AUTORITÉ DU BASSIN DU NIGER | NIGER BASIN AUTHORITY
BENIN BURKINA FASO CAMEROUN COTE D’IVOIRE GUINEE MALI NIGER NIGERIA TCHAD
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: RECRUITMENT OF A CONSULTANCY FIRM FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR TEN (10) SENIOR STAFF POSITIONS WITHIN THE NBA EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT

1. Established in 1980 as the successor to the Niger River Commission created in 1964, the Niger Basin Authority was founded to promote cooperation between member countries and ensure integrated development of the Niger Basin in the areas of hydraulics, agriculture, livestock, fishing and fish farming, forestry and logging, transportation, communication and industry. The NBA is composed of nine (9) member countries sharing the Niger River Basin: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Chad.

2. Pursuant to Resolution No. 10, adopted by the NBA Council of Ministers at its 44th Ordinary Session on December 5, 2025 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, relating to the capacity building of the NBA Executive Secretariat, to bolster its human capacity through the recruitment of qualified and competent staff, this Expression of Interest is issued on an equal-opportunity basis, to internationally renowned consultancy firms specializing in human resources recruitment.

3. The scope of services under this contract encompasses the management and facilitation of the competitive recruitment process to fill the ten (10) positions identified below to strengthen the Executive Secretariat of the Niger Basin Authority:

N° VACANCIES NUMBER
1 Communication, Public Relations and Protocol Expert 1
2 Procurement Expert 1
3 Archiving and Documentation Officer 1
4 Head of Budget and General Service Division 1
5 Secretary 2
6 Director of Planning and Sustainable Development 1
7 Hydrogeologist 1
8 Head of the Environment Division 1
9 Modeling Expert 1

TOTAL 10

1. The Executive Secretariat of the Niger Basin Authority hereby invites eligible consultancy firms of international standing, specializing in human resources recruitment, to indicate their interest in providing the services described herein. Interested firms must provide a comprehensive submission package of their technical capacity and professional experience, demonstrating their qualifications to successfully execute the mandate (documentation attesting to the firm’s legal status, including a Tax Compliance Certificate, experience and proven track records in similar assignments, availability of qualified experts dedicated to the execution of this mission, etc.). Firms may form joint ventures or associations to increase their chances of qualification.

2. The eligibility criteria, shortlisting process, and selection procedure will be governed by the Niger Basin Authority’s Procurement Regulations. Interested firms are invited to review these on its website: www.abn.ne

3. Interested firms may obtain further information by submitting a formal inquiry to the following email addresses: secretariat.abn@gmail.com with a copy to aliha.sylvain@bassin-niger.org

The comprehensive Terms of Reference (ToR) for this assignment will be exclusively transmitted to the shortlisted firms during the Request for Proposals (RFP) stage.

4. Submissions must be duly signed and addressed to the NBA Executive Secretary. All submissions must be received electronically no later than July 31, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. (Niamey local time (UTC+1)). Submissions must be sent as password-protected PDF files to secretariat.abn@gmail.com with copy to aliha.sylvain@bassin-niger.org bearing the following mention: “Expressions of Interest for Technical Assistance in the Recruitment Process for ten (10) Senior Staff members within the NBA Executive Secretariat”.

The Submissions will be opened the same day at 10:30 a.m.

The name, phone number, Skype ID, and email address of the person holding the passwords must be included in the email.

The NBA Executive Secretariat will contact the designated person to request the file passwords when the Evaluation Committee opens the files. Applicants are strictly prohibited from sharing passwords with any other party.

Upon formal request by the Evaluation Committee, passwords must be sent exclusively via email to: secretariat.abn@gmail.com

5. Done in Niamey, July 15, 2026.

The Executive Secretary
Kocou Armand HOUANYE