Long-term consultancy under the Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF)
This position is supported by the Nordic Development Fund, familiarity with and knowledge about ‘Nordic’ sustainable urban development experiences and the ability to transfer such knowledge for the benefit of African cities is sought and will be considered an advantage
Deadline: 21.01.2022
The African Development Bank hereby invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in the following Assignment: Long-term (12 month) consultancy under the Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF).
The objective of the Long-term consultancy is to support the operationalisation and roll-out of the UMDF, and deepen the engagement with the partner cities in terms of knowledge management, technical assistance, project preparation and improved capacities for managing sustainable and resilient urbanisation.
The Long-term consultant is expected to provide technical contributions UMDF projects and programs and continue his/her knowledge on sustainable urban development and climate actions for AfDB and UMDF relevant processes and projects. S/he is expected to support and/or facilitate the delivery of technical outputs, knowledge management products and events, and implementation of technical assistance interventions at city-, national, or regional level. Tasks related to the UMDF operationalisation are the development and calibration of foundational documents and processes, review and assessment of project proposals and progress reports, partner liaison, and monitoring and evaluation. The Consultant will work primarily but not exclusively on UMDF beneficiary cities and UMDF institutional development.
As this position is supported by the Nordic Development Fund, familiarity with and knowledge about ‘Nordic’ sustainable urban development experiences and the ability to transfer such knowledge for the benefit of African cities is sought and will be considered an advantage.
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