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Consultant : Transport Sector Public-Private-Partnerships Specialist, Africa50

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  • Position title: Consultant : Transport Sector Public-Private-Partnerships Specialist, Africa50
  • Grade: NA
  • Position N°: NA
  • Reference: NA
  • Publication date: 15/07/2015
  • Closing date: 31/08/2015

Objectives

Africa50 is a landmark investment vehicle, focused exclusively on Africa’s infrastructure development opportunities. It is an independent, profit driven, commercially managed entity. It will provide a means for private sector investors to bring fresh capital to infrastructure development while securing a return. The result should be a significant boost to efforts to ensure sustained economic growth on the African continent. Africa50 will focus on large scale, transformative, commercially and developmentally sustainable infrastructure projects. Africa50 will target investments in high-impact national and regional projects in the energy, transport, Information Communication Technology and water sectors. 

Duties and responsibilities

Africa50 seeks to appoint an infrastructure consultant for a period of 3 to 6 months with possibility of contract extension to undertake the following activities: 
  • Identify those projects in the transport sector with a high likelihood for Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) for project development activities;
  • Negotiate and partner with Governments to undertake the projects in the form of PPP;
  • Prepare Investment Proposal for the Project Development Financing;
  • Develop Terms of Reference (ToR) and process for selection of firms to carry out prefeasibility studies and feasibility studies;
  • Develop ToR for market scoping;
  • Identify potential technical partners for the projects;
  • Organize tendering for awarding of projects to technical partners;
  • Negotiate terms and conditions for the co-development company;
  • Negotiate the terms and conditions for the facility for project preparation;
  • Prepare a final report for completion of the PD
  • Implement the exit from the successful projects before the financial closing;
  • Develop strategic relationship with African countries for PPP advancement;
  • Build and share knowledge with African countries on PPP.

Selection Criteria

Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience
Applicants must have:
  • Ten to fifteen (10-15) years transport infrastructure projects preparation and project management experience.
  • Experience of working on medium sized and large scale infrastructure projects in the transport sector.
  • Experience in deal making and financial structuring is desired.
  • Experience of working in Africa and/or in developing countries.

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To apply for this position, you need to be national of one of AfDB member countries.
    Only applicants who fully meet the Bank's requirements and are being considered for interview will be contacted. Applicants will only be considered if they submit an online application, and attach a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV). The AfDB President reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level. The African Development Bank is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply: www.afdb.org/jobs

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