PROCUREMENT NOTICE: CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ECREEE STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTANTION PLAN 2017-2021

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) was established in 2010 in response to the energy poverty deficit faced by the countries in West Africa. Specifically the overall objective of ECREEE is to contribute to the sustainable economic, social and environmental development of West Africa by improving access to modern, reliable and affordable energy services, energy security and reduction of energy related externalities (GHG, local pollution).

Furthermore, ECREEE has become a centre of excellence for R.E and E.E in the region and reference for other economic blocks in Africa to set up similar agencies. Through the work of ECREEE and partners, the ECOWAS regions has a renewable energy, energy efficiency, bioenergy and gender in energy policies.

In line with ECREEE´s objective, a new plan for 2017 – 2021 has been developed and adopted. The plan is a blueprint for ECREEE in the next 5 years and is focused in leading the determination of the West African countries to realize its vision of universal access to reliable and affordable energy by 2030.

In this context, ECREEE is recruiting a consultant to develop its Strategic Implementation Plan with regards to ECREEE´s Strategic Plan for 2017 – 2021 and Workforce Plan 2018, allowing the Centre to achieve its objectives and purposes.

The consultant appointed, under the guidance of the Executive Director of ECREEE, will:

• Conduct comprehensive desk research on ECREEE´s mandate, creation and evolution as an institution including its role, areas of coverage, staffing and financial resources;
• Research and desk review ECREEE’s strategic plan 2017-2021 as well as with current context, processes, scope, systems and timeframes. Including its impacts on the ECREEE’s workforce.
• Research and Desk review ECREEE’s Work force plan 2018 with current context, processes, scope, systems and timeframes.
• Research with findings ECREEE’s monitoring and evaluation needs.
• Research and desk review all ECREEE’s strategic reports, evaluations and other relevant documents to date.
• Research organizational behaviour, processes and capacities.
• Conduct relevant interviews with key ECREEE staff in Praia, Cabo Verde.
• Conduct an on-site internal organizational capacities scan to identify organizational capacities and deficiencies towards carrying out strategic plan. 
• Analysis of current internal organizational capacities scan results.
• Analyse and evaluate findings, identify deficiencies.
• Develop strategic implementation plan aligned with the Strategic Plan 2017-2021.
• Revise and finalize ECREEE strategic implementation plan 2017 – 2021.
• Submit developed ECREEE strategic implementation plan 2017 – 2021 according to ECREEE standards.

The deadline for submission of technical and financial proposals is the 26^th of April 2019, 23:00 UTC-1. Proposals should be sent by email to tender@ecreee.org clearly indicating in the subject: “PROPOSAL FOR CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ECREEE STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTANTION PLAN 2017-2021”. For clarifications about the assignment please contact Mr. Hyacinth Elayo at helayo@ecreee.org