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INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE (IITA) TECHNOLOGIES FOR AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION (TAAT) TAAT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT UNIT REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SERVICES SECTOR : Agriculture CONSULTANCY SERVICES :  TAAT Program Coordinator and Head of TAAT Program Management Unit (PMU) Consultant Recruitment Type:  International Consultant Financing Agreement reference: P-Z1-AA0-139 Project ID No.2100155041681   Issue Date: 17 March 2026 ______________________________________________________________________ This request for expression of interest (REOI) follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared on the African Development Bank Group’s Internet Website ( www.afdb.org ) 12th August 2022. The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Phase II and intends to apply part of the agreed amount of this grant to payments under the contract for TAAT Program Coordinator and Head of TAAT Program Management Unit (PMU) Consultant, who will be based in IITA Headquarters Ibadan, Nigeria. The services included under this assignment are to Provide leadership in the overall implementation of the Regional Technology Delivery Infrastructure (RTDI) of the TAAT Program; and head the PMU in the implementation of financial and fiduciary, administrative and reporting activities of the program. The selected consultant will, among others, ensure the successful implementation of the TAAT program by providing overall leadership on the various elements (PMU, CH, PSC and Compacts) of the RTDI of the program; oversee the day-to-day implementation of all program’s administrative and monitoring activities undertaken within the PMU; ensure that the TAAT program work plans and budgets are prepared and submitted for review and approvals by the Bank within agreed deadlines. This shall be accomplished in close collaboration with the Head of the Program Clearinghouse; Organize the timely transfer of program resources to the various institutions leading the Commodity value chains and Enablers as well as to partners who have signed implementation sub-grant agreements with the various implementation institutions of the program; Coordinate the compilation and review of Quarterly and Annual Technical and Financial reports from the various program compacts, for timely submission to the Bank, and enhance the visibility of TAAT through the communication unit; Oversee the preparation of TAAT Annual Corporate Report with compelling success stories and lessons learned across the program in collaboration with the TAAT Clearinghouse; Prepare and organize periodic program audits by Internal and External auditors and ensure that the reports are compiled and submitted to the Bank on time and ensure a follow up for the implementation of all audit recommendations; Elaborate and continue to update an administrative and financial management manual/template of procedures and processes and ensure its full implementation within the PMU and across the compacts; Ensure that funding eligibility criteria such as the establishment of special bank accounts are followed by the implementing institutions/partners and these institutions/partners accurately and timely account for fund utilization; Join the AfDB and other International Financial Institutions (IFIs) teams in the formulation of large investment programs both at country and regional levels and participate in the development of the project proposals for funding consideration by appropriate donors; Review the performance of PMU staff and consultants and make contract renewal or non-renewal recommendations; Coordinate the preparation of robust procurement plans and ensure that they are efficiently and effectively implemented in accordance with Bank rules or institutional p