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  • Posted: Dec 8, 2017
    Deadline: Dec 21, 2017
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    The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is a multilateral development finance institution established to contribute to the economic development and social progress of African countries. The AfDB was founded in 1964 and comprises three entities: The African Development Bank, the African Development Fund and the Nigeria Trust Fund. The AfDB’s missi...
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    Chief Financial Analyst

    Reference: ADB/17/506
    Location: Côte d’Ivoire
    Grade: PL 3
    Position N°: 50078375

    The Complex

    • The Vice Presidency for ‘Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery ‘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 Water Development and Sanitation Department within the complex for Agriculture, Human & Social Development, is responsible for the coordination of the Bank’s Water Development and Sanitation-related activities to enhance synergies and to contribute to achievement of high 5s (Feed Africa, Industrialize Africa, water-related Power and Light Africa, Integrate Africa, Improve the Quality of Life).
    • The Department leads the Bank support to Africa’s economic transformation through the identification and promotion of sustainable and integrated solutions across the water value chain and for sanitation.
    • 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 doing so, 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 Chief Financial Analyst will take an active part in the development of projects and programs primarily in the water and sanitation sector that will be considered for financing by the Bank Group.
    • Carry out financial and economic analysis as part of the preparation and appraisal of potential projects and programs;
    • Developing financing arrangements, identifying appropriate instruments and financing modalities for potential projects and programs.
    • The incumbent also take part in other key activities, such as contribution to Country Strategy Papers and building the pipeline of projects.

    Duties and Responsibilities
    Under the guidance of the Division Manager RDGW.2, and working in close collaboration with Task Managers and Project Coordinators The Chief Financial Analyst is responsible for execution of the following activities with the associated deliveries:

    • Lead and participate in Bank missions to collect, examine and analyse economic and technical information/data needed to prepare and appraise potential projects and programmes in the sector;
    • Supervise or document the contributions of the Division in the preparation of Country Strategy Papers and generate a pipeline of agriculture projects and programmes;
    • Supervise and carry out active and effective project portfolio management and administration of loans and grants, plan the monitoring of approved projects to ensure their implementation in accordance with agreed objectives;
    • Ensure assistance to borrowers in understanding and implementing Bank Group policies and procedures as well as issues related to the implementation of project programmes and resource use;
    • Promote regional integration and donor coordination in order to avoid duplication of efforts and promote complementarity in interventions in Agriculture and rural development based on comparative advantages of different partners ;
    • Participate in the development of the Bank’s intervention strategy in the Agriculture sector in the countries in the West region in the preparation and /or updating of Country Strategy Papers (CSP);
    • Coordinate the analysis compilation of the sector as regards in the institutional aspects, performance, past and current investments and the constraints that hinder the sector’s sustainable development, policies and development strategies, project and programmes and their implementation;
    • Coordinate the preparation of the internal reports and documents of the Department or other departments/units of the Bank; or  provide expert advice and help working groups to improve the quality of Bank reports in-house and outside the Division;
    • Represent  the Bank in regional and international meetings on Agriculture financing ;
    • Provide guidance to the Division's junior and senior financial analysts in relation to the Bank's policy and procedures in general and on the methodology of financial analysis of projects in particular;
    • Make recommendations to the Division Manager for the use of uncommitted balances on loans/grants and/or cancellation of outstanding balances, extension of last disbursement dates, with a view to achieving project objectives based on ratio analysis and financial performance.
    • Performs other duties assigned by immediate supervisor.

    Selection Criteria
    Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

    • At least a Master’s degree equivalent in Finance/ Banking, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting or related fields.
    • A minimum of seven (7) years of relevant experience, with particular expertise in designing and supporting projects implementation in international financial Institutions.
    • Experience in supporting private sector operations would be an added advantage.
    • Proven ability to implement country or sector level Water Development and Sanitation analytical and capacity building initiatives;
    • An understanding of cross-cutting issues beyond Water Development and Sanitation (e.g. procurement, governance, donors’ practices) at sector/country level;
    • Good knowledge of strategy to deliver transformative projects that will significantly reduce poverty;
    • Good knowledge of key aid effectiveness issues especially harmonization of donors’ practices and alignment to borrowers systems.
    • Strong client relations and partnership, including with the relevant stakeholders (regional and international level) on operational matters and policy dialogue on agriculture financing;
    • Proven leadership and good interpersonal skills.
    • Ability to lead project.
    • Ability to share experiences and support the division in its activities especially in financial and economic aspects.
    • Ability to 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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    Agronomist

    Reference: ADB/17/505
    Location: Mali
    Grade: PL5
    Position N°: 50069311

    The Complex

    • The Vice Presidency for ‘Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery ‘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 & 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 Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department provides support for the delivery of Feed Africa: Strategy for Agricultural Transformation in Africa, 2016-2025.
    • The strategy aims to end hunger and rural poverty in the next decade through self-sufficiency in 18 priority commodity value chains specific to the continent’s agro-ecological zones. Realizing the objectives set forth in the strategy requires increased productivity; value addition; investment in infrastructure; an enabling agribusiness environment; capital flows; and inclusivity, sustainability, and effective nutrition.
    • The Department leads the effort to transform agricultural systems for greater competitiveness, inclusivity and sustainability, and for enhanced job creation and poverty reduction.

    The Position

    • The Agronomist will provide technical support to the Bank Group’s operational activities in the field of agriculture and rural development, technical studies and institutional mechanisms for agricultural projects/ programs proposed for Bank financing, as well as the feasibility study of their current and future impact and benefits.

    Duties and Responsibilities
    Under the guidance of the Division Manager RDGW.2, in liaison with the Mali Country Manager, the Agronomist is responsible for execution of the following activities with the associated deliveries:

    • Contribute to the preparation and evaluation of development strategies and policies the rural sector;
    • Contribute to the improvement of quality at entry of projects and programs of the rural sector through participation in identification, preparation and evaluation missions of projects / programs in the rural sector; studies carried out by the Bank in these sectors and contribute to the drafting and review of reports;
    • Monitor portfolio implementation of Bank projects in Mali and the region in the rural sector;
    • Provide expertise in reviewing bid evaluation reports and conduct evaluation of technical and financial proposals for contracts related to project implementation;
    • Advise and assist the project implementation units in the knowledge and control of the  Bank Group's Rules and Procedures for procurement of goods, works and services, the implementation of loans and compliance with other general conditions such as audits of project accounts, quarterly progress reports and others;
    • Plan and carry out project oversight by preparing mission programs in collaboration with the Government and organizing visits to project sites;
    • Participate in supervisions, mid-term reviews, project completions and portfolio review missions;
    • Follow up on the recommendations related to the supervisions, mid-term reviews, portfolio reviews, audit and completion reports with due attention to project monitoring and evaluation;
    • Contribute to the identification of co-financing with other partners by strengthening coordination with partners and dialogue with the Government;
    • Represent the Bank in seminars, conferences and workshops dealing with
    • sectors of agriculture, livestock, fisheries, forestry and the environment;
    • Participate in activities, meetings and working sessions related to aid coordination, dialogue and sector-wide approach in order to better advise and guide country director, sector director and Bank management;
    • Ensure dialogue with the government in the rural sector and provide advice to the government in its cooperation with the Bank in the rural area.
    • Perform others duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.

    Selection Criteria
    Including Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience

    • At least a Diploma in Agronomic Engineering or a Master's in Rural Development (Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries) or equivalent, an Agricultural Engineer (or related discipline), with a specialization in Agricultural Economics or Agro Economics.
    • A Diploma or qualification in Project Management is an added advantage.
    • A minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience in the technical analysis of projects of preference in the field of project preparation, evaluation, management and / or supervision.
    • Good analytical skills in the Bank's rural development projects.
    • Knowledge of Mali's development policies and strategies in general and in the rural sector in particular.
    • Proven ability to implement country or sector level agriculture analytical and capacity building initiatives;
    • An understanding of cross-cutting issues beyond agriculture and social development (e.g. procurement, governance, donors’ practices) at sector/country level;
    • Good networking skills and judgment which are required in the management of professional relationship with external partners working in Africa.
    • Client Orientation to understand, and when appropriate, anticipate client needs, to ensure the clients receive the best possible service from the Bank.
    • Ability to 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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    Chief Agriculture Policy Economist

    Reference: ADB/17/504
    Location: Côte d’Ivoire
    Grade: PL3
    Position N°: 50078433

    The Hiring Department

    • The Agriculture, Human and Social Development Complex leads in implementing two of the five goals, namely “Feed Africa” and “Improve the Quality of Life for Africans”.
    • The complex comprises four departments:
      • Agriculture and Agro-Industry Development;
      • Agriculture Finance and Rural Development;
      • Gender, Women and Civil Society; and
      • Water, Human and Social Development.
    • The Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department provides support for the delivery of Feed Africa: Strategy for Agricultural Transformation in Africa, 2016-2025.
    • The strategy aims to end hunger and rural poverty in the next decade through self-sufficiency in 15 priority commodity value chains specific to the continent’s agro-ecological zones.
    • Realizing the objectives set forth in the strategy requires increased productivity; value addition; investment in infrastructure; an enabling agribusiness environment; capital flows; and inclusivity, sustainability and effective nutrition.
    • The Department leads the effort to transform African agricultural systems for greater competitiveness, inclusivity and sustainability, and for enhanced job creation and poverty reduction.

    The Position

    • The Chief Agricultural Policy Economist provides strategic technical leadership in policy analysis and development to facilitate an enabling environment for the successful implementation of the Feed Africa strategy.
    • Policy areas may include:
      • Smart input subsidies,
      • Incentives for local production and processing,
      • Financial sector deepening, and
      • Regional integration and trade.

    Duties and Responsibilities
    Under the general supervision of the Director, AHAI and working in close collaboration with the Division Managers and Task Managers, the Chief Agricultural Policy Economist will perform the following:

    • Contribute to a transformative and enabling institutional, policy and legal environment for the creation of sustainable businesses and employment in agriculture, well-aligned with national and regional plans and strategies in agriculture transformation;
    • Develop the Bank’s existing skill set in policy analysis to ensure that it can advise RMCs, RECs and other bodies on key levers within the overall policy matrix critical to driving agricultural transformation;
    • Strengthen the Bank’s capacity on policy development, implementation, and evaluation surrounding the promotion of Feed Africa’s 18 priority value chains;
    • Work with RMCs and the private sector to broaden their awareness on policy issues that affect business and farm production;
    • Support RMC policy reforms to enable technology transfer along the agriculture value chain;
    • Provide policy support to ensure Feed Africa’s 18 value chains are inclusive of gender concerns and youth participation;
    • Participates in complex project cycle activities;
    • Facilitate training for task managers on agricultural policy aspects of agricultural project development;
    • Participate in preparing country strategy papers and operational policies for complex and niche projects,;
    • Provide technical situational analysis and overview of the major constraints in the agricultural sectors including information on how these constraints affect youth and women;
    • Conduct analysis and produce high-level analytical reports on policy frameworks to assist stakeholders in decision-making; and
    • Help identify windows of opportunity for ensuring food security and nutrition objectives are met.

    Selection Criteria
    Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

    • Hold at least a Master's degree (or equivalent) in Social Policy, Public Policy, Political Sciences, Agricultural Economics, Development Economics; or related fields.
    • At least seven (7) years of relevant experience five (05) of which should be in multilateral development institutions developing and implementing agriculture policy.
    • Sufficient Knowledge of the Research and Development field and its relation to agricultural and rural development
    • Experience in policy analysis in the field of agriculture, food security, and/or nutrition
    • Experience working in Africa is advantageous
    • Publications in agriculture a plus
    • Experience in private sector is advantageous
    • Excellent capacity to carry out policy and political economy analysis in the field of agriculture
    • Sound understanding of value chain structure and dynamics
    • Sound capacity to carry out socio-economic analysis and impact assessment, particularly in relation to food security and nutrition
    • Knowledge of the regulatory framework related to small and medium enterprises, business finance, and agricultural development
    • Demonstrated capacity to produce high-level analytical reports and policy briefs
    • Good knowledge of Bank processes and procedures is a plus;
    • Commitment 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;
    • Problem solving capacity under time constraints;
    • Ability to work and integrate multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional dimension in his/her inputs;
    • Ability to facilitate / moderate technical debates and synthesize their outcome;
    • Client Orientation
    • Team working and relationships
    • Ability to communicate and write effectively in French or English languages, preferably with a 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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    Senior Account Clerk - Cash Management and Bank Relationships

    Reference: ADB/17/509
    Location: Côte d’Ivoire
    Grade: GS6
    Position N°: 50000914

    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 Treasury department is responsible for raising funds from capital markets, managing and investing the Bank Group’s liquidity and shareholders’ funds, processing and settlement of all financial transactions and managing the institution’s banking relationships.
    • Under the supervision of the Manager Treasury Operations Division (FITR.2) and the Treasury Officer head of Cash Management and Banking Relationships (CMBR) section, the Senior Treasury Clerk monitors, identifies and maintains entries in the cash books.

    The Position
    The objective of the position of  Senior Treasury Clerk are as follows:

    • Identify the source of all credits received in the accounts, conduct reconciliation of assigned current accounts and maintain the Bank Group’s cash book for assigned accounts.
    • Ensure that surplus funds are invested, balances are maintained at a minimum, monitor correspondent banks operations and process the opening of current and special accounts and identify accounts that are dormant and make recommendations for their closure.

    Duties and Responsibilities
    Process the opening of current accounts upon the approval of Treasurer:

    • Request via swift message, for terms and conditions for the operation of the account from corresponded bank, analyze and rank terms and conditions received based on which bank is selected. Advise FIFC when account is opened;
    • Process the closure of accounts upon the approval of the Treasurer. Follow up with correspondent bank until account is closed and advise FIFC. Update master list of Bank Group accounts and list of correspondent banks.
    • Identify accounts that are dormant and make recommendations to supervisor on the closure of the accounts.

    Manage and reconcile Bank Accounts:

    • Review and process daily swift messages received in respect of financial transactions executed on the 220 accounts in multiple currencies maintained by the Bank Group.
    • Down load and review settings for the file containing swift bank statements and upon completion of the review, upload the file into SAP for automatic generation of general ledger entries.
    • Monitor general ledger entries to ensure the entries posted on daily basis impact tile right accounts. Give special attention to charges and interest debited from the accounts.

    Monitor all movements in the Bank Group accounts daily by:

    • Verifying the accuracy of each outgoing transaction to ensure accuracy of account number, amount, value date and details of the payment and identify and classify transactions by their types; e.g. maturing investments, loan repayments, encashment of notes, management fees, swap transactions, subscriptions, income on current account, foreign exchange, call/sweep/FB/repo transactions, salaries and admin expenses etc.
    • Imputing all transaction details for entries posted from tile Bank statement into SAP, generate accounting entries in SAP to clear loan repayments, returned disbursements and call investments operations on the current accounts.
    • Input, manually in SAP statements received from banks that are not on SWIFT.
    • Prepare monthly GL balances report and verify the accuracy of the bank statement balances based on this report.

    Prepare Swift messages to correspondent banks to:

    • Transfer funds from one account to another as the need arises.
    • Investigate unidentified or unexecuted transactions and update investigations log.
    • Follow up on the opening and closing of accounts as the need arises.

    Monitor the Summit Cash flow for the Bank Group portfolios:

    • Prepare working tables to FITR.3 Division for funds to be invested or to be re-called for disbursements, debt services, management fees, salaries and other administrative expenses and to FITR.3 FX desk for funds to be sold/purchased and advise FFCO and FITR. 1 and other relevant divisions on unidentified transactions.
    • Ensure adequacy of funds to cover expected outflows and ensure  excess funds are invested timely.
    • Process cash management transactions in Summit (deal payments) and generate corresponding Swift payment instructions.
    • Sort out, classify and file 50 plus bank accounts statements, confirmations and advises received by mail and facsimile from correspondent banks.
    • Prepare monthly activity report of all transactions processed in the section.
    • Provide information on queries concerning current account and payment transactions to FIFC and other divisions of FITR and the Bank.
    • Send Swift copies of credit advices by e-mail to departments and divisions concerned upon receipt of funds in respect of tier portfolios
    • Reconcile all payments made with the Bank’s corporate card during missions with FFCO.
    • Provide bank details to staff for reimbursement of loans, mission advances or others. Monitor the inflow of these funds to ensure that necessary accounting entries are posted upon receipt.
    • Maintain and update the Master list of all accounts held by the Bank Group including details of bank name, address, account number, GL number, and contact person. Ensure that this list is updated whenever accounts are closed or opened.
    • Prepare yearly report of opened and closed accounts for use by FTRY management, FIFC and External Auditors.
    • Assist FIFC with the identification and reconciliation of unidentified transactions.

    Selection Criteria
    Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

    • Have at least a Bachelor degree or equivalent in Finance, Business Administration, Banking or related field
    • Have a minimum of four (4) years relevant professional experience. Strong analytical skills and an eye for detail
    • Private Sector Experience is an added advantage.
    • Demonstrable understanding of a range of banking financial products and procedures.
    • High level skills in documentation.
    • Practical understanding and application of Financial and Accounting principles
    • Client orientation: Ability to 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.
    • Team work and relationship: Ability to work with others to maximize the effectiveness of the team as a whole, sharing the knowledge and workload. Develops strong working relationships with colleagues and contributes to creation of a positive team environment
    • Problem solving: Ability to apply business knowledge to the resolution of problems and identify solutions to the benefit of the client (internal and external) and the organization.
    • Good written and verbal communication in English or French and preferably, a working knowledge of the other language.
    • Microsoft Office (word, excel, PowerPoint etc.).  Knowledge of SAP/FI or other ERP, Cards management, SWIFT, GTMATCH or other IT reconciliation tool are an added advantage.

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    Chief Agriculture Policy Economist


    Reference: ADB/17/504
    Location: Côte d’Ivoire
    Grade: PL3
    Position N°: 50078433

    The Hiring Department

    • The Agriculture, Human and Social Development Complex leads in implementing two of the five goals, namely “Feed Africa” and “Improve the Quality of Life for Africans”.
    • The complex comprises four departments:
      • Agriculture and Agro-Industry Development;
      • Agriculture Finance and Rural Development;
      • Gender, Women and Civil Society; and
      • Water, Human and Social Development.
    • The Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department provides support for the delivery of Feed Africa: Strategy for Agricultural Transformation in Africa, 2016-2025.
    • The strategy aims to end hunger and rural poverty in the next decade through self-sufficiency in 15 priority commodity value chains specific to the continent’s agro-ecological zones.
    • Realizing the objectives set forth in the strategy requires increased productivity; value addition; investment in infrastructure; an enabling agribusiness environment; capital flows; and inclusivity, sustainability and effective nutrition.
    • The Department leads the effort to transform African agricultural systems for greater competitiveness, inclusivity and sustainability, and for enhanced job creation and poverty reduction.

    The Position

    • The Chief Agricultural Policy Economist provides strategic technical leadership in policy analysis and development to facilitate an enabling environment for the successful implementation of the Feed Africa strategy.
    • Policy areas may include:
      • Smart input subsidies,
      • Incentives for local production and processing,
      • Financial sector deepening, and
      • Regional integration and trade.

    Duties and Responsibilities
    Under the general supervision of the Director, AHAI and working in close collaboration with the Division Managers and Task Managers, the Chief Agricultural Policy Economist will perform the following:

    • Contribute to a transformative and enabling institutional, policy and legal environment for the creation of sustainable businesses and employment in agriculture, well-aligned with national and regional plans and strategies in agriculture transformation;
    • Develop the Bank’s existing skill set in policy analysis to ensure that it can advise RMCs, RECs and other bodies on key levers within the overall policy matrix critical to driving agricultural transformation;
    • Strengthen the Bank’s capacity on policy development, implementation, and evaluation surrounding the promotion of  Feed Africa’s 18 priority value chains;
    • Work with RMCs and the private sector to broaden their awareness on policy issues that affect business and farm production;
    • Support RMC policy reforms to enable technology transfer along the agriculture value chain;
    • Provide policy support to ensure Feed Africa’s 18 value chains are inclusive of gender concerns and youth participation;
    • Participates in complex project cycle activities;
    • Facilitate training for task managers on agricultural policy aspects of agricultural project development;
    • Participate in preparing country strategy papers and operational policies for complex and niche projects,;
    • Provide technical situational analysis and overview of the major constraints in the agricultural sectors including information on how these constraints affect youth and women;
    • Conduct analysis and produce high-level analytical reports on policy frameworks to assist stakeholders in decision-making; and
    • Help identify windows of opportunity for ensuring food security and nutrition objectives are met.

    Selection Criteria
    Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

    • Hold at least a Master's degree (or equivalent) in Social Policy, Public Policy, Political Sciences, Agricultural Economics, Development Economics; or related fields.
    • At least seven (7) years of relevant experience five (05) of which should be in multilateral development institutions developing and implementing agriculture policy.
    • Sufficient Knowledge of the Research and Development field and its relation to agricultural and rural development
    • Experience in policy analysis in the field of agriculture, food security, and/or nutrition
    • Experience working in Africa is advantageous
    • Publications in agriculture a plus
    • Experience in private sector is advantageous
    • Excellent capacity to carry out policy and political economy analysis in the field of agriculture
    • Sound understanding of value chain structure and dynamics
    • Sound capacity to carry out socio-economic analysis and impact assessment, particularly in relation to food security and nutrition
    • Knowledge of the regulatory framework related to small and medium enterprises, business finance, and agricultural development
    • Demonstrated capacity to produce high-level analytical reports and policy briefs
    • Good knowledge of Bank processes and procedures is a plus;
    • Commitment 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;
    • Problem solving capacity under time constraints;
    • Ability to work and integrate multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional dimension in his/her inputs;
    • Ability to facilitate / moderate technical debates and synthesize their outcome;
    • Client Orientation
    • Team working and relationships
    • Ability to communicate and write effectively in French or English languages, preferably with a 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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