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Consultancy for Smart Africa Private Sector Engagement Strategy

Smart Africa Secretariat seeks a consultancy to develop a Private Sector Engagement Strategy strengthening collaboration with technology firms, telecoms operators and innovators across the alliance.

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Key Information
Funded by
Smart Africa Secretariat
Location
Kigali, Pan-Africa, Rwanda
Status
Closed
Deadline
Mar 31, 2026
Category
Request for Proposal
Size
medium
Reference
SMARTAFRICA-RFP-PSE-2026
Method
Open International
Duration
6 months
Language
English
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Official Title

Smart Africa - Private Sector Engagement Strategy Consultancy

Overview

The Smart Africa Secretariat is procuring a consultancy to develop a comprehensive Private Sector Engagement Strategy. The strategy will articulate how Smart Africa engages with technology firms, telecom operators, financial institutions, innovators and investors to advance the alliance vision of a single digital market for Africa. It will include partnership frameworks, governance models, value propositions for the private sector, sectoral priorities and an implementation roadmap.

Scope of Work

Inception meeting and review of Smart Africa current private sector engagement, mandates and partnerships. Benchmarking of comparable intergovernmental private sector engagement models. Stakeholder consultations with Smart Africa member states, current private sector partners, prospective partners and ecosystem actors. Drafting of Private Sector Engagement Strategy. Validation workshops. Final strategy and implementation roadmap.

Requirements & Qualifications

Senior consultancy or individual with demonstrated experience in private sector engagement strategies for international or intergovernmental organisations. Knowledge of African ICT, digital and innovation ecosystems. Multilingual (English, French). Strong analytical and stakeholder engagement skills. Compliance with Smart Africa procurement procedures.

Evaluation Criteria

Smart Africa standard procurement: mandatory compliance, technical evaluation, financial evaluation. Combined scoring; award to highest combined score within budget.

Contact

NameSmart Africa Procurement

Source: Smart Africa Secretariat