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1 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Regional Department North (ORNA) African Development Bank Telephone: Fax: Expressions of interest are being requested for a Junior Consultant Position Brief description of the Assignment: The North Africa Regional Department (ORNA) of the African Development Bank is recruiting an individual junior consultant to work as an economic analyst for Libya. Department issuing the request: ORNA Place of assignment: Tunis Duration of the assignment: 6 months Tentative date of commencement: December 1 st, 2015 Deadline for applications: November 25 th, 2015 Applications to be submitted to: Thouraya Triki t.triki@afdb.org Any questions and requests for clarifications should be sent to: Thouraya Triki (t.triki@afdb.org) TERMS OF REFERENCE Libya economic analyst Junior Consultant Background The African Development Bank is a multilateral development finance institution whose shareholders comprise 54 African countries and 27 non-african countries. The Bank Group s overarching objective is to spur sustainable economic development and social progress in Africa, and as a result contribute to poverty reduction. The Bank Group achieves this objective by financing a broad range of development projects and programs through public sector loans, private sector loans, equity investment, policy advice and technical assistance to support development efforts The North Africa Regional Department (ORNA) is responsible for the Bank s activities in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, Algeria, Mauritania and Morocco. The Department s responsibilities include country dialogue, programming of the Bank s activities in these countries as well as allocation of country resources among sectors activities; country and regional lending and work programs. The main deliverables for the Regional Department are: Economic & Sector Studies, Country Strategies, Country Portfolio Reviews, coordination of country portfolio management, Country Economic Reviews, contributions to sector analytical work, support of regional entities

2 and representation of the Bank in donor consortiums and meetings. Duties and Responsibilities The consultancy position includes responsibilities within ORNA s Libya Country Team as well as across the department in terms of strategic focus, performance monitoring and benchmarking. The Consultant will work under the overall guidance of the Director of ORNA and the immediate supervision of the Chief Country Economist for Libya. Specifically, the Consultant will focus on economic and social issues to help deepen country knowledge of Libya, produce and contribute to economic and sector work and institutional knowledge products, contribute to the preparation and review of various documents related to the country, support the ongoing operations in the country, support dialogue with the Government of Libya, development partners and other relevant stakeholders, and develop relevant information notes for the attention of senior management. Specific Duties 1. Monitor and analyze economic, social and financial developments in Libya and external sources of information, and work with the respective country economists to determine the implications for the programming and updating of the Bank s Strategy and operations in Libya; 2. Produce and contribute to the production of in-depth country economic briefs, policy reports and a pipeline of economic and sector work in Libya in coordination with the rest of the Libya team and the regional/sector departments 3. Produce corporate knowledge products on Libya ((African Economic Outlook, Country Performance Internal Assessment, etc.) 4. Assist the Libya team in the integration of key Bank thematic areas (inclusive growth and poverty reduction, governance, infrastructure, fragile states, regional integration, higher education, and gender) in the country work program and multi-sector approaches; 5. Assist in providing analytical and advisory services including on issues related to youth unemployment, governance, economic diversification and private sector development in Libya and the North Africa Region; 6. Provide support to policy dialogue with the Government, development partners, and other stakeholders; 7. Provide support to the Bank s ongoing operational activities related to Libya, especially on the MENA Transition Fund Leading the Way Project, organize relevant meetings, produce meeting summaries, and conduct the subsequent follow up; 8. Participate in, and take part in organizing country missions (if necessary), and in the identification, appraisal, and monitoring of policy and institutional reform programs as well as technical assistance and lending operations;

3 9. Assist with the coordination and publication of the department s North Africa Policy Series or other Economic and Sector Work; 10. Assist with the preparation and implementation of proposals financed by the MENA Transition Fund, the Trust Fund for Transition and the Middle Income Countries Technical Assistance Fund; 11. Assist in any work contributing to the realization of the ORNA department work program over the contract duration. DURATION: The contract duration is for 6 consecutive months, starting 1 December SELECTION CRITERIA At least a Master s/postgraduate degree in Economics, Development Economics, Finance, Political Economy or related subjects; A minimum of 3 (three ) years of relevant professional experience in the formulation and implementation of economic analysis, policies and programs, with preferably 2 years on Libya (Work experience with International financial Institution would be a plus); Note that candidates with more than 5 years of professional experience are not eligible for this junior consultant position. grasp of economic development in the MENA region; Ability to communicate and write effectively in English, knowledge of Arabic is an advantage; Demonstrated ability to produce high quality knowledge products; ability to draft, edit, consolidate and present strategic documents in English; ability to draft in Arabic would be an advantage Demonstrated ability to manage external and internal communication; Ability to operate effectively as a team member; Competence in the use of standard software applications; Candidates need to be citizen of a member country (regional or non-regional) of the AfDB. VI. THE WORKSTATION The consultancy will be based in Tunis with frequent trips to Libya if and once the security situation is resolved. VII. REMUNERATION FOR THE ASSIGNMENT The Consultant will be hired for a period of 6 months and paid a lump sum per month following the schedule and conditions to be negotiated with ORNA. The remuneration will also be based on the Bank s guidelines on individual consultants remuneration. For candidates who need to travel to take up this assignment, a round trip economy class air-ticket with the shortest route will be provided.

4 Other relevant information The candidate will be responsible for obtaining personal health insurance at his or her own cost. The coverage should include all medical expenses, including those resulting from illness or injury incurred during the duration of the assignment. Please attach an updated Curriculum vitae on the basis of the template attached MODEL CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) Title of the Assignment: Department: Surname: Birth Date: Address: Telephone: First Name: Nationality: Country: Are any of your family members (spouse/partner, father/mother, Yes No Brother/sister, Son/daughter, etc. employed in the African If «Yes», the Development Bank? following data must be provided Name Relationship Organisation Unit Place of Assignment Language Level English French Other (specify) Read Written Spoken Key Qualifications: Please provide (i) a summary of your experience and training highlighting the most relevant for the proposed assignment, and (ii) the responsibilities which you exercised. Utilise one halfpage maximum. Education (University Level and above only): Name of University - City - Country Period Diploma Obtained Main Topic / Major To

5 Professional Training: Name of Training Institution- City - Country Type of Training Period Certificates or Diploma Obtained Employment Record: Begin with your most recent employment. For each job since your Master Degree achievement, please indicate: - Name of the Employer - Type of Activity/Business of the Employer - Title / Function - Place of Employment - Brief Description (three lines maximum) of main accomplishments and responsibilities Reference: Please indicate the name and address of three persons with no family relationship with yourself, familiar with your character and titles. I hereby certify that the responses which I provided above are all, to the best of my knowledge, true, complete and accurate. I acknowledge that an inaccurate statement or essential omission in a personal declaration or another document required by the African Development Bank might result in the rejection of my application, termination of my Contract or any other administrative sanction by the Bank. The African Development Bank may verify any statements which I made in this application. Date: Signature :