The ICR Facility is seeking an experienced consultant to act as a technical lead and coordinator for Output area 2 (AO2, Support to Development Finance Institutions) from February to August 2025.

Under the supervision of the Project Coordinator for Expertise France, the consultant will:

-       Overview the finalisation of the implementation of tailor-made capacity building activities for two remaining development banks, according to the administrative processes of Expertise France;

-       Overview the implementation of knowledge sharing activities (studies, roundtables, exchange groups) for a larger group of development banks, according to the administrative processes of Expertise France and in coordination with the GIZ team supporting OA2;

-       Represent OA2 towards donors and other implementing partners;

-       Participate in capitalisation and evaluation activities with the rest of the OA2 team.

The consultant will be expected to implement the output area’s operational planning for 2025:

1.    Finalise managing the  implementation of tailor-made technical assistance to two Development Finance Institutions in the Bahamas and Côte d’Ivoire

-       Liaise with the consultants to ensure timely provision of high quality deliverables

-       Coordinate between the beneficiary DFIs and the consultants responsible for implementing the support to make sure the needs of the DFIs are well met

-       Make sure the administrative and financial processes of Expertise France are followed adequately

2.    Manage Group activities for a wider group of banks 

-       Overview the finalisation of an ongoing study on alternative collateral, the webinar presenting the results of the study, and the coaching sessions proposed to DFIs on that topic

-       Finalise the design and translation of ICR Training briefs called “DFI Insights”

-       Organise a roundtable for the Gender Focal points and Gender champions of DFIs receiving tailor-made support from the ICR Facility

-       Engage in discussions with Campus AFD to upload the Gender MOOC developed by the Facility on their platform

-       Organise two sessions of the ICR DFI Exchange group, one of the sessions being on the use of alternative collateral

3.    Coordinate with GIZ on providing tailor-made support to 9 DFIs in Africa, Caribbean and the Pacific, as well as organising a peer-to-peer exchange on ESG, and an event on the role of DFIs in policymaking

In addition, the consultant will:

4.    Manage budget allocation for OA2

5.    Formally represent OA2 in interactions with the governance structure of the ICR Facility

6.    Contribute to the evaluation and capitalisation of the ICR Facility

7.    Contribute to outreach and communication events of the ICR Facility, especially to prepare the closing event of the project which will take place in June 2025.

8.    Contribute to the collection of M&E data for OA2.

Output area 2 of the ICR Facility is led by Expertise France but jointly implemented with GIZ. Close coordination with the two GIZ technical advisors working on supporting DFIs is crucial.

The consultant will be expected to regularly share information on his or her work with the ICR Team leader, the OA2 GIZ team, the ICR Facility Coordinator for Expertise France, as well as EUDs in the countries were the Facility is active and representatives from the SYF Department at AFD