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Reference: ADB / 20 / 142
Location: Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Grade: GS7

The Complex

• The Vice-Presidency, Human Resources and Corporate Services (CHVP) Complex ensures the delivery of efficient, people-centered, client-oriented, corporate services to ensure overall institutional effectiveness in all aspects of the Bank’s corporate services.
• The Complex leads efforts to ensure the competitiveness of the Bank as the employer of choice and is responsible for providing leadership in the formulation and implementation of Bank’s strategies on people, IT, general services and institutional procurements, language services, business continuity, and health and safety strategies.

The Hiring Department

• The Corporate Information Technology Services Department’s (CHIS) mission at the Bank is to align the IT delivery strategy along with the Bank’s business strategy to increase the organizational effectiveness through efficient use of the Information Systems (IS).
• Under the leadership of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Information Systems Director, the Information Technology Systems Department is mandated by the Bank to deliver best possible IT services for Bank Staff and help achieve the results that gets the Bank closer to accomplishing its poverty reduction goals in Africa.

The Position
The Short-Term Staff (STS) - Network Support Assistant, will:

• Provide technical support services to Network and telecommunications technologies including voice and data (Internet, e-mail) transmission as well as videoconferencing.
• Repair and maintain Network and Telecommunications equipment in Abidjan (HQ, CCIA and Tour-B) buildings
• Assist in system configurations and provide support to users of Information Technology (IT) tools.
• Ensure L1 Network Operations Support
• Provide support to all required network physical installation and Cabling

Duties and responsibilities
Under the Supervision of the Chief Network Engineer, the Short-Term Staff (STS) - Network Support Assistant will perform the following:

• The Help Desk function, network tickets follow-up and incident resolution
• Provide support to users of Network, telecommunications and IT tools.
• Ensure Level 1 support regarding network port activation, cabling, and users assistance
• Provide technical assistance to the team at Headquarters responsible for the installation, maintenance and support of the Wireless Area Network (WAN),
• Ensure Physical installation of network equipment
• Ensure the management of all network incidents and service requests are recorded in the ITSM tool.
• Investigate and diagnose level 1 network problems, working with users, other staff and suppliers as appropriate.
• Maintain auditable records and assist in the preparation and maintenance of other documentation
• Monitor bandwidth utilization, and network availability
• Provide physical connections to the corporate LAN as required.
• Use network management systems software and appropriate analysis equipment to collect routine network load statistics, model performance, and create reports, including proposals for improvement.
• Perform any other tasks as required

Selection Criteria

• Hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Network, Telecommunications or a related field;
• Minimum 5 years of professional IT Networks and Telecoms or related experience, gained within a similar position;
• Proof of citizenship or evidence of permanent residency or work authorization in the proposed country of employment.
• Strong skill, knowledge and experience in network wired cabling, electrical cabling and optical fiber interconnection and troubleshooting
• Strong skill, knowledge and experience in devices configurations such as printers, Laptops, mobile devices (iPad, iPhone), IP Phone
• Proficient with network devices identification, Campus network with VLAN technologies
• Network Access Control (ISE) administration and operation
• Knowledge at the associate to intermediate level of TCP/IP networks, WAN protocols, wiring and cabling, and network management solutions;
• Experience with Network Traffic Monitoring and Diagnostic Tools;
• Strong computer skills and ability to use standard technology packages and Bank’s standard software (word, excel, outlook, Power Point, MS Projects, etc.…); and
• Ability to communicate (verbal and written) effectively in English or French,
• Good written and oral skills in French or English with a good working knowledge of the other language
• Competence in the use of Bank standard software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access). Knowledge of SAP is an added advantage

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Reference: ADB/20/149
Locations: Côte d'Ivoire (Abidjan), Tunisia (Tunis), Cameroon (Yaounde), Kenya (Nairobi), South Africa (Pretoria).
Grade: PL4
Position N°: 50102239 / 50102240 / 50102241 / 50102242 / 50102243

The Complex

• The Senior Vice-Presidency is responsible for supporting the President in the day-to-day management of the Bank Group to achieve its strategic objective and drive performance culture that will align all processes and systems to deliver high impact results.
• The Senior Vice-Presidency will provide effective leadership and exceptional coordination to ensure implementation and monitoring of key corporate decisions as well as the identification of necessary corrective measures and actions.
• The Senior Vice-Presidency will lead senior management discussions, decision-making processes and the implementation of key Board and Management decisions.

The Hiring Department:

• Located within the Senior Vice-Presidency Complex, the Department in charge of Quality Assurance and the Operations Committee Secretariat works to continuously enhance the quality and timely delivery of Bank operations.
• The Quality Assurance Division is an operational support unit that focuses on enhancing and mainstreaming the quality and results focus of the Bank’s strategies and operations.
• More specifically, the Division (i) sets quality standards for the Bank’s interventions; (ii) develops and strengthens tools and processes throughout the operation cycle; and (iii) enhances staff capacities and facilitating operations related knowledge.
• The Bank’s five Regional Business Delivery Units lead delivery of the Bank’s operations. Each is headed by a Director General and Deputy Director General, who report to the Vice President, RDVP. Staff originating from different departments are brought together in the regional business delivery units, which cover both sovereign and non-sovereign operations.

The Position

• The overall objective of the position of the Principal Quality, Results and Monitoring Officer is to support the Bank’s Regional Business Delivery Units, and in turn the Bank as a whole, to strengthen the quality and compliance of its monitoring and self-evaluation, as well as its development results planning, tracking and measurement.
• Principal Quality, Results and Monitoring Officers provide expert advice to support quality and compliance throughout the project cycle. They provide advice to Task Teams working on both sovereign and non-sovereign operations. Each Principal Officer will be assigned to a regional Business Delivery Unit, in line with the Bank’s mobility guidelines.
• Each Principal Quality, Results and Monitoring Officer is enabled to deliver on this advisory, quality assurance and compliance role by remaining outside of Task Teams and via a reporting line to the central Quality Assurance Division. This provides a degree of independence, enabling the incumbent to focus on robust advice and quality assurance while working closely with Task Teams in the regions. This is in line with the AfDB’s “One Bank” approach.
• Based in a Regional Business Delivery Unit, the Principal Quality, Results and Monitoring Officer will provide advice and support compliance with regards to results measurement, monitoring and self-evaluation products.

Duties and Responsibilities
The expected outcomes of the Principal Quality, Results and Monitoring Officer role are to (i) improve compliance with corporate reporting standards; (ii) improve the quality and effectiveness of monitoring in the region; (iii) contribute to improved quality and effectiveness of Bank operations in the region.

Specifically, Principal Quality, Results and Monitoring Officers support quality and compliance through the following duties:

For sovereign and non-sovereign operations:

• Provide advice to task teams to develop robust projects’ results based logical frameworks (RBLFs) in accordance with the Bank’s guidance and international good practice.
• Provide task teams with advice to strengthen monitoring and evaluation plans for new operations under preparation and appraisal, where necessary.

For sovereign operations specifically:

• Provide additional arm’s length review of “results readiness” (including RBLFs) for projects under preparation or appraisal in other regions, via the Bank’s readiness review tool.
• Review a sample of supervision reports for quality and compliance, and especially from a results measurement perspective.
• Support review of project completion reports of sovereign operations for quality and compliance.

For non-sovereign operations specifically:

• Where, requested, advise portfolio officers in reviewing a sample of annual supervision reports for quality and compliance, from a results measurement perspective.
• Where requested, advise portfolio officers in reviewing extended supervision reports (XSRs) as prepared by independent consultants, for quality and compliance, from a results measurement perspective.

At regional and corporate level:

• Provide advice to country and regional strategy task teams regarding results measurement in development of new country and regional strategies, where necessary.
• Contribute to enhancing understanding of quality assurance mechanisms and monitoring and results measurement requirements and good practices amongst regional teams, including through contributing to training, compliance reporting and reporting on performance and lessons learned.
• Contribute to the continuous review and improvement of the Bank’s monitoring and evaluation and quality assurance tools and practices.
• Participate in delivery of training for project staff in Bank member countries.
• Act as a focal point on quality assurance, monitoring and evaluation and results measurement, support relevant corporate initiatives and reports, including in relation to the Bank’s Quality Matters campaign, and supporting regional offices to engage effectively with independent evaluations.  

Selection Criteria

• Hold at least a Master's degree in Economics, Development Studies, Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, or related disciplines.
• Additional qualification or Certification in Results Management, Monitoring and Evaluation or equivalent (desirable).
• Have a minimum of six (6) years of relevant professional experience in the field of monitoring and evaluation, or more broadly results measurement, preferably within the context of international development.

Technical Competencies:

• Monitoring and evaluation experience, preferably including development of results frameworks at project level, hands-on monitoring of progress towards development results.
• Results based management and results measurement experience applied in development context.
• Applied practical and proven experience in developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation plans at project level (desirable).
• In-depth understanding of theory of change, logical frameworks, and results-based management (desirable).
• Proven problem-solving approach to data availability and data quality challenges found in some developing countries (desirable).
• Experience as a trainer, facilitator or instructor for workshops and learning events (desirable).
• Experience in conducting, and effectively communicating, robust analytical work. (desirable).
• Knowledge and practical experience of operations policies, procedures, and review processes of multilateral development banks or other development agencies (desirable).

Behavioral Competencies:

• Strong behavioral competencies, especially in line with the key performance drivers: communication; problem-solving; client orientation; team working and relations; innovation and creativity; operational effectiveness.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to tailor written and verbal communication for a range of audiences.
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams, and in a multicultural environment.
• Ability to persuade and influence others.
• Experience managing junior team members / consultants.
• Ability to work in French and / or English, with a working knowledge of the other language.
• Competence in the use of Bank standard software (Word, Excel, SAP, PowerPoint, MS Project).