Recruitment of a Consulting Firm for The Conduct of The Feasibility Study of the Women and Youth Innovative Hub For Guinea Bissau, Niger and Sierra Leone

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Date : 07 Mar 2022 - 21 Mar 2022
Venue : Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire,
Town : Abidjan
Country : Côte D'Ivoire

GROUPE DE LA BANQUE AFRICAINE DE DEVELOPPEMENT
DEPARTEMENT DU DEVELOPPEMENT HUMAIN
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Immeuble CCIA, Avenue Jean-Paul II, Plateau – 01 BP 1387 Abidjan RCI
Education, Human Capital and Employment Division
E-mail: p.ekoh@afdb.org Telephone: (225) 2026 1769

SUBJECT: RECRUITMENT OF A CONSULTING FIRM FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE
FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THE WOMEN AND YOUTH INNOVATIVE HUB FOR GUINEA
BISSAU, NIGER AND SIERRA LEONE

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The Education, Human Capital and Employment Division (AHHD.1) in Human Capital, Youth and
Skills Development Department (AHHD) at the African Development Bank (AfDB) requires the
services of a consulting firm to conduct a feasibility study on the setting up of women and Youth
Innovative Technology Hubs in Guinea Bissau, Niger and Sierra Leone. The feasibility study seeks
to facilitate the inventory, assessment and evaluation that would enable the creation of
innovation and technology hubs aimed at triggering a wave of well-trained women and youth in
modern technology, enabling them to contribute to transformation of the economy.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
a. Conduct a general assessment of the status of technical education in the target Member
States.
b. Identify the competence of the teachers and the capacity of the schools that run technical
education programmes.
c. Identify challenges in the deployment of technical education programmes and make
recommendations to mitigate these challenges.
d. Discuss barriers to the development and implementation of innovative practices
e. Recommend strategies to ensure greater deployment, improved teacher quality and
alignment with international standards.
f. Evaluate the implementation of technical education in terms of costs: (i) Cost of training
staff and ensuring everyone is trained and certified on the latest standards, (ii) Cost of
improving technical education programmes in educational institutions.
g. Identify the existing gaps in terms of advanced technical and vocational skills training in
the target Member States. This will be undertaken in the following manner: (i) list the
available advanced vocational and technical skills training; and (ii) identify the most
needed advanced vocational and technical skills training courses / programmes that
would support the socio-economic development pillars of the country.
h. Develop technical education programmes that will improve the efficiency and
productivity of the national workforce, and which are tailored to the needs of the local
and international markets.
i. Design a strategy to nurture and incubate early-stage tech-enabled women businesses,
transforming them from ideas, and concepts to viable and sustainable businesses.
j. based on the assessment, design the Women’s Innovation and Technology Hubs.
Gender dimensions:
a. Create and environment for women to thrive and grow: design resource centres to
provide women with access to mentorship, skills and networking; and
b. Equip women with skills required to succeed in the digital market: facilitate
gender sensitive training through partnerships with focus on ICT, employment
and entrepreneurship;

c. Link the technology hubs to markets and women professional networks to attract
tech female talent in the sub-region.

1. The estimated duration of the services is three months and expected to commence on 25
April 2022.
2. The African Development Bank, through the Education, Human Capital and Employment
Division (AHHD.1) now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing
these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are
qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience
in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may
constitute joint ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.
3. Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in
accordance with the Bank’s Procurement Policy and procedure for the recruitment of
corporate consultants which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.
4. Interested Consultants may obtain further information by contacting the email
indicated below