Consultant - Recruitment Firm to Provide Recruitment Services to ECOWAS Commission at Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Summary

• The ECOWAS Commission intends to use its resources to finance a service contract with a consulting firm (could be a single firm, a consortium or partnership thereof) that will be responsible for providing effective and efficient recruitment services to the ECOWAS Commission.
• The main objective of the consultancy is to support the Human Resources Directorate of the ECOWAS Commission in delivering on effective staffing goals in real-time, so as to meet organisational Human Resources needs with regards to filling positions at the ECOWAS Commission.
• The overall duration of the assignment is estimated at six (6) months, renewable based on the needs of the ECOWAS Commission as well as the contracted firm’s satisfactory performance.
• The ECOWAS Commission invites Consulting Firms specialized in Recruitment / Staffing to submit their candidacy for the services described above. Interested, eligible and qualified consulting firms must provide full information on their qualifications and experience, demonstrating that they are qualified and experienced in providing similar services.

The Criteria for shortlisting are as follows:

• General Experience of the firm;
• Specific and successful experience in assessing, evaluating and selecting job applicants for International Organizations or Donors Funded projects conducted within the past five (5) years;
• Relevant Working Experience in the ECOWAS Region within the past five (5) years, with evidence to substantiate claims;
• Availability of Relevant Staff to be assigned to the ECOWAS project, showing full list of staff along with their respective CVs providing details on competencies (all applicable knowledge, skills and behavior) as well as relevant experience in recruitment / staffing;
• Knowledge and experience using software or computer & information technology for recruitment as well as Human Capital Management;
• Demonstrated capacity to analyse and evaluate job applications (CV’s, academic credentials, and all other relevant supporting documents) in English; French and Portuguese; and
• Knowledge, experience and capacity in evaluating and comparing academic credentials and records, from all of the educational systems in West Africa, taking into consideration the ECOWAS Protocol on Education and Training (Protocole A/P3/1/03) as well as the ECOWAS Convention on Education. The Documents can be consulted on Ecowas Website: http://www.ecowas.int/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/CONVENTION-ON-EQUIVALENCE-OF-CERTIFICATES.pdf , http://www.ecowas.int/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/protocol-on-education-and-training1.pdf
• NB: In addressing the above listed criteria, consulting firms must provide tangible evidence and detailed references for all claims made in terms of experience and capabilities, similar assignments, etc. Each reference provided should be summarized on a project sheet, and will be considered and accepted only if the candidate attaches supporting documents indicating the contact information of the contracting authorities so as to facilitate verification of the information provided, covering excerpts of contract (inner cover page; page with the signatures and the Terms of Reference) along with attestation(s) of good performance of each contract presented.