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. In order to sharply
focus the objectives of the Ten Year Strategy (2013 – 2022) and ensure greater
developmental impact, five major areas (High 5s), all of which will accelerate
our delivery for Africa, have been identified for scaling up, namely; energy,
agro-business,
industrialization, integration and improving the quality of life
for the people of Africa.
Position
title: Principal statistician - database management officer
Grade: PL4
Position N°:
50093735
Reference:
ADB/17/366
Publication
date: 06/09/2017
Closing
date: 26/09/2017
Country:
Côte d’Ivoire
THE HIRING DEPARTMENT/DIVISION:
The
Statistics Department (ECST) is responsible for the Bank’s statistical
activities that focus on two main components: providing support for effective
development of statistical capacity and systems in African countries for the
provision of timely and reliable data to support development results measurement
for the High 5s and Sustainable Development Goals agenda across Africa,
mainstreaming results measurement in Bank operations to ensure their
operational effectiveness as well as to support the Bank’s research, policy and
financial services.
As part of
the Statistics Directorate, the Economics and Social Statistics Division
(ECST1) ensures that Regional Member Countries provide the Bank with timely,
reliable, consistent and regionally comparable data on economic and social
activities (trade, industry, agriculture, finance, infrastructure, population,
demography, poverty, education, health, Sustainable Development Goals'
monitoring, etc.). Its principal activities are: to develop and manage
statistical systems needed to support the operational work of the Bank Group
and its development research activities; to prepare the Bank Group’s official
statistical publications and provide statistics and statistical analysis for
the Bank Group’s Annual Report, the African Development Report and other important
Bank’s publications.
THE POSITION:
The
Principal Statistician – Database Management Officer will be responsible for
contributing to the reliability of the bank's statistical data through the
following main activities: Provide leadership and advice on data management and
dissemination under the Africa Information Highway (AIH) initiative that
informs the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the High 5s; Contribution
to Development results measurement for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
agenda and the High 5s framework by providing support for effective generation
of indicators for SDGs and High 5s; Improving technical capacities and data
quality of the National Statistical Systems by managing the Bank’s data
management and dissemination activities in all Regional Member Countries;
Improving dissemination of statistics: Contribute to development and
maintenance of the Bank's statistical databases; Manage cooperation
arrangements and activities with partners such as the International Monetary
Fund (IMF), World Bank, World Health Organization, Food and Agricultural
Organization (FAO), Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on data management and
disseminations issues; To lead the utilization by users in the Bank and in
regional member countries of the Open Data Portal (ODP) that also incorporates
a data submission tool that facilitates data exchange via the application of
Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX) standards.
Duties and responsibilities
Under the
supervision and guidance of the Division Manager, Economic & Social Statistics
(ECST1), the Principal Statistician – Database Management Officer will:
Promote the
use of the African Information Highway (AIH) in the Bank, regional member
countries and regional economic communities (RECs).
Manage and
maintain statistical databases for pillar 2 (development data) of the 1 Bank
Data System (1BDS).
Advise on
efficient ways to prepare and disseminate statistical products and provide
input into making data, analyses and reports accessible and available through
various media, Develop Initiatives for improving statistical production in
areas of expertise.
Identify
equipment needs, delivery systems, personnel requirements that ensure broad
public dissemination of statistical information.
Contribute
to the dissemination of international and regional norms and standards defined
in the areas of expertise in order to promote statistical harmonization and
comparison of data and encourages RMCs to use and to develop appropriate
conceptual and methodological tools.
Participate
in the strategic planning activities of the AIH including assisting in
developing training plans and programs.
Undertake
joint missions with partner institutions to introduce countries to the Data
Submission Tool (DST) and the Open Data Platform.
Supervise
the preparation of statistical publications of the Bank.
Selection Criteria
Including desirable
skills, knowledge and experience
Hold at
least a Master’s degree or its equivalent in statistics, Information Technology
(IT) or related field with a strong background in quantitative methods.
Have a
minimum of six (6) years of relevant working experience in a statistical or
development institution.
Proven good
command of SDMX (Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange) artefacts.
Private
Sector experience is an added advantage.
Competency
in managing computer data bases.
Ability to
develop and implement statistical methods and procedures.
Strong
analytical and problem solving capabilities, coupled to manage innovation and
change.
Excellent
teamwork skills and ability to interact effectively with staff members at all
level.
Excellent
spoken and written English or French, with a working knowledge of the other
language.
Competence
in the use of standard Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, Access
and PowerPoint).
THIS POSITION IS CLASSIFIED
INTERNATIONAL STATUS AND ATTRACTS INTERNATIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
EMPLOYMENT.
Should you
encounter technical difficulties in submitting your application, please send an
email with a precise description of the issue and/or a screenshot showing the
problem to: HR Direct HRDirect@AFDB.ORG
Applicants
who fully meet the Bank's requirements and are considered for interview will be
contacted. Only online applications submitted with a comprehensive Curriculum
Vitae (CV) and copies of the required degrees will be considered. The
President, AfDB, reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level.
The African Development Bank is an equal opportunities employer. Female
candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. www.afdb.org
The African
Development Bank Group (AfDB) does not ask for payments of any kind from
applicants throughout the recruitment process (job application, CV review,
interview meeting, and final processing of applications). In addition, the Bank
does not request information on applicants’ bank accounts. The African
Development Bank Group declines all responsibility for the fraudulent
publications of job offers in its name or, in general, for the fraudulent use
of its name in any way whatsoever.
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