The purpose of this consultation is to set up a dynamic purchasing system aimed at contracting intellectual service assignments to support the setting up of pooled resources organisations between projects implemented by Expertise France and located within the same geographical area.

 This dynamic purchasing system, called the “Decentralisation Task Force Expertise Network,” allows the establishment of a network of service providers specialised in change management and the implementation of decentralised structures in the countries where Expertise France operates, in accordance with the target organisations that have been defined.

Candidates must demonstrate technical expertise in one or more of the following areas:

·        Support in the development of strategies / action plans

·        Support in the preparation of detailed office plans

·        Support in the development of procedures / concept notes / flowcharts / organisational charts

·        Conducting studies and diagnostics

·        Organisation and delivery of training sessions

·        Organisation of workshops for exchange and/or consultation

·        Support in drafting documents (reports, terms of reference, job descriptions, notes, listings, dashboards)

·        Support in the design and implementation of awareness-raising campaigns

·        Support in the development of financial and monitoring tools

Some specific contracts may require proficiency in several complementary areas of expertise; therefore, cross-cutting skills are strongly encouraged.

Some specific contracts may also include a works component (for small-scale infrastructure) and/or the supply of equipment and/or materials, representing a minor part of the contract; specific skills on this type of service is therefore also encouraged.

As examples, and in a non-exhaustive manner, the expert missions likely to be implemented through the 'Network of expertise Task Force Decentralization' could include:

Appuyer les équipes à l’identification et au cadrage des sujets relatifs à l’implantation de bureaux à l’étranger (accords d’établissement, TVA, mobilité et procédures migratoires, emploi, aménagement de bureaux, etc.) dans une géographie donnée ;

·        Supporting teams in the identification and framing of issues relating to the establishment of offices abroad (establishment agreements, VAT, mobility and migration procedures, employment, office layout, etc.) in a given geography;

·        Supporting the training of staff in the shared office and the relevant project managers on office management tools and on the working dynamics with the various project teams and headquarters, in a context of resource pooling;

·        Supporting the framing and implementation of an HR organisation that meets the needs of the projects and the objective of resource pooling;

·        Supporting the opening and organisation of bank accounts and defining the financial management processes of projects;

·        Supporting the development of tools for office management, logistics, contract monitoring and defining the associated procedures;

·        Supporting the training of staff in the shared office and the relevant project managers on management tools;

·        Supporting the definition and framing of procurement procedures, in compliance with Expertise France’s procurement rules, and training office staff accordingly.