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 in 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.
Position title:
Chief Livestock Officer
Grade: PL 3
Position N°:
50062664
Reference:
ADB/17/499
Publication date:
05/12/2017
Closing date:
15/12/2017
Country: Côte
d’Ivoire
THE HIRING DEPARTMENT:
The Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department provides
support for the delivery of Feed Africa: Strategy for Agricultural
Transformation in Africa, 2016-2025. The strategy aims to end hunger and rural
poverty in the next decade through self-sufficiency in 15 priority commodity
value chains specific to the continent’s agro-ecological zones. Realizing the
objectives set forth in the strategy requires increased productivity; value addition;
investment in infrastructure; an enabling agribusiness environment; capital
flows; and inclusivity, sustainability and effective nutrition. The Department
leads the effort to transform African agricultural systems for greater
competitiveness, inclusivity and sustainability, and for enhanced job creation
and poverty reduction.
The role of the Agriculture Research, Production and
Sustainability Division (AHAI.2) is amongst others, to: (i) support
Technologies for African Agriculture Transformation (TAAT); (ii) promote the
expansion of the agriculture mechanization program for Africa; (iii) support
blue economy and livestock development actions on the continent; (iv) and (v)
develop and implement programs in support of climate adaptation and climate smart
agriculture practices for funding under climate financing.
THE POSITION:
The role of the Chief
Livestock Officer will be to:
Provide specialist advice and support to internal and
external clients on a range of livestock on ongoing operations and portfolio
development etc.;
Review and provide expert comments on documents pertaining
to livestock;
Provide technical elements to management to formulate Bank’s
position regarding livestock development;
Provide expert advice to task managers on operational and
strategic issues related to livestock development.
Coordinate the livestock flagship program in support of Feed
Africa
Duties and responsibilities
Under the guidance and overall supervision of the Division
Manager – AHAI.2, the Chief Livestock Officer will perform the following:
A. Coordinating the
preparation, monitoring and assessment of policy & strategic papers and
guidelines related to livestock sub-sector:
1. Provide
fact-based advice on the strategic direction, business goals and objectives,
and work programmes and activities of the Bank, and linking them to the
on-going management of the Feed Africa Strategy (2016-2025);
2. Coordinate the
preparation, implementation and assessment of the Bank policy and strategies
related to livestock development;
3. Review
policies, practices and procedures related to livestock as necessary for
improvement;
4. Assist and
provide support to the Management for proper implementation and monitoring of
Feed Africa strategy focusing on livestock development;
5. Undertake,
under the guidance of the Management and the full implication of the RCs,
economical and sectorial works on issues related to livestock production and
value chains development in a sustainable way;
6. Provide
technical expertise to policy dialog and Country Strategy Papers and Regional
Integration Strategy Papers mission in collaboration with the RMCs, relevant
stakeholders and development partners; advise on areas where knowledge, policy
or institutional constraints are hindering livestock development and propose
high priority sector and analytical work to be conducted;
7. Assist in
exploring and engaging continental and global partnerships opportunities
pertaining to livestock industry by engaging in communication, advocacy and
outreach activities;
8. Assist in the
resources mobilisation activity from within and outside the Bank for livestock
development by initiating joint proposals with other partners for funding or by
responding to calls for proposals.
B. Supporting the
RMC’s initiative to prepare/ appraise complex projects related to livestock
value chains and to implement successfully problematic projects:
9. Work with
agricultural sector experts at the Headquarters and Regional/Country Offices to
generate business in the livestock sub-sector in collaboration with the
Regional Member Countries and other relevant stakeholders;
10. Identify
jointly with the Bank RMCs and if necessary lead (as Team leader) field
missions to identify, prepare, evaluate complex projects focusing on livestock
value chains undertaken by the RMCs;
11. Provide
technical advice to Management and Task Managers (TMs) based in the field and
support for all issues related to livestock value chains projects and programs
design and implementation;
12. Coordinate and
undertake analytical work and if needed field missions to support TMs facing
important issues in livestock related projects or handling problematic
projects.
C. Advising and
supporting the Management of the Bank on livestock value chains issues:
13. Assist and
provide support to Management for proper implementation and monitoring of the
livestock value chains policies, strategies and practices;
14. Promote
regional integration and donor coordination in the area of livestock by
actively participating to donors coordination meetings at the regional,
continental and global levels in order to avoid duplication of efforts and
promote complementarity in the field of interventions in livestock production
based on comparative advantages of different partners;
15. Design and
implement Data recording systems and coordinate data collation and analysis on
livestock related projects to identify patterns and trends to be shared with
the Management. Propose sound recommendations for informed decision making,
measure success and taking ownership to implement actions;
16. Coordinate the
preparation and implementation of trainings programs of the Bank staffs and
RMCs on livestock value chains topics;
17. Represent the
Bank in coordination meetings with other institutions and policy dialog
initiatives with RMCs in areas related to livestock value chains;
18. Represent the
Bank in seminars, conferences and other knowledge events pertaining to
livestock;
19. Contribute
actively to the Bank’s knowledge management effort by assisting in preparing
meetings and conferences and participating in joint technical publications with
other development partners especially in the area of livestock;
20. Mentor new
staff and young professionals in the areas of livestock;
21. Communicate,
exchange ideas, advice and explanations - with the head of division, the
division staff, various donors and counterparts in other multilateral
institutions in the area of livestock development.
Selection Criteria
Including desirable
skills, knowledge and experience
1. Hold at least
a Master’s degree level or equivalent in veterinary or animal science,
livestock production or closely related fields
2. Have a minimum
of seven (07) years of relevant experience, five years of which must be in
multilateral development institutions with relevant work experience in
livestock project design and management.
3. Sufficient
Knowledge of the Research and Development field and its relation to
agricultural and rural development
4. Previous
experience in Research & Development, livestock and rural development
planning.
5. Applies
business knowledge to the resolution of problems and identifies solutions to
the benefit of the client (internal and external) and the organization.
6. Committed to
ensure that full use is made of the systems, procedures and culture within the
organization in order to deliver the required results.
7. Willingness to
capitalize knowledge, process it and share it with internal Bank users to
ensure complementarities across the Bank;
8. Good knowledge
of Bank processes and procedures is a plus;
9. Private Sector
experience is an added advantage.
10. Familiarity
with the cultural and the professional context in the Bank and the Regional
Member Countries.
11. Commitment to
search for and produce innovative and creative approaches to activities in
order to enhance performance and create added benefits to the Bank and its
clients;
12. Problem solving
capacity under time constraints;
13. Ability to work
and integrate multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional dimension in his/her
inputs;
14. Ability to
facilitate / moderate technical debates and synthesize their outcome;
15. Client
Orientation
16. Team working
and relationships
17. Provides 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 a particular audience.
18. Ability to
communicate and write effectively in French or English languages, preferably
with a working knowledge of the other language.
19. Competence in
the use of standard Microsoft Office applications (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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Application Closing
Date
15th December, 2017.
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