Capacity Development for Africa’s Structural Transformation Project: Institutional Support to the African Capacity Building Foundation
Procurement Reference: ACBF/REoI/007/2025/AfDB-CADAST
Financing Agreement reference: 2100155042667
Project ID No.: P-Z1-KF0-068
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), a specialized agency of the African Union with a mandate for developing human and institutional capacity to enable inclusive and sustainable development across the African continent, has been implementing a programme that places emphasis on effective implementation of the AfCFTA. The ACBF, “Capacity Development for Africa’s Structural Transformation (CADAST) Project”, among other priorities seeks to enhance intra-African trade effectiveness in State Parties, by advancing Africa’s regional integration agenda and promoting implementation of the AfCFTA agreement.
The success of the African Economic Integration agenda hinges on the effective implementation of the AfCFTA Agreement. The ACBF programme specifically provides countries with support, including technical assistance on domestication and ratification of the AfCFTA agreement and on enhancing their economic governance – a key ingredient towards practical implementation of the AfCFTA. It also covers mobilizing technical interventions that target enhancing the Member States’ readiness to participate in and benefit from the AfCFTA Agreement coupled with the generation of knowledge products and services.
It is against this background that ACBF seeks to engage the services of the following five experts;
- Senior AfCFTA Implementation and Coordination Expert
- Senior SADC-AfCFTA Implementation and Coordination Expert
- Senior Program Specialist, Strategic Planning and Resource Mobilization
- Senior AfCFTA Trade Intelligence Expert
- Senior Expert to Support AFCFTA Academy
SCOPE OF WORK
To maximize the benefits of the AfCFTA, substantial investment in effective implementation and coordination mechanisms at the continental, regional and national level will be important to keep the implementation of the Agreement on track and remain responsive to any unforeseen risks. Whilst the AfCFTA Secretariat has the institutional responsibility to drive this process, collective capacity should be leveraged across all key stakeholders to deliver this goal.
The African Capacity Building Foundation now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested Individual consultants must provide CVs indicating that they are qualified to perform the services.
Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s as specified in the Bank’s Procurement Framework, dated October 2015 and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Framework, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.
Interested consultants may obtain further information including the Terms of Reference at the address below during office hours (9:00am –17:00 hours). Expressions of interest must be submitted via email below or delivered to the address below by 10th October 2025 at 17:00 hours Harare time and mention the Procurement Reference Number and the procurement subject.
Women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Attention: Procurement Unit
Spécialiste des achats
2 Fairbairn Drive, Mt Pleasant
Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel: +263 772 185 308 – 10 E-mail: submission@theacbf.org