The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a new round of consultancy opportunities for individual consultants and consulting firms across several professional and development-related fields. The assignments cover areas including digital financial services, public finance, legal services, evaluation, climate risk, school-feeding infrastructure, economic research and technology.
The opportunities may interest qualified professionals, researchers, policy specialists, technical experts and organisations seeking consultancy assignments with a major African development institution.
According to the published vacancy list, several opportunities have deadlines between 22 October and 4 November 2026, while one climate-risk consultancy has a closing date in December. Applicants should review each official announcement carefully because qualifications, assignment requirements and application procedures differ by position.
Featured African Development Bank Consultancy Opportunities
The following opportunities appear on AfDB’s published consultancy vacancies list.
1. Consultant – Corporate Vendor Management, Commercial Analysis and Cost Optimisation
- Reference: TCIS
- Consultant type: Individual consultant
- Deadline: 23 October 2026
This assignment is listed under corporate vendor management, commercial analysis and cost optimisation. Professionals with relevant commercial, procurement, vendor-management or analytical experience may wish to review the official terms of reference.
2. Administrative and Budget Coordinator
- Reference: PESD
- Consultant type: Individual consultant
- Deadline: 26 October 2026
The African Development Bank is inviting expressions of interest for an Administrative and Budget Coordinator assignment. Interested candidates should consult the official announcement for the required administrative, budgeting and coordination experience.
3. Junior Consultant to Support the Jobs Project
- Reference: ECMR
- Consultant type: Junior consultant
- Deadline: 26 October 2026
This opportunity may be worth exploring for early-career professionals whose experience aligns with the Bank’s jobs project. The official vacancy provides the details applicants need to assess their suitability.
4. ADFI Bilingual Digital Financial Services Specialist
- Reference: PIFD
- Consultant type: Individual consultant
- Deadline: 27 October 2026
The vacancy list includes two announcements for an ADFI Bilingual Digital Financial Services Specialist. Candidates with relevant digital financial services expertise and the language skills specified in the official terms of reference should review the requirements.
5. Consultant to Support IDEV’s Evaluation Capacity Development Portfolio
- Reference: IDEV
- Consultant type: Individual consultant
- Deadline: 27 October 2026
This assignment relates to evaluation capacity development. Professionals with relevant experience in monitoring, evaluation, institutional learning or development evaluation may find it useful to examine the full announcement.
6. Consultant to Lead the Design and Delivery of a Domestic Revenue Mobilisation Online Course
- Reference: ECAD
- Consultant type: Individual consultant
- Deadline: 28 October 2026
The assignment concerns the design and delivery of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on domestic revenue mobilisation under the Public Finance Management Academy for Africa. Relevant expertise in public finance, revenue mobilisation, learning design or professional training may be useful, subject to the official eligibility criteria.
7. Individual Graphic Designer – SNSP
- Consultant type: Individual consultant
- Deadline: 30 October 2026
AfDB is seeking an individual Graphic Designer through an expression-of-interest announcement. Applicants should consult the official notice for the required portfolio, qualifications and professional experience.
8. Legal Consultant Supporting the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa
- Reference: PGCL
- Consultant type: Individual consultant
- Deadline: 4 November 2026
This assignment is associated with the Bank’s Private Sector Operations Division and concerns legal support for the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA). Legal professionals interested in energy, private-sector operations or development finance should review the full terms of reference.
Additional Consultancy Opportunities
Other assignments on the published list include:
- LEAD for Training on Utilization-Focused Evaluation and Promoting Evidence Use — deadline: 22 October 2026. Official announcement
- Support to Finalize the Southern Africa Regional Integration Paper 2020–2026 Completion Report — deadline: 22 October 2026. Official announcement
- Senior Consultant for the 2027 African Economic Outlook Chapter 3 — deadline: 26 October 2026. Official announcement
- Technical Assistance to Kabisa Electric — firm consultancy; deadline: 30 October 2026. Official announcement
- Architectural Designs and Costing Expert for School-Feeding Infrastructure under MWaCRIDA-P — deadline: 31 October 2026. Official announcement
- Social Expert / School Needs Assessment Expert for the School-Feeding Programme under MWaCRIDA-P — deadline: 31 October 2026. Official announcement
- Senior Consultant for AfDB’s Additionality and Development Outcome Assessment Annual Report — deadline: 31 October 2026. Official announcement
- Groundwater Vulnerability and Climate Risk Assessment for AfDB-Funded W4F in South Sudan — deadline: 15 December 2026. Official announcement
The published list also includes a cybersecurity services firm assignment for penetration and security testing, closing on 30 October 2026, and an individual consultancy on State Gross Domestic Product compilation in Nigeria. The supplied listing does not show a closing date for the latter.
Who Can Apply?
These opportunities target different professional profiles, and there is no single eligibility requirement for the entire list. Depending on the assignment, relevant backgrounds may include finance, law, digital financial services, evaluation, public administration, economics, graphic design, architecture, social assessment, climate risk or cybersecurity.
Some vacancies are specifically designated for junior consultants, while others seek individual specialists or consulting firms. Applicants should check the required qualifications, experience, deliverables, language requirements and submission procedures in the relevant official announcement before applying.
How to Apply
To apply, open the official vacancy link for the assignment that matches your expertise. Read the expression of interest (EOI) notice and any linked terms of reference carefully, then follow the submission instructions provided by the African Development Bank.
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Application Deadlines
Deadlines vary by assignment, with several closing as early as 22–30 October 2026. Applicants should not wait until the final day to review the requirements or submit their expressions of interest. Check the relevant vacancy page for the applicable closing time and any updates.
