Consultancy – Review Mission Team Leader and one additional – Socio-Economic Development Thematic Area

Country: Djibouti

Duty station: Djibouti

Description of the assignment: Consultancy – Review Mission Team Leader and one additional – Socio-Economic Development Thematic Area

Period of assignment/services: Take part in the APRM Review Mission to Djibouti including (i) preparatory work, (ii) participation in the review mission from 5 to 19 August 2015 and (iii) 3 days post review work, at the place of habitual residence

Objectives of the review mission and the consultancy

These are the Terms of Reference for the Independent Experts participating in the APRM Country Review Mission (CRM) to Djibouti scheduled for 5 to 19 August 2015.

The specific Objectives of the CRM are to visit Djibouti and carry out the widest possible range of consultations with the Government officials, officials, political parties, parliamentarians, academia, trade unions, faith based organizations, business, professional bodies and others. 

The CRM is comprised of the following:

• the APR Panel Member leading the process;
• Designated officials from the APR Secretariat;
• Experts from strategic partners including the African Development Bank (AfDB), the UNDP Regional       Bureau for Africa and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA); and
• Independent experts for each thematic area (Democracy and Good Political   Governance, Economic Governance and Management, Corporate Governance and Socio-Economic Development (SED)).

The SED independent expert/mission consultant is to contribute to and work on the following specific objectives:

1. Promote and accelerate broad-based sustainable socio-economic development;
2. Encourage broad-based participation in development;
3. Poverty, unemployment and inequality; and
4. Progress towards gender equality, particularly equal access to education for girls at all Levels

Duration of mission and payment schedule

The assignment of the Country Review Mission will be undertaken for 25 days. Consultants shall be paid upon satisfactory completion of the assignment.

Remuneration

APRM Review Mission Consultants are paid a daily honorarium of $550 per head. 

Submission of applications

Deadline for submission of CVs: 11 July 2015

Consultants are allowed to apply for one thematic area only.

Submission of CVs: CVs can be hand delivered or emailed to the address below:

Attn: Procurement Officer

African Peer Review Mechanism Secretariat (APRM)

International Business Gateway

Cnr Challenger & Colombia Ave

Gateway Park A; Second Floor

Midridge Park

Midrand, Halfway House

South Africa

Tel +27(0)112563401, Fax +27(0)112563456

Email: tender@aprm-au.org

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