The West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and
Development (CORAF/WECARD)
Last Date: March 21, 2011
Call for the expression of interest for the recruitment of a specialist
international consultancy firm to provide support to the CORAF/WECARD
Governing Board in the selection of candidates for the position of Executive
Director to manage its Executive Secretariat based in Dakar, Senegal
CEIMI N°05/2011/CW/ du 06 /03/2011
Recruitment of a specialized firm for the recruitment of the Executive
Director of an International Institution--------------------------------------
1. The West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and
Development (CORAF/WECARD), seeks to employ an eminent scientist in the area
of agriculture, and a recognized agricultural research and development
manager, to occupy the position of Executive Director, following vacancy of
the said position.
2. The CORAF/WECARD intends to use part of its resources to pay for this
service based on an established contract for the recruitment of an
international recruitment firm of senior staff personnel at the International
level, and more specifically in the agricultural research and development
sector.
The expected missions and objectives of the firm are the following:
- Support the Governing Board in identifying candidates and establish a list
of candidates corresponding to the profile of the position;
- Assess the preselected candidates and propose the three best which will
constitute the « short list »;
- Help the Governing Board, during the interview process of the shortlisted
candidates, in acting as its Secretariat;
- Ensure that the best candidate is selected, who will respond to the
expectations of the position in terms of experience in institutional
development, scientific recognition and leadership.
3. The Chairman of the CORAF/WECARD Governing Board invites firms specialized
in the recruitment of senior cadre human resources to express their interest
in providing the services described above.
4. Through this call, interested firms must provide information showing that
they are qualified to provide such services (brochures, references concerning
the implementation of similar contracts, CV, experience in similar areas,
experience under similar conditions, etc.)
5. The recruitment firm must be experienced in recruiting senior staff
personnel, mainly in the areas of agricultural research and development. They
must possess, at least, the following key staff members:
· a Head of Mission specialized in the recruitment of senior staff personnel,
withat least 15 years demonstrated experience in the area and having carried
out at least 10 similar missions as Head of Mission over the last 5 years;
he/she must have a good knowledge of the intervention principles of technical
and development partners, and must be able to work in both languages of
CORAF/WECARD (English and French);
· a Deputy Head of Mission, specialized in the recruitment of senior
staffpersonnel, with at least 10 years demonstrated experience in the area and
having carried out at least 5 similar missions as Deputy Head of Mission over
the last 5 years; he/she must have a good knowledge of the intervention
principles of technical and development partners, and must be able to work in
both languages of CORAF/WECARD (English and French).
The firm will be selected based on the modality of « selection of the least
costly », in conformity with the procedures defined in the Guide « Selection
and Employment of Consultants by the Lenders of the World Bank, published by
the Bank in May, 2004, revised in October 2006 and May
2010www.worldbank.org/wbsite/externa/projects/procurement
6. Interested firms that have fulfilled the required conditions could obtain
complementary information from Monday to Friday and from 8H30 to 17 H00, from
the following address byabubakarr@yahoo.com with copy topaco.sereme@coraf.org
7. The expression of interest must be submitted in one envelope containing two
envelopes each enclosing separately the financial and technical offers.
8. The expression of interests, written in the French or English Language, on
A4 format, must be deposited at the address indicated below or by electronic
mail at the following address. Pr Abubakar B. YusufChairman of the Search
Committee CORAF/WECARD Executive Secretariat 7, Avenue Bourguiba – Castors BP
48 Dakar RP SENEGAL, the latest on the 21st march 2011 at precisely 17
hours,local time.Chairman of the Governing Board
CORAF/WECARD
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