East Africa Girls" Empowerment and Resilience ( - Тендер #66721681)

NOTICE AT-A-GLANCE

• Project ID

P179293

• Project Title

East Africa Girls" Empowerment and Resilience

• Country

Eastern and Southern Africa

• Notice No

OP00376375

• Notice Type

Request for Expression of Interest

• Notice Status

Published

• Borrower Bid Reference

ET-AUC-510167-CS-INDV

• Procurement Method

Individual Consultant Selection

• Language of Notice

English

• Submission Deadline Date/Time

Sep 15, 2025 17:00

• Published Date

Sep 02, 2025

• CONTACT INFORMATION
• Organization/Department

Africa Union Commission

• Name

Patrick Abdoulaye Man"ke

• Address

Africa Union HeadquartersP.O.BOX 3243Tel: 251-11-5-517700webmaster: webmaster@africa-union.orgAddis

• City

• Province/State

Eastern and Southern Africa

• Postal Code

• Country

Eastern and Southern Africa

• Phone

251944131274

• Email

MankeP@africa-union.org

• Website

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT)

Country: Ethiopia

Name of Project: Eastern and Southern Africa Girls’ Empowerment and Resilience (EAGER) programme

Grant No: P179293

Assignment Title: Individual Consultant as Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Reference No. ET-AUC-510167-CS-INDV

The African Union Commission has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of Eastern and Southern Africa Girls’ Empowerment and Resilience (EAGER) programme and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include to support the Regional Programme Coordinator on the design, implementation, and management of monitoring and evaluation systems to track the EAGER project’s performance.

Specific tasks include:

• Support the Regional Programme Coordinator on the design, implementation, and management of monitoring and evaluation systems to track the EAGER project’s performance.
• Develop and implement a results-based monitoring and evaluation framework aligned with EAGER project goals.
• Monitor the progress of project activities against established indicators and targets.
• Regularly collect, analyse, and synthesize data for programme progress reports.
• Support the preparation of progress reports for governance bodies, including the Technical Working Group (TWG), Project Management Team (PMT), and Project Steering Committee (PSC).
• Design and conduct periodic evaluations, including baseline, mid-term, and end-line assessments.
• Identify key learning opportunities and areas for improvement based on evaluation findings.
• Provide actionable recommendations to enhance project effectiveness and sustainability.
• Train and mentor AU Member States’ stakeholders and project staff on M&E methodologies and tools.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing through workshops, webinars, and Community of Practice sessions.
• Develop M&E guidelines, tools, and templates for use by implementing departments and project teams.
• Design and manage databases to store programme data and ensure accurate reporting.
• Develop user-friendly dashboards and visualization tools to track progress and communicate results effectively to stakeholders.
• Liaise with AU Member States, implementing partners, and donors to ensure alignment on M&E activities.
• Provide timely updates to stakeholders on programme achievements, challenges, and risks.
• Support the operationalisation of the AU Gender and Youth Observatory (AUGYO)
• Performing any additional tasks assigned by the Project Coordinator not stipulated in these TORs.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are attached to this Request for Expression of Interest.

The African Union Commission now invites eligible individuals (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are:

The consultant must possess the following qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Social Sciences, Statistics, International Development, or a related field.
• Minimum of five years of experience in M&E for gender equality, education, or international development programmes.
• Proven track record in designing and implementing results-based M&E frameworks.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with experience in data visualization and management.
• Familiarity with gender indicators and measurement approaches.
• Excellent communication skills, including report writing and presenting findings to diverse audiences.
• Experience working in and or knowledge of the development context of the African continent.
• Willingness and ability to travel.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, revised November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours i.e. 0900 to 1700 hours.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by 15 September 2025

African Union Commission,

Attn: Head of Supply Chain Management Division

Building C, 3rd Floor,

P.O Box 3243, Roosevelt Street

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel: +251 (0) 11 551 7700 – Ext 4305

Fax: +251 (0) 11 551 0442; +251 11-551-0430

E-mails: Tender@AfricanUnion.org

TERMS OF REFERENCE

MONITORING AND EVALUATION SPECIALIST

REF: ET-AUC-510167-CS-INDV

• Background

The African Union Commission (AU) and the World Bank Group have established a strategic partnership and an extensive collaboration in various areas over the past years. Following increased engagement between the Commission and the World Bank, existing collaborations and new programmes on gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) have been established. In 2023, the AUC and World Bank signed an agreement to implement the East and Southern Africa Girls’ Empowerment and Resilience (EAGER) project, to be implemented from 2024 to 2029. The project provides a platform to directly collaborate with AU Member States across Eastern and Southern Africa on women and girls’ empowerment.

The EAGER project seeks to increase girls’ and women’s educational attainment and earnings and to strengthen the institutional capacity to implement gender equality policies. The project components include boosting human capital accumulation, enabling access to productive employment, and building the enabling environment to generate change across both formal and informal institutions including development of policies and regulatory frameworks, markets, and social norms that support the adoption of progressive gender equality reforms.

• Goals and Objectives

Engaging three units of the African Union Commission[1], the regional GEWE project seeks to expand girls and women’s empowerment in Africa, with strengthened AU Member States accountability on the elimination of violence against women and girls; and increased girls and women’s financial inclusion as part of the AU Decade (2020 – 2030); and promoted innovation, capacity building and engagement of young people.

• Duty Station

The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist is expected to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at the African Union Headquarters specifically within the Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD). He/She shall avail time for any travel pertinent to EAGER as requested by the Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD), and/or the Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHSD), and/or the African Union International Centre for Girls and Women’s Education in Africa (AUCIEFFA).

• Scope of Work

• The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist is responsible for:

• Support the Regional Programme Coordinator on the design, implementation, and management of monitoring and evaluation systems to track the EAGER project’s performance.
• Develop and implement a results-based monitoring and evaluation framework aligned with EAGER project goals.
• Monitor the progress of project activities against established indicators and targets.
• Regularly collect, analyze, and synthesize data for programme progress reports.
• Support the preparation of progress reports for governance bodies, including the Technical Working Group (TWG), Project Management Team (PMT), and Project Steering Committee (PSC).
• Design and conduct periodic evaluations, including baseline, mid-term, and end-line assessments.
• Identify key learning opportunities and areas for improvement based on evaluation findings.
• Provide actionable recommendations to enhance project effectiveness and sustainability.
• Train and mentor AU Member States’ stakeholders and project staff on M&E methodologies and tools.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing through workshops, webinars, and Community of Practice sessions.
• Develop M&E guidelines, tools, and templates for use by implementing departments and project teams.
• Design and manage databases to store programme data and ensure accurate reporting.
• Develop user-friendly dashboards and visualization tools to track progress and communicate results effectively to stakeholders.
• Liaise with AU Member States, implementing partners, and donors to ensure alignment on M&E activities.
• Provide timely updates to stakeholders on programme achievements, challenges, and risks.
• Support the operationalisation of the AU Gender and Youth Observatory (AUGYO)
• Performing any additional tasks assigned by the Project Coordinator not stipulated in these TORs.

• Deliverables

With guidance and supervision of the Regional Programme Coordinator, the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will,

• Assume responsibility for monitoring and reporting, as well as for timely submission of quality progress reports and agreed-upon monitoring deliverables.
• Results-based M&E framework and data collection tools within three months of appointment.
• Comprehensive baseline, mid-term, and final evaluation reports.
• Regular progress reports, including quarterly and annual updates, with actionable insights.
• Dashboards and visualization tools to communicate key performance metrics.
• Training materials and capacity-building sessions for programme stakeholders.

• Reporting and Supervision

The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will report to the Regional Programme Coordinator and work under the supervision of the Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD) of the African Union Commission.

• Travel Expenses

The Monitoring and Evaluation specialist travel expenses shall be covered by the African Union Commission in accordance with African Union Commission rules and regulations.

• Qualifications and Work Experience Required

• Master’s degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Social Sciences, Statistics, International Development, or a related field.

• Minimum of five years of experience in M&E for gender equality, education, or international development programmes.

• Proven track record in designing and implementing results-based M&E frameworks.

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with experience in data visualization and management.

• Familiarity with gender indicators and measurement approaches.

• Excellent communication skills, including report writing and presenting findings to diverse audiences.

• Experience working in and or knowledge of the development context of the African continent.

• Willingness and ability to travel.

• Language Requirement

The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist should be proficient in English and at least one of the African Union working languages. Good command of French and/or Portuguese is an advantage.

• Terms of Payment and Duration

The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist shall be remunerated based on experience, task load and will be guided by AUC considerations on equivalent professional level and rates. The contract will be covering a 12-month period, with the possibility to extension based on successful performance.

• Services /Facilities to be Provided by the Client

The following shall be made available by the AUC.

• Office accommodation.
• Computer, Photocopying, Stationary.
• Facilitation of Visa and
• Internet Access

[1] The Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD), Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHSD); the African Union – International Centre for the Education of Girls and Women in Africa (AU/CIEFFA).

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