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2025/EDBECEFDASDSBM/14282

Job offer type
Experts

Type of contract
Service contract

Activity sectors
Sustainable development ; Financial affairs

Deadline date
2025/12/20 23:59

Duration of the assignment
Short term

Contract
Freelancer

Duration
2 mois

Mission description

As part of the Sustainable Finance Project in Mauritius, Expertise France has been tasked with strengthening the capacities of members of the Mauritius Bankers Association in sustainable finance. The present call for applications aims to recruit a consultant or consulting firm to conduct a skills needs assessment in sustainable finance within the Mauritian banking sector. The study should primarily identify and analyse the gaps between current skills and expected skills according to job profiles and current and future requirements in this field.

The specific missions of the consultant or consulting firm will be to:

  • Conduct a literature review on norms, standards, and regulatory requirements at national and international levels in sustainable finance.

  • Carry out targeted interviews with managers (credit, risk analysts, ESG officers, etc.) to identify job profiles related to sustainable finance.

  • Identify and analyse the gaps between current skills and required skills for each job profile in sustainable finance.

  • Clearly outline the current skills needs and the medium-term skills development needs in sustainable finance within banks.

  • Draft a gap analysis report including a synthesis of current skills needs and those to be developed in the medium term according to job profiles.

The mission should enable Expertise France to report on the results of the skills needs assessment in sustainable finance and to obtain a report on current skills and required or developing skills, including recommendations. Following this study, the medium-term objective is to identify and implement a skills-building curriculum in green finance tailored to the needs of Mauritian banks.

Project or context description

Mauritius’ economic development is characterised by its openness to international trade and its high dependence on certain key sectors that contribute to its stability, notably tourism, agriculture, manufacturing, and financial services. However, although these sectors represent important sources of income, they are all vulnerable to climate change, which constitutes a major challenge for the Mauritian economy. The country’s financial stability now depends on its ability to integrate climate and environmental risks into its economic and financial policies.

In this context, the country has embarked on a profound transformation of its financial sector, with the ambition of becoming a regional hub for sustainable finance. This direction is supported by several initiatives, including the French Development Agency’s green credit lines, the Financial Strategic Plan 2025-2030 placing sustainable finance at the core of economic growth, and the “Cap sur la Finance Durable” project, financed by the French Development Agency and implemented by Expertise France.

The general objective of this project is to strengthen the capacity of the banking sector in sustainable finance and climate transition in order to increase the competitiveness of the country's financial sector and respond to the expectations of international investors and financial institutions.

In line with the overall objective, the project specifically aims to achieve three objectives:

Component 1

Integrate climate and environmental risks into the regulatory, supervisory, and macroprudential framework of the Bank of Mauritius, and strengthen its staff’s capacities on international norms and standards in this area.

Component 2

Identify the skills needs of the banking sector in sustainable finance and strengthen its capacities to enable professionals to integrate sustainable finance criteria into their financing and risk-management operations.

Component 3

Support the private sector in initiating and developing sustainable projects integrating climate, circular economy, adaptation, and gender-equality criteria.

The ultimate goal is to provide banking sector professionals with the skills and tools necessary for the effective integration of climate-related criteria into their operations.

This mission falls within the framework of Component 2.

Mission Modalities and Expected Deliverables

The indicative work plan for the mission and the expected deliverables are described in the table below. The maximum duration of the mission is 50 days over two months. The dates below are indicative.

No. Deliverables Indicative Deadlines Description of Activities Format Nb. of Days
1 Inception Report 30/01/2026

Methodology, work plan, survey tools, and provisional schedule.

Literature review.

Stakeholder mobilisation.

 Word / PowerPoint 5 days
2 Skills Needs Assessment Report (Gap Analysis) 15/03/2026

Targeted interviews and data collection with banks.

Mapping of job profiles related to sustainable finance, benchmark.

Assessment of current skills in sustainable finance within banks. Analysis of gaps between current and required or expected skills, highlighting needs to be addressed.

Drafting of the study report with recommendations adapted to the Mauritian context. Finalisation after review by EF and MBA.

 Word / PowerPoint / Excel 35 days
3 Final Report 27/03/2026 Presentation of the study report to Expertise France and MBA members. Adjustments and submission of the final report. Word / PowerPoint 10 days

As part of this mission, all deliverables produced will be validated and/or revised progressively at each stage by Expertise France and the project team of the Mauritius Bankers Association (MBA).

Required profile

The proposed team must cover the following skills:

Qualifications and Experience

  • Master’s degree (Bac+5 equivalent) in finance, banking, economics, sustainable development, training engineering, or related fields.

  • Additional training in sustainable finance, climate, or ESG is an asset.

  • A minimum of 7 years of general professional experience in the banking sector, sustainable finance, strategic consulting, etc.

  • Over 5 years of specific professional experience in conducting similar studies related to sustainable finance.

  • In-depth knowledge of the Mauritian banking sector, its challenges, and international norms and standards in sustainable finance is highly desirable.

  • Experience in similar contexts at the local or regional level would be an asset.

Professional Skills

  • Knowledge of ESG, climate, and sustainable finance frameworks (NGFS, TCFD, ISSB, etc.).

  • Mastery of gap analysis methodologies and skills mapping in the banking sector.

  • Excellent analytical, synthesis, and writing skills.

  • Ability to conduct interviews and facilitate multi-stakeholder workshops.

  • Strong sense of diplomacy, confidentiality, and methodological rigour.

  • Excellent oral communication and workshop-facilitation skills.

  • Proficiency in survey tools, data processing, and visualisation (Excel, PowerPoint, survey tools).

  • Perfect command of French and English, both written and spoken.

Additional information

Interested candidates must submit their proposals online no later than 20/12/2025 at 23:59 GMT+1. The application file must include:

  • A technical proposal describing the methodological approach and proposed schedule, including time allocation per task and per role, as well as the location of each task (Mauritius or remote). The offer must also include a cover letter, a presentation of the team, and the CV of each member (with references and visual highlighting of elements relevant to this mission).

  • A financial proposal detailing the daily rate and applicable taxes. Travel costs, where applicable, are not included. Please add a copy of the company's or consultant's legal proof of registration as attachment. 

The technical offer + financial offer must not exceed 5 pages excluding CVs, 10 pages in total. 

Proposals will be evaluated based on the relevance and quality of the proposed methodology, the qualifications and experience of consultants in managing similar projects, and the financial offer amount.

Expertise France reserves the right to proceed with the selection before the application deadline. If you do not receive a response within 4 weeks after this date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Submission of Applications

Applications must be sent electronically to:

aka.gnoumon@expertisefrance.fr
(CC: sfuzoolla@mba.mu)

Subject : Application for the conduct of the gap analysis.

Selection criteria for applications

The selection process for candidates will be based on the following criteria :

  • Candidate’s training/skills/experience
  • Candidate's knowledges related to local context (country or region intervention)

Deadline for application : 2025/12/20 23:59

Expertise France is the public agency for designing and implementing international technical cooperation projects. The agency operates around four key priorities :

  • democratic, economic, and financial governance ;
  • peace, stability, and security ;
  • climate, agriculture, and sustainable development ;
  • health and human development ;

In these areas, Expertise France conducts capacity-building initiatives and manages project implementation, leveraging technical expertise and acting as a project coordinator. This involves combining public sector expertise with private sector skills to drive impactful results. 

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