Background
The African Development Bank (“the Bank”) is a premier multilateral development finance institution. Its mission is to contribute to the economic development and social progress of its regional members, mobilise resources for the financing of development projects, and promote economic integration on the continent. The Bank has 54 African member countries and 25 non-regional member countries. It has established cooperation ties with an extensive network of international development partners, and – 2 – enjoys an excellent reputation on the capital markets. Since its inception in 1964 and until December 31, 2015, the Bank Group has committed over US$100 billion to support about 4000 development projects and programmes in Africa. Over the last 10 years, the Bank has grown in size and impact, and modernised its operations to improve efficiency and value for money.
The current President is strongly committed to accelerate the implementation of the Bank’s Ten Year Strategy (TYS 2013-2022), which has put the Bank at the centre of Africa’s economic transformation, and which is being implemented through five key priorities (the High 5s) which are to: (i) ‘Light Up and Power Africa’ (Power, Energy, Environment and Green Growth); (ii) ‘Feed Africa’ (Agro-Industry, Agricultural Finance and Rural Development); (iii) ‘Industrialise Africa’ (Private and Financial Sectors, Infrastructure, Urban, Industrial and Trade Development); (iv) ‘Integrate Africa’ (Regional Development, Integration and Impactful Delivery); and, (v) ‘Improve the Quality of Life for Africans’ (Human Capital and Skills Development, Health, Nutrition, Water and Sanitation).\
Building upon this central role and the vision of the African Union’s 2063 agenda, together with the new realities of the global developmental agenda including: (i) the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, 2015); (ii) the 21st United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Annual Conference of the Parties (COP-21, December 2015) and (iii) the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD, Addis, July 2015), the Bank has a unique opportunity to help drive the continent’s economic development and consolidate its mandate.
Scope of Work
Qualifications
The assignment will be undertaken by an individual Consultant who meets the following criteria:
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