DescriptionThe African Development Bank (AfDB) hereby invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in the following Assignment: Data Collection and Analysis Consultant.As part of its digital strategy to become a Smart Bank, AfDB has initiated major digital transformation projects mainly focused on the automation of business and operational processes.In this context the Consultant will have to work with the IT & Operations teams of the Bank, Kobo ToolBox and partners such as the World Bank, to design and deploy the Kobo ToolBox based solution for Remote Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation (RASME) of the operation projects, and Build capacity among AfDB’s Task Managers, government agencies and Country Teams.The deployment of the solution began in October 2021, so far it has been deployed in 22 countries. The support continues to be provided to the countries where the solution is developed, and we continue to deploy the solution in other African countries.The RASME aims to provide the project teams with tools for remote supervision, real-time safeguards monitoring, and portfolio mapping for coordination across projects and partners. The in-field collection of structured digital data will automatically feed into a centralized system.The integrated data will include any kind of indicators, based on tailor-made forms; photos, audio, videos; time and date stamps; and GPS coordinates that allow for automated geo-mapping of the information.

At least Master or engineering graduate qualification in Computer Science, Data Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) or related area.At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in M&E, Data Analysis, ICT, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), geospatial analysis or development work, with a clear demonstration of the ability to apply technologies to solve the challenges of development interventions.

Substantial experience in the administration of digital data collection and analysis tools (including platform administration, questionnaire creation, field data collection, data analysis), through KoBo Toolbox.