Latest Recruitment at the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

Reference: ADB/17/402
Location: Africa
Grade: PL4
Position N°: 50093716

The Complex

• The Vice-Presidency for ‘Regional Development, Integration and Business Deliveryʼ 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

• 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 & 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 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 Central region to:
  • Support sector departments and task managers in projects in operations in field 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;
  •  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 (central 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 in the Regional business delivery office (central Africa) 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 related to ensuring the conducive eco-system to foster entrepreneurship, enhance 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 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.
• Conduct the “Jobs for Youth in Africa dialogue” 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 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 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.
• Private sector experience, in leveraging the private sector, designing and developing private sector operations and public-private partnership in the jobs creation agenda will be an advantage.
• 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/17/394
Location: Nigeria
Grade: LP4
Position N°: 50001071

The Complex

• The Bank has reorganized and is developing the Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Complex whose major objective is to build regional capabilities and bring responsibility for client activities closer to the regions. Five Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Hubs have been created, each run by a Director General: Southern Africa, North Africa, West Africa; East Africa, and Central Africa.

The Hiring Department

• The Office Administration and Government Relations Coordinator reports to the Senior Director of the Nigeria Office.
• The Incumbent will fulfil a critical role as coordinator for all administrative and other stakeholder relations and work programmes that provide quality support to the Senior Director in directing and managing the country office effectively, business development and donor coordination in support of the Bank’s activities in the Country. This is focussed on ensuring that the RDNG operations mandate are executed smoothly, seamlessly, cost effective and efficiently.

The Position

• This is a dynamic position that provides direct support to the Senior Director for the oversight of all Bank’s operations in Nigeria, with a focus on making sure that the RDNG operations are executed smoothly, seamlessly, cost effectively and efficiently.
• The incumbent is required to be an experienced administrator with access to a large network of Government and other key stakeholders.
• The job seeks to promote process improvement and quality of results that assure timely delivery within the RDNG. The job is responsible for organizing all of the administrative activities that facilitate the smooth running of the RDNG office. These include making sure that all office equipment is maintained, relevant records are kept up to date and that all administration processes work effectively and comply with all audit standards. It also responsible for coordinating special, high visibility events of the Bank in Nigeria.
• In addition, the job is responsible for the control and facilitation of all activities that are related to Government offices and principal functionaries.
• It supervises and assures that work is executed in a timely manner, and provide the business with specific detailed reports that highlights opportunities, current performance of the office while noting obstacles that may arise and undertaking the management of their resolution.
• It also involves liaison with all tiers of top government functionaries which include but are not limited to Executives and members of the States Assemblies.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the general supervision of the RDNG Senior Director, the Office Administration and Government Relations Coordinator has the following main responsibilities:

Within delegated authority, the Office Administration and Government Relations Coordinator is responsible for the following duties:

• Assist and support the Senior Director to plan, organize, manage and oversee activities pertaining to all staff, budgeting, financials, logistical support and general administration, as applicable;
• Ensure development, preparation, coordination and monitoring of work plans, strategies and programmes for the administrative activities of the RDNG;
• Coordinate and administer the process of securing the required human, financial and logistical resources to support the achievement of work programmes;
• Plan and forecast the personnel, financial and logistical requirements of RDNG and prepare reports on all administrative, logistical and financial matters;
• Provide support to the Senior Director in the exercise of oversight functions with respect to the Administrative, Finance, Control and Budgetary matters;
• Organize and coordinate the office layout and its condition in addition to arranging repairs and maintenance as may be required while maintaining adequate supplies of stationery and equipment;
• Draft guidelines, reports and correspondence on a wide range of operational issues for the Senior Director as required while ensuring that all relevant Bank rules, policies and regulations are fully complied with;
• Draft responses to correspondence received by the Senior Director as may be required on administrative/policy documents;
• Take the lead in the development and implementation of special projects, that include but are not limited to detailed security/evacuation plans and welfare activities
• Liaise as delegated, with Federal, State and Local authorities, Bank stakeholders, and development partners on behalf of the Director;
• Review, as applicable, all audit observations submitted and draft appropriate responses in consultation with the Director;
• Take ownership of all Audit findings and initiate corrective actions, interventions and of ongoing progress reports connected therewith;
• Coordinate, facilitate and administer the recruitment of new staff, including training and detailed induction;
• Represent the RDNG in meetings and events as requested by the Senior Director;
• Take responsibility for and control of all key Government Relations Activities and Assignments in engagements with all relevant Government offices;
• Undertake continuous professional relationship building to enhance cooperation between the Bank and the Government thereby ensuring that a high standard of service levels are maintained to enhance the brand of the bank as well as obtaining accurate and valuable information in support of the Bank’s mandate & Strategic focus in the country;
• Champion the Complex / Regional mandate and purpose by providing direct and indirect operational support that contribute to the Country’s output and mandate in the assigned Country.

Selection Criteria
Including Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Hold at least a Master's degree or its equivalent in Business or Public Administration.
• Have a minimum of six (6) years of relevant experience in operations management.
• High-level skills in communication and negotiation as well as 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 Office.
• Ability to handle stress due to multiple and simultaneous and shifting demands, priorities and deadlines; and to manage a heavy workload.
• Having private sector experience will be an added advantage.
• Leadership.
• Client orientation.
• Team building and relations.
• Stakeholder management.
• People Management.
• Highly quality orientated.
• Reliability.
• Adaptability.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Good knowledge of the Institution.
• Professional communication skills.
• Problem solving.
• Capacity for translating conceptual and strategic analysis into realistic, factual and deliverable programmes and plans.
• Capacity to diagnose and resolve multiple, concurrent problems; and a conceptual and strategic analytical capacity to understand competing requirements of operations and their contribution to results and ultimately impact.
• Demonstrated ability to advise the RDNG Senior Director in planning, programming and executing within strategic directions and with attention to the resource constraints.
• Ability to deploy exceptional Leadership Skills with proven results from past experience.
• Clear understanding of the drivers and barriers to success in complex regulatory, political and cultural environments.
• Ability to develop networks to facilitate transactions with external parties.
• Strong business administrative skills.
• Capacity to motivate a team of colleagues and create, where necessary a best-in-class performing team to deliver impactful development.
• Possession of 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;
• Ability to forge and manage strategic partnerships with local organizations,
• governments and financing institutions.
• People Management Skills that will ensure staff remain truly engaged, operational directions is given, performance management and feedback and employee’s been given development opportunities within the operations.
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French preferably with a good working knowledge of the other language.
• Competence in the use of standard MS office applications (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint).

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Reference: ADB/17/343
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: EL4
Position N°: 50092350

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

• The Office of the President assists the President in planning, supervising and managing the business of the Bank Group. The Office of the President monitors, coordinates and supervises the implementation of various Bank programs including administrative issues relating to Directors reporting to the Office of the President;
• Prepares and organizes the President’s missions and represents the Bank, in line with the President’s instructions, at international conferences and meetings and on working missions to member countries;
• Prepares and organizes meetings with Bank’s Senior Management, and facilitates follow-up on the decisions of these meetings; reviews, evaluates and gives advice on communication and interaction between the Presidency and the various organs of the Bank;
• Ensures the effective and timely implementation of Board and Management decisions; provides effective administrative and logistic support to facilitate implementation of the President’s programs; and prepares, monitors and submits summaries of audit reports to the President and follows up on the implementation of the recommendations of the reports.
• The Office of the President is responsible for providing support and assisting the President in planning, supervising and managing the business of the Bank Group.

The Position

• The Africa Investment Forum is a meeting place between international investors interested in Africa, African investors, both institutional and corporates with concrete investment objectives, Development Financial Institutions and selected government leaders to work out ways to boost private sector investments in Africa.
• The Africa Investment Forum showcases bankable private and Public-private Partnership projects, attracts financing, provides platforms for investing across multiple countries and will enable serious discussions around advancing specific projects and transactions.
• It also serves as a unique forum for international business and social impact investors looking to transact and deploy funds in Africa and act as an avenue for connecting investors with both private sector and public-private partnership projects throughout the continent.
• The Africa Investment Forum is a place to yearly take stock of ongoing efforts and to make new commitments and deals as well as to raise awareness about the investment opportunities in Africa and track the implementation of commitments to ensure transactions reach financial close.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision and guidance of the President, the Senior Director, Africa Investment Forum will:

• Drive and support the inception and rollout of the Africa Investment Forums.
• Direct a small direct-report team with core responsibility for attracting investments through the Africa Investment Forum.
• Work with all complexes and teams across the Bank to nurture and actualize their plans to attract investment and project funding as needed, and develop a robust project pipeline across all sectors.
• Work with partner organizations such as development banks and bilateral aid agencies to develop a joint platform to developing a robust project pipeline across all their sectors and attracting investments in Africa.
• Develop the Africa Investment Forum’ investment Tracker and related key analysis on investment flows in Africa in collaboration with the private sector investment departments.
• Develop cross-house and inter-organizational processes for the identification and preparation of a robust pipeline of bankable projects and investment opportunities around the year to feed into the Africa Investment Forum.
• Build an unparalleled database on private investment plans and flows in Africa, with a particular focus on the Africa Investment Forum Deal Tracker, and to then use that information to foster positive change.
• Identify a list of investment opportunities in Africa focused on private and Public-Private Partnership projects.
• Internally, collaborate with all Complexes (Sectors, Regional, Services) and with teams across the Bank as needed to develop the pipeline and relationships needed to make the first full Africa Investment Forum 2018 a success, and continue to do so annually thereafter. In addition, support a number of build-up investment fora on specific sectors (i.e. agriculture, energy) in the run up to the first event.
• Externally, coordinate with key partners in the development space including development banks, bilateral aid donors, and other Africa investment fora to strengthen collaborative efforts rather than duplication to enhance the pipeline of projects and better target investment.

Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Hold at least a Master's degree or equivalent in Management Science, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, International Development, or related discipline.
• Have a minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience at increasingly senior levels in the knowledge sector, financial and multi-lateral Financial Institutions, with proven experience in developing countries and in structuring and developing private and Public-Private Partnership projects, whose five (5) at a management level.
• Experience in private sector business environment and/or financial sector as well as an in interacting with institutional investors is an added advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to lead relevant, meaningful dialogue with proven experience in providing high quality strategic and policy advice at high levels to national governments/private sector entities on financial sector issues.
• Strategic mind-set; strong capacity to analyse actions from the perspectives of stakeholders and translate strategic thinking into compelling plans of action and to take prudent business risks to make effective, timely, and well-thought decisions.
• Evidence of ability to build and lead motivated and committed teams across functional boundaries, and utilize talent and expertise of team members in a productive way.
• Demonstrated ability to present and win support for ideas; a good listener; and cultural sensitivity, commitment to diversity and capacity to initiate and manage innovations and change.
• Resource mobilization and Partnerships strengthening.
• Good knowledge of financing instruments and options.
• Strong convening power and techniques.
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French, preferably with a working knowledge of the other.
• Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office Suite applications; knowledge of SAP is an added advantage

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Reference: ADB/17/325/2
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: PL4
Position N°: 50068481

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 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;
  • A Board Affairs and Proceedings Division;
  • A Protocol, Privileges and Immunities Division; and
  • A Conferences and Meetings Division.

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 Operations and Development Effectiveness (CODE), 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, 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 Committee on Operations and Development Effectiveness (CODE) by enhancing the decision-making process;
• Assist the Committee on Operations and Development Effectiveness (CODE) Chair to prepare and conduct Committee meetings and advise on any relevant matters;
• Prepare background papers, analyses and recommendations to be used by the Committee Chairperson and members;
• Coordinate the activities of the Committee on Operations and Development Effectiveness (CODE) and manage the relationship between Senior Management and members;
• Cover Committee meetings, analyse and determine the thrust of discussions/deliberations and then synthesize, and prepare a succinct summary of the main decisions and conclusions reached;
• Contribute to strengthening the effectiveness of the Committee on Operations and Development Effectiveness (CODE) through research and submission of documents on issues under consideration;
• Populate the Board Dashboard and follow up on Committee 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; and
• 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 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, effective problem solving demonstrated and attention to detail.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills demonstrated by the ability to 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.
• Proficient in the use of standard MS Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) , practical knowledge of SAP systems will be an advantage.