Job Opportunities at The African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

Reference: ADB/17/446
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: PL3
Position N°: 50093743

The Complex

• The Vice-Presidency for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization is central to the Bank’s mission of developing the private sector, improving infrastructure and accelerating industrialization.
• The complex main functions are to (i) strengthen the enabling environment for private sector [and financial sector] development conducive to inclusive growth and sustainable development, (ii) support the development of reliable and sustainable infrastructure, including cities and urban development, and (iii) place renewed emphasis on industrial and trade performance in support of structural transformation across Africa.
• The Complex leverages knowledge, co-financing, and partnerships to attract private capital and work with governments on delivering the Bank’s development agenda.

The Hiring Department

• The role of the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department is to foster advancement of infrastructure and cities in Africa by detailed development of appropriate interventions which the Bank might finance on a regional, national or a continent-wide basis.
• The Officer is responsible for ports and maritime transport aspects of the transport and logistics sector in support of the Bank's development strategies.

The Position

• The overall purpose of this job is to act as the Bank's principal expert on Ports and Logistics with particular emphasis on policy, project development, public- private partnerships (PPP), financing and regulation.
• The job holder will strengthen and maintain the Bank's understanding of the ports and logistics sector and its role in the development of the continent.
• The incumbent will advise on policy, institutional and regulatory reforms, and future investments in the sector by the Bank and its regional member countries as well as lead the identification, preparation, appraisal, and implementation supervision of ports and logistics projects and programs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Under the general supervision of the  Division Manager, Transport and Logistics, the Chief ports and maritime transport Officer will:

Ports infrastructure and logistics policy, strategy, business plan:

• Devise, maintain and revise the ports infrastructure and logistics development business plan of the Bank in consultation with internal stakeholders and taking account of long-term trends in transport and logistics and the development of the continent.
• Ensure the appropriate implementation of the business plan through communication and advise to all relevant stakeholders in the Bank, particularly operations functions, and define a monitoring framework. 
• Identify and develop any necessary policies to underpin the business plan.
• Consult as necessary with external partners and Regional and non-Regional Members Countries on the form and efficacy of the business plan. 

Ports infrastructure and Logistics Knowledge:

• Manage a team to develop and maintain the Bank's expertise on ports, maritime transport, and logistics to support the development goals of the Bank and the continent.
• Devise the Bank's contribution to key ports infrastructure and logistics development themes and represent the Bank at global, regional and national conferences and workshops on maritime transport and logistics.
• Coordinate and work alongside key partners, such as other Multilateral Development Banks and the World Economic Forum to design ports infrastructure and logistics programs and solutions for the economic and social development of Africa.
• Publish major studies and reports on ports, maritime transport and logistics, taking into account the comparative advantage that the Bank can bring to bear to any specific subject or theme. Convene associated workshops and learning events to disseminate best practices across Africa.
• Develop and maintain, in collaboration with partners, a detailed database of statistics, publications, and economic models relating to ports and logistics, and the state of maritime transport and services in Africa;
• Identify appropriate maritime transport and logistics training for internal and external stakeholders.

Ports and Logistics Projects and Programs:

• Act as a focal point for advice to Regional Member Countries on ports infrastructure and logistics issues and lead policy dialogue with governments in advancing policy, regulatory and institutional reforms in the ports sector.
• Lead the development of technical assistance programs to provide cutting edge advice on ports infrastructure development, private sector participation, ports restructuring, concessions or privatization and foster public and private partnerships.
• Lead the origination and financial structuring of ports and logistics projects in regional member countries in collaboration and with the support of operations staff based in the regions and ensuring the optimum use of all the Bank's financing instruments.
• Advise and support operational staff based in the regions on ports and logistics projects implementation and ensure appropriate coordination of actions in supporting clients during the project procurement, execution and monitoring phase.

Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Hold at least a Master's degree or its equivalent in Civil Engineering, Transport Engineering, Ports and Maritime Engineering, Transport Planning, Transport Economics, Transport Logistics, or related discipline.
• Have a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in ports infrastructure development and logistics in the public or private sector with proven experience in at least two key aspects including planning, design, operation, financing, regulation.
• Dual qualification in Transportation Engineering and Business/Finance will be an added advantage.
• Public and/or private sector experience involving PPPs for ports development, concessions, or privatization. Experience in private sector experience will be an added advantage.
• Thorough knowledge of Ports infrastructure, logistics and ports operations, Institutions and regulations.
• Foundational knowledge of ports and logistics business models with ability to apply/recommend operationally relevant solutions and lessons for clients.
• Knowledge and experience in development and understanding of policy making process; project and program design, execution, monitoring and evaluation.
• Policy dialogue skills – Ability to identify and assess critical policy issues and actively dialogue with governments and/or other stakeholders to develop solutions.
• Ability to make sense of complexity, interpret a wide range of information and make smart decisions.
• Effective consultation and advisory skills coupled with a client orientation to ensure relevancy.
• Create, apply and share knowledge across the Bank to strengthen solutions for internal and/or   external clients.
• 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 Suite applications; knowledge of SAP is an added advantage.

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Reference: ADB/18/140
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: EL4
Position N°: 50092471

The Complex

• The Vice-President, Human Resources and Corporate Services will lead the effort to digitalize and transform the Bank into a knowledge-driven workforce, promote human resources policies that enhance talent, drive a performance-driven culture, and ensure the competitiveness of the Bank as the employer of choice.
• Under the direction of the President, s/he will drive a new corporate culture that rewards creativity and innovation and attracts and retains a world class workforce into the Bank.

The Hiring Department

• The Human Resources Department is responsible for attracting; developing, motivating, retaining and implementing professional, effective and efficient Human Resources service to the Bank’s various organizational units. Operating in a business partnering environment, the Director, Human Resources, supports key business initiatives to recruit and develop talented professionals, grow performance capability, provide best practices in talent management and contribute to higher levels of employee engagement. These ensure the building of organizational capabilities for delivering the Bank’s Strategic Business Agenda.
• In order to create a truly transformed HR work-way, the Human Resources department is structured around a triangular Model: Business Partners for strategy, client contracting and HR solutions delivery; Center of Expertise/Subject-matter-experts for internal consulting, thought leadership, design, talent/staff development, training and best practice benchmarking; HR Shared Services for transactional excellence and employees outreach. This new HR Model delivers a leading-class employee life-cycle experience.

The Position

• Reporting to, and partnering with, the Vice-President, Corporate Services and supporting Senior Management, the Director will lead a professional HR team to maintain and drive change throughout the Bank, while leading the delivery of  the Bank’s People Strategy.  As a key member of the leadership team, the Director, Human Resources will work in a varied generalist role to develop and lead the HR functions across the Bank, ensuring that HR aligns with the Bank’s strategic business objectives. The Human Resources Director will oversee the management of 3 divisions; (i) HR Business Partnership (ii) HR shared services, (iii) HR Center of Expertise.
• The purpose/objective/ of the Human Resources Director is to address all issues/areas related to organizational development, talent sourcing and development, human resources planning, compensation and benefits programs including staff engagement and management effectiveness. All this aims at Client Satisfaction through the HR Business Partnerships and Shared services. The job ensures that the Bank’s transformation into an enhanced strategic people focused organization delivering excellent service is achieved.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Formulate and recommend human resources policies and programmes in line with the Bank’s strategies and priorities, in the different aspects of Human Resources Management, including institutional capacity building; career development; staff mobility; performance management, compensation and benefits management, and employee health and well-being.
• Plan, organise, direct and coordinate the Human Resources Department's work plan and related resource planning and utilisation; assign projects and programmatic responsibilities; review and evaluate work methods and procedures; engage staff to prevent and/or identify and resolve problems.
• Provide leadership and direction to management in the implementation of institutional and HR reforms by establishing appropriate linkages to the operational strategy of the Bank.
• Advise senior management on the vision and strategic framework for the management of its human resources and the supporting policies and practices in order to make the most effective use of Bank staff;
• Drive change management programmes and effective culture changes that are required to ensure the success of the organisation.
• Design and deliver an HR strategy that is aligned with the Bank’s vision, mission, strategic objectives, as well as operations;
• Provide leadership in the development of Bank Group’s human resources policies, rules, regulations, norms and standards; ensuring their successful dissemination across the Bank and alignment to international practice and legal requirements.
• Manage and supervise HR Managers, supporting them to achieve strategic and operational targets.
• Promote a focused and team based culture, to ensure consistent service across the department.
• Plan, organize, direct and supervise human resources planning, recruitment, placement, performance management, career development, compensation and benefits, and health and well-being of Bank employees, and determine the appropriate organizational structure of the department.
• Ensure that appropriate systems for performance management and development, communications, quality measures, monitoring and review are in place to support organizational change, culture and values.

Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• At least a Master’s degree or its equivalent in Human Resources Management, Organizational Development, MBA or  related disciplines; A professional qualification in HR management, project management will be an added value
• At least fifteen (15)  years of extensive and progressive experience in Human Resource Management, seven (7) years of which should have been at managerial role and/or in supervising a team and coordinating work programs or projects;
• Demonstrable experience executing organizational transformational change and improvement of processes;
• Sound understanding of the business and operational needs with proven capacity to innovate, promote and direct change initiatives in corporate human resource policies and services in large organizations and in a client-centric, business partnering environment;
• Proven experience in HR Management theories and principles, policy and strategy development, employee relations, personnel administration and different functional areas of Human resources;
• Proven record of building and managing teams and creating an enabling environment, including the ability to effectively lead, supervise, mentor and develop and evaluate staff;
• Strong generalist HR experience, especially in; (i) supporting managers and staff in planning and implementing change (ii) employee relations, well-being and work life balance, (ii) people search, attraction, selection and retention, (iii) compensation design, implementation, and management, (iv) equal opportunities and employment policies, (v) management of HR information systems and processes (vii) performance management and assessment, (vi) people planning, career planning, and succession management.
• Proven experience in coordinating and implementing HR management theories and principles, policy and strategy development
• Sound analytical skills - ability to build and analyze HR data accuracy including HR approved KPIs
• Proven track record of HR Projects Management
• 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 Suite applications and ERP Systems (preferably SAP HR) and e-Recruitment systems and project management software like share point or any similar software.