Sector: Technology and Creative
Financing Agreement reference: 2000200005160
Project ID No.: P-NG-K00-009
[25/03/2025]
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS SPECIALIST
The Federal Government of Nigeria has received financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB), Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) towards the implementation of the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) Programme[1]. The objective of the iDICE Programme is to promote entrepreneurship, boost innovation, create jobs, enhance social development, and achieve economic transformation by fostering growth in the digital technology and creative ecosystem, building on brownfield investments and synergies with ongoing initiatives in Nigeria.
In line with implementation arrangements, the iDICE Programme Coordination Unit (PCU) within the Bank of Industry (BOI) is seeking to engage the services of an Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialist as part of the Programme Coordination Unit.
The Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialist will ensure program activities adhere to environmental and social standards, assessing impacts, managing risks, and monitoring compliance with financing agreements within the PCU.
The Bank of Industry (BOI) now invites eligible Individual Consultants to indicate interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide a concise Curriculum Vitae (CV) and any additional document, demonstrating experience in performing similar assignments with references and showing responsiveness to the qualification requirements outlined in this RFEOI.
The eligibility criteria, the establishment of a shortlist and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations” October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org. Please note that interest expressed by an individual does not imply any obligation on the part of the Bank to include the individual in the shortlist.
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during the Bank’s office hours, i.e. from 8 AM to 5 PM (WAT) on working days.
Deadline for Submission of EOIs
Expressions of interest MUST be delivered in hard and soft (in a USB flash drive) copies to the address below no later than11th, April, 2025 at 3 p.m. (WAT) and specifically mentioning “[EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS SPECIALIST FOR THE INVESTMENT IN DIGITAL AND CREATIVE ENTERPRISES PROGRAMME]”.
For the Terms of Reference (TOR) for this Expression of Interest, please visit www.boi.ng/idicetor.
Attn.
The iDICE Programme Coordination Unit
Bank of Industry
23, Marina, Lagos
E-mail: [email protected] (for enquiries only)
Tel: 0700 225 5264 (0700 CALL BOI)
[1] More details about the iDICE Programme as documented in the Program Appraisal Report (PAR) can be accessed at https://www.afdb.org/en/documents/nigeria-investment-digital-and-creative-enterprises-i-dice-program-project-appraisal-report
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