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Sunday, October 5, 2014

6X Technical Assistance Panel Members - Australia Awards (Africa)

Background:

GRM International, on behalf of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), will be conducting a tender for Education Providers to deliver Africa Fellowships in the 2015-17 cycle.

The tender will seek education providers to deliver the Australia Award Africa Fellowships.  Australia Awards Africa Fellowships are formal courses of study or training, delivered in Australia and Africa, of less than three months duration, delivered by an approved Australian higher education provider.

The Role: 

As part of this process, GRM are seeking to engage six (6) short term consultants to participate in the Technical Assessment Panels (TAP) of courses in three main priority areas:  Extractives, Agriculture and Public Policy.  Two specialists are required for each of the following key policy areas:

Extractives
  • Workforce planning and development for extractives
  • Planning, monitoring, and implementing extractives investments
  • Local economic and social development in extractives
  • Fiscal frameworks for extractives industries
  • Managing mine closures
  • Mineral and energy economics
Agriculture 
  • Increasing the development impact of agricultural research
  • Agribusiness
  • Irrigation and water resources management for agriculture
Public Policy 
  • Ocean governance and sustainable fisheries
  • Trade policy and negotiations
  • Public-Private infrastructure partnerships
  • Diplomacy and negotiating skills
For each of the priority areas, the consultant will participate in the Technical Assessment Panel (TAP) and to evaluate all compliant Technical Capability Statements for Australia Awards Africa Fellowships courses (mentioned below). The TAP will be conducted via telephone. The basic requirements of the TAP are:
  • TAPs are to be conducted in accordance with Commonwealth Procurement Rules to assess all compliant tenders in one of the above mentioned key policy areas and score them against the nominated Technical Criteria
  • be available to participate in the TAP during the period   27 November – 19 December 2014
  • Participate in the TAP teleconference on the final day of the TAP process.
Selection Criteria 

  • Over 10 years extensive senior management experience in one of the  key priority sector (Extractives, Agriculture, or Public Policy), preferably in Africa
  • Relevant post-graduate qualification
  • Experience with DFAT and CPR requirements
Fee rates and number of input days:

Total Inputs will be based on the numbers of compliant tender submissions received.  This role is evaluated at a Job Category C, Level 3 on the Adviser Remuneration Framework and the rate offered will be commensurate with the consultant’s level of experience.  

Probity – Protecting the Integrity of the Contractor Selection Process

The Australia Awards Africa Fellowships TAP process is conducted on a strict commercial –in- confidence basis. TAP members must declare they have no commercial or other interest in any of the tenders or tendering institutions.  TAP members are also required not to discuss the deliberations of the TAP with a third party.

About Us
Australia Awards (Africa) is a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade supported initiative designed to: (i) equip Africans with the skills and knowledge necessary to influence the economic and social development outcomes of their own countries; and (ii) build the long-term capacity of African governments to progress towards their Millennium Development Goals. 

Australia Awards provides a mix of Scholarships and Fellowships to Africans in the public, civil society and private sectors in targeted disciplines that support the home countries’ developmental priorities.

Australia Awards (Africa) is managed by GRM International on behalf of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Applications close on 13 October 2014
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