African Development Bank (AfDB) Jobs Vacancies

African
Development Bank (AfDB) – Established in 1964, the African Development Bank is
the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and
social progress across the continent. There are 80 member states, including 54
in Africa (Regional Member Countries). The Bank’s development agenda is
delivering the financial and technical support for transformative projects that
will significantly reduce poverty through inclusive and sustainable economic
growth.

We
are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job
Title: Senior
Treasury Risk Officer
Reference: ADB/17/300
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: PL5
Position N°: 50070279

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

The
overall objective of the Financial Management Department is to safeguard
and improve the Bank Group’s risk bearing capacity while looking to
optimize efficiency to benefit clients, shareholders and staff.
The
role of the Treasury Risk Management Division is the management and
reporting of treasury risk and the oversight of treasury activities that
enable the Bank to make informed and profitable investment and borrowing
decisions thereby preserving capital, optimizing profitability and
maintaining a strong credit rating.
The
Division’s objectives are to:

Identify,
measure, monitor and mitigate market and credit risks in the Bank’s
Treasury operations;
Ensure
the timely reporting of the Treasury Department’s borrowing and
investment activities;
Build
an efficient control framework to ensure the adherence to the Bank’s policies,
Assets and Liabilities Management (ALM) guidelines and to International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS);
Provide
efficient information systems and analytical support tools to the
Treasury Department to improve the decision-making process.

The
Position

Under
the supervision of the Division Manager, the Senior Treasury Risk Officer
is responsible for compliance monitoring and risk reporting of treasury
activities, market and counterparty credit risk exposures and the
provision of related treasury risk expertise in support of the overall
risk management activities if the Bank Group.

Duties
and Responsibilities
The Senior Treasury Risk Officer will:

Monitor
and report on the transaction compliance, market and counterparty credit
risk exposures related to the Bank Group’s Treasury activities and review
the quality and accuracy of daily and weekly reports produced by Treasury
Risk Assistants.
Verify
market and credit database integrity by doing recurrent checks with
financial data providers.
Analyze
complex or recurrent issues on fair valuations and Profits and Losses
(P&L) calculations on Treasury Portfolios, including Investment,
Borrowing and Derivatives transactions of the Bank Group.
Ensure
an efficient control and risk management framework on treasury capital
market activities and contribute to its improvement.
Participate
in the design and implementation of decision support tools that improve
the efficiency of treasury investment and liability activities and related
risk management. Maintain evolving treasury systems data requirement.
Participate
to the negotiation and review of ISDA/CSA and GMRA agreements to ensure an
adequate legal framework for treasury operations.
Provide
support to Treasury Divisions for transaction and risk analysis.
Contribute
to the confirmation of offering memorandums, pricing supplements and swap
agreements for Treasury activities.
Perform
other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.

Selection
Criteria
Including Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Hold
at least a Master’s Degree or its equivalent in Business Administration,
Finance, Banking.
Professional
certification in Risk and/or Finance such as Financial Risk Manager (FRM),
Professional Risk Manager (PRM), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or
Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF) will be an advantage.
Have
a minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience in
International Financial Institutions or Investment Banks, with a large
scope of treasury or fixed income activities. Working experience in Fixed
Income and Derivatives front-office, middle-office or risk management
departments will be an advantage.
Having
private sector experience will be an added advantage.
Communication;
Client orientation; Team working and relationships; Operational
effectiveness.
Analytical
and numerical skills with a good eye for detail.
Ability
to cope under pressure with strong planning and organization skills.
Demonstrated
knowledge and experience of financial and/or risk reporting.
Ability
to work autonomously as well as part of a multicultural team.
Proficient
in use of standard MS Office software especially Excel.
Experience
in using Summit, Bloomberg, Reuters, Numerix or MSCI Credit Manager
software, as well as a knowledge of light programming or database
languages like Excel VBA, SQL or C++ would be an advantage.
Ability
to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French
preferably with a working knowledge of the other language.

Job
Title: Country
Programme Coordinator
Reference: ADB/17/370
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: PL5
Position N°: 50093571
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
Country Program Coordinator covers one or several Regional Directorates
and coordinates work closely with the respective Director Generals,
Deputy-Director Generals and Regional Program Officers.
The
incumbent monitors all the work programme implementation in the assigned
region, using the Regional Dashboard and any other tracking information
system that provides detailed statistics.
The
Country Program Coordinator prepares monthly senior management reports in
coordination with Regional Program Officers and Country Program Officers.
The
incumbent assists Director Generals in their engagement and reporting to
senior management.
The
Country Program Coordinator also provides support in ensuring quality
assurance of all documentation and related correspondence while ensuring
compliance with the Banks’ Operational Policies and Procedures that
contribute towards executing strategy within the assigned region.

The
Position

The
Country Program Coordinator is part of the Front Office of the Regional
Development, Integration and Business Delivery Complex.
It
is key to providing professional support and follow-up of business
development and delivery and portfolio performance for results within the
assigned region(s).

Duties
and Responsibilities
Coordination of Portfolio Management and Programming in the region:

Monitor
and advise the Director General on the management of key performance
indicators on portfolio performance, country program, Bank priorities and
result indicators harmonize management reporting tools within the various
Departments;
Liaise
with the Regional Program Officers and Country Program Officers and sector
staff in field offices to ensure sound analysis and monitoring of
portfolio developments including through regular reviews of country,
multinational and regional portfolios with a view to identifying issues
and proposing options for their resolution;
Ensure
that monthly senior management reports on the state of the region
(dashboard) are prepared and that a follow up on issues that require
further action are undertaken;
Follow
up on Annual Portfolio Performance Reviews/Updates of Portfolio
Improvement Plans;
Support
the preparation of the Regional and Country Portfolio Performance Reviews;
in collaboration with Regional Program Officers, Country Program Officers,
Regional Economists and Sector Staff;
Liaise
with Country Program Officers and sector staff in the monitoring and
implementation of the recommendations of the Bank’s Internal Audit
Reports;
Support
the work of Country Program Officers and sector staff in undertaking
country and regional portfolio performance review processes with the
Government and other Development Partners;
Advice
the Director General on strategic options as may be deemed necessary to
improve revenue generation and/or cost efficiencies. Work closely with the
Regional Directorate during the yearly business planning and budgeting
process to ensure that work programmes are well constructed and aligned
with Bank’s priorities (e.g., income generation, operational priorities,
etc.).
Provide
inputs to country and regional strategies and monitor the implementation
of these strategies in coordination with the Regional Economists, Regional
Program Officers and Country Program Officers.

Relationship
Management between Regional Hub and HQ:

Under
the guidance of the Vice President, front office advisors and the Director
General, establish solid working relationships across complexes both at HQ
and within the assigned region;
Support
the Director General to manage communications and ensure senior management
is informed of the progress and challenges of implementing the High 5s in
the respective region(s).
Actively
support the Director General and Deputy-Director General to manage
relationships with HQ staff and follow up on commitments;

Knowledge
Management:

Actively
interact with DGs and Deputy-Director Generals, Regional Program Officers
and Country Program Officers to share case studies, lessons learned and
best practice on the portfolio management;
Coordinate
with the Chief Economist Complex and Sector Complexes to ensure that
relevant knowledge and best practices are integrated in strategies and
operations;
Provide
feedback to the Director General and Deputy-Director General on Bank
policies and operational procedures, with an aim towards continuous
improvement of Bank policies implementation; and
Incorporate
lessons learned in project development and implementation from other
regions.

AfDB
Visibility:

Support
the Director General’s efforts to increase the visibility of the region in
HQ.

Quality
Management:

Focus
on ensuring total quality and performance of the regional pipeline and
portfolio;
Ensure
all reports and submissions are timely and of a high quality;
Championing
the Complex / Regional mandate and purpose : providing a direct and
indirect operational support that contributes to the Country’s output and
mandate in assigned Country;

Selection
Criteria
Including Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Hold
at least a Master’s degree or its equivalent in Economics, Social
Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture/Forestry, Business Administration or
Public Administration.
In
addition to a Master Degree, strong knowledge of socio-economic
development issues and policies of African countries;
Have
a minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience in the
formulation and implementation of policies, programs and projects either
within the Bank or in a similar development institution or public service;
Private
sector experience is an added advantage;
Demonstrated
experience in the preparation and/or review of strategies/operations in a
multilateral financial institution;
Experience
working in a team in a multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary, international and
professional environment;
Client
Orientation: Demonstrated commitment in ensuring that the client (internal
or external) is considered of primary importance in all transactions and
interactions. Strives to be understanding, and when appropriate, anticipates
client needs, and ensures that the client receives the best possible
service from the Bank;
Communication
– Ability to provide clear and concise oral and written communication;
presents oral information with clarity and appropriate style and adapts language
and style to suit the requirements of the audience. Ability to communicate
and defend orally and in writing, difficult issues and positions (in
hostile environment as necessary) to Senior Bank management and government
officials;
Professional
Expertise: Continuously expands understanding of relevant business
products, practices and systems/technology. Shares knowledge and expertise
with others;
Decisive:
Good judgement about when to intervene, knowing when to get counsel from
whom and how to apply it, and being clear about what needs to happen, how,
when and by whom, and coordinating as needed;
Highly
organised & structured – Structure all work activities to be able to
provide updates or reports on short notice. Capacity to coordinate (Tasks,
Missions, Projects, Programs): Routinely delivers, highly
complex/sensitive tasks;
Business
Acumen;
Comprehensively
understands work programs/projects structures, including project planning,
risk management strategy, communication management strategy, lessons learned
and handover, and other critical success factors, strategies, policies,
procedures and best practices of other similar institutions;
Highly
developed strategic thinking skills allied to an ability to translate
strategic concepts and direction into the implementation of workable and
sustainable projects and programs;
Ability
to make use of the Bank’s systems and procedures for operational
effectiveness and achievement of the Bank’s strategic imperatives in the
assigned sectors;
High
level of expertise in managing portfolio performance;
High
level of expertise in dialogue for finding solutions to remove constraints
to effective implementation of projects;
Demonstrated
ability to take prudent intervention risks that contribute to delivery an
appropriate result.
Make
effective, timely and well-determined interventions for results delivery;
Ability
to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French, with a
working knowledge of the other;
Competence
in the use of standard MS office applications (Word, Excel, Access, and
PowerPoint).

Job
Title: Manager,
Business Development Budget & Results
Reference: ADB/17/361
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: PL2
Position N°: 50093572
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/Division

The
Division is responsible for the budget performance monitoring framework
and preparation of the statutory budget and work programme performance
reports to the Boards.
The
Manager Business Development Budget & Results is responsible for the
overall coordination of the work programme planning, budget & resource
management, including performance monitoring and contributes to building
capacities on budget management to ensure compliance with the budget
management policies and guidelines.

The
Position

The
key objectives of the Manager Business Development Budget & Results
are as follows: Coordinate the process and systems for developing Budgets
to support Business Development and to monitor performance thereafter in
meeting the objectives of the High 5s. The Manager ensures data quality
management for reporting purposes and provide quantitative and qualitative
analyses on Performance for decision making.

Duties
and Responsibilities
The Manager will coordinate the implementation of the budget development and
performance monitoring and reporting activities. Main duties include the
following:

Coordinate
the preparation of the Periodic Budgets and Work Programme Performance
Reports of the Bank’s Development Projects; Prepare institutional
performance reports and propose corrective measures for variances and
discrepancies;
Coordinate
periodic reports to Management on Bank performance comprising of: (i)
Quarterly Budget and Work Performance Report; (ii) Retrospective Review of
the Administrative and Capital Expenditure Budgets and Performance Report
and; (iii) Other Ad hoc Reports requested by Management or by the Board;
Lead
the analysis on Performance Monitoring Data for periodic assessment of
resource utilization status and propose corrective measures for variances
and discrepancies to ensure that resources are properly assigned based on
Performance guidelines;
Lead
the development/revision of the KPIs in order to rationalize for more
value adding and effective monitoring and reporting system; Monitor
Institutional and Complex KPIs against targets set by the Bank;
Conduct
independent research and analyses on Performance and budget issues,
identify problems, propose solutions and make recommendations to
Management;
Ensure
the enhancement of the Business Intelligence tool (KPI Dashboard) and the
fine-tuning and improvement of simplified Performance Monitoring tools;
Elaborate
and coordinate responses to queries from Board Members with respect to the
statutory Budgets and Work Programme Performance reports and contribute to
the elaboration of PBD and other Ad-hoc reports;
Ensure
timely and accurate reporting of the performance of organizational units
on budget and related work programs;
Organize
and conduct training including production of training material on
Performance Monitoring and reporting.

Selection
Criteria
Including
desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

Hold
at least a Master’s degree or its equivalent in Business Management,
Finance, Accounting, Economics or related fields.

Experience:

Have
a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience with three (3) of them
at a senior level and exposure to international, multicultural contexts.
Experience
in budgeting and reporting with good knowledge of Bank’s financial and
operational strategies.
Knowledge
of operational strategies, policies, rules, procedures and practices of
the Bank or similar Institutions.
Capacity
to diagnose and resolve multiple, concurrent problems; a conceptual and
strategic analytical capacity to understand the competing requirements of
resources allocation and budgeting activities.
Experience
in budget administration, managing objectives and work programs.
Having
private sector experience will be an added advantage.
High-level
skills in communication as well as ability to build partnerships with a
broad range of clients and deliver results.

Behavioral
Competencies (tick the behavioral competencies applicable to the role):

Ensure
that full use is made of the systems, procedures and culture within the
organization in order to deliver the required results.
Applies
business knowledge to the resolution of problems and identifies solutions
and manage multiple competing priorities to the benefit of the client
(internal and external) and the organization.
Client
Orientation: Ensures that the client (internal or external) is considered
to be of primary importance in all transactions and interactions. Strives
to understand, and when appropriate, anticipate client needs, and ensures
that the client receives the best possible service from the Bank.

Technical
Competencies
Business Acumen:

Comprehensively
understands projects structures, including project planning, risk
management strategy, issue management strategy, communication management
strategy, lessons learned and handover, and other critical success
factors, strategies, policies, procedures and practices of other similar
institutions.
Has
an acute knowledge and understanding of the elements essential for the
effective delivery and measurement of development impacts through projects
and programs in Africa.

Implementing
Strategy:

Ability
to innovate, influence, and implement new country and regional integration
strategy approaches essential to the operational effectiveness of the
assigned Division and achievement of the clients’ development aspirations.
Highly
developed strategic thinking skills allied to an ability to translate
strategic concepts and direction into the implementation of workable and
sustainable projects and programs.
Ability
to define and effectively drive the Division’s activities under uncertain
and challenging circumstances.

Executing
for Results:

Ability
to pull together all aspects of project origination and drive the process
in order to deliver the lending program.
Ability
to take prudent business risks and make effective, timely and
well-determined decisions.
Ability
to work under pressure in a multicultural organization.
Strong
analytical and communication skills, both verbally and in writing, with a
sense of accuracy and attention to detail.

Managerial/Leadership
competencies: (for holders with team management/supervisory roles)

Professional
Expertise: Continuously expands understanding of relevant business
products, practices and systems/technology. Shares knowledge and
expertise with others.
Team
Building & Relationship Management: Leads effectively to maximize the
effectiveness of the team as a whole, sharing the knowledge and the
workload. Develops strong working relationships with colleagues and
contributes to creation of a positive working and team environment in his/her
areas of responsibility.
Influential:
Can build a vision of how the division should be in terms of corporate
culture/climate, broad objectives/goals/targets, then motivate and inspire
staff to move forward as individuals, as a unit, and as upstanding Bank
representatives. Also applies the same competency when engaging with
external stakeholders, understanding what motivates them and when
beneficial and practical, how to navigate through resistance.
Decisive:
Good judgement about when to make decisions, knowing when to get counsel
from whom and how to apply it, and being clear about what needs to happen,
how, when and by whom, and monitoring/delegating as needed.

Language
Proficiency:

Ability
to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French, with a
working knowledge of the other.

Computers
Proficiency:

Competence
in the use of standard MS office applications (Word, Excel, Access, and
PowerPoint).

Job
Title: Director,
Regional Integration
Reference: ADB/17/347
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: EL5
Position N°: 50092552
The Complex

The
Bank has reorganized and is developing the Regional Development,
Integration & 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
Regional Integration Department provides strategic direction for the
Integrate Africa work streams at the regional level while focusing on
implementation at the national level through Country Strategy Papers to
enable Regional Member Countries to realize enhanced outcomes.
The
Department collaborates closely with internal stakeholders (Bank) and
external partners to address policy, legal, regulatory and institutional
constraints that stifle regional integration, intra-African trade and
investment.
Projected
outcomes include removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers to facilitate
and ease the movement of persons, goods, services and other factors of
production.
The
Integrate Africa function’s approach leans toward analytical and practical
work streams that help to reduce the costs and time (durations) for doing
business, expand market access in Regional Member Countries, consolidate
smaller and fragmented regional markets, facilitate value chain
development, and enhance industrialization, cross-border investment flows
and development of African small and medium-sized enterprises.
Core
policy imperatives such as trade facilitation, trade in services, direct
and portfolio investment, and sharing of knowledge products remain
significant in addressing soft infrastructure constraints while
simultaneously de-risking the Bank’s hard infrastructure investments.
Through
strategic partnerships, the Bank Group provides leadership in key
trade-related matters such as the Continental Free Trade Area to boost
intra-African trade and investment as part of the African Union’s vision
and agenda for 2063.

The
Position

The
position of Director, Regional Integration reports to the Vice-President,
Regional Development, Integration & Business Delivery.
The
position is key to the attainment of the Bank’s transformative agenda for
Africa. The Director is responsible for all aspects of planning and
execution of the activities of the Regional Integration Department.
The
incumbent is accountable for performing the responsibilities, modeling the
behaviors and maintaining the technical and managerial competencies
(listed below) in his or her capacity as Director in the Complex.
Accountability
entails responsibility for managing quality, risks, results, institutional
initiatives and compliance with Bank policies and procedures, and keeping
the Department at the forefront of operational excellence through needed
upgrades and innovation.

Duties
and Responsibilities
Under the general guidance and supervision of the Vice-President, Regional
Development, Integration & Business Delivery, the Director, Regional
Integration will perform the following duties and responsibilities:

Lead
the implementation and monitoring of the regional integration strategy in
close collaboration with Directorates general and Sector Vice-Presidencies
within the overall vision of creating larger and more attractive markets,
linking land-locked countries to international markets, and supporting
intra-African trade;
Lead
the policy dialogue and advocacy work at the continental level on regional
integration strategy, and define a knowledge building work program to
support this strategy;
Supervise
the preparation of the Regional Integration/Country Strategy papers at
Bank level, monitor their implementation under the Director Generals, and
provide support to regional integration coordinators as required;
Work
closely with the Director Generals to provide high level Bank-wide
leadership to ensure that the Integrate Africa priority is mainstreamed
into and through the Bank’s other High 5 priorities, including in relevant
projects and programmes;
Support
the Regional Office prioritization process by working closely with the
Regional Office prioritization team and the Regional Programme Officers;
Initiate,
build, nurture and strengthen existing strategic partnerships and
coalitions within and outside the Bank, including with the private sector,
Africa-wide organizations (such as the African Union, Regional Economic
Communities, Economic Commission for Africa, international institutions
(such as the World Trade Organization and World Customs Organization, and
other relevant partners on matters of integration;
Support
regional integration coordinators in providing effective and demonstrable
support to the Regional Economic Communities and Regional Members
Countries to implement or modify specific inter-regional integration
policies, laws and regulations, and to address policy, legal, regulatory
and institutional weaknesses to achieve better outcomes;
Ensure
that cross-cutting (gender, climate and fragility) dimensions are
effectively embedded in the Department’s regional integration activities;
Lead
the strategic planning for human capital requirements of the Department,
including performance appraisal of work undertaken, appraisal of staff
potential, and determination of training and development needs;
Manage
the Department with appropriate delegation of day-to-day activities;
Manage
dialogue and provide recommendations on a broad range of regional
integration policy and implementation issues;
Contribute
actively to issues that cut across the Bank/other High fives, and actively
collaborate with other Departments in the Complex and the Bank to provide
efficient integration with and complementarity to others’ activities;
Lead
the effective delivery of the Department’s work and budget programming;
Ensure
effective budgetary management based on productivity, efficiency, and
where feasible, cost savings;
Ensure
that the Key Performance Indicators set for the Department are met.
Lead,
manage, develop and mentor performance of the Regional Integration team by
ensuring that the team is high performing, motivated, innovative, and
properly trained; have clear deliverables based on ambitious yet feasible
time lines; remain highly committed to the success of the African
Development Bank;
Supervise
staff in the office and undertake staff development and performance
evaluation;
Prepare,
supervise and manage implementation of the Regional Integration unit’s
budget, and submit periodic reports in accordance with the Bank’s budget
management regulations;
Plan
and supervise the administrative, financial and personnel support services
required; prepare budget and financial reports; authorize expenditures,
personnel actions, acquisitions and other administrative actions, and
monitor the best possible contribution of the Action Time Recording System
to the Cost Accounting System of the Bank;
Provide
leadership and motivate the Regional Integration team to be effectively
and productively engaged and to deliver required outputs;
Initiate
necessary corrective actions to address all audit findings successfully,
and to prevent any repeat thereof;
Perform
high level engagement and dialogue with Diplomatic personnel, Senior
Government Officials, and Ministry and Presidential representatives to
further the interest and mandate of the Bank; and
Provide
direct and indirect operational support that will contribute to the
regional output and mandate in each assigned Country.

Selection
Criteria
Including Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Hold
at least a Master’s Degree or its equivalent in Business Administration,
Finance, Economics, Banking, or any other related discipline;
Have
a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant professional experience, five (5)
years of which should be in a management position or leadership role;
Having
private sector experience will be an added advantage;
Possess
strong interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability to present and win
support for ideas; a good listener; cultural sensitivity; commitment to
diversity; capacity to initiate and manage innovations and change;
A
strategic mind-set and the capacity to steer the Bank’s agenda while
empowering staff during a phase of institutional reform that stress
closer coordination with Regional Members Countries and Regional Economic
Communities in the design and delivery of the Bank’s activities;
Ability
to build partnership with a broad range of clients and deliver results
that meet the needs and long-term interests of clients within and outside
the institution;
Strong
capacity to analyse actions from the perspectives of stakeholders, and to
translate strategic thinking into compelling action plans;
Demonstrated
ability to take prudent business risks and make effective, timely and
well-determined decisions;
Ability
to perform under stress and manage multiple competing priorities in
obtaining effective solutions
Dedication
to team-building and effective working relations between and among team
members;
Ability
to lead the capture and formal documentation of explicit and tacit
knowledge to ensure ready access to information, knowledge and staff
learning;
Ability
to create an environment for sharing and communicating knowledge within
the Department, Complex, Regional Hubs and externally;
Ability
to engage with internal and external parties to develop and communicate
knowledge and methods.
Ability
to provide thought leadership to encourage innovation, and raises
awareness of the Department as a center of excellence in regional
integration;
Ability
to build and lead motivated and committed multidisciplinary teams of
experts across functional boundaries, and to effectively and productively
utilize talent and expertise of team members;
Demonstrated
ability to present and win support for ideas;
Ability
to develop strong managerial and technical talent and actively engages in
strategic staff planning and succession planning with appropriate
delegation;
Models
integrity and inclusion, and offers mentoring and career development
opportunities for staff;
Good
knowledge of and experience with socio-economic, development and business
environment issues in African countries;
Strong
leadership and coaching skills, with a track record of working with
economic teams and creating an empowering and self-development,
focus-oriented work environment.
Fragility
assessment knowledge and relevant experience;
Ability
to ensure that full use is made of the systems, procedures and culture
within the organization to deliver required results;
Ability
to search for and produce innovative and creative approaches to activities
to enhance performance and create added benefits to the Bank and its
clients;
Professional
Expertise: continuously expands understanding of relevant business
products, practices and systems/technology, and actively shares knowledge
and expertise with others;
Client
Orientation: ensures that the client (internal or external) is considered
to be of primary importance in all transactions and interactions; strives
to understand, and when appropriate, anticipate client needs; ensures the
client receives the best possible service from the Bank;
Ability
to work with others to maximize the effectiveness of the team as a whole;
actively shares pertinent knowledge, appropriately allocates
responsibilities and balances workloads to optimize results; develops
strong working relationships with colleagues, and contributes to creation
of a positive team environment;
Ability
to solicit support for co-financing into a project or to generate new
business for the Bank;
Excellent
Professional written and verbal communications in English or French with a
working knowledge of the other.
Competence
in the use of standard MS office applications (Word, Excel, Access, and
PowerPoint).