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, namely: energy, agro-business,
industrialization, integration and improving the quality of life for the people
of Africa.
THE COMPLEX:
The Vice Presidency for ‘Power, Energy, Climate and Green
Growth’ is a Sector Complex focusing on the Bank’s Ten Years Strategy, High 5s
priority of “Light up and Power Africa”. The complex’s objectives are (i) to
develop policy and strategy; (ii) to provide deep sector technical expertise to
the Regions by gathering pool of experienced individuals who can be consulted
for their expertise on complicated transactions; (iii) to develop new financing
instruments; (iv) to act as spokesperson to represent the Bank with external
stakeholders on all aspects of “Light Up and Power Africa”. The Complex will
focus on areas of Power systems, policy and regulation, renewable energy; and,
Climate and Green Growth.
THE HIRING DEPARTMENT
The Climate Change and Green Growth Department has broad
objectives of: i) mainstreaming climate change and green growth into Bank’s
High 5s’ operations; ii) implementing the Bank’s climate change interventions
through the Bank’s Climate Change Action Plan and the Bank’s Green Growth
Framework; iii) managing access to the growing number of sources of Green and
Climate Finance for all Operational Vice Presidencies within the Bank; iv)
driving towards achieving universal energy access through the greenest
solutions possible; and v) leading all efforts within the Bank focused on
minimizing and reversing the effects of Climate Change on the continent. The
Department consists of two divisions, Climate and Green Growth Division, and
Climate Finance Division.
THE HIRING DIVISION
The Climate and Green Growth Division is responsible for
ensuring that all efforts within the Bank are focused on minimizing and
reversing the effects of Climate Change on the continent, including advising
Regional Member Countries on climate and green growth policies and strategies,
mainstreaming climate change and green growth in Bank-wide implementation
activities and providing support to the New Deal on Energy Flagships to meet
their objectives.
Position title:
Programme Coordinator
Grade: PL-4
Position N°:
50093753
Reference:
ADB/17/259/2
Country: Côte
d’Ivoire
THE POSITION:
The Programme Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that
all PECG operations are delivered on time and that the Bank’s commitments to
strategic climate change partnerships, such as the Multilateral Development
Banks (MDB) Climate Finance Group, the Nairobi Framework Partnerships, etc. are
met. More specifically, the Programme Coordinator will be responsible for
ensuring that the Director’s commitments and engagements are met.
The position has the
following objectives:
1. The job holder
will be responsible for overall coordination of the Climate Change and Green
Growth Department work programme and will also be responsible for delivering
some technical advisory services.
2. The incumbent
will also help in coordinating the Director’s front office, sector departments’,
as well as climate-related work handled by the 5 hubs.
Duties and
responsibilities
KEY FUNCTIONS:
Under the overall supervision and general guidance of the
Director, Climate Change and Green Growth,
the Programme Coordinator will perform the following:
1. Supervise and
guide the implementation of the complex work programme, ensure quality
delivery, strategic alignment and resource optimization;
2. Report to the
Director on work programme progress and identify critical areas that deserve
specific support and provide recommendations as appropriate;
3. Liaising with
the two directorate’s divisions, the Bank’s five regional hubs, and other key
stakeholder to ensure coherence and complementarity across activities;
4. Assist in policy
discussions with Regional Member Countries (RMCs) officials and in raising
external funding from Bank’s partners;
5. Work on existing
initiatives as well as in the establishment of new initiatives with outside
parties;
6. Promote the use
of the full range of Bank’s instruments in order to crowd-in external public
and private financing (including external funding channeled by the Bank);
7. Ensure follow
up/Draft Director’s briefing materials i.e. talking points, speeches, media
program etc;
8. Build
relationships with clients, global and regional private businesses, banking and
multilateral partners and government officials;
9. Representing the
complex at Bank and external events to enhance collaboration and knowledge
sharing.
10. Serve as the
Secretary to the Climate Change Coordination Committee
Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience
1. At least a Master’s
Degree or its equivalent in Environment, Climate, Finance, Economics or other
related disciplines;
2. 6 years of
relevant experience in managing climate change and/or green growth initiatives;
3. Working
experience with other development institutions, investment banks, public
administration;
4. 6 years of
relevant practical working experience in the development field; including in
climate change and green growth areas, at least 3 of which must be with an MDB;
5. Familiarity with
the climate change operations of other MDBs and International Finance
Institutions;
6.
Experience/knowledge of the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change;
7. Strong
familiarity with the development and implementation of climate change and green
growth policies and strategies;
8. Having private
sector experience will be an added advantage
9. Familiarity with
the MDB’s procurement and financial management rules is desirable;
10. Investment
transaction experience in the climate change and green growth area is
desirable;
11. Strong
interpersonal and relationship management skills, and demonstrated capacity to
work with a wide range of stakeholders (financial institutions, businesses,
international organizations, etc.)
12. Ability to
collaborate and to successfully communicate with different stakeholders
13. Excellent
organizational, analytical, coordination and communication skills
14. Strong
knowledge of Bank policies; strategies; guidelines and procedures;
15. Proven skills in
communication as the coordination activities require regular contacts with high
level partners inside and outside the
bank;
16. Proven skills
in designing and implementing climate change and green growth projects
17. Monitoring,
evaluation and reporting on climate change and green growth projects and
programs
18. Results
management
19. String
drafting ability required;
20. Ability to
summarize strategic documents and highlight main ideas.
21. Ability to
communicate orally and in writing effectively in French or English, with a
working knowledge of the other language.
22. Competence in
the use of standard Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access,
PowerPoint). Knowledge of SAP and Bank-Wide Program Processing Schedule (BPPS)
is desirable.
THIS POSITION IS
CLASSIFIED INTERNATIONAL STATUS AND ATTRACTS INTERNATIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF EMPLOYMENT.
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Application Deadline
The deadline for this position is 12th December, 2017
