Project Coordinator

Project Coordinator

Project No.: P-Z1-KZ0-066

Assignment Title: Project Coordinator

Reference No.: : 057/AUDA/DITIR/IND/IC/2026

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

Title of the Consultancy: Employment of the Project Coordinator

Consultancy type:

(Individual or firm) Individual Procurement Number (from procurement plan) 057/AUDA/DITIR/IND/IC/2026

BACKGROUND

AUDA-NEPAD has received financing from the African Development Bank towards the cost of “Catalysing Integrated Trade and Industrial Policy Reform: Implementing the AfCFTA/AIDA Impact Assessments in Selected African Economies in Transition” and intends to a pply part of the grant to payments under the contract for the Project Coordinator. RATIONALE The project, “Catalysing Integrated Trade and Industrial Policy Reform: Implementing the AfCFTA/AIDA Impact Assessments in Selected African Economies in Transition”, will support the next phase of the continental AfCFTA/AIDA Impact Assessment Programme in Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Madagascar and Togo. It will help national institutions establish a sustainable system for generating evidence and putting trade and industrial policy recommendations into practice. The project will strengthen national assessment capacity, improve policy-relevant data and coordination across trade, industry, planning and finance institutions, and support the validation, implementation and monitoring of policy recommendations. It will address the needs of MSMEs, informal traders, women and youth, alongside climate resilience and fragility considerations. AUDA-NEPAD is recruiting a Project Coordinator to support implementation. These Terms of Reference set out the assignment, expected outputs and reporting arrangements. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT The Project Coordinator will lead day -to-day implementation and provide technical and strategic guidance on the project. The coordinator will bring together the PIU, national counterparts and institutional partners to deliver the approved workplan, transla te assessment findings into practical policy measures, and keep implementation, reporting and stakeholder engagement on track.

SCOPE OF WORK, ACTIVITIES AND TASKS

The Project Coordinator will work within the PIU and report to the Head of Trade and Market Unit. The

assignment covers the following tasks:

• Lead and coordinate all project components and organise delivery against the approved workplan,

budget and agreed timelines.

• Provide financial, administrative and technical oversight in line with applicable AUDA -NEPAD and

AfDB requirements, working with the responsible specialist uni

— From REOI Project Coordinator - AfCFTA_AIDA Impact Assessments.pdf — REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS (IC)

Country: Multinational

Project Name: Catalysing Integrated Trade and Industrial Policy Reform: Implementing

the AfCFTA/AIDA Impact Assessments in Selected African Economies in Transition

Project No.: P-Z1-KZ0-066

Assignment Title: Project Coordinator

Reference No.: : 057/AUDA/DITIR/IND/IC/2026

1. INTRODUCTION

The African Union Development Agency- AUDA-NEPAD has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the “Catalysing Integrated Trade and Industrial Policy

Reform: Implementing the AfCFTA/AIDA Impact Assessments in Selected African Economies

in Transition” and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for the employment of the Project Coordinator.

2. SCOPE/MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The Project Coordinator will work within the PIU and report to the Head of Trade and Market Unit. The assignment covers the following tasks:

• Lead and coordinate all project components and organise delivery against the approved

workplan, budget and agreed timelines.

• Provide financial, administrative and technical oversight in line with applicable AUDA -

NEPAD and AfDB requirements, working with the responsible specialist units.

• Prepare the annual work plan and budget and coordinate inputs from the project team

and participating countries.

• Advise on integrated trade and industrial policy reforms arising from the AfCFTA/AIDA

Impact Assessments and support the translation of findings into actionable policy measures.

• Prepare and consolidate implementation reports, technical outputs and other

deliverables across the project components

• Coordinate the recruitment and work of consultants needed for project delivery through

the applicable AUDA-NEPAD processes.

• Work with the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and PIU to develop monitoring tools,

track indicators, check data quality and use findings to address implementation challenges.

• Oversee project databases and the organisation of technical records needed for

implementation and reporting.

• Coordinate working groups, stakeholder consultations, workshops and project missions,

including logistics, documentation and follow-up on agreed actions.

• Provide technical secretariat support to align the project with the wider AfCFTA/AIDA

Impact Assessment Programme and convene relevant meetings.

• Liaise with AU

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