Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Services at African Development Bank - AfDB

The Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Services reports to and supports the President in ensuring the delivery of efficient, people-centered, client-oriented, corporate services to ensure overall institutional effectiveness of the Bank in all its operations. 

The Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Services will lead the effort to digitalize and transform the Bank into a knowledge-driven workforce, promote human resources policies that enhance talent, drive a performance-driven culture, and ensure the competitiveness of the Bank as the employer of choice. Under the direction of the President, s/he will drive a new Corporate culture that rewards creativity and innovation and attracts and retains a world class workforce into the Bank.  

The Vice President will ensure that all Human Resources and Corporate Services are re-aligned to drive greater corporate performance and execution of the Bank’s strategic vision and priorities.

The Vice President supervises three departments i) Human Resources Management, ii) General Services and Institutional Procurements and iii) Corporate Information Technology Management, in addition to the Business Continuity Strategy and Planning and Medical Service operations.

Duties and responsibilities

• Providing leadership in the formulation and implementation of the Bank’s strategies in line with its mission as they relate to the People, Information Technology, General Services and Institutional procurements, Business Continuity, and Health and Safety Strategies.
• Oversee the administrative division structure and nurture the emergence of functioning teams in the organization, to ensure greater institutional coherence, collaborative culture and collective delivery of impactful results.
• Develop, enhance, implement and enforce policies and procedures that will ensure transparency, accountability and effectiveness across the organization in recruitments and promotions.
• Implement a transparent bank-wide performance management system that fosters productivity and promotes effective teamwork across the Bank.
• Provide strategic direction, management, leadership in Human Resources and talent management, and aligning budgets to the strategic direction and operational priorities of the Bank.
• Create mechanisms that nurture the emergence of innovation and creativity in the institutional culture and foster a work environment that supports the development of talents, knowledge-driven work force, with greater staff productivity.
• Oversee the management of Information Technology functions within the Bank including the deployment of a first-rate IT network system to ensure digitalization of all work processes and procedures to enhance performance and productivity in the organization.
• Lead the formulation of, and ensuring proper implementation and monitoring of policies and programs relating to business continuity management, procurement of assets, services and works.

Selection Criteria

Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• A minimum of a Master’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Strategic Management, Human Resources Management, Finance, Law, or any other related discipline.
• A minimum of 15 years relevant experience in Corporate Services and Human Resources Development, and driving institutional reforms in any large multinational finance institution, or public or private organization, of which  five (5) years has been at a senior management level.
• Excellent knowledge of multilateral and bilateral development of finance institution policies, guidelines and procedures, especially with respect to human resources, general services and information systems.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex institutional arrangements that deliver a high performing organization.
• Ability to manage a highly diverse work force, ensure gender balance, and develop a work environment that fosters team work and flexible hiring policies that attract and retain top talent.
• Established reputation in successfully delivering on change management within a large international organization.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and demonstrated capacity for strategic planning.
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English and/or French, with a working knowledge of one or the other.