Careers

The NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NEPAD Agency) wishes to announce vacancies for various positions at its office in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa and its Regional Missions at various duty stations.

Applications should also include:

A motivation letter and comprehensive curriculum vitae not exceeding five pages.
Three referees with good knowledge of the candidate’s work, furnishing full contact details, telephone, fax and e-mail addresses.

Services:

Invitation for Bid for feasibility studies and Business case for Terrestrial cross borders Networks in Central and West Africa

The NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA) is the technical body of Africa Union in charge of facilitating the implementation of continental priority projects, among them, the development of broadband connectivity across the continent.

The NPCA is looking for a consulting firm to carry out a feasibility study and develop a business plan for a seamless cross-border broadband network for Central Africa region (Ref: NPCA/EAP/003/2012) and West Africa region (Ref: NPCA/EAP/002/2012). The deadline for bids is 16 April 2012. For more details click on the link below

The consulting firm will provide:

Database of existing , under construction and planned fibre –optic links in the region and their characteristics,
Identify missing links
Design a draft network, with different sceneries of implementation, taking in consideration traffic projections in the region (for the next 15 years) and existing infrastructures (terrestrial links, submarine landing points...).
Estimate the cost of rollout
Determine the viability of the proposed network by developing the business plan for implementation of the same.
Determine the Gap between regional economic policy , regulatory acts, guideline, directive, etc and the Kigali Protocol under Review which can be downloaded directly from NEPAD website http://www.nepad.org/regionalintegrationandinfrastructure/knowledge/doc/1894/protocol-policy-and-regulatory-framework-nep)
Propose an interconnection and right of the way model for the region preferably base on usage bearing in mind land locked countries.
Assessment of the nature of potential investors and recommend the different possible legal and financial PPP structures to be retained for the SPV(s) to be created.

Interested firms can obtain tender documents at the following address:

NEPAD PLANNING AND COORDINATING AGENCY

THE SECRETARIAT OF NEPAD e-AFRICA PROGRAMME,

CSIR BUILDING 43B SECOND FLOOR,

MEIRING NAUDE ROAD,

LYNNWOOD, PRETORIA 0081,

GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA

Email: lazaree@nepad.org

Telephone: +27 12 841 4661

Fax: +27 12 841 29 96/4096

The consulting firm must be able to mobilize and confirm the availability of the experts required for carrying out this exercise.

The consulting firm will be selected in accordance with the procedure set out in the NEPAD Procurement Guide Line. The study will be funded by an EU-Infrastructure Trust Fund (EU-ITF) grant.

Interested Firms are requested to submit their proposals in line with the tender document by 15H00 on April the 16^th

NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency

Block B, Gateway Park, Corner Challenger & Columbia Avenues, Midridge office Park, Midrand Private Bag218, Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

Phone : +27 11 256 3600/3642

Website: http://nepad.org/crosscuttingissues/ict

Click at the following links to download/view respectively the request for both West Africa and Central Africa.

ToRs of Event Management and Logistical Support for the 8th CAADP Partnership Platform Meeting

The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Partnership Platform (CAADP PP) Meeting has emerged as a key partnership forum among the core players supporting and implementing the CAADP agenda.

The forum is an important instrument for coordinating CAADP implementation support as well as facilitating alignment and harmonization in the CAADP support objectives and programmes. The forum is also playing an important role in sharing and learning on CAADP and African Agriculture.

The CAADP PP meets twice a year and the forthcoming CAADP PP Meeting scheduled for 30^th to 31^st March 2012 is the eight being held.

The successful Event Manager (Consultant) will have responsibility for preparation and management of all logistical issues and arrangements related to hosting a successful and professional Meeting.

Contract Duration

The assignment will run from the 1st March to 10th April 2012

Closing date: for receiving offers is 29th February 2012, 12a.m. (UTC+2- Pretoria time)

Kindly download the attached ToRs for more information.

Terms of Reference

Second Call for Proposals – GAFSP Public Sector Window

This is the second GAFSP Call for Proposals from “IDA-only countries”1 that are not in non-accrual status to submit proposals by March 31, 2012, consistent with the Country Guidelines for the Public Sector Window (version: January 10, 2012), available on the GAFSP “Call for Proposals” web page: http://www.gafspfund.org/gafsp/content/call-proposals

The Steering Committee intends to make allocation decisions by the end of May 2012. Proposals must be submitted electronically by midnight March 31, 2012 (Washington, D.C. time) to the GAFSP Coordination Unit. Submissions can be made by email to info@gafspfund.org, or by sending an electronic device such as a CD or a flash drive by courier to:

GAFSP Coordination Unit,

MSN MC5-510,

The World Bank Group,

3301 Pennsy Drive, Landover,

MD 20785 USA.

Experience suggests that the email option is the most reliable with respect to meeting time deadlines. All submitted documents should be in either Microsoft Word, Excel, or PDF format.

Brochure PDF

Vacancies:

Job Title: Senior Programme Finance Officer

Position Level: P3

Duty Station: African Biodiversity Network Expertise (ABNE), Burkina Faso

Supervisor: Director, African Biodiversity Network Expertise (ABNE)

The NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency invites applicants who are citizens of African Union Member States for the post of Senior Programme Finance Officer.

Under the supervision of the Director, African Biosafety Network Expertise (ABNE) or his/her delegate, The Senior Programme Finance Officer will work across multiple ABNE domains and will be responsible for ensuring the conduct of ABNE activities is in compliance with currently approved policies and procedures.

Applications must be received not later than Monday, 20 February 2012 and should be addressed to:

Head of Human Resources

NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency

P O Box 1234

Halfway House

Midrand, 1685

Email: hr@nepad.org; fatouc@nepad.org; musam@nepad.org

Please select your preferred language to download more information on this vacancy announcement.

Job Title: Programme Officer – Agricultural Biosafety

Position Level: P2

Duty Station: African Biosafety Network Expertise (ABNE), Uganda

Supervisor: Director, African Biosafety Network Expertise (ABNE)

NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency invites applicants who are citizens of African Union Member States for the post of Programme Officer - Agricultural Biosafety.

Under the supervision of the Director, African Biosafety Network Expertise (ABNE) or his/her delegate, the Programme Officer – Agricultural Biosafety is part of the African Biosafety Network Expertise (ABNE) mission that provides science based information and technical support to biotechnology regulatory agencies on the continent. The incumbent works with the Director and Programme officers to provide general advisory services with regards to biotechnology and biosafety to ABNE, AU member states and Sub-regional organisations.

Applications must be received not later than Monday, 20 February 2012 and should be addressed to:

Head of Human Resources

NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency

P O Box 1234

Halfway House

Midrand, 1685

Email: hr@nepad.org; fatouc@nepad.org; musam@nepad.org

Please select your preferred language to download more information on this vacancy announcement.

Job Title: Senior Programme Finance Officer

Position Level: P3

Duty Station: African Biosafety Network Expertise (ABNE), Burkina Faso

Supervisor: Director, African Biosafety Network Expertise (ABNE)

The NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency invites applicants who are citizens of African Union Member States for the post of Senior Programme Finance Officer.

Applications must be received not later than Monday, 20 February 2012 and should be addressed to:

Head of Human Resources

NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency

P O Box 1234

Halfway House

Midrand, 1685

Email: hr@nepad.org; fatouc@nepad.org; musam@nepad.org

Please select your preferred language to download more information on this vacancy announcement.