Request for Information (RFI): Market Benchmarking for Senior Individual Consultant — Communications Expert (LLFMU)

Introduction Background The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), acting in its capacity as Trustee of the Lives and Livelihoods Fund (LLF), is seeking market information to inform the renewal of a senior individual consultancy engagement within the LLF Management Unit (LLFMU). The LLF is a multi-donor co-financing facility established to provide concessional financing for critical health, agriculture, and rural infrastructure interventions in IsDB Member Countries. The Fund currently supports 37 active projects across 22 Member Countries, with contributions from six international donor institutions. The LLFMU, operating within IsDB's Special Trust Funds Department (STF), is responsible for fund management, donor relations, strategic communications, and knowledge management across the LLF1.0 and LLF2.0 portfolios. The communications function within the LLFMU operates at a fund-wide strategic level and encompasses donor relations, resource mobilisation support, portfolio-wide visibility governance, management of regional communications focal points and external service providers, and cross-institutional knowledge transfer. Purpose IsDB is seeking market intelligence on prevailing remuneration levels and engagement structures for senior individual communications consultants operating at a fund or programme level within multilateral development finance institutions and comparable international organizations. The information gathered through this RFI will be used to: Assess market benchmarks for a role of comparable scope and seniority Inform negotiations with the prospective consultant Ensure the proposed remuneration arrangement is competitive, commercially sustainable, and aligned with organizational requirements and market norms Assess market benchmarks for a role of comparable scope and seniority Inform negotiations with the prospective consultant Ensure the proposed remuneration arrangement is competitive, commercially sustainable, and aligned with organizational requi