Principal Program Coordinator, Front Office at African Development Bank - AfDB

Reference: ADB/17/ 259
Location: Africa
Grade: PL4
Position N°: 50093753

The Complex

• The Vice Presidency for ‘Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth’ is a Sector Complex focusing on the Bank’s Ten Years Strategy, High 5s priority of “Light up and Power Africa”.
• The complex’s objectives are (i) to develop policy and strategy; (ii) to provide deep sector technical expertise to the Regions by gathering pool of experienced individuals who can be consulted for their expertise on complicated transactions; (iii) to develop new financing instruments; (iv) to act as spokesperson to represent the Bank with external stakeholders on all aspects of “Light Up and Power Africa”.
• The Complex focuses on areas of Power systems, policy and regulation, renewable energy; and, Climate and Green Growth.

The Position

• The Programme Coordinator will be responsible for overall coordination of the complex work programmes and for delivering some technical advisory services.
• The incumbent will also help in coordinating the Vice President’s front office, sector departments’, as well energy-related work handled by the 5 hubs.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision and guidance of the Vice-President - Power, Energy, Climate change and Green Growth, the Programme Coordinator will perform the following:

• Supervise and guide the implementation of the complex work programme, ensure quality delivery, strategic alignment and resource optimization;
• Report to the VP on work programme progress and identify critical areas that deserve specific support and provide recommendations as appropriate;
• Liaise with the five complex’s directorates, the Bank’s five regional hubs, and other key stakeholder to ensure coherence and complementarity across activities;
• Assist in policy discussions with Regional Member Countries officials and in raising external funding from Bank’s partners;
• Work on establishment of new initiatives with outside parties;
• Promote the use of the full range of Bank’s instruments in order to crowd-in external public and private financing (including external funding channeled by the Bank);
• Ensure follow up/Draft VP’s briefing materials i.e. talking points, speeches, media program etc;
• Build relationships with clients, global and regional private businesses, banking and multilateral partners and government officials;
• Represent the complex at Bank and external events to enhance collaboration and knowledge sharing.
•  Perform other duties as assigned by the Vice President.

Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Hold at least a Master’s Degree or its equivalent in Energy, Finance, Economics or other related discipline;
• Have a minimum of six (6) years of relevant practical working experience in development field ; including in energy and climate change areas;
• Experience/knowledge of advisory and investment activities;
• Having private sector experience will be an added advantage;
• Strong familiarity with energy and climate policies and strategies;
• Working experience with others development institutions, investment banks, public administration;
• Familiarity with the Multilateral Development Bank’s procurement and financial management rules;
• Investment transaction experience in the energy sector.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills, and demonstrated capacity to work with a wide range of stakeholders (financial institutions, businesses, international organizations, etc.)
• Ability to collaborate and to successfully communicate with different stakeholders
• Excellent organizational, analytical, coordination and communication skills; Strong drafting ability ;
• Strong knowledge of Bank policies; strategies; guidelines and procedures;
• Proven skills in communication as the coordination activities require regular contacts with high level partners  inside and outside the bank;
• Ability to summarize strategic documents and highlight main ideas;
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing effectively in French or English, with a good working knowledge of the other language;
• Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint);