Consultancy: Development and Implementation of a Comprehensive Business Continuity Plan

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

LOCATION: KENYA (NAIROBI REGIONAL OFFICE)

Short-Term Consultancy:
Development and Implementation of a Comprehensive Business Continuity Plan

The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (hereinafter “PTA Bank”), as part of its Strategic Plan, intends to undertake a study with the objective of formulating a resilient and comprehensive Business Continuity Plan (BCP) encompassing all of its operations.

The services include a 5-week consultancy to support PTA Bank to put in place and maintain a comprehensive, robust and tested BCP in order to:

i) Specify the objectives, responsibilities, organization and actions to be taken in the event of an incident, disaster, disruptive challenge or emergency adversely affecting the PTA Bank’s operations, offices and staff; 

ii) Enable the PTA Bank to continue to operate or promptly resume operations and provide its core/critical services to its clientele whilst safeguarding the safety of its staff and assets in the face of any of the above eventualities; and

iii) Act as a reference and used by all PTA Bank staff and in particular, by staff who will be responsible for implementing the plan as determined by the Senior Management Team when a decision is taken to invoke the BCP.    

PTA Bank now invites Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants must provide information indicating their qualification to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualification.

The information to be delivered must demonstrate:

• An established track record/ability to demonstrate experience in similar assignments, particularly with financial institutions;
• Well qualified BCP key staff, including (Business Continuity Institute) BCI certification & accreditation;
• Ability to develop, measure and report suitable BCP metrics;
• Excellent presentation and communication skills; and 
• Proven ability to rapidly produce quality reports.

PTA Bank will prepare a short list of about six candidates to be pre-selected on the basis of the Expressions of Interest received to whom a Request for Proposal to perform the services will be sent.

Expressions of Interest must be delivered to the address below by the 22nd April, 2014 at 17:00 hours East African Time in a sealed envelope clearly marked:

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: 
“DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE  BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN”

Attn: The President, Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA Bank),
         197 Lenana Place, Lenana Road, P.O. Box 48596-00100, GPO Nairobi, Kenya,      
        Tel: +254-732 192000, Fax: +254-20-2711510, Web site: http://www.ptabank.org