Individual Consultant(s) for the Formulation of National Blue Economy Strategies of Selected African Union Member States

Deliverables/Outputs

The successful consultant for each AU member state will be expected to submit to the Director, AU-IBAR:

• A draft inception report within five days (5) calendar days of signing the contract. The inception report should demonstrate a clear understanding of the assignment by the individual consultant. The report should also include a detailed work plan, timelines and deliverables of the assignment;
• First draft (after 20 days) of the national Blue Economy Strategy, implementation plans and framework for Blue Governance Coordination for each of the selected African union member states that will be circulated electronically for inputs by the AU member states, AU-IBAR, AUDA-NEPAD, relevant AUC Departments;
• The second draft (after 30 days) of national blue economy strategy, implementation plans and framework for blue governance coordination mechanisms will incorporate all comments and suggestions made by the above institutions;
• Final draft of the documents will be validated at the national consultative and validation workshops (virtually or physically as appropriate) with comments and suggestions incorporated to produce final validated documents;
• A comprehensive report on the consultancy with lessons and best practices is submitted.