INVITATION TO TENDER
MARKET SCOPING TO ASSESS DEMAND FOR RISK MANAGEMENT TRAINING
BY CREDIT SERVICE PROVIDERS
- Financial Sector Deepening Trust Africa (FSDA) aims to support financial sector development across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by encouraging skills development and the transfer of knowledge (e.g. research, business models, policy approaches etc.) across borders, and by building the capacity of financial systems in other ways. FSDA's initial funding is from the UK's Department for International Development (DFID). Besides FSDA, there are currently eight FSDs operating in Africa (in Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Southern Africa (FinMark Trust), Zambia, Mozambique and Uganda).
- FSDA wishes to identify a Consultant or Consultancy firm to conduct a market scoping study in three countries (to be proposed by the Consultant) to assess demand by credit service providers for training on risk management practices.
The scope will include:
- Assess how credit providers currently train their staff on risk management.
- Assess the nature and quantity of demand by credit providers for training on risk management.
- Scoping of the market to identify and conduct high-level due diligence on various providers of risk management
- training and assess market acceptability and rating of their training, and establish whether the training they offer is industry recognised or bespoke for particular credit providers.
- Assess whether existing risk management training is linked to any local, regional or international risk management examining bodies/institutions and whether training providers are accredited.
- Determine whether financial institutions and trainees value local, regional or internationally examined and certified
- risk management training.
- Develop a 'high-lever, self-sustaining, private-sector-led business model that is beneficial to all stakeholders within a realistic timeframe.
Your bid should contain:
- Names and CVs (maximum 2 sides) of lead consultant (s) including qualifications and relevant
- experience in providing the kind of services required and an outline of team structure (where relevant).
- A summary of your/your firm's experience in providing the kind of analysis called for in these Terms of Reference.
- A description of your understanding of your role as outlined in these Terms of Reference.
- A description of how you/your firm intend to fulfil the Services within the suggested timeline (methodology and workplan).
- A detailed financial proposal, including both professional fees and reimbursable expenses.
Your proposal should not exceed 5 sides of A4 (font size 11), excluding CVs, company brochures etc. Proposals should be sent to info@fsdafrica.org under a subject line reading "Risk management training scoping study". Detailed Terms of Reference can be obtained from FSD Africa's websitewww.fsdafrica.org (quick links - calls).
