Fresh Recruitment at African Development Bank (AfDB)

Reference: ADB/17/257
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: PL2
Position N°: 50065051

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 Vice-President will act as the spoke person to represent the Bank with external stakeholders on aspects of “Feed Africa” and Improve Quality of Life for the People of Africa”.

The Hiring Department

• The Water Development and Sanitation Department is responsible for the coordination of the Bank’s water development and sanitation-related activities to enhance synergies and contribute to achievement of all High 5s (Feed Africa, Industrialize Africa, water-related Power and Light Africa, Integrate Africa, and Improve the Quality of Life).
• The Department also supports regional hubs in the development and promotion of new knowledge, approaches and tools for green and inclusive water resources development and management, and for improved sanitation.
• In so doing, the Department leads the scaling-up of the Bank’s contribution to Africa’s efforts to attain water security and sanitation for sustainable socio-economic transformation.

The Position

• The Africa Water Facility Coordinator, reports to the Director Water Development and Sanitation Department.
• The Coordinator leads Africa Water Facility’s agenda for the implementation of the Africa Water Vision and the Framework for Action for 2025.
• He/She is responsible for providing leadership and supervising the staff and activities of the facility.

The Main Work Objectives are:

• Lead Africa Water Facility's policy and strategic work to ensure that operations and other organizational activities which are identified, developed and executed by the Headquarters and Regional Hubs are well aligned with the Africa Water Facility's operational strategy, and effectively implemented;
• Provide technical guidance/advisory services and expertise to regional hubs on Project Preparation, Water Investment Promotion and Small Strategic Investments;
• Foster strategic partnerships with regional and global partners; and provide expertise on water development issues to support the department's role;
• Ensure coherence of the Africa Water Facility's activities across regions;
• Produce and disseminate knowledge raised through Africa Water Facility operations.

Duties and Responsibilities
The Africa Water Facility Coordinator, under the oversight of Director Water Development and Sanitation Department, manages staff of the Department and plans, organizes, supervises and directs the work to ensure efficient and effective Bank Group assistance. Specifically, the role of coordinator is to:

Managing and supervising the Facility:

• Implement the Bank's mandate and commitment for the African Water Facility Initiative;
• Plan, organize and supervise the activities and staff of the initiative including identifying development projects and programs which could be financed by the Africa Water Facility;
• Supervise Africa Water Facility’s staff and activities in the Regional hubs
• Analyse requests proposed for Africa Water Facility financing of projects, programs and studies;
• Ensure compliance of Water and Sanitation projects in line with the Africa Water Facility acceptance criteria, priorities and development plans;
• Coordinate the preparation of the Africa Water Facility 's budget in line with Africa Water Facility instrument and the Bank administrative procedures
• Lead complex missions involving negotiations with government officials, grant negotiations and collaborate with the Bank ‘s Legal Department in preparation of grant agreements;
• Liaise with the Director Generals and advise on the Africa Water Facility programme, procedures and operations, including cross-cutting strategies: environment, gender, procurement and finance;
• Liaise with the Director Generals on the implementation of Africa Water Facility Water operations and the assurance of a high quality of the portfolio and the development effectiveness;
• Propose the Africa Water Facility budget and monitor its implementation in cooperation with the Regional operations management team;
• Manage a team of professional level and support staff in providing efficient and high quality services that support the business. Set realistic performance goals and motivate team members to meet them, both for individual staff and for the team as whole and proceed with Africa Water Facility staff members' performance evaluation;
• Advise on and promote the implementation of relevant sector policies and strategies.
• Participate in the recruitment of Africa Water Facility staff in coordination with the department’s Director and in line with Bank rules and procedures;
• Promote collaboration and facilitate teamwork across teams and across organizational units;
• Maintain a high standard of professional integrity, treat individuals fairly and be sensitive to differences across culture, nationalities and gender;
• Improve customer service orientation of staff of Africa Water Facility and ensure provision of efficient services to clients;
• Serve as acting Director when required.

Strategic Partnerships, Collaborations and Resources Mobilization:

• Ensure coordination and synergy with all partners and donors;
• Initiate, conduct and /or coordinate the Africa Water Facility's participation in dialogue with African countries, NEPAD, and other partners;
• Participate and contribute to peer reviews and reports in working groups; and
• Represent the Africa Water Facility in multi-disciplinary activities, seminars and conferences ;
• Initiate actions for Africa Water Facility resources mobilization in coordination with the Director;

Strengthening Sector Knowledge Development and Promoting Knowledge Uptake, and Networking:

• Monitor and analyse economic developments in regional member countries and advise the Director on issues relating to water sector development
• Provide technical advice/assistance to the Regional Directorate and Regional Members Countries in the development of their Water and Sanitation Sectors;
• Develop and maintain cooperation and co-financing relations with the other development agencies and organizations; lead important and sensitive missions to the member countries and partner organizations and agencies;
• Supervise the development and recommend implementation of innovative financing mechanisms, as well as technical and management approaches to promote project preparation, water resources development and investment promotion cross regional member countries, including through public-private partnerships, and improvement of the overall governance of these sectors.
• Promote and develop the mechanism to monitor the performance of the Africa Water Facility activities, and ensure the appropriate reporting to all the stakeholders;
• Be a collaborative member of the Management Team, contribute and share expertise and input and foster a collegial environment;
• Serve as a role model, leading by example, building alignment and commitment. Be courageous in challenging others to move the Bank forward;
• Provide on-the-job training and advice to relatively less experienced staff and supervise their work;
• Communicate effectively to staff and management how the related strategy, policy, and processes support the needs of the business and enable a productive, positive and engaging work environment for staff;
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Hold at least a Master's Degree or its equivalent in Water Resources Management and Engineering, Civil Engineering; Development Economics, or closely related disciplines;
• Have a minimum of eight (8) years of extensive and progressive experience in an internationally recognized financial or development Institution or similar to the Bank, three (3) years of which professional experience should be at a managerial level
• Having private sector experience will be an added advantage
• Familiarity with the work of other multilateral and bilateral development finance institutions is a plus
• Experience in water sector development and policy support in Africa; and in knowledge management and preparation of analytical work is a plus.
• Recognized as a thought leader with deep knowledge of public health issues and/or integrated water resources development in Africa, with a focus on research and policy, particularly related to water or public health or sanitation; and ability to analyze and evaluate critical matters pertaining to a broad spectrum of public health, water and sanitation issues and provide policy advice;
• Knowledge of operational policies, rules, procedures and practices of the Bank or comparable institution;
• Experience in planning, organizing, managing and coordinating the activities of similar units and supervising the Africa Water Facility's staff, organizing teams, and providing managerial support;
• Experience in delivering high quality operational products and services (economic analyses, research advice, sectoral studies and review) in support of the Africa Water Facility's work.
• Ability to communicate and cascade vision for their area. Helps others understand how their personal objectives align with the Bank's mission.
• 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/17/269
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: PL2
Position N°: 50092423

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

• Within the Bank’s Power, Energy Climate and Green Growth Vice Presidency, the Power Systems Development, the “Power Utilities” Division supports the Bank’s Regional Member Countries, Regional Economic Communities, Power Pools, Regulators and other stakeholders, to develop and improve their own Power Systems.
• The “Power Utilities” Division has the overall mandate to build knowledge and provide leadership in utilities management and transformation

The Position

• The Manager leads a team of experts that collectively have overall responsibility for providing deep sectoral expertise in reforming utilities, enhancing operational performance through loss reduction and increased efficiency, and promoting on-grid transmission, distribution and access programmes.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the Director Power Systems development, the incumbent will perform the following:

• Coordinate the delivery of flagships as relevant to ensure delivery of the New Deal on Energy objectives;
• Ensure the Division provides advisory support to Regional Member Countries and Task Managers in preparation and implementation of complex and innovative projects aiming at reforming utilities and enhancing / benchmarking management performance through transmission / distribution network rehabilitation and expansion, and loss reductions and increased efficiency;
• Ensure that the Division takes a leadership role, along with Hub-based staff, in the process of identification, preparation and execution of operations related to the transformation of utilities, including last mile access programmes;
• Coordinate/Lead, in conjunction with other teams, all operations (investment plan support, technical assistance) to support transformation;
• Coordinate with the Hubs and governance units in conducting policy / result based operations and technical assistance to support utility reforms and private sector participation;
• Ensure the Division provides deep sector expertise for quality assurance: preparation of terms of reference, review and validation process of feasibility studies and utility performance diagnostic;
• Ensure timely review and quality assurance of project preparation, appraisal and supervision documents vis-à-vis technical, financial and economic requirements;
• Work with Energy Solutions on relevant policy and regulatory matters and the structuring and financial analysis of complex / innovative projects, especially those involving private sector participation (e.g. streamlining / standardization of project and transaction documentation, and financing instruments);
• Ensure delivery of economic and sector work related to utility performance benchmarking in collaboration with other directorates of the complex;
• Undertake any other tasks the Vice President or Director may assign.

Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• Hold at least a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related disciplines.
• Have a minimum of 8 years of experience (including 3 years management experience) in utilities or in the power sector including utility turn around exposure;
• Having Private sector experience will be an added advantage;
• Experience working across multiple institutions and ensuring collaboration across public, private, and civil society sectors is essential.
• Having private sector experience will be an added advantage.
• Experience in a combination of the following areas will be essential: Regional integration, infrastructure development and policy; public-private sector partnerships; and/or regulatory specialization along with experience of working on Management Contracts, Concession Agreements;
• Ability to innovate and create approaches to activities in order to enhance performance;
• Ability to communicate effectively and mobilize key actors to delivery (private sector, public sector and civil society);
• Proven ability to build multi-organization partnerships to manage complex objectives and achieve sustainable policy and regulatory environment across Africa;
• Proven ability to build and direct a high performing team to achieve visionary and challenging goals;
• Proven interpersonal skills demonstrated by the ability to work in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment, with sensitivity and respect for diversity and the ability to build trust and provide leadership to different team members;
• Highly developed negotiation skills proven to yield positive outcomes with counterparts, both internal and external;
• Ability to listen and communicate effectively with oversight bodies such as multi-national Boards of Executive Directors and Governors and other senior officials;
• Clear understanding of the drivers and barriers to success of power utilities in complex regulatory, political environments;
• Deep knowledge of integrated least-cost national / utility power system planning and network development process and tools utilized in Africa; and familiarity with the work of multilateral Development Finance Institutions;
• Deep knowledge of utility Quality of Supply and Service Standards; and related performance management systems;
• Excellent project management and contract administration skills;
• Ability to draft Terms of reference (TORs), Requests for quotation (RFQs) and Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to procure services from consultants;
• Deep knowledge of national power / utility regulation, procurement and contracting models and standards; and grid code / operating rules / limits / reserves (including power import, export, wheeling and trading);
• A good understanding of, and ability to lead / support negotiation of, power project agreements such as Power Purchase Agreements, Grid Connection Agreements, Fuel Supply Agreements, Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) Contracts, Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Contracts, Long Term Service Agreements (LTSA) and familiarity with the work of Development Finance Institutions.
• A good understanding of SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) and asset management systems;
• A good understanding of the Bank’s Environmental & Social policy requirements;
• Deep knowledge of utility governance, regulation, operations, maintenance and management, client relationship, billing, financial management of utilities;
• Highly developed strategic thinking skills allied to an ability to translate strategic concepts and direction into the implementation of workable and sustainable policies and regulations;
• Experience of forging and managing strategic partnerships with local organizations, governments and financing institutions;
• Excellent spoken and written English or French, with a working knowledge of the other language;
• Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office Suite applications;
• Ability/willingness to quickly become familiar with the use of various tools available and applied by the Bank such as

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Reference: ADB/17/272
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: PL3
Position N°: 50093606

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.
• SNVP 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 SNVP will lead Senior Management discussions, decision-making processes and the implementation of key Board and Management decisions.

The Hiring Department/ Division

• Located within the Senior Vice-Presidency Complex, the Department for Delivery, Performance Management and Results supports Senior Management in meeting AfDB’s development mandate, improving operational and corporate performance, accelerating the pace of delivery and increasing the Bank’s impact on development.
• As part of its mandate, it also works to strengthen the Bank’s external and internal accountability for results and promotes a performance-oriented culture across the organisation.

The Department’s activities will be undertaken by the following Divisions:

• Corporate Performance and Accountability
• Delivery Support
• The Corporate Performance and Accountability Division is responsible for establishing and maintaining corporate frameworks for assessing and tracking the Bank’s development effectiveness and performance.
• As part of this mandate, it seeks to strengthen the Bank’s internal and external accountability and promote a performance-oriented culture.

The Division undertakes the following Activities:

• Establish corporate metrics for tracking performance & results - It ensures that accountabilities are clear, key performance indicators and scorecards are balanced and measure both outcome and performance and metrics cascade where appropriate. It also establishes an effective system of incentives by designing Key Performance Indicators that are aligned with the Bank’s Results Measurement Framework and corporate priorities.
• Strengthen accountability, promote a performance culture and extend outreach - It promotes greater accountability as one of the key drivers of a performance-oriented culture.
• As part of this, the Division focuses on internal accountability by engaging with the Board of Directors and external accountability by providing stakeholders with an assessment of the Bank’s performance in meeting its development objectives and through communication and outreach.
• Draw lessons from independent and external evaluations - It assesses Independent and External Evaluations with a view to improving the Bank’s performance, addressing critical issues, removing bottlenecks and improving business processes.

The Position

• The Chief Accountability Officer is responsible for reviewing internal and external evaluations, and for working with Management to coordinate and prepare these responses including clear actions in response to recommendations made by the evaluations. This is with the view to improving the Bank’s performance, addressing critical issues, removing bottlenecks and improving business processes.
• The incumbent will be responsible for following up and tracking implementation of commitments made by Management in response to these evaluations, as well as managing the Management Action Record System.
• The Chief Accountability Officer is responsible to coordinate the work with the Bank’s Independent Evaluation Department, Management and the Departments of the Bank in order to improve the Bank’s accountability and performance.
• The incumbent will also be the Bank’s focal point for external evaluations, such as evaluation of multilateral banks by partners.

The Chief Accountability Officers activities include:

• Supporting and contributing to assessing evaluations with a view to improving the Bank’s performance.
• Addressing critical issues, removing bottlenecks and improving business processes.
• Providing analytics on lessons learned, including from analytical work conducting within the report, to improve the Bank’s effectiveness and performance.
• On this basis, support the learning agenda for Management and Staff.

Duties and responsibilities
Under the supervision and guidance of the Manager, Corporate Performance and Accountability, the Chief Accountability Officer will:

• Develop and implement an efficient process to coordinate quality and timely management responses to evaluations.
• Develop and disseminate specific guidelines to produce quality and timely management responses.
• Review independent and external evaluations; coordinate with Management, Sector Departments and the Independent Evaluation Department, to prepare the Management’s responses to these evaluations.
• Coordinate and provide inputs, on behalf of Management to the Board Agenda.
• Provide guidance and extensive inputs in the preparation of Management responses.
• Manage and coordinate the Management Action Record System.
• Produce an annual report to the Board on the implementation of commitments made by Management in response to these evaluations.
• Regularly engage with the Board of Directors on progress in implementing the Bank’s mandate and addressing challenges and corporate priorities.
• Lead analytical work to formulate recommendation and policy advice for addressing operational challenges in improving the Bank’s performance and accountability.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with other Bank Departments and build networks with professionals from other development organisations to learn their practices and processes.
• Participate in relevant internal and external meetings and promote the work of the Bank through presentations and papers.
• Contribute to the Division’s and Department’s work programme as required.
• Commission and supervise work of consultants or contractors as required.

Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Hold at least a Master’s degree or its equivalent, it would be desirable to hold a Master’s degree in International Relations, Development Studies, Public Administration, Economics or Political Science;
• Have a minimum of seven (7)  years of relevant experience; experience working in an international organization will be an added advantage;
• Knowledge of results based management, managing for development results (MfDR) and evaluation;
• Having private sector experience will be an added advantage;
• Excellent technical and analytical skills and an operational track record of achieving results;
• Strong conceptual abilities and the capacity to produce high-quality analytical work; good judgment in dealing with complex and sensitive policy issues;
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and synthesize complex issues;
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to work in and adapt to a multicultural environment;
• Strong ability to exercise good judgment in dealing with complex and sensitive policy issues;
• Ability to manage and supervise support staff and to recruit and manage consultants as required;
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French, preferably with a working knowledge of the other language;
• Competence in the use of standard MS office applications: Word, Excel, Power Point
• Ability to use SAP or equivalent corporate financial tools and/or MS Project or equivalent project management tools.

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Reference: ADB/17/254
Location: West Africa
Grade: PL5
Position N°: 50069138

The Complex

• The Vice-Presidency, Human Resources and Corporate Services 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 role of the Human Resources Management Department is to develop and implement Human Resource Management policies and strategies that enable the Bank to attract, recruit, develop, retain and maintain a high quality, performing and productive workforce. In order to create a truly transformed HR structure, the Human Resources Management Department is structured around a triangular Model: Business Partnerships for strategy, client contracting and HR delivery, Centers of Expertise/ Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for internal consulting, thought leadership, design, talent and staff development and training and best practice benchmarking, HR Shared Services for transactional excellence and employees outreach all in alignment to enable the Bank to be an ‘Employer of Choice’.

The Position

• The HR Big Data and Productivity Analyst will develop, create, review, analyze and calculate Human Resources historical and statistical data on all aspects of staffing, recruitment, separations and reports to be used by HR Management and Senior Management in order to improve Human Resources Policy, Staffing, Budget Planning and HR productivity, and to address the Bank’s People Strategy.  

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision and guidance of the Director Human Resources Management Department and the HR Lead Operations Officer, the HR Big Data and Productivity Analyst will:

• Support the Human Resources function in the arears of people metrics, reporting and advanced predictive analytics.
• Responsible for the design and maintenance of HR analytics.
• Responsible for the design and implementation of employee self–service reporting tools and data management that reflects the complexity of multiple separate and unique networks for both consistent and inconsistent business.
• Assist in the preparation of Human Resources metrics and dashboard approved by Senior Management and presented to the Board.
• Monitor HR Metrics by analyzing huge data and issue appropriate reports and recommendations to HR management.
• Create, analyze and revise statistical and comparative tables for staff acquisition, staff training and development, talent management, staff relations, staff movement etc. for all categories of staff in the Bank; compile and maintain statistical records on HR integrated action plans.
• Perform analysis of big data on compensation and benefits, staffing ratios, succession planning and case management.
• Develop and revise historical and statistical tables of Bank staff distribution by geographical distribution (country, region,),gender, grade, department and skills mix in liaison with the HR Talent Management Team and extract specific data upon Management’s request.
• Develop and review a detailed list of staff movements (departures, transfers/reassignments, promotion) by name, country, grade, function and reason.
• Establish and maintain statistical records, data and cost analysis on Bank wide consultant contracting.
• Extract data from various sources and develop analytical and statistical tables that reflect current recruitment status.
• Produce monthly reports on recruitment activities and staffing situations based on analyzed data and identify areas of improvements in HR Reporting.
• Undertake assigned special and or cross functional projects on HR reporting and data analysis activities
• Review all staffing data provided by Human Resources Shared Services Master Data for the Bank’s annual report.
• Develop training materials relating to HR reporting, IT applications and train users in liaison with Staff Development and Training Division and Corporate IT Services Department.
• Undertake feasibility studies and requirements analysis to justify and support the development of new and enhanced reports or KPIs and contribute in the development of new enhancements/new functionality of the Human Resources Information System (HRIS)Assist, in planning, organizing and control of HR related reports or IT development projects, perform initial testing, change requests, enhancement assessments.
• Lead the interpretation of Human Resources data to identify significant differences, relationships and trends, and report results of statistical analyses in the form of graphs, charts and tables.
• Provide leadership in the identification and description of reporting requirements to make HR investment and talent management decisions and recommendations regarding the creation of analytical reports to achieve clients programs and business objectives for resources optimization.
• Develop predictive models for attrition, high performance and recruiting demand.
• Participate in defining the integrated HR Action Plans and initiatives and provide support to the Complexes and Regional Director Generals through Human Resources Business Partners and HR Operations Assistants.
• In liaison with Human Resources Division Managers particularly Shared Services, ensures that HR processes, procedures and tools are in line with the Bank’s Development and Business Delivery Model, and further identify efficiency gaps, opportunities and participate in the design and the introduction of improvement programmes in order to reach and further exceed HR standards.
• Maintain and nurture good communication within the HR Management front office and the rest of the team on matters relating to huge Data Analytics.
• Ensure full compliance with the Bank's control and reporting procedures, inform the HR Director and HR Lead Operations Manager on the findings (current and anticipated) and propose solutions.
• Develop and maintain appropriate benchmarks with other international organizations.

Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Hold at least a Master's Degree in Human Resources Management, Quantitative Methods, Finance, Business Management, Information Technology/System or Mathematical field such as Statistics, Accounting, Operations Research, Actuarial Sciences, Applied Mathematics or related disciplines.
• A professional qualification in Accounting, Statistics, and IT (SAP) or in Organizational Effectiveness will be an added value.
• Have a minimum of 5 years of relevant practical working experience in a similar position with exposure to HR management integrated systems.
• Experience in private sector environment, accounting or audit firm will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to build complex statistical models needed to understand issues at a detailed level and forecast impact of change.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills as well as HR reporting knowledge.
• Understanding of business insight, HR Strategy, knowledge of Administration and Organizational Management principles.
• Ability to conceive and implemented HR Metrics.
• Strong understanding of HR big data analysis and interpretation with ability to communicate - complex statistical concepts in simple written and verbal manner.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines and work under pressure, ability to multi-task within a multidisciplinary and multicultural team.
• A high sense of initiative, enthusiasm, good team spirit, good organizational and interpersonal skills are strongly desired.
• Excellent knowledge and a good mastery of spread sheets, database software and related tools.
• Strong analytical and accuracy skills, proactive in implementing controls and verification activities.
• Strong, enthusiasm, ability to take initiative and manage innovations and change.
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French, preferably with a working knowledge of the other language.
• Good knowledge of the use of standard software (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and web tools).
• Knowledge of SAP or other IT systems used the Bank will be an added advantage.

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Reference: ADB/17/084/2
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: PL2
Position N°: 50092411

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 pools of experienced individuals who can be consulted to provide sector expertise on complex transactions;
  • Develop new financing instruments;
  • The Vice President 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 Hiring Department

• The Agriculture Finance and Rural Development Department works closely with the Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department and the Regional Directorates to provide support for the delivery of Feed Africa: Strategy for Agricultural Transformation in Africa, 2016-2025. Of  the “7 Enablers”:
  • Increase productivity by catalysing the development of effective input distribution systems and reduction in post-harvest waste and loss;
  • Realize the value of increased production by facilitating increased investment into output markets and supporting market incentives for value addition;
  • Increase investment into enabling infrastructure, both hard and soft infrastructure;
  • Create an enabling agribusiness environment with appropriate policies and regulation;
  • Catalyze capital flows  (especially commercial lending and private investment) to scale agribusinesses;
  • Ensure inclusivity, sustainability and effective nutrition beyond what the market may deliver otherwise; and
  • Coordinate activities to kick start transformation, align activities and investments of different actors, and guide initial activities to the point where private sector actors can be crowded in, the Agriculture Finance and Rural Development Department focuses on delivery of the following Enablers:
    • Increasing investment into enabling infrastructure, both hard and soft infrastructure;
    • Catalysing capital flows (especially commercial lending and private investment) to scale agribusinesses;
    • Coordinating activities to kick start transformation, align activities and investments of different actors, and guide initial activities to the point where private sector actors can be crowded in.
• The core mandate of Agricultural Finance and Rural Development Department is to develop the strategy of the Bank related to agricultural and rural finance and rural development, execute non-sovereign operations for the transformation of value chains, represent the Bank with external stakeholders, provide sector expertise to the regions by gathering experts who can be consulted by operations and closing the financing gap for private sector-led development of agricultural value chains.
• The Department is to mobilize and deploy the required expertise; and, provide support in the design and implementation of agricultural finance and rural development operations for key commodity value chains.
• The Agricultural Finance and Rural Development Department is structured into two Divisions: (i) Agriculture and Rural Finance Division; and (ii) Rural Infrastructure Development Division.

The Agriculture and Rural Finance Division will be responsible for working with private and financial sector to transform value chains, identifying opportunities for long-term investments to address food security and boost economic growth in Africa. The division has the following deliverables:

• Non-sovereign operations targeting private sector companies, investment and impact funds,
• High-quality and innovative debt and equity investments for private and financial sector development for value chain development and transformation
• Practical implementation arrangements with key implementing partners
• Knowledge management of agriculture, rural finance and best practices
• Enabling environment and alliances with key stakeholders
• Monitoring of performance and recommendations for corrective actions.

The Position
The Manager, Agriculture and Rural Finance Division reports to the Director, Agricultural Finance & Rural Development. The main work objectives are focused on development and upgrading of 18 key priority value chains articulated in the Feed Africa Strategy in targeted Agro Ecological Zones:

• Lead support for an enabling environment for private and financial sector development  for de-risking investment and lending to the agricultural value chains and promoting digital financial services;
• Lead strategic partnerships with key private sector clients, financial institutions and commercial banks to finance value chain stakeholders along the 18 key priority agricultural value chains;
• Create and manage a strong portfolio of existing and potential clients, investors along key value chains and achieve sustainable development impact;
• Lead the Division to evaluate, structure, negotiate, and close debt and equity transactions; use strong negotiation skills to develop solutions and overcome impasses in all transactions;
• Lead the mobilization of resources and blended finance initiatives to close the financing gap for private sector-led development of agricultural value chains;
• Lead support and expertise to regional directorates for high-productivity agriculture and value adding Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in rural areas with a specific focus on women and youth agri-enterprises;
• Lead support and expertise to regional directorates for non-sovereign operations with solutions to reach smallholder farmers, productive enterprises (particularly women and youth);
• Monitor and report on the implementation of the financial instruments and their contribution to Feed Africa and action plan.

Duties and Responsibilities
The Manager, Agriculture and Rural Finance Division under the oversight of the Director, Agricultural Finance & Rural Development, is responsible for the following:

Technical Oversight and Strategic Vision:

• Develop and implement an action plan for Agriculture Finance for  assigned periods, with innovative new products to support private sector in Feed Africa value chains and mobilises new sources of financing with solutions for smallholder farmers, agricultural micro small and medium enterprise, women and youth;
• Set objectives, formulate policies, establish priorities, define and monitor the key performance indicators of the Division;
• Provide strategic vision and technical oversight to scale up risk-sharing facilities (comprising loans and guarantees and technical assistance) with the objective of catalyzing private investment and bank lending in the sector (Innovative Financing and Risk Sharing);
• Execute investments in agriculture value chain financing through private sector companies and investment / impact funds (agricultural finance and innovative financing);
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of potential investee companies to initiate new debt and equity investments, follow up on new business opportunities, and liaise extensively with potential clients on the African continent and beyond;
• Solve challenges during negotiations and transaction structuring with potential investee companies as well as due diligence;
• Support existing portfolio investments including strategic and value-add activities with portfolio company management and co-investors;
• Develop and execute dedicated Agricultural Micro Small and Medium Enterprise financing through investment funds and other non-banking financial institutions that offer equity and working capital finance to Small and Medium Enterprises in agricultural value chains (Innovative Financing mechanisms);
• Provide strategic vision and technical oversight to promote agricultural insurance markets, provide technical assistance, and convene partners and governments (agricultural insurance/innovative financing);
• Provide strategic vision and technical oversight to enhancing financial inclusion through outreach of payments, savings and other services through financial digital services;
• Provide strategic vision and technical oversight to mobilize funds to support financing of climate adaptation and mitigation activities (Climate finance/Innovative finance);
• Formulate alliance strategy with investors, including venture capital, private equity firms and strategic investors with a particular focus on public private partnerships (at the country and continent level) to engage stakeholders in alignment of sustainable socio-economic development goals;
• Agree upon portfolio management arrangements for investments and technical assistance for implementation upon consultation with concerned Regional /hubs, country offices;
• Supervise budget preparation and follow its execution, and advise senior management on the budgetary and financial impacts of the division’s operations;
• Review all reports and papers prepared by the staff of the Division and give appropriate guidance;

People Management & Leadership:

• Manage a team of professional level and support staff in providing efficient and high quality services that support the business. Set realistic performance goals and motivate team members to meet them, both for individual staff and for the team as whole;
• Manage team’s staffing and resources competently and responsibly to achieve the Division’s objectives.
• Assess the training needs of staff in the Division, monitor and evaluate their performance, and recommend personnel actions to the Director;
• Be a collaborative member of the department Management Team, contribute and share expertise and input and foster a collegial environment.
• Understand the business needs and build strong relationship management to assist in developing practical and effective solutions;
• Supervise complex project identification, preparation and appraisal for Bank Group financing and verify quality of the projects;

Staff Engagement:

• Lead People: Serve as a role model, leading by example, builds alignment and commitment. Is courageous in challenging others to move the Bank forward;
• Promote collaboration and facilitate teamwork across teams and across organizational units;
• Maintain a high standard of professional integrity, treat individuals fairly and respectively and be sensitive to differences across culture, nationalities and gender.

Corporate Communication:

• Ensure effective communication between the Management and staff of the Bank, the authorities of member countries, officials from other organizations;
• Monitor best practice in the Division and, as appropriate, liaise with counterparts in other organization.

Performs other duties assigned by the Director, Agricultural Finance and Rural Development.

Selection Criteria
Including Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Hold at least a Master’s degree or its equivalent in Finance or closely related disciplines.
• Have a minimum of eight (8) years relevant professional experience in the area of investment banking, consulting or private equity/venture capital, five (5) of which should be in multilateral development institutions; have three (3) years working on the topic in a managerial capacity in an international bilateral/multilateral institution;
• Sound experience with investments in developing markets, venture investing and emerging countries including a satisfactory knowledge of their operational policies and procedures;
• Having private sector experience will be an added advantage.
• Proven leadership in matters relating to negotiating and structuring debt and equity transactions, technical review of reports and consultation with other financiers, among others;
• Knowledge of Africa and the rural development needs, opportunities, development challenges and possible solutions;
• Comprehensively understands projects structures, including project planning, risk management strategy, communication management strategy, lessons learned and handover, and other critical success factors, strategies, policies, procedures and practices of other similar institutions;
• Acute knowledge and understanding of the elements essential for the effective delivery and measurement of development impacts through projects and programs in Africa.
• Ability to identify and create meaningful linkages across sectors to drive development impact at a country and regional level;
• Highly developed negotiation skills proven to yield positive outcomes with senior counterparts, both internal and external;
• Knowledgeable in the execution and structuring of debt and equity investments in the assigned sector projects and programs.
• Networking ability required to build successful relationships and partnerships with a broad range of clients, internal and external, for effective delivery of results.  Prudence and skill in identification of such relationships and partners based on meeting the needs and long-term interests of clients within and outside the institution.
• 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/17/266
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: GS7
Position N°: 50000706 - 50000712

The Complex

• The Vice Presidency for Finance 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 Financial Control Department is responsible for all controllership functions of the African Development Bank Group and has the primary responsibility for analyzing, recording, and reporting the financial consequences of all decisions and transactions of the African Development Bank Group.
• The activities of the Financial Control Department include transactions processing and control, analyses and timely reporting to the Board, management, borrowers and other stakeholders and compliance monitoring activities.
• It also provides decision support, including assistance in the development of performance measurements and participates actively in the development, planning, and implementation of operational and financial strategies and related information systems.
• In addition, the Department is responsible for the formulation of all accounting policies, as well as the preparation of all policies relating to the administration of the Loans and grants of the Bank Group
• The Department is also responsible for managing the relationship with the external auditors of the Bank Group

The Position
Under the overall Supervision of the Division Manager and the day to day supervision of Functional Supervisor the Account Assistant will the following:

• The system of internal control around banks and General Ledger reconciliation is adequate, effective and functioning properly
• Financial reports of the banking activities of the Bank Group are timely and accurate
• Reconciliation and clearance of all suspense and receivable/payable accounts in the general ledger are carried out properly and in a timely manner.

Duties and Responsibilities
The Account Assistant will carry out the following functions:
Bank Reconciliation:

• Investigate and follow up on all outstanding items on bank reconciliation statements with responsible persons and Organization Units.
• Analytically identify old and irrecoverable amounts on bank reconciliation and advise how best to resolve them.
• Ensure accurate and timely reconciliation of banking transactions for all the bank accounts maintained by the Bank Group and Trust Funds.
• Provide monthly summary of bank reconciliations and control weaknesses for review by Management
• Verify the reliability and accuracy of bank balances in the general ledger and trial balance
• In liaison with Treasury department ensure that adequate internal controls are maintained in the opening and closing of new and old bank accounts.
• In liaison with other data entry personnel, improve the internal control environment related to Bank accounts and transactions.

Analysis and Reconciliation of General Ledger Accounts:

• Investigate and ensure reconciliation and clearance of bank related transit suspense / accounts
• Ensure reconciliation of all inter-institution accounts for the Bank Group and bilateral and/or multilateral funds.
• Liaise with other sections in Financial Control department for the clearance of items on inter-institutions accounts. 

Preparation of Analytics and Reports:

• Prepare analytical reports showing trends on degradation of the bank account outstanding items

Other Duties:

• Carry out other duties as may be allocated by the Supervisor or Division Manager.

Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• Hold at least a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Audit, Business Administration, or Banking.
• Have a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience.
• Private sector experience will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrated competencies for accuracy, attention to detail, integrity and update knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards. Team player and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Communication, innovation and creativity, problem-solving and client orientation competencies.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a multicultural team.
• Very good computer skills including proficiency competence in the use of standard software applications (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint, SAP).
• Ability to communicate and write effectively in French or English, preferably with a working knowledge of the other language.

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Reference: ADB/17/143/2
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: PL2
Position N°: 50092453

The Complex

• The Vice Presidency for Finance 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 Syndications and Financial Technical Services department within the Finance complex will:

• Provide centralized syndications to the entire Bank group cutting across both public and private sectors lending activities and across products;
• Establish and coordinate the achievement of bank-wide mobilization targets and Key Performance Indicators;
• Serve as a platform to build institutional capacity for two related activities, namely balance sheet management (risk mitigation on the existing portfolio) and agency functions which are the back office activities needed to support a full service syndication function.

The Position
Under the oversight of the Department’s Director, the Division Manager has the overall responsibility to:

• Establish the African Development Bank as the leading arranger of syndicated development co-financing in Africa;
• Mobilize funding from all external investors - commercial banks, Development Finance Institutions, Export Credit Agencies, Pension Funds, etc. - to leverage the development impact of deployment of the Banks’s risk capital;
• Mobilize resources from the many development partners and other related agencies with whom the African Development Bank has ongoing relationships or with whom otherwise Memorandums of Understanding have been signed;
• Integrate syndication and co-financing into operations, so that the mobilization of external funding becomes the standard business model;
• Support investment officers and task managers in identifying co-financing opportunities and promoting the unit’s products to borrowers / sponsors;
• Assist with the structuring and pricing of proposals by feeding back market intelligence;
• Enable the Bank to manage its existing portfolio of assets through secondary sales/securitizations and any other balance sheet optimization mechanism.

Duties and Responsibilities
The Divisional Manager-Syndications and Co- financing  will:

• Manage the resources of the division to maximize its effectiveness in supporting investment officers and task managers, marketing investors and executing transactions;
• Provide structuring guidance to Investment Officers and actively participate in presenting proposals and mandate letters to clients, emphasizing the benefits of syndication and financing;
• Establish working relationships with the widest possible group of commercial co-financiers;
• Execute A/B-loan co-financings and Development Financial Institutions’ syndications, sharing responsibilities where appropriate with co-arrangers;
• Conduct market soundings, pricing and provide risk appetite feedback to senior management for their consideration;
• Review syndication guidelines and make recommendations for amendments and improvements;
• Develop internal operational processes and procedures for the division; develop training, communication and marketing material and conduct staff and co-financiers information  campaign
• Act as deputy and Officer-In-Charge in the absence of the departmental Director;
• Identify existing assets for potential secondary sale, obtain market feedback on likely cost of sale and, where applicable, seek all necessary approvals;
• Work with, inter alia, Operations (both public and private) / Financial Control / Financial Treasury, Financial Management, Legal and other departments within the Bank to establish capacity to act as agent for all B-loans, Development Financial Institutions’ syndications and other co-financings.

Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Hold at least of a Master's Degree or equivalent in Finance, Economics or Business Administration or related disciplines
• A minimum experience of ten (10) years acquired in a reputable financial institution and at least 5 which should be in a supervisory capacity. A track record of direct responsibility for at least 5 successfully executed syndications deals is required;
• Private sector experience will be an added advantage;
• The ability to propose innovative and creative approaches to activities in order to enhance performance and create added benefits to the Bank and its clients;
• The ability to communicate clearly and concisely and work with others to maximize team effectiveness and develop strong working relationships within and outside of the Organization.
• 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
• Demonstrable knowledge and application of the systems, procedures and culture within the Organization in order to deliver the required results.
• Working knowledge of a range of financing alternatives and financial instruments and ability to conduct a range of financial analysis and understanding of project financing process.
• Strong analytical, quantitative and financial market skills
• Ability to plan strategically in an uncertain environment and achieve desired results timely.
• Good negotiating skills
• Ability to lead, guide, develop, mentor and motivate staff members to achieve optimum performance in their roles.
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French with a good working knowledge of the other language.
• Proficient in the use of standard MS Office software applications, particularly Word, PowerPoint, Excel and SAP.