

for coordinating statistical activities at the country level; and, Statistical Training Centers

(STCs) for organization of training and seminars at sub-regional and country levels, (ii)

Capacity Support for Operational Activities at the country level, including, national accounts

and price statistics; improvement of economic and social statistics, data management,

archiving, dissemination and publications; and, administrative statistics; (iii) Support for

Statistical Human Resource Capacity Development at the national and sub-regional levels,

including, institutional, on-the-job; and, workshops and seminars; and, (iv) seed money that

acts as a catalyst in generating additional funds from other sources.

1.3 The Consultant of SCB Program Activities will be part of the Regional Coordination Team.

The complexity of the SCB program in terms of the grant utilization requires a clear picture of

the various beneficiaries of the program. Under the direct supervision of the Regional Program

Task Manager, the consultant will assist in working on technical instruments/documents

required in various forms of funding and management of the fourth phase of the SCB program.

2. ACTIVITIES

The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Manager, Statistical Capacity

Building Division and shall provide administrative support in the implementing the SCB

Program as well as assume any responsibilities required.

Specifically, the consultant is expected to undertake the following key activities:

2.1 Resource mobilization

 Participate in preparing agreement documents required in the process of implementing

program funds, such as Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), Protocols of

Agreement (POAs), and Letters of Agreement (LOAs).

 Monitor the use of funds by grant recipients

2.2 Disbursements

 Engage SROs on their effective participation in SCB and ensure all the pre-requisites

are adhered to before the disbursement of SCB Phase 4.2 funds

 Assist in organizing launch programs at the sub-regional level for projects funded by

SCB 4.2.

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