Consultant - MINEA (EOI) at the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) - Established in 1964, the African Development Bank is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. There are 80 member states, including 54 in Africa (Regional Member Countries). The Bank’s development agenda is delivering the financial and technical support for transformative projects that will significantly reduce poverty through inclusive and sustainable economic growth.

The African Development Bank invites applications for the position below:

Job Title: Expression of Interest - Individual Consultant (MINEA)

Location:  Angola
Department: African Natural Resources Management and Investment Centre
Duration: 80 Man days delivered in Five (5) Months
Start date: March 1, 2023.

Job Description

• The African Development Bank (the Bank) invites eligible consultants to indicate their Interest in providing services under the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa’s (SEFA) Africa Mini-Grid Acceleration Programme (AMAP) to support the Bank and its clients as an Individual Consultant within MINEA (Ministry of Energy and Water) for capacity development for rural electrification in Angola.
• SEFA is a multi-donor Special Fund managed by the Bank, with the mandate of unlocking private sector investments through technical assistance and concessional investments along three themes, namely Green Baseload (GBL), Green Mini-Grids (GMG) and Energy Efficiency (EE).
• The Fund’s overarching goal is to contribute to universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy services for all in Africa, in line with the Bank’s New Deal on Energy for Africa and Sustainable Development Goal 7. SEFA is housed in the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Department (PERN) under the Power, Energy, Climate, and Green Growth (PEVP) Complex.
• AMAP is a pan-African technical assistance (TA) initiative to expand private-sector mini-grid financing on the African Continent implemented by the Bank and funded by SEFA.
• Within PERN and under supervision of the Manager of PERN.3, the Individual Consultant will report to the SEFA/AMAP Program Manager.
• The overall objective of the Individual Consultant is to support the development and effective implementation of a mini-grid market development program in Angola, namely by (i) acting as a mini-grid development expert and focal point for the Government; (ii) supporting the Government in its interactions and decision making; and (iii) ensuring coordination of the key institutional players in the sector by assisting in the establishment of a Steering Committee (public-sector members) and stakeholder working groups (public and private-sector members).
• The Individual Consultant will be embedded within MINEA, where s/he will establish a network of contacts and interlocutors within the Ministry and other relevant government institutions, and to this end must be available to work full-time in Angola over the duration of the assignment. After identifying relevant institutions and individuals on the public side, s/he will raise awareness of the PPP instrument (theory and case studies) and the relevance of its application to mini-grids.
• S/he will prepare position papers for decision-making at the level of public bodies regarding the structuring of a mini-grid market in Angola, also introduce basics of financial modeling for mini-grid project development and assist in the review and use of these financial models.
• S/he will also raise awareness of tendering processes, introduce concepts for preparing tender documents and project contracts to the contracting authority at MINEA, and assist public agencies in making decisions regarding the structuring and execution of tendering processes.

Application Closing Date
15th February, 2023 at 6 pm Abidjan time.