Recruitment of five (05) individual consultants for the technical assistance of participating financial institutions in the management of FIGA sm's partial portfolio guarantee fund

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST SOLICITATION

PROJECT NAME: EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION PROJECT (PRETE)

Grant No.: IDA-E-2650-BI

CONSULTANT MISSION TITLE: "Technical assistance to five (05) individual consultants for the technical assistance of participating financial institutions in the management of FIGA sm's Partial Portfolio Guarantee Fund"

REFERENCE NUMBER (as per procurement plan): BI-ADB-571147-CS-INDV.

The Republic of Burundi has received financing from the World Bank under the Employment and Economic Transformation Project (PRETE) to finance the partial portfolio credit guarantee (PPCG) for MSMEs, including those led by women entrepreneurs, and to cover the cost of technical assistance for five (05) FIs to ensure their compliance with the FGPP requirements.

The consulting services (“services”) consist of providing technical assistance to the FI for the operationalization of the agreement concluded with FIGA sm, in accordance with the FGPP procedures manual and the PRETE project requirements, the development of its activities with MSME clients, the strengthening of its agents' capacities, and any other necessary support. They aim for the following specific objectives for each FI: (i) support for the operationalization of the PPCG within the FI; (ii) support for carrying out daily credit granting activities to MSMEs and implementing a training program for FI agents; (iii) assistance in establishing a management system for monitoring the PPCG, risk management, and reporting. The duration of the consultant's mission is forty-eight (48) days.

The mission is expected to start in December 2026.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the mission can be obtained at the address indicated at the end of this document or by email at the addresses mentioned below.

The PRETE Management Unit invites eligible candidates (“individual consultants”) to express their interest in providing the services. Interested candidates must provide information demonstrating that they possess the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services. The consultant must meet the following criteria: (i) hold a university degree at the master's level or higher in finance and/or banking; (ii) have at least ten (10) years of confirmed experience in the financial and banking sector; (iii) have at least five (5) years of confirmed experience with a bank or MFI in the area of developing credit granting to MSMEs and risk management; (iv) be proficient in standard financial institution IT tools; (v) have a good knowledge of credit guarantee mechanisms and best practices, particularly the World Bank's PPCG mechanism.

Interested consultants' attention is drawn to Section III, paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the "Procurement Regulations for Investment Project Financing Borrowers" of September 2023 ("Regulations"), which sets forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest.

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the method of selection of individual consultants, using an open international approach, as set forth in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during business hours, Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM (local time), or by email at the addresses mentioned below.

Expressions of interest must be submitted in writing, in French, to the address below, in person, by mail, or by email, no later than November 16, 2026, at 4 PM (Burundi time).

Attention: Ms. Béatrice NZEYIMANA, PRETE Coordinator

Immeuble La Tulipe, PRETE project office

1, rue Inkondo, boulevard Mwezi Gisabo, Mutanga-Nord

Bujumbura, Burundi

Tel: +257 22 21 16 68

Email: bnzeyimana@prete.bi with mandatory copy to gniyongabo@prete.bi and

jcbigirindavyi@prete.bi.

Website: www.prete.bi

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