REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE APRM FOR THE PERIOD 2025-2028
PROCUREMENT NUMBER: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: EOI/01/SP/2024/APRM/AfDB: INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE APRM FOR THE PERIOD 2025-2028
Public Sector-Governance
Financing Agreement reference: 2100155036916
Project ID No.: P-Z1-K00-084
Country: South Africa
Project Title: APRM-ISP
1) BACKGROUND
The African Peer Review Mechanism has received financing from the African Development Bank toward funding of the African Peer Review Mechanism Institutional Support Project and intends to use part of the agreed amount of this grant to undertake an independent Review of the APRM 2020-2024 Strategic Plan and prepare a new Strategic Plan for the period 2025-2028.
2) OBJECTIVE
The objective of the consultancy is to conduct the review of the current strategic plan and develop the new four-year APRM Strategic Plan (2025-2028). This will be undertaken through a participatory process involving the APRM Secretariat, APRM Policy Organs, AUC critical stakeholders and key partners.
3) DURATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT
The expected commencement date for the assignment is October 2024 and the duration shall be four (4) months, from October 2024 to January 2025. The sequencing of the deliverables and specific timelines will be agreed upon before the contract is signed.
4) ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS
The African Peer Review Mechanism now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, and appropriate skills). Applicants must demonstrate that they have (i) a minimum of five (5) years’ relevant experience in strategic planning & strategic review, policy development, governance, change management, human resource management, performance monitoring and improvement, and strategy formulation and implementation (ii) experience in undertaking and completing similar assignments in at least two institutions with a governance mandate; a minimum relevant Master’s Degree and (iv) familiarity with the African Union (AU) mandate and donor funded projects. All relevant proof must be provided.
The language of the assignment shall be English; any additional AU language will be an added advantage.
Eligibility criteria, the establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations”, dated October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the following email address: tenderinfo@aprm-au.org.
MODE OF APPLICATION
Expressions of interest (EOI) must be submitted through email: tender@aprm-au.org on or before 24 September 2024 at 11:00 a.m. (SAST). EOI shall be opened on 24 September 2024 at 11:00 a.m. (SAST)
Submissions must be titled: “PROCUREMENT NUMBER: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: EOI/ 01/SP/2024/APRM/AfDB: INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE APRM FOR THE PERIOD 2025-2028”
All applications in writing must be accompanied by up-to-date Certified Curriculum Vitae and supporting documents (Note: do not send originals), with the names and addresses of three referees, (one of which should be the last consultancy) and addressed to:
Project Coordinator
African Peer Review Mechanism
Private Bag x09, Halfway House, 1685
Physical Address: 230 15th Street, Randjies Park, 1st Floor
Midrand, South Africa
Tel: +27 11 256 3400/01/29
Fax: +2711 256 3456
Submission Email: tender@aprm-au.org
The documents must be submitted online/virtually through email: tender@aprm-au.org
