Recruitment of an Individual Consultant to prepare the Project Completion Report (PCR) for the ACCF-funded project “Technical Assistance for Increased Climate Finance Access for Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Mozambique and Uganda”.
Application Close Date
2026-11-10
Engagement Type
Individual Consultant
Job Family
6.Sustainability
A. Background Objectives
The Climate Change and Green Growth Department (PECG), under the Power, Energy, Climate Change and Green Growth Vice Presidency, coordinates implementation of the Bank’s Climate Change and Green Growth Strategic Framework (2021–2030) and its Action Plan. The Department has the mandate to mainstream climate change across the Bank’s operations and to align all investments with the Paris Agreement and the Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) Paris Alignment Framework. The Bank established the Africa Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Hub as a multi-institutional platform, hosted within PECG, to help African countries implement their climate commitments under the Paris Agreement more quickly and efficiently. With funds from the Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF), the Hub implemented the project “Technical Assistance for Increased Climate Finance Access for Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Mozambique and Uganda”, with an ACCF grant over a planned 18-month duration. The project’s ultimate outcome is strengthened capacity in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Mozambique and Uganda to implement their Paris Agreement commitments. Its two intermediate outcomes are: • Improved access to climate finance for NDC implementation in Burkina Faso and Ethiopia. • Strengthened capacity for long-term low-carbon and climate-resilient planning and NDC implementation in Mozambique and Uganda. Country Output Burkina Faso • An NDC Investment Plan is prepared to support resource mobilisation for NDC implementation & an implementation roadmap Ethiopia • The capacity of climate-sector institutions to access climate finance and develop bankable project concept notes is strengthened. • Subnational states are supported in integrating NDC priorities into regional development plans. Mozambique • The National Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy (ENAMMC) is reviewed and updated for a new ten-year implementation period with an action plan, a resource mobilization strategy, and a communication mechanism Uganda • A stocktake of the updated NDC is conducted. • A national framework for non-market approaches under Article 6.8 of the Paris Agreement is developed, and national technical workshops are conducted. All four countries The project team undertakes project management, monitoring and evaluation, and progress reporting.
In accordance with AfDB/ACCF evaluation policy, the Executing Agency must conduct an end-of-project assessment and submit a Project Completion Report. The PCR will assess implementation performance, document lessons learned, sustainability prospects, and provide recommendations to inform future ACCF programming.
B. Scope of work
The Consultant will prepare the PCR covering the full implementation period (December 2024 – 31 December 2026) and address: • Review of project design, relevance to country requests, and the adequacy of the Logical Framework, Theory of Change and Assumptions, including changes made to outputs during implementation • Assessment of achievement of each output and outcome against the Logical Framework indicators and targets, by country • Assessment of implementation effectiveness, efficiency, timeliness and adaptive management, including procurement of the consulting firms and use of the budget against the approved plan • Review of institutional arrangements, stakeholder participation and communication mechanisms, including coordination with national focal ministries and Africa NDC Hub partners • Evaluation of project results, impacts and sustainability prospects • Analysis of governance and capacity-building contributions, including the number of people trained, disaggregated by sex • Documentation of challenges, lessons learned, and recommendations • Identification of co-financing mobilized and cross-cutting integration (gender, youth, equity) • Preparation of ratings using PCR scoring criteria and justification • Integration of COVID-19 impacts, if any
Methods will include desk review of project documents (proposal, progress and M&E reports, consultant deliverables, financial records), key informant interviews, focus group discussions and, where relevant, a short survey of trainees and workshop participants.
C. Deliverables Expected
No. Deliverable 1 Inception Report with detailed methodology, evaluation matrix and work plan 2 Draft Project Completion Report based on the ACCF template (refer to attached Annex 1), with a summary of key findings (with layout and illustration) 3 Final Project Completion Report and summary report incorporating comments
D. Duration and Timetable for the Assignment
Total duration: 45 days from contract signature.
E. Bank Contribution and Institutional Arrangement
The Bank will: • Facilitate access to project documents and contacts • Assist with organizing stakeholder interviews and consultations • Provide reviews and feedback on deliverables • Provide logistical support (virtual meeting access and documentation) The Consultant will: • Conduct all research and evaluation activities • Present findings and integrate comments • Produce the final PCR and a summary report with layout in AfDB/ACCF format
F. Duty Station
Home-based with virtual consultations.
G. Essential Specialized Skills/Knowledge/Competencies
• Master’s degree in Climate Change, Environment, Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Management or a related discipline • At least ten (10) years of experience in similar consulting assignments, preferably with climate funds and MDBs (experience with AfDB is an advantage) • Strong track record of M&E and project completion reporting • Good knowledge of NDCs, LT-LEDS, MRV/transparency systems and climate finance • Experience working in African countries • Excellent written and verbal communication in English; working knowledge of French and/or Portuguese is an advantage • Experience in development communication is an asset
H. Supervisor
The consultant will report to the Director of the Climate Change and Green Growth Department through the Africa NDC Hub Coordinator.
Consultancy Input Days
44.00
Qualifications
Qualification
Assessment
Regular Consultant
Less than 32 years old at the time of signing the contract and during contract execution
