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)
have been identified for scaling up, namely; energy, agro-business,
industrialization, integration and improving the quality of life for the people
of Africa. The Bank is seeking to build a management team that will lead the
successful implementation of this vision
Position
title: Principal Urban Planning Officer
Grade:
PL4
Position
N°:
50093730
Reference:
ADB/17/436
Country:
Côte d’Ivoire
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 infrastructure and urban development in Africa through
appropriate policies and strategies as well as projects and programs
interventions which the Bank might finance on national, regional or
continent-wide basis.
THE
POSITION:
The Principal Urban Planning Officer will lead or
support the development of policies, strategies and project and programs
related to urban development initiatives supported by the Bank in regional
member countries.
The
purpose of the job is as follows:
1. To be an
active member of the Bank's team of experts on urban planning with particular
emphasis on cities development strategies and urban and regional development
planning.
2. To
contribute in strengthening and maintaining the Bank's understanding of the
urban development and planning and its role in the development of African
cities and towns.
3. To
advise on ways and means to addressing the social inclusion of the poor,
vulnerable and excluded groups through accountable institutions, and future
investments in the sector by the Bank and its regional member countries.
4. To lead
the identification, preparation, appraisal, and implementation supervision of
urban development projects and programs.
Duties
and responsibilities
Under the general guidance and supervision of the
Division Manager, the Principal Urban Planning Officer will perform the
following duties and responsibilities:
Urban
development Policy, strategy, business plan
1.
Contribute and collaborate in revising the urban development policy,
strategy and business plan of the Bank in consultation with internal
stakeholders and taking account of long-term trends in urbanization on the
continent;
2.
Contribute to the appropriate implementation of the business plan
through communication and advice to all relevant stakeholders in the Bank,
particularly operations functions, and define a monitoring framework;
3. Consult
as necessary with external partners and Regional and non-Regional Member
Countries on the form and efficacy of the policy, strategy, and business plan.
Urban
Development Knowledge
1.
Collaborate with a team to develop and maintain the Bank's expertise on
urban development and Services to support the development goals of the Bank and
the continent;
2. Devise with other members of the urban team
the Bank's contribution to key urban development themes and represent the Bank at global,
regional and national conferences and workshops on urban development;
3.
Coordinate and work alongside key partners, such as other Multilateral
Development Bank and the United Nations organizations to design urban
development programs and solutions for the orderly spatial development of
Africa’s cities and towns;
4. Publish
major studies and reports on urban development and services, taking into
account the comparative advantage that the Bank can bring to bear to any
specific subject or theme. Convene associated workshops and media events to
solidify the learning across Africa;
5. Develop
and maintain, in collaboration with other team members and partners, urban
information databases, publications, and economic models relating to urban
development and services, and the state of African cities and towns;
6. Contribute
to identify appropriate urban development training for internal and external
stakeholders.
Urban
development Projects and Programs
1. Act as a
task team leader in providing advice to Regional Member Countries on urban
planning and cities development strategies and lead dialogue with governments
in advancing decentralization policy, urban institutions reforms;
2. Lead the
development of technical assistance programs to provide cutting edge advice on
urban land use planning, the urban-rural transition, local development, land
tenure, management and information systems;
3. Lead the
origination and financial structuring of urban development and public private
partnership (PPP) 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;
4. Advise
and support operational staff based in the regions on urban development
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
1. Hold at
least a Master's degree or its equivalent in Urban development, Urban Planning,
Public Policy, or related discipline.
2. Dual
academic qualification in urban planning/development and public policy, public
administration, finance or urban economics is desirable.
3. Have at
least six (6) years of experience in urban development, city and regional
planning, urban services planning and delivery in the public or private sector.
4. Public
and/or private sector experience in urban planning and cities development
strategies in developing countries is desirable.
5. Having
private sector experience will be an added advantage.
6. Develop
and deliver innovative solutions to clients - Proactively addresses clients’
needs.
7.
Collaborate within teams and across functional boundaries, provides own
perspective and willingly receives diverse perspectives.
8. Ability
to make sense of complexity, interpret a wide range of information and make
smart decisions.
9.
Effective consultation and advisory skills coupled with a client
orientation to ensure relevancy.
10. Range of
inter-personal skills and an ability to vary their use according to the
audience.
11. Create,
apply and share knowledge across the Bank to strengthen solutions for internal
and/or external clients.
12. Thorough
knowledge of urban Planning, urban policies, strategies, Institutions and
regulations.
13.
Foundational knowledge of urban services delivery, with ability to
apply/recommend operationally relevant solutions and lessons for clients.
14. Knowledge
and experience in development and understanding of policy making process;
project and program design, execution, monitoring and evaluation.
15. Policy
dialogue skills – Ability to identify and assess critical policy issues and
actively dialogue with governments and/or other stakeholders to develop
solutions.
16. Ability
to lead a team of specialists and to take forward projects, often in
collaboration with other partners.
17. Attention
to detail to create quality output and to set standards for the team.
18. Mentoring
to develop skills within the team and to improve the quality of output and
outcomes.
19. Ability
to assess cost/benefits of alternative options, select optimum solution and
allocate budget and resources to achieve results.
20. Ability
to articulate clear objectives, set ambitious bur achievable targets and
monitor execution and results.
21. Ability
to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French, preferably
with a working knowledge of the other.
22. Competence
in the use of Bank standard software (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
Knowledge of SAP is desirable.
THIS POSITION IS CLASSIFIED INTERNATIONAL STATUS AND ATTRACTS INTERNATIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.
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How
to Apply
Interested persons should click here to apply
Application
Closing Date
Applications should be submitted on or before 13th
October, 2017
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