RECRUITMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL FINANCE SPECIALIST FOR THE ABIDJAN–LAGOS CORRIDOR HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME / PRAIA–DAKAR MARITIME LINK PROJECT

THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) ABIDJAN–LAGOS CORRIDOR HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME / PRAIA–DAKAR MARITIME LINK PROJECT NOTICE FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT: RECRUITMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL FINANCE SPECIALIST 1. The ECOWAS Commission has received financing from the African Development Fund (ADF) and other development partners to support the implementation of regional transport infrastructure programmes, including the Abidjan–Lagos Corridor Highway PPP Programme and the Praia–Dakar Maritime Link Project, and intends to use part of these resources to finance the recruitment of an Individual Consultant (Project Finance Specialist) to support PPP transaction advisory activities.

2. The services under this contract will consist of providing project finance advisory and coordination support to the Transport Directorate and relevant Project Implementation Units in the implementation of PPP transaction advisory assignments. Specifically, the Consultant will: (i) Support coordination of Transaction Advisor (TA) deliverables, including consolidation of inputs and facilitation of clarification processes; (ii) Provide advisory inputs on project finance, transaction structuring, risk allocation, and procurement documentation to ensure consistency and decision-readiness; (iii) Support preparation of financing proposals, procurement documentation, and transaction-related materials; (iv) Interface with stakeholders including ECOWAS, Member States, development partners and TA teams; (v) Contribute to procurement and negotiation processes, including review of RfQ/RFP inputs and preparation of briefing notes; (vi) Support preparation of concise advisory notes, comment matrices, and project finance summaries; (vii) Contribute to post-award readiness, including development of indicative KPIs and performance monitoring approaches. The assignment will be carried out over an initial period of six (6) months, renewable based on performance and project pipeline. The working language shall be English (with working knowledge of French considered an advantage).

3. The ECOWAS Commission invites all interested eligible and qualified individual Consultants to submit their candidacy for the services described above. The Consultants must produce a letter of expression of interest and their curriculum vitae, providing clear information on their experience and qualifications for the assignment (CV, references of similar services demonstrating that they are qualified, description of their experiences and tasks in similar assignments, availability, etc.).

4. The eligibility criteria, the preparation of the shortlist, and the selection procedure shall comply with the African Development Bank’s “Rules and Procedures for the Use of Consultants” (May 2008 edition – revised in July 2012), available on the Bank’s website: http://www.afdb.org. 5.

Interested consultants can obtain further information at the e-mail addresses mentioned below during working hours: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon (local time) on working days: mselmene@ecowas.int with copy to cappiah@ecowas.int; sbangoura@ecowas.int; ikkamara@ecowas.int; pofori-asumadu@ecowas.int 6. The expressions of interest should be submitted or sent to the address (physical or electronic) below not later than 9th June 2026 at 4:00 p.m. (GMT+1) and must be clearly marked: “Expression of Interest – Recruitment of Individual Consultant (Project Finance Specialist) – Transport Directorate PPP Transaction Advisory Support”For delivery in person or by registered mail to: Directorate of Transport, Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalization 6th Floor of the ECOWAS Commission New Headquarters, Institutions & Research Cadastral Zone No. 51, Airport Road, Lugbe District PMB 401, Abuja, NIGERIA. For delivery by e-mail: Attention: Chris Appiah Email : cappiah@ecowas.int with copies to: procurement@ecowas.int mselmene@ecowas.int ikkamara@ecowas.int sbangoura@ecowas.int 7. The Expression of Interest will be submitted in English and/or French.DRAFT TERMS OF REFERENCE INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT Project Finance Specialist on the PPP Transaction Advisory Projects 1.0 Background The ECOWAS Transport Directorate is coordinating the implementation of a portfolio of complex project finance initiatives (integrated corridor highways, Spatial Development Initiatives, multimodal and maritime link components) supported by Transaction Advisory (TA) Firms. To enhance quality, speed of review, consistency of approach, and compliance with required processes, the Directorate seeks to engage a dedicated Individual Project Finance Specialist, knowledgeable in project structuring to serve as an internal counterpart and transaction support focal point, interfacing with ongoing TA teams and ensure that technical notes and key transaction advisory outputs meet required standards before clearance and decision-making. 2.0 Objective The Specialist is to provide professional, rapid, high-quality tec