eC2: Support to the PPP Program in Cameroon

Deadline: 18-Dec-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Objective: This consultancy will support the government of Cameroon to build a moreCameroon. conducive PPP framework in Cameroon. Through a modernized PPP legal and institutional framework and enhanced capacity of PPP institutions, in particular CARPA, to identify and prepare PPP projects, the Government in Cameroon will be in a better position to attract private sector participation in infrastructure development.

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Committing to the Early Years, the Foundation for Growth

In 2013, I was confronted by the realization of my country’s situation at a 156_info_1024_x_512parliamentarian workshop organized by UNICEF where I learned about the different forms of malnutrition that we face. There, I discovered that my country, Cameroon, has an overall stunting prevalence of 32% for children under age five. In other words, one in three children under the age of five is affected. I now know of the devastating effects of malnutrition on the health of families, children and adolescents and consequently on the development of our country. As a parliamentarian, I’ve worked to serve my constituency and set up a community health insurance which helps improve the coverage of vulnerable children and young people. These challenges are our daily reality, but I was surprised to see them highlighted by the President of the World Bank in Washington, DC when I traveled there for the World Bank’s Spring Meetings.

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eC2: Market Research for Digital Financial Services in Cameroon

Deadline: 04-Jul-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Under The Partnership for Financial Inclusion, IFC is assisting a mobile networkIFC and the Dutch operator (MNO) in Cameroon to expand their existing customer segment to new clients and markets. IFC is supporting the MNOs plans to implement an expansion and financial inclusion strategy with research to identify opportunities in the market that will help the MNO develop the best products to service its customer base. IFC is looking for a market research firm (Consultants) for this research assignment on mobile money and access to finance in Cameroon. Consultants will be hired to conduct desk research, data collection and analysis on customer needs and preferences for financial services and the extent to which these needs may be met through mobile money. The market research will also involve a competitor analysis, agent profiling, customer segmentation, and product assessment. The goal is to identify and quantify the potential customer base in the Cameroonian market.

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eConsultant2:Agriculture Finance/Insurance Value Chain Mapping Study

Deadline:  16-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The objective of the assignment it to identify promising finance and index insurance opportunities at different stages of the value chains of 3-4 agricultural img_7478Acommodities in Cameroon.The Assignment should:
(a) Identify and analyze the value chains
(b) Assess the nature of farmers and production methods
(c) Develop cash flow and financial profiles for value chain players
(d) Analyze the demand and supply of finance and index insurance

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eConsultant2: Short Term Consultant (STC) Agrifinance Specialist

Deadline: 30-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

IFC is seeking to employ a Specialist on a Short Term Consultant basis, with extInternational_Finance_Corporation_Logoensive experience in agricultural finance, risk management, and SME finance. He/She will support the Program in designing, implementing and managing client advisory services projects in Sub Saharan Africa, with a focus on French speaking countries in the region. He/She will report to the Program Lead and will work closely with the Senior Agrifinance Specialist, the Investment Officers and other Advisory Services staff.

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