REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT)
REFERENCE: EAC/PSSIP/IC/2025/01
Sector: Financial Sector ADF Grant No: 2100155023918 Project ID No: P-Z1-HZ0-003
The East African Community (EAC) has received financing from the African Development Fund (ADF) toward the cost of the EAC Payment and Settlement Systems Integration Project (EAC-PSSIP) and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for Individual Consultancy services to support implementation and Operationalization of National Payment System (NPS) Project for Bank of South Sudan (BOSS).
The consultant shall provide among other services; technical assistance, policy advice, legal/ regulatory support, stakeholder coordination and recommend capacity building programs to the Bank of South Sudan in the design, development, and operationalization of the National Payment System (NPS) initiatives.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for this consultancy can be obtained from the EAC website at www.eac.int and the Bank of South Sudan (BSS) website https://bankofsouthsudan.org
The EAC Secretariat now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (letter of interest, Update CV, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills, etc.). Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Procurement Framework dated October 2015, which is available on the Fund’s Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org. The EAC Secretariat is under no obligation to shortlist any consultant who expresses interest.
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 0800hrs – 1700hrs Arusha local time. Expressions of interest must be delivered or emailed to the address below by Wednesday 3rd September 2025 at 11:00hrs Arusha local time and mention “Individual Consultancy services to Support Implementation and Operationalization of National Payment System (NPS) Project for Bank of South Sudan (BOSS). Detailed terms of reference are attached as ANNEX I and may be obtained on the EAC website www.eac.int/opportunities/procurement-procedures
Secretary General
The East African Community (EAC)
P.O. Box 1096
Arusha, TANZANIA
Tel: +255 27 2162 100
Att: Project Manager, EAC-PSSIP
AICC, Kilimanjaro Wing,
5th Floor Room No. 530
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Download the ToRs: TORs for Technical Assistant to Support for BOSS in the NPS Activities June 2025