“SCALING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST”

DEADLINE FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: JULY 1, 2019

Ivory Coast faces a housing shortage of more than 400,000 units in the formal sector; a gap that is growing at an annual rate of 10%.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) works with the private sector including developers and financial institutions to support mortgages and housing finance and to enable people to acquire quality residences, with a focus on the low to middle income sectors.

IFC’s Advisory Services is conducting an initial 6 to 8-month diagnostic phase project. The objective is to build a framework which will support developers to achieve international best practices and scale up affordable housing. This assignment is expected to be followed by a two-year program.

IFC is seeking competent real estate specialist(s) to undertake either one or both of the following assignments:

1. Market Study to enable stakeholders to better assess and address housing supply and demand.
2. Design and develop an innovative Housing Development Assessment Tool (HDAT) to rate the level of professionalism of developers and allow for segmentation and benchmarking.

To apply for this role, or for more information, please click the apply button which will direct you to our web page. While on the eConsultant2 webpage, click the Business Opportunities tab and apply for Selections #1262897 (Market Study) and/ or #1262898 (HDAT).