Latest Recruitment at the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

Reference: ADB/17/401
Location: Kenya
Grade: PL4
Position N°: 50093702

The Complex

• The Vice-Presidency for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery is responsible for operational relevancy, efficiency and effectiveness of the Bank Group’s operational programs, and activities.
• The Vice-Presidency Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery will ensure that the Bank operates successfully across its Regional Members Countries and will oversee the full implementation of all aspects of the Bank’s Regional Directorates.

The Hiring Department/Division

• Within the Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Complex, the Bank has five (5) Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Directorates, one in each region of Africa: North, South, East, West, and Central. Each Regional Directorate is headed by a Director General and is staffed with the relevant sectoral functions and administrative capabilities for rapid delivery of services to client countries.
• The Regional Directorates provide overall strategic direction to country offices within the regions and are responsible for the Bank’s operations, business development, project management and overall effective delivery of the Bank’s High 5s :‘Light Up and Power Africa’, ‘Feed Africa,’ ‘Industrialize Africa,’ ‘Integrate Africa,’ and ‘Improve the Quality of Life for the People of Africa.’
• The mission of the Agriculture, Human and Social Development Division is to contribute to the Bank’s efforts to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development in Regional Member Countries. It does so by:
  • Contributing to development of country and regional strategies and building sector knowledge and
  • Focusing on project/programme origination and delivery for approval of operations defined under the High 5 priorities.
• The Human Capital, Youth and Skills Development Department, within the Agriculture, Human and Social Development Complex will spearhead the achievement of the High 5s on “Improving the Quality of Life of People in Africa” and contribute to the other High 5s.
• The Department has two divisions:
  • Education, Human Capital and Skills Development Division which focuses on scaling-up of Bank’s support to education, human capital and employment/livelihoods; and
  • Public Health, Security and Nutrition Division focusing on strengthening health systems and nutrition for human wellbeing. It also hosts various pertinent initiatives and trust funds.

The Position

• The African Development Bank adopted in May 2016, the “Jobs for Youth in Africa” (JfYA) Strategy for the period of 2016 - 2025. This Strategy responds to the priorities in Bank’s Ten Year Strategy and the New Corporate Priorities (High-Five). Creating productive jobs for the youth would improve their living conditions and enhance their engagement in Africa’s growth and economic transformation.
• The Jobs for Youth in Africa Strategy was launched during the Bank’s annual meetings in May, 2016, in Lusaka to commence its operationalization.
• The Labour Economist and Migration Officer will be part of the team responsible of the day to day management of the implementation of the Jobs for Youth in Africa Strategy in the East region to:
  • Support sector departments and task managers in projects in operations in country offices to hold high level policy dialogue on youth and employability;
  • Lead the design and manage projects as which are high impact for youth employability and may have key underlying strategies to reduce the impact of migration;
  • Develop sector analysis to address migration, impact on long term economic development and youth employability issues;
  • Deliver knowledge exchange on drivers of youth employment  and migration crisis;
  • Support governments in reforms and dialogue on addressing the youth unemployment and migration issues;
  • Contribute to Country Strategic Papers and Regional Integration Strategic Papers to implement the strategic vision of jobs for youth in Africa strategy;
  • Contribute to resources mobilization for targeted activities in the Bank’s work.

Duties and Responsibilities
With strategic and technical support from the Coordinator Jobs for Youth in Africa and under the supervision of the Regional Operations Manager, Agriculture, Human and Social Development Division of Regional business delivery office (Eastern Africa), the incumbent shall:

• Conduct the Bank’s assessment of social and macroeconomic developments, monitoring of structural reforms and policy dialogue that impact national and regional jobs creation for youth and women, and also seek to address migration and refugees issues.
• Specifically, provide socio-economic and macroeconomic and reform advice; conduct and facilitate policy dialogue in close coordination with country economists, Regional and Country’ Directors and other Bank departments; and interact with country authorities, the private sector, local think tanks, academia, clients and other International Financial Institutions.
• Provide input to country strategies and other related country strategy instruments for a conducive eco-system for entrepreneurship development, employability and job creation for youth;
• Support and develop innovative and timely solutions to mitigate the youth employment crisis including migration and regional refugee’s issues through the Jobs for Youth in Africa agenda.
• Carry out analyses of labor issues, unemployment, underemployment and youth migration issue, and propose operations to tackle the roots of the migration crisis.
• Support the Bank staff and departments to identify priority areas and potential projects with high jobs impact; help interface project design with private sector, and contribute to related Additionality and Development Outcomes Assessment together with sector economists and provide input to the assessment phase of major projects.
• Conduct the “Jobs for Youth in Africa" dialogue at the country and regional level for:
  • The achievement of country policy dialogue objectives; and
  • Leading and coordinating contributions to country diagnostics study; and contributing to improvements in country and regional results measurements on Jobs for Youth.
• Provide strategic advice on public-private partnership issues, such as the development of strategies for outreach to the private sector and identify opportunities to engage the private sector for jobs creation for youth.
• Oversee the drafting of Bank’s economic reports, including inputs for the region and its countries for periodic forecasting exercise, country assessments, African Economic Outlook, Country Strategic Papers and related products, Regional Integration Strategic Papers and briefing notes for senior management.
• Manage or lead selected top priority “Jobs for Youth in Africa” projects especially related to migration issues and those which have a high Jobs Impact.
• Carry out other technical tasks and coordination as required by the “Jobs for Youth in Africa” coordinator or the Director General.

Selection Criteria
Including Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Hold at least a Master's Degree or its equivalent in Labour Economics, Economic Development, Business Administration, finance, social sciences, or related field.
• Have a minimum of six (6) years professional experience with relevant experience in jobs for youth, social protection, safety nets, financing for jobs, with at least in Africa, preferably in an international organization, government agency, think tank or other policy environment.
• Strong knowledge of jobs creation, migration issues, good governance reforms and economic policy issues in Africa with at least six years focusing on Africa.
• Ability to build partnerships with a broad range of clients and deliver results that meet the needs and long-term interests of clients within and outside the Bank.
• Having private sector experience will be an added advantage.
• Ability to manage multiple, simultaneous and shifting demands/ priorities under tight deadlines and coordinate the work of others.
• Results-oriented, accountable, proactive, self-motivated and able to work both with autonomy and with a team in diverse national and cultural contexts.
• Flexibility and the ability to work across divisions and departments of the ‘Agriculture Human, and Social Development’ Sector Complex.
• Client Orientation to understand, and when appropriate, anticipate client needs, to ensure the clients receive the best possible service from the Bank.
• Ability to develop strong working relationships with colleagues and contribute to the creation of a positive team environment.
• Experience with policy and policy-relevant research on jobs for youth, migration, social protection, safety nets, Small Medium Enterprise.
• Proven private sector experience, in leveraging the private sector, designing and developing private sector operations and public-private partnership in the jobs creation agenda.
• Knowledge and experience in understanding the analytical, operational and financial underpinnings of the African Migration and Youth Un-Employment crisis.
• Experience in employment, migration, and skills development policy formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation would also be an asset.
• Proven experience in managing projects and demonstrated experience in managing complex projects with evidence on clear outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience in dealing with gender and civil society priorities in jobs creation agenda.
• Demonstrated leadership effectiveness and ability to achieve defined objectives in international multicultural contexts.
• Communicate and write 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); knowledge of SAP is desirable

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Reference: ADB/17/142
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: GS7
Position N°: 50000704

The Complex

• The Vice-Presidency for Finance (FIVP) oversees the financial management of the Bank Group. This encompasses the Bank Group’s treasury activities including borrowings from the capital markets and investment activities; controllership functions including financial reporting and loan administration; strategic resource mobilization and the strengthening of the non-statutory financial resources and instruments; the overall asset/liability management for the Bank Group.

The Hiring Department / Division

• The primary purpose of the Banks’s administrative expenses is to provide efficient transaction processing services with respect to the capital and administrative expenses of the Bank and of all bilateral funds.
• The Division not only ensures that expenses incurred are in accordance with Bank policies but also actively seeks opportunities for savings for the Bank in the management of expenses. Ensure the Banks’s financial rules and regulations are respected and all working procedures are adhered to in processing payments related to administrative expenses.

The Position

• This position is  to perform verification of all types of payments and journal vouchers, except for loan-related and pension  payments, to ensure correctness and proper application of international accounting standards in the treatment of transaction, to ensure effective transaction processing services which include effective controls over all financial transactions to safeguard the assets of the Bank and respective Grants, and to perform continuous business process improvement for administrative expense processes.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Manager, Administrative Expenses Division, the incumbent will administer and control all mission related payment processing for all staff and elected officers by performing the following functions:

• Organize, supervise and treat queries from clients regarding Travel payment requests, policies and procedures guiding the payment process, as well as ensure the logging of same using the relevant IT software for the Helpdesk.
• Assist provide first level technical /operational support to  new and existing staff in implementation of new system enhancements, policies and procedures for all types of  payments.
• Analyze logs and follow through of queries, and based on client feedback, report findings and make proposals as appropriate in order to improve internal procedures to provide greater client satisfaction.
• Utilize information from analysis of requests received as a basis to develop and maintain a comprehensive set of documentation which is easy to find, to access, to interpret and to act upon, regarding recurring matters of interest in respect of account payables and other payment requests such as documentation of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) and other relevant documents on the division’s intranet Web page.
• Follow up the implementation of the relevant client service and quality procedures and recommend improvements in the service to clients and in quality of the deliveries, procedures and tools for the helpdesk, in order to ensure quality and client service.
• Ensure full compliance with the Bank's information security and confidentiality policy in dissemination of payment information and ensure proper management of sensitive information.
• Participate in the design, testing and implementation of all relevant SAP system enhancement projects for the division.
• Liaise with the IT department and resolve all SAP technical issues encountered in utilization of the SAP Travel Module.
• Follow up to ensure timely submission of claims for Travel mission and other cash advances given to staff and follow up to ensure timely posting of related expenses in the general ledger in SAP.
• Ensure timely reimbursements and deductions from staff for processed mission claims and cash advance justification.
• Monitor and correct anomalies on any items on SAP exception list for the Missions payments and deductions to ensure successful injection in Payroll.
• Generate SAP Reports on Mission and Travel and follow-up of outstanding issues on Mission Status with other departments.
• Provide guidance to staff on the proper utilization of the Travel card as well as the proper utilization of the related SAP module in submission of such claims.
• Perform any other work related duties as assigned.

Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Hold at least a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent in Accountancy.
• Have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in a similar position. Working experience in a similar Financial Multilateral institution or any other similar institution. Experience in accounting firm or audit firm is an advantage.
• Private sector experience is an added advantage.
• Accounting skills.
• Having an account payable experience.
• Analytical skills and ability to work with detail and convey accurate information.
• Strong communication skills and a commitment to search for and produce innovative and creative new approaches to activities.
• Ability to plan work schedules effectively in a busy work environment.
• Ability to apply business knowledge to the resolution of problems and identifies solutions to the benefit of the client (internal and external) and the organization.
• Strong client orientation and ability to work in a team and develop strong relations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English or French. Preferably with working knowledge of the second language.
• Knowledge and proficiency in the utilization of SAP ERP system including SAP Travel Module and Microsoft office Software with proven ability to train others in the utilization of the programs.

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Reference: ADB/17/408
Location: South Africa
Grade: PL5
Position N°: 50093598

The Complex

• The Vice-Presidency for ‘Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery is responsible for operational relevancy, efficiency and effectiveness of the Bank Group’s operational programs, and activities.
• The Vice-Presidency Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery will ensure that the Bank operates successfully across its Regional Members Countries and will oversee the full implementation of all aspects of the Bank’s Regional Directorates.

The Hiring Department/Division

• Within the Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Complex, the Bank has five (5) Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery (RDIBD) Directorates, one in each region of Africa: North, South, East, West, and Central.
• Each Regional Directorate is headed by a Director General (DG) and is staffed with the relevant sectoral functions and administrative capabilities for rapid delivery of services to client countries.
• The Regional Directorates provide overall strategic direction to country offices within the regions and are responsible for the Bank’s operations, business development, project management and overall effective delivery of the Bank’s High 5s :‘Light Up and Power Africa’, ‘Feed Africa,’ ‘Industrialize Africa,’ ‘Integrate Africa,’ and ‘Improve the Quality of Life for the People of Africa.’
• The mission of the Agriculture, Human & Social Development Division is to contribute to the Bank’s efforts to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development in Regional Member Countries. It does so by contributing to development of country and regional strategies and building sector knowledge and focusing on project/programme origination and delivery for approval of operations defined under the High 5 priorities.
• The Human Capital, Youth and Skills Development Department (AHHD), within the Agriculture, Human and Social Development Complex (AHVP) will spearhead the achievement of the High 5s on “Improving the Quality of Life of People in Africa” and contribute to the other High 5s.
• The Department has two divisions Education, Human Capital and Skills Development Division (AHHD1) which focuses on scaling-up of Bank’s support to education, human capital and employment/livelihoods; and Public Health, Security and Nutrition Division (AHHD2) focusing on strengthening health systems and nutrition for human wellbeing. It also hosts various pertinent initiatives and trust funds.

The Position

• The African Development Bank adopted in May 2016, the “Jobs for Youth in Africa” (JfYA) Strategy for the period of 2016 – 2025. This Strategy responds to the priorities in Bank’s Ten Year Strategy and the New Corporate Priorities (High-Fives). Creating productive jobs for the youth would improve their living conditions and enhance their engagement in Africa’s growth and economic transformation.
• The Jobs for Youth in Africa Strategy was launched during the Bank’s annual meetings in May, 2016, in Lusaka to commence its operationalization.
• The Youth Employment Officer will be part of the team responsible of the day to day management of the implementation of the Jobs for Youth in Africa Strategy in the Southern region.
• The objective of this position is to support work by the Jobs Team in the aspect of ensuring an integrated approach and ecosystem on youth employment to guide the Bank’s work in this area for impactful solutions to the youth employment challenge in Southern Africa.

In this context the incumbent will, in her/his area of expertise:

• Business development and portfolio management;
• Design and implement “Jobs for Youth in Africa”  flagship and job creation operations;
• Supervise the implementation of these operations to ensure high performance;
• Support regional teams in designing and implementing the job creation aspects of their respective operations;
• Ecosystem for youth employment;
• Foster coalitions at country and regional level to encourage an ecosystem approach to advance the youth employment agenda, coordinating closely internally with the countries in the Southern region, across sector and externally linking with relevant actors from different spheres including governments, private sector, corporate actors, international organizations and civil society to generate and share learning about what works, and to leverage this shared understanding through increased investments in proven solutions for Africa;
• Identify and provide necessary support to stakeholders to boost the employment coalition at country and regional level;
• Provide technical expertise and identify opportunities to engage the private sector and propose innovative public-private partnerships for jobs creation for youth;
• Knowledge and Research: Provide support to regional team and “Jobs for Youth in Africa” on advancing economic and sector work on education and labour market policies and employment interactions analysis in Southern African countries drawing from their successes, failures and points of difference, lessons and best practices to promote knowledge, engage stakeholder debates and to underpin dialogue with countries;
• Informality, Gender and Fragility: Promoting special emphasis and building knowledge/evidence based action toward positive youth development in post conflict states, increasing access for poor and vulnerable youth in workforce development;

Duties and Responsibilities
With strategic and technical support from the Coordinator Jobs for Youth in Africa and under the supervision of the Regional Operations Manager, Agriculture, Human and Social Development Division of Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Complex, the incumbent equipped with a deep understanding of the labour market supply and demand side conditions and interaction with employment and education and skills development policies in Africa, will carry out the following duties and responsibilities:

• Provide technical and/or operational guidance and serve as a subject matter expert in assigned area or responsibility including inter alia labor market interventions, youth employment policy and activation programmes in the context of the “Jobs for Youth in Africa”;
• Formulate, implement and review of existing Youth employment policies/strategies and operations in Southern African countries;
• Facilitate comprehensive research on labor market conditions and activation programmes with attention to vulnerabilities and informality and generate lessons and best practices and that can be scaled in the Regional Member Countries and opportunities;
• Lead the preparation of Youth employment profiles for Southern African countries;
• Provide strategic advice on public-private partnership issues, such as the development of strategies for outreach to the private sector in line with the Jobs for Youth Agenda;
• Institute a community of practice on youth employment in the Bank and facilitate organizing of internal events on the subject matter to ensure a good Bank wide understanding of the subject area;
• Initiate and develop comprehensive technical assistance operations to improve the Bank’s Regional Member Countries Capacities to create a favorable enabling environment for youth development and productivity;
• Develop and facilitate trainings on internship programs, skills development programmes for informal sector productivity, and other ways of skills building for poor and vulnerable youth working closely with country offices;
• Promote coalition building and relationships to influence youth development and education policies, sectoral policies/strategies/programmes, and promote workforce development and ecosystem approach to inclusive youth employment and economic productivity in Southern African countries;
• Coordinating, tracking and reporting on “Jobs for Youth in Africa”. Implementation deliverables, deliverable tracking, etc., in assigned area;
• Carry out other technical tasks and coordination as required by the “Jobs for Youth in Africa”Coordinator or the Director General;
• Knowledge management;
• Contributing to the preparation of policy related documents;
• Supporting study and capacity building a related interventions;
• Periodically disseminating key information on Entrepreneurship best practices to sensitize Bank staff;
• Organizing internal events on entrepreneurship to ensure a good Bank wide understanding of nutrition;
• Supporting the preparation of briefs, talking points, status reports for management and the board;
• Fulfill any other tasks required by management;

Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Hold at least a Master's degree or its equivalent in Economics preferably with specialization in Economic Policy Management, Labor Dynamics and Workforce or other related discipline;
• Have a minimum of five (5) years professional experience in implementation of poverty reduction, workforce development and social inclusion operations;
• Good knowledge and experience in socio-economic development policy, labour market issues, workforce productivity and gender equality, preferably in the design, development and implementation of projects/ programmes;
• Experience in working directly in African Governments, private sector, CSOs, bilateral agencies, multilaterals and other stakeholders;
• Competent in operational and participatory development methodologies including perspectives on gender, youth and disadvantaged groups;
• Specific relevant expertise in country and stakeholder dialogue;
• Strong quantitative and problem-solving skills and skill working with data sets;
• Proven experience developing mechanisms and tools to accurately determine population vulnerabilities and utilizing the results to contribute to the creation of impact driven technical institutional support or programs/projects;
• Having private sector experience will be an added advantage;
• Client orientation: ensure that the client is considered to be of primary importance in all transactions and interactions. Strive to understand, and when appropriate, anticipate client needs, and ensure that the client receives the best possible service from the Bank;
• Ability to search for and produce innovative and creative approaches to activities in order to enhance performance and create added benefits to the Bank and its clients;
• Ability to apply business knowledge to the resolution of problems and identifies solutions to the benefit of the client (internal and external) and the organization;
• Communicate and write 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); knowledge of SAP is desirable.

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Reference: ADB/17/329
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: PL4
Position N°: 50076299

The Complex

• The President, plans, supervises and manages the business of the Bank Group. Under the direction of the Boards of Directors, the President conducts the business of the Bank and the African Development Fund and manages operations and activities in accordance with the Agreements establishing the African Development Bank and the African Development Bank.
• The President supervises several Departments and Units including Office of the President; Independent Development Evaluation Department; Integrity and Anti-Corruption Department; Compliance Review and Mediation Unit; Secretariat to the Sanctions Appeals Board; Administrative Tribunal; Office of the Auditor General; Group Risk Management Directorate;  General Counsel and Legal Services Department; Communication and External Relations Department; Staff Integrity and Ethics Office  and Office of the Secretary General & General Secretariat.

The Hiring Department/Division

• The role of the Bank’s Office of the Secretary General and the General Secretariat is to facilitate the delivery of the objectives of the Bank’s Ten Year Strategy, High 5s, and Development and Business Delivery Model (DBDM) by enhancing the decision-making process of the governance organs and forging better working relationships with the shareholders and host countries of the Bank. The Secretary General and the General Secretariat  is comprised of:
  • The Immediate Office of the Secretary General  which has the additional responsibility of managing the Records Management and Archives Section and the Corporate Governance Policy and Shareholder Relations Section;
  • Board Affairs and Proceedings Division;
  • Protocol, Privileges and Immunities Division; and
  • Conferences and Meetings Division.
• The main functions of the Board Affairs and Proceedings Division (PSEG.1) are the following:
  • Prepare the work programmes, the agenda and the Board and Committee meeting schedules;
  • Organise the meetings of the Boards and their committees, and provide secretariat services;
  • Provide secretariat services to the Boards of Governors and their subsidiary organs, and manage the relationships between these Boards and senior management;
  • Ensure the monitoring of the implementation of board decisions by the organisational units concerned; and
  • Provide administrative and support services to the members of elected officials, and also as regards recruitment for their offices; and
  • Conserve and safeguard the Bank’s institutional memory.

The Position

• This position’s overall objective is to provide secretariat services to the Boards of Governors, the Boards of Directors and the Audit and Finance Committee, including drafting, revising and translating meeting reports while ensuring the proper conduct of meetings of the Boards of Directors, the Boards of Governors and their subsidiary organs.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision and guidance of the Division Manager  Board Affairs & proceeding, the Principal Board Affairs Officer and Committee Secretary assure the following duties:

• Contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency of the Boards of Directors and Boards of Governors and the Audit and Finance (AUFI) Committee by enhancing the decision-making process;
• Assist the Audit and Finance Committee Chair to prepare and conduct Audit and Finance (AUFI) meetings and advise on any relevant matters;
• Prepare background papers, analyses and recommendations to be used by the Audit and Finance (AUFI) Chairperson and members;
• Coordinate the activities of the Audit and Finance Committee and manage the relationship between Senior Management and members;
• Cover Audit and Finance Committee meetings, analyse and determine the thrust of the discussions/deliberations and synthesize and prepare a succinct summary of the main decisions and conclusions reached;
• Contribute to strengthening the effectiveness of the Audit and Finance (AUFI) Committee through research and submission of documents on issues under consideration;
• Populate the Board Dashboard and follow up on Audit and Finance Committee recommendations;
• Ensure the coverage of relevant Boards of Governors meetings; analyse and determine the thrust of discussions/deliberations and synthesize and draft the main decisions and conclusions reached;
• Translate, when and as necessary, in the other working language of the Bank, the synthesis and reports drafted;
• Carry out any other assignment required by service exigency. 

Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Holds at least a Master’s degree or its equivalent in Communication, Economics, International Relations, Development Studies, Development Finance, Social Science and other related disciplines.
• Have a minimum of six years (6) years of relevant professional experience in similar organizations.
• Have strong and proven translation skills.
• Have sound financial knowledge.
• Private sector experience will be an added advantage.
• Have excellent analytical and drafting skills and be good at summarizing and synthesizing.
• Be able to identify and meet clients' needs within the framework of established rules on the processing of reports and identify appropriate solutions and alternatives when necessary;
• Be able to work efficiently under pressure and be willing to work long hours to meet tight deadlines.
• Be able to multi-task, excellent problem solving skill and attention to detail.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills demonstrated by the ability to work in a multicultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.
• Show proof of discretion, tactfulness and flexibility in dealing with clients such as the Boards of Governors, Boards of Directors, Ambassadors and Senior Management.
• Proficiency in English and French both written and oral is important.
• Competence in the use of standard MS Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), practical knowledge of SAP systems will be an advantage.

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Reference: 50094577
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: GS7
Position N°: 50094577

The Complex

• The Vice-Presidency for ‘Agriculture, Human, and Social Development’ is a Sector Complex focusing on the Bank’s Ten Year Strategy High 5s priority of “Feed Africa” and “Improve Quality of Life for the People of Africa”.
• The complex objectives are:
  • To develop, policy and strategy;
  • Provide deep sector expertise to the Regions by gathering pool of experienced individuals who can be consulted to provide sector expertise on complex transactions;
  • Develop new financing instruments;
  • The VP will act as the spokesperson to represent the Bank with external stakeholders on aspects of “Feed Africa” and Improve Quality of Life for the People of Africa”.

The Position

• The main purpose of the Operations Assistant will be to assist in the implementation of Agriculture Fast Track Fund Work Programme.
• The Operations Assistant will work directly with the Agriculture Fast Track Fund Coordination Unit.
• There are a number of areas in which the Agriculture Fast Track Fund will need in-house expertise and experience in portfolio management to support its operations:
  • The grants to be provided will be used for project preparation activities that will assist the investors in developing credible financing proposals to commercial banks, private equity/debt institutions, and/or multilateral finance institutions (such as the African Development Bank or the International Finance Corporation).
  • The grants may also be used to procure the services of experts to advise on structuring the investments and financing, counselling investors on discussions and negotiations with potential lenders, undertaking of feasibility studies or market analyses.
  • The Agriculture Fast Track Fund will apply the African Development Bank's Rules and Procedures for the procurement of services for both the public and private sector project proposals that will be received.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the general supervision of the Coordinator Agriculture Fast Track Fund, Operations Assistant will primarily assist the Unit in implementing the work programme, including technical support in specific areas such as SAP entry of data relating to procurement and disbursement under the Agriculture Fast Track Fund and work program monitoring and undertake preliminary analyses of operations dossiers. The Operations Assistant will therefore:

• Carry out the tasks entailed in providing assistance for operations, using the appropriate Bank software;
• Prepare records of operations-related meetings;
• Keep abreast with projects and the experts managing them, so as to facilitate orientation of clients or external parties requiring project information;
• Assist the Coordinating Unit team and Task Managers with day-to-day activities;
• Assist experts in the presenting and formatting documents;
• Assist with the programming and monitoring of operations activities using the appropriate software
• Produce weekly portfolio reports (on supervision, disbursement, audit…) and periodic budget implementation reports
• Enter data for SAP processing of Consultant contracts and ensure their timely approval
• Monitor the administrative budget implementation;
• Assist with recruitment of consultants, initiate SAP processing of their contracts, prepare service orders, process their payments and follow them up with the Accounting and Treasury units concerned;
• Monitor the status of missions involving the Agriculture Fast Track Fund teams;
• Perform any other duty pertinent to the role and functions of the Agriculture Fast Track Fund as may be assigned by the Supervising Manager of the Agriculture Fast Track Fund Coordination Unit.

Selection Criteria
Including Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Hold at least a Bachelor's Degree or is equivalent in Management, Economics or Human Resources, or a closely related discipline.
• Have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in project management, work program preparation and information management.
• Having private sector experience will be an added advantage.
• Ability to work as part of a team, and providing support to other team members where needed.
• High integrity and accountability in all aspects of portfolio management and programme implementation.
• Professional approach: a good grasp of the Bank’s organizational functions and procedures; self-control and a commendable personality, sound research skills.
• Permanent quest for learning and self-improvement, including through self-training.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Communicate and write 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); knowledge of SAP is desirable.

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Reference: ADB/17/033/2
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: PL2
Position N°: 50092424

The Complex

• The Vice-Presidency for ‘Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth’ is a Sector Complex focusing on the Bank’s Ten Year Strategy High 5s priority of “Light up and Power Africa”.
• The complex’s objectives are (i) to develop policy and strategy; (ii) 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) develop new financing instruments; (iv) act as spoke person to represent the Bank with external stakeholders on all aspects of “Light Up and Power Africa”.
• The Complex will focus on areas of Power systems, policy and regulation, renewable energy; and, Climate and Green Growth.

The Hiring Department / Division

• Within the Bank’s Power, Energy Climate and Green Growth Vice Presidency, the Climate Change and Green Growth Directorate has the broad objective of managing access to the growing number of sources of Green and Climate Finance for all Operational Vice-Presidencies within the Bank, leading all efforts within the Bank focused on minimizing and reversing the effects of Climate Change on the continent, including mainstreaming climate change and green growth in bank-wide implementation activities.

The Position

• The Division Manager, Climate and Environment Finance is responsible for ensuring that all of the Bank’s operational Vice-Presidencies have efficient and predictable access to multiple sources of climate and green finance.
• The Manager is responsible for ensuring that the Bank’s commitments to mobilize climate finance and support Regional Member Countries to do so, are met.
• More specifically, the Manager will be responsible to deliver on the Bank’s commitments to raise USD 5 billion per year by 2020 and beyond, while effectively managing the Bank’s existing and new climate finance mechanisms and supporting African countries to benefit from the global commitments to raise USD 100 billion per year for climate finance.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the Director, Climate Change and Green Growth, the incumbent will perform the following:

• Manage access to a multitude of bilateral and multilateral sources of climate and green finance by meeting accreditation and reporting requirements of external and Bank managed trust funds, and other facilities and ensuring a team of qualified Fund Coordinators and Climate and Green Finance Officers are able to generate and process funding proposals in collaboration with sector Departments and regional hubs.
• Serve as the Bank’s Focal person for all the above mentioned climate and green finance mechanisms.
• Lead a team of climate and green finance experts to provide advisory services to all Bank’s sectors and regional operations.
• Create opportunities to co-finance projects and leverage new and additional funding sources to achieve the Bank’s climate finance targets by liaising with the Regional Hubs and other Sector Departments within the Bank, Donors and Development Partners.
• Actively communicate with Trust Fund Committees to advance the Bank’s interests, secure project approvals and generally support the funding sources by participating at Trust Fund Committee meetings and other events.
• Advise all operational Vice-Presidencies on accessing climate and green finance by building strong links with other Managers within the Bank.
• Ensure that the Bank fulfils internal and external reporting obligations to Trust Funds and other sources of finance by ensuring that reports are prepared in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ensure that the Bank contributes actively to the development, management and administration of funds by ensuring that Climate and Green Growth Officers respond to calls for input, attend meetings and conference calls and make innovative proposals to scale up finance.
• Manage a team of Climate and Green Finance Officers to provide operational support to Task Managers on specific projects across the Bank under each of the sources of finance.
• Provide deep technical expertise on climate and green finance to the Regional Hubs to enable them mobilize climate finance.
• Lead the Bank’s efforts to achieve the goal of raising USD 5 billion per year by 2020 and beyond.
• Increase the capacities of Bank staff and Regional Member Countries to access global climate finance and the resources of the Bank-hosted climate related Trust Funds.
• Support the Bank’s and Regional Member Countries’ efforts in designing and delivering green bonds, especially in developing a portfolio of green projects.
• Advise the Director to provide Bank’s leadership on climate and green finance, in close coordination with existing climate finance structures under the United Nations Framework for Convention on Climate Change (for example Standing finance committee, Climate finance pathway, etc.), the Multilateral Development Banks and other relevant institutions, with the view to advocate for Africa’s enhanced access to climate and green finance.

Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Hold at least a Master's Degree or its equivalent in Development, Environmental Science, Finance, Economics or related areas.
• A Ph.D. with additional qualifications in climate change, green growth would be an advantage.
• Have a minimum of eight (8) years of experience (including at least three (3) in management) in developing and managing climate and green finance operations in reputable institutions.
• Further experience in financial accounting and reporting, green and inclusive growth accounting and reporting, risk management, portfolio management.
• Having private sector experience will be an added advantage.
• Results-oriented, team player, articulate analyst with attention to details, persuasive communicator and good writer.
• Client orientation - Proposes effective services and solutions to staff beyond presenting issues and past challenges and gains respect through the depth of expertise demonstrated in effectively managing diverse clients and country situations.
• Innovation and Change - Consistently seeks more effective and practical ways for the Departmental delivery of services, products, and processes and proposes new ways to improve the quality and relevance of products and services.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment and build effective working relations with clients and colleagues.
• Strong knowledge of financial modelling and structuring of projects, portfolio management, Fund stakeholder engagement and development partnerships.
• Excellent technical and analytical skills and established track record in operational and policy work on climate change, green growth and climate finance matters.
• Strong knowledge in supporting the mainstreaming of climate change and green growth into major development investments within the Continent.
• Strong knowledge of the financing mechanisms under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
• Demonstrable experience in resource mobilization.
• Demonstrable experience in developing green bonds.
• A good understanding of climate and green finance issues, challenges and practices relating to Africa.
• Strategic thinking on the provision of climate finance resources for lending and non-lending operations.
• Leadership and experience in the area of climate change adaptation and mitigation, with a particular emphasis on scaling up climate finance for Africa.
• Demonstrated leadership in policy dialogue and cross-institutional collaboration at the highest level, including with representatives of government and non-government partners.
• Well-rounded understanding of critical issues in sustainable development, international climate change policy, and climate finance.
• Capacity to propose and implement organizational changes for recruiting and keeping top talents and takes keen interest in the career development needs of the staff under his/her supervision.
• Ability to give well defined guidelines and directions for discharge of duties and assignments and to provide concrete and constructive performance feedback.
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French, with a working knowledge of the other.
• Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office Suite applications and preferably SAP.

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Reference: ADB/17/400
Location: Kenya
Grade: PL3
Position N°: 50093775

The Complex

• The Vice-Presidency for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery is responsible for operational relevancy, efficiency and effectiveness of the Bank Group’s operational programs, and activities. The Vice-Presidency Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery will ensure that the Bank operates successfully across its Regional Members Countries and will oversee the full implementation of all aspects of the Bank’s Regional Directorates.

The Position
The African Development Bank adopted in May 2016, the “Jobs for Youth in Africa” (JfYA) Strategy for the period of 2016 - 2025. This Strategy responds to the priorities in Bank’s Ten Year Strategy and the New Corporate Priorities (High-Five). Creating productive jobs for the youth would improve their living conditions and enhance their engagement in Africa’s growth and economic transformation.
The Jobs for Youth in Africa Strategy was launched during the Bank’s annual meetings in May, 2016, in Lusaka to commence its operationalization. The Development Economist will be part of the team responsible of the day to day management of the implementation of the Jobs for Youth in Africa Strategy in the eastern region to:

• Support sector departments and task managers in projects in operations in country offices to hold high level policy dialogue on youth and employability;
• Lead the design and manage projects as which are high impact for youth employability and may have key underlying strategies to reduce the impact of migration;
• Deliver knowledge exchange on drivers of development and Youth Employment;
• Support governments in reforms and dialogue on addressing the youth unemployment and migration issues;
• Lead and Contribute to Country Strategic Papers and Regional Integration Strategic Papers to implement the strategic vision of jobs for youth in Africa strategy;
• Mobilize resources for targeted activities in the Bank’s work.

Duties and Responsibilities
With strategic and technical support from the Coordinator Jobs for Youth in Africa and under the supervision of the Regional Operations Manager, Agriculture, Human and Social Development Division of Regional business delivery office (eastern Africa), the incumbent shall:

• Lead the Bank’s assessment of social and macroeconomic developments, monitoring of structural reforms and policy dialogue that impact national and regional jobs creation for youth and women, and also seek to address migration and refugees issues.
• Specifically, provide socio-economic and macroeconomic and reform advice; conduct and facilitate policy dialogue in close coordination with country economists, Regional and country’ Directors and other Bank departments; and interact with country authorities, the private sector, local think tanks, academia, clients and other International Financial Institutions.
• Lead the Jobs Team input to country strategies and other related country strategy instruments.
• Support and develop innovative and timely solutions to mitigate the youth employment crisis including migration and regional refugee’s issues through the Jobs for Youth in Africa agenda.
• Carry out analyses of labor issues, unemployment, underemployment and youth migration issue, and propose operations to address these challenges.
• Support the Bank staff and departments to identify priority areas and potential projects with high jobs impact; help interface project design with private sector, and contribute to related Additionality and Development Outcomes Assessment together with sector economists and provide input to the assessment phase of major projects.
• Lead the "Jobs for Youth in Africa dialogue" at the country and regional level for (i) the achievement of country policy dialogue objectives; and (ii) leading and coordinating contributions to country diagnostics study; and contributing to improvements in country and regional results measurements on Jobs for Youth.
• Provide strategic advice on public-private partnership issues, such as the development of strategies for outreach to the private sector in line with the Jobs for Youth Agenda.
• Provide technical expertise and identify opportunities to engage the private sector and propose innovative public-private partnerships for jobs creation for youth.
• Oversee the drafting of Bank’s economic reports, including inputs for the region and its countries for periodic forecasting exercise, country assessments, African Economic Outlook, Country Strategic Papers and related products, Regional Integration Strategic Papers and briefing notes for senior management.
• Manage or lead selected top priority “Jobs for Youth in Africa dialogue” projects especially those which have a high Jobs Impact and those which address long term policy reforms.
• Carry out other technical tasks and coordination as required by the “Jobs for Youth in Africa dialogue” coordinator or the Director General.

Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Hold at least a Master's Degree or its equivalent in Labour Economics, Economic Development, Business Administration, Finance, Social Sciences, or related field.
• Have a minimum of seven (7) years professional experience with relevant experience in jobs for youth, social protection, safety nets, financing for jobs, acquired at least partly in Africa, preferably in an international organization, government agency, think tank or other policy environment.
• Strong knowledge of jobs creation, migration issues, good governance reforms and economic policy issues in Africa with at least seven years focusing on Africa.
• Ability to build partnerships with a broad range of clients and deliver results that meet the needs and long-term interests of clients within and outside the Bank.
• Ability to manage multiple, simultaneous and shifting demands/priorities under tight deadlines and coordinate the work of others.
• Having private sector experience will be an added advantage.
• Results-oriented, accountable, proactive, self-motivated and able to work both with autonomy and with a team in diverse national and cultural contexts.
• Flexibility and the ability to work across divisions and departments of the ‘Agriculture Human, and Social Development’ Sector Complex.
• Client Orientation to understand, and when appropriate, anticipate client needs, to ensure the clients receive the best possible service from the Bank.
• Ability to develop strong working relationships with colleagues and contribute to the creation of a positive team environment.
• Experience with policy and policy-relevant research on jobs for youth, migration, social protection, safety nets, Small Medium Enterprise.
• Proven private sector experience, in leveraging the private sector, designing and developing private sector operations and public-private partnership in the jobs creation agenda.
• Knowledge and experience in understanding the analytical, operational and financial underpinnings of the African Migration and Youth Un-Employment crisis.
• Experience in employment, migration, and skills development policy formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation would also be an asset.
• Proven experience in managing projects and demonstrated experience in managing complex projects with evidence on clear outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience in dealing with gender and civil society priorities in jobs creation agenda.
• Demonstrated leadership effectiveness and ability to achieve defined objectives in international multicultural contexts
• Experience in team management region focus in Africa would be a major advantage.
• Communicate and write 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); knowledge of SAP is desirable.

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Reference: ADB/17/324
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: PL6
Position N°: 50078455

The Complex

• The President, plans, supervises and manages the business of the Bank Group. Under the direction of the Boards of Directors, the President conducts the business of the Bank and the African Development Fund and manages operations and activities in accordance with the Agreements establishing the African Development Bank and the African Development Fund.
• The President supervises several Departments and Units including Office of the President; Independent Development Evaluation Department; Integrity and Anti-Corruption Department; Compliance Review and Mediation Unit; Secretariat to the Sanctions Appeals Board; Administrative Tribunal; Office of the Auditor General; Group Risk Management Directorate; General Counsel and Legal Services Department; Communication and External Relations Department; Staff Integrity and Ethics Office and Office of the Secretary General & General Secretariat.

The Hiring Department / Division
The role of the Bank's Office of the Secretary General and the General Secretariat is to facilitate the delivery of the objectives of the Bank’s Ten Year Strategy, High 5s, and Development and Business Delivery Model (DBDM) by enhancing the decision-making process of the governance organs and forging better working relationships with shareholders and host countries of the Bank. The Secretary General and the General Secretariat is comprised of: (i) the Immediate Office of the Secretary General which has the additional responsibility of managing the Records Management and Archives Section and the Corporate Governance Policy and Shareholder Relations Section; (ii) a Board Affairs and Proceedings Division; (iii) a Protocol, Privileges and Immunities Division; and (iv) a Conferences and Meetings Division.

The main functions of the Board Affairs and Proceedings Division (PSEG.1) are the following: (i) prepare the work programmes, the agenda and the Board and Committee meeting schedules; (ii) organise the meetings of the Boards and their committees, and provide secretariat services; (iii) provide secretariat services to the Boards of Governors and their subsidiary organs, and manage the relationships between these Boards and senior management; iv) ensure the monitoring of the implementation of board decisions by the organisational units concerned; and (v) provide administrative and support services to the members of elected officials, and also as regards recruitment for their offices; and (vi) conserve and safeguard the Bank’s institutional memory.

The Position

• This position’s overall objective is to provide secretariat services to the Boards of Governors, the Boards of Directors and the External Communications and the Bank Group Annual Meetings (ECAM) Committee, including drafting, revising and translating meeting reports while ensuring the proper conduct of meetings of the Boards of Directors, the Boards of Governors and their subsidiary organs.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision and guidance of the Chief Board Affairs & Advisory Services Officer, the Board Affairs Officer and Committee Secretary, External Communications and the Bank Group Annual Meetings (ECAM) Committee will:

• Contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency of the Boards of Directors and Boards of Governors and the External Communications and the Bank Group Annual Meetings (ECAM) Committee by enhancing the decision-making process;
• Draft highlights of Board meetings;
• Assist the External Communications and the Bank Group Annual Meetings (ECAM) Committee Chair in preparing and conducting Committee meetings and advise on any relevant matters ;
• Prepare background papers, analyses and recommendations to be used by the ECAM Committee Chairperson and members;
• Coordinate the activities of the External Communications and the Bank Group Annual Meetings (ECAM) Committee and manage the relationship between Senior Management and members;
• Cover ECAM Committee meetings, analyse and determine the thrust of discussions/deliberations and then synthesize and draft the main decisions and conclusions reached;
• Contribute to strengthening the effectiveness of the External Communications and the Bank Group Annual Meetings (ECAM) Committee through research and submission of documents on issues under consideration;
• Populate the Board Dashboard and follow up on External Communications and the Bank Group Annual Meetings (ECAM) Committee recommendations;
• Ensure the coverage of relevant Boards of Governors meetings and analyse the thrust of discussions/deliberations, synthesize and draft the main decisions and conclusions reached;
• Translate, when and as necessary, in the other working language of the Bank, the synthesis and reports drafted;
• Carry out any other assignment required by service exigency.

Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Hold at least a Master’s degree or its equivalent in Communication, Economics, International Relations, Development Studies, Development Finance, Social Science, Human Resources and other related disciplines.
• Have a minimum of four (4) years of relevant professional experience in similar organizations.
• Have excellent analytical and drafting skills and be good at summarizing and synthesizing.
• Have strong aptitude to translate into the other working language of the bank.
• Be able to identify and meet clients' needs within the framework of the established rules on the processing of reports and identify appropriate solutions as well as alternatives when necessary.
• Private sector experience will be an added advantage.
• Be able to work efficiently under pressure and be willing to work long hours to meet tight deadlines.
• Be able to multi-task, excellent problem solving skill and attention to detail.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work in a multicultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.
• Show proof of discretion, tactfulness and flexibility in dealing with clients such as the Boards of Governors, Boards of Directors, Ambassadors and Senior Management.
• Proficiency in English and French both written and oral is important.
• Competence in the use of standard MS Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Practical knowledge of SAP systems will be an advantage.

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Reference: ADB/17/331
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: PL5
Position N°: 50076297

The Complex

• The President, plans, supervises and manages the business of the Bank Group. Under the direction of the Boards of Directors, the President conducts the business of the Bank and the African Development Fund and manages operations and activities in accordance with the Agreements establishing the African Development Bank and the African Development Fund.
• The President supervises several Departments and Units including Office of the President ; Independent Development Evaluation Department; Integrity and Anti-Corruption Department ; Compliance Review and Mediation Unit ; Secretariat to the Sanctions Appeals Board; Administrative Tribunal ; Office of the Auditor General; Group Risk Management Directorate; General Counsel and Legal Services Department; Communication and External Relations Department ; Staff Integrity and Ethics Office and Office of the Secretary General & General Secretariat.

The Hiring Department/Division

• The role of the Bank’s Office of the Secretary General and the General Secretariat is to facilitate the delivery of the objectives of the Bank’s Ten Year Strategy, High 5s, and Development and Business Delivery Model (DBDM) by enhancing the decision-making process of the governance organs and forging better working relationships with the shareholders and host countries of the Bank. The Secretary General and the General Secretariat is comprised of:
  • The Immediate Office of the Secretary General which has the additional responsibility of managing the Records Management and Archives Section and the Corporate Governance Policy and Shareholder Relations Section;
  • Board Affairs and Proceedings Division;
  • Protocol, Privileges and Immunities Division; and
  • Conferences and Meetings Division.
• The main functions of the Board Affairs and Proceedings Division (PSEG.1) are the following:
  • Prepare the work programmes, the agenda and the Board and Committee meeting schedules;
  • Organise the meetings of the Boards and their committees, and provide secretariat services; (iii) provide secretariat services to the Boards of Governors and their subsidiary organs, and manage the relationships between these Boards and senior management;
  • Ensure the monitoring of the implementation of board decisions by the organisational units concerned; and
  • Provide administrative and support services to the members of elected officials, and also as regards recruitment for their offices; and
  • Conserve and safeguard the Bank’s institutional memory.

The Position

• This position’s overall objective is to provide secretariat services to the Boards of Governors, the Boards of Directors and the Committee on Administrative Affairs and Human Resource Policy Issues (CAHR), including drafting, revising and translating meeting reports while ensuring the proper conduct of meetings of the Boards of Directors, the Boards of Governors and their subsidiary organs.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision and guidance of the Division manager, board affairs and proceedings (PSEG.1), the Principal Board Affairs Officer and Committee Secretary will:

• Contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency of the Boards of Directors and Boards of Governors and the Committee on Administrative Affairs and Human Resource Policy Issues (CAHR) by enhancing the decision-making process;
• Assist the Committee on Administrative Affairs and Human Resource Policy Issues (CAHR) Chair in preparing and conducting Committee on Administrative Affairs and Human Resource Policy Issues (CAHR) meetings and advise on any relevant matters;
• Prepare background papers, analyses and recommendations to be used by the Committee on Administrative Affairs and Human Resource Policy Issues (CAHR) Chairperson and members;
• Coordinate the activities of the Committee on Administrative Affairs and Human Resource Policy Issues (CAHR) and manage the relationship between Senior Management and members;
• Cover Committee on Administrative Affairs and Human Resource Policy Issues (CAHR) meetings, analyse and determine the thrust of discussions/deliberations and synthesize and prepare a succinct summary of the main decisions and conclusions reached;
• Contribute to strengthening the effectiveness of Committee on Administrative Affairs and Human Resource Policy Issues (CAHR) through research and submission of documents on issues under consideration;
• Populate the Board Dashboard and follow up on Committee on Administrative Affairs and Human Resource Policy Issues (CAHR) recommendations;
• Ensure the coverage of relevant Boards of Governors meetings; analyse and determine the thrust of discussions/deliberations and then synthesize and draft the main decisions and conclusions reached;
• Translate, when and as necessary, in the other working language of the Bank, the synthesis and reports drafted;
• Carry out any other assignment required by service exigency.

Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Hold at least a Master's degree or its equivalent in Human Resource Management, Communication, Economics, International Relations, Development Studies, Development Finance, Social Science and other related disciplines.
• Have a minimum of five years (5) years of relevant professional experience in similar organizations.
• Have strong and proven translation skills.
• Have excellent analytical and drafting skills and be good at summarizing and synthesizing.
• Private sector experience will be an added advantage.
• Be able to identify and meet clients' needs within the framework of established rules on the processing of reports and identify appropriate solutions and alternatives when necessary.
• Be able to work efficiently under pressure and be willing to work long hours to meet tight deadlines;
• Be able to multi-task, excellent problem solving skill and attention to detail.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work in a multicultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.
• Show proof of discretion, tactfulness and flexibility in dealing with clients such as the Boards of Governors, Boards of Directors, Ambassadors and Senior Management.
• Proficiency in English or French both written and oral is important.
• Proficient in the use of standard MS Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Practical knowledge of SAP systems will be an advantage