Request For Expression Of Interest (Eoi) For Capacity Building And Technical Assistance To Pfis Staff For Cdat tendering at Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD)
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Assignment Title: Request for Expression of Interest (EOI) for capacity building and Technical Assistance to PFIs staff for CDAT
Background:
The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) is implementing a Five-Years World Bank financed project titled Commercialization and De-Risking for Agricultural Transformation Project (CDAT). The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase the use of irrigation and commercialization among producers and agribusiness firms in supported value chains, and to increase access to agricultural finance. The mandate of BRD is to increase the number of agri-MSMEs and farmers obtaining agricultural long-term loans through Direct Lending and through participating financial institutions.
Scope of work:
Objective 1: One of the main objectives of this program is to enhance the capacity of financial institutions in effectively structuring and financing agricultural loans. Specific objectives include:
• Providing comprehensive knowledge in structuring agriculture loans.
• Providing comprehensive understanding of agricultural financing principles and credit practices.
• Equipping participants with tools and techniques for assessing agricultural projects.
• Enhancing risk management strategies related to agricultural lending.
• Providing relevant tools to participants on the creation and importance of sustainable relationships between financial institutions and agricultural players (farmers, etc).
• Promoting the adoption of innovative or customized financing models tailored to agricultural sector needs and farmers.
• Agricultural loans monitoring practices.
• Development of agriculture strategies to PFIs
Objective 2: Development or design of new agricultural products, to boost the loans uptake to farmers, that could be implemented on the Rwandan market.
Key Deliverables
1. Comprehensive training plan based on at least 4 areas of common weaknesses/ gaps identified from the assessment.
2. Training of Banks, MFIs and SACCOs.
3. FIs supported in the process of developing agriculture pipeline.
4. Development of agriculture strategies for PFIs.
5. Agriculture loans initiation and creation processes/tools developed for PFIs.
Contract duration:
The technical assistance for this particular work is estimated to take approximately 36 months. The contract can be extended to increase the scope, level of effort and/or duration, as determined by the BRD and in line with WB procurement policy. The Consultant’s performance will be assessed regularly based on the number of trained staff.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: www.brd.rw under publications
The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate express the interest in providing the above stated services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are the following:
1. At least Five (5) years of experience working in fields related to working with financial institutions in the region particularly in Rwanda.
2. To have a building capacity in Banks or similar financial institutions.
3. Demonstrating good knowledge and familiarity in working with Rwanda Private Sector
4. Demonstrate knowledge of, exposure to, and experience working with staff training programs that are suited for emerging economies, particularly Rwanda’s banking sector.
5. Fill, signed and submission of application form for establishing business relationship with political exposed person (PEP form with all information requested should be mandatory filled)
6. The technical and managerial organization of the firm. (Provide only the structure of the organization, general qualifications, and number of key staff. Do not provide CV of staff). Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage and at least the best five (05) firms will be shortlisted for the next stage.
Selection process
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 revised up to September 2023) (“Consultant Guidelines”) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
Interested Consultants firms are invited to download the full Terms of Reference and template to be downloaded from BRD website www.brd.rw under Publications from 19/04/2024. Further information can be submitted at the following email addresses: procurement@brd.rw and copying to the brd@brd.rw during office hours (8:00 am to 6:00 pm, Local time).
The expression of interest must be delivered in written form addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of Development Bank of Rwanda on the following address: procurement@brd.rw and copying to the brd@brd.rw not later than 09/05/2024 at 6:00pm Kigali time (GMT +2).
Sincerely,
Nadine TETA MBABAZI Kampeta SAYINZOGA
Head of Human Capital and Corporate Services Chief Executive Office
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Background:
The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) is implementing a Five-Years World Bank financed project titled Commercialization and De-Risking for Agricultural Transformation Project (CDAT). The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase the use of irrigation and commercialization among producers and agribusiness firms in supported value chains, and to increase access to agricultural finance. The mandate of BRD is to increase the number of agri-MSMEs and farmers obtaining agricultural long-term loans through Direct Lending and through participating financial institutions.
Scope of work:
Objective 1: One of the main objectives of this program is to enhance the capacity of financial institutions in effectively structuring and financing agricultural loans. Specific objectives include:
• Providing comprehensive knowledge in structuring agriculture loans.
• Providing comprehensive understanding of agricultural financing principles and credit practices.
• Equipping participants with tools and techniques for assessing agricultural projects.
• Enhancing risk management strategies related to agricultural lending.
• Providing relevant tools to participants on the creation and importance of sustainable relationships between financial institutions and agricultural players (farmers, etc).
• Promoting the adoption of innovative or customized financing models tailored to agricultural sector needs and farmers.
• Agricultural loans monitoring practices.
• Development of agriculture strategies to PFIs
Objective 2: Development or design of new agricultural products, to boost the loans uptake to farmers, that could be implemented on the Rwandan market.
Key Deliverables
1. Comprehensive training plan based on at least 4 areas of common weaknesses/ gaps identified from the assessment.
2. Training of Banks, MFIs and SACCOs.
3. FIs supported in the process of developing agriculture pipeline.
4. Development of agriculture strategies for PFIs.
5. Agriculture loans initiation and creation processes/tools developed for PFIs.
Contract duration:
The technical assistance for this particular work is estimated to take approximately 36 months. The contract can be extended to increase the scope, level of effort and/or duration, as determined by the BRD and in line with WB procurement policy. The Consultant’s performance will be assessed regularly based on the number of trained staff.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: www.brd.rw under publications
The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate express the interest in providing the above stated services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are the following:
1. At least Five (5) years of experience working in fields related to working with financial institutions in the region particularly in Rwanda.
2. To have a building capacity in Banks or similar financial institutions.
3. Demonstrating good knowledge and familiarity in working with Rwanda Private Sector
4. Demonstrate knowledge of, exposure to, and experience working with staff training programs that are suited for emerging economies, particularly Rwanda’s banking sector.
5. Fill, signed and submission of application form for establishing business relationship with political exposed person (PEP form with all information requested should be mandatory filled)
6. The technical and managerial organization of the firm. (Provide only the structure of the organization, general qualifications, and number of key staff. Do not provide CV of staff). Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage and at least the best five (05) firms will be shortlisted for the next stage.
Selection process
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 revised up to September 2023) (“Consultant Guidelines”) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
Interested Consultants firms are invited to download the full Terms of Reference and template to be downloaded from BRD website www.brd.rw under Publications from 19/04/2024. Further information can be submitted at the following email addresses: procurement@brd.rw and copying to the brd@brd.rw during office hours (8:00 am to 6:00 pm, Local time).
The expression of interest must be delivered in written form addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of Development Bank of Rwanda on the following address: procurement@brd.rw and copying to the brd@brd.rw not later than 09/05/2024 at 6:00pm Kigali time (GMT +2).
Sincerely,
Nadine TETA MBABAZI Kampeta SAYINZOGA
Head of Human Capital and Corporate Services Chief Executive Office
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Job Info
Job Category: Tenders in Rwanda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 09 May 2024
Duty Station: Rwanda
Posted: 19-04-2024
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 19-04-2024
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 19-04-2068
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