Short Term Staff - Leadership Development Assistant, CHHR3 at African Development Bank - AfDB

Reference: ADB/21/072
Location: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: GS6/GS7

The Hiring Department

• The role of the Human Resources Management department of the African Development Bank Group is to develop and execute a People Strategy, policies, processes and practices which will enable the Bank to achieve its strategic agenda.
• Core to the Human Resources Strategy is to attract, develop, engage, motivate, and retain a best-in-class workforce.

The Position

• Under the overall supervision of the Division Manager, Talent and Development and reporting to the Senior Leadership and Employee Development Officer, the Short-term Staff (STS) Leadership Development Assistant is responsible for providing support in planning, administration and delivery of leadership development initiatives and programs in the Bank.

Duties and Responsibilities
The Short-term Staff (STS) Leadership Development Assistant will be required to deliver on the following duties, tasks, and responsibilities:

• Support in the data generation and analytics in the design of the leadership development programme
• Provide assistance in identifying, collecting, analyzing, and assessing leadership training needs across the Bank.
• Provide support in the coordination of logistics before, during and after leadership training sessions.
• Support the development of leadership learning packs that will enable alignment to the Bank’s Core Values and vision.
• Support the maintenance of an overview of best practices in respect of leadership and development issues.
• Assist in administering and analyzing post-training evaluations to determine relevance and impact of programs offered.
• Support the creation of measurement systems to track adoption, utilization, and proficiency of individual changes due to the delivered leadership learning programmes.
• Conduct periodic benchmarking exercises and comparative analysis of other sister organizations to improve the quality of leadership development programmes in the Bank.
• Assist in all phases of the content development cycle, including needs analysis, planning, designing, developing, implementing, evaluating, and reporting.
• Provide support for identifying innovative staff leadership development opportunities available both in-house and externally and their implementation.
• Support in designing a feedback process for improving required leadership capabilities.
• Assist in the preparation of the annual reports (including statistics and key performance indicators) on leadership development activities and recommend process improvements.
• Act as a point of contact for administrative queries relating to leadership development from internal customers.
• Collect and maintain up to date records and data relating to leadership development initiatives and programs within the Bank.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Task Manager.

Selection Criteria

• Hold at least a Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources Management, Organizational Development, Learning and Development, Talent Management or a relevant social sciences field. Additional Leadership development accreditation is advantageous.
• Have a minimum of four (4) years for GS6 and a minimum of five (5) years for GS7 of relevant experience in HR assignments related to Human Resources Management, Learning & Development, Organization Development.
• Knowledge and experience of principles and practice of adult learning.
• Experience of working with training and development providers.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills; advanced knowledge and mastery of spread sheets, database software and related tools.
• Ability to compile, analyze complex data with high numerical proficiency.
• Ability to plan, organize, coordinate, multitask and prioritize under pressure with minimal supervision
• Ability to work accurately, with attention to detail.
• High level of integrity and ability to recognize and correct mistakes and maintain continuous improvements.
• Ability to work as a member of a team to ensure excellent service provision levels are met.
• Ability to work pro-actively and under own initiative to ensure that deadlines are met, or queries resolved.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• An ability to build relationships.
• Sense of confidentiality and knowledge of Data Protection and Document Management
• Understanding of distance/eLearning.
• Team Spirit.
• Client Orientation.
• Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office Suite applications; Experience with Learning Management Systems and virtual/ e-learning technology.
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in French or English, preferably with a good working knowledge of the other language.
• Proof of citizenship or evidence of permanent residency or work authorization in the proposed country of employment.