APIEX - Consulting Services for the Development of a Human Resources Strategy, Institutional Strategic Planning and Operationalization

REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE MINISTRY OF FINANCE National Directorate of Treasury and Financial Cooperation ECONOMIC LINKAGES FOR DIVERSIFICATION PROJECT Project Implementation Unit REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND INVESTOR SERVICES ENHANCEMENT FOR APIEX, IP Country: Mozambique Grant No: IDA D810-MZ Assignment Title: Institutional Strengthening and Investor Services Enhancement for APIEX, IP Reference No: MZ-MEF-DNT-502100-CS-QCBS. 1. The Government of Mozambique (GoM), through the Ministry of Finance (MF) has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Mozambique Economic Linkages for Diversification Project (CONECTA NEGÓCIOS) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The beneficiary Agency is APIEX, IP. 2. The Consulting Services (“the Services”) include: Validate and refine APIEX’s current institutional structure, mandate and operational processes. Prioritize key institutional and operational constraints affecting investor services. Analyse how investors interact with public institutions throughout the investment lifecycle and identify opportunities to strengthen APIEX’s facilitation role. Strengthen APIEX’s role in investment facilitation and aftercare as core components of investor services by defining practical service frameworks and operational mechanisms. Improve coordination mechanisms between APIEX and other public institutions involved in the investment process. Translate strategic priorities from the EPFI into practical institutional and operational functions within APIEX. Define a practical institutional and operational framework for the agency, including organizational arrangements, staffing priorities and operational resource needs required to effectively deliver investor services. Develop a realistic and phased roadmap for strengthening APIEX’s institutional effectiveness and investor services. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the