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. The Bank is seeking to build a management team that will lead the successful implementation of this vision.
Position title:
Director, African Development Institute
Grade: EL5
Position N°:
50092398
Reference:
ADB/17/005/2
Publication date:
17/04/2018
Closing date:
02/05/2018
Country: Côte
d’Ivoire
THE COMPLEX:
The Chief Economist/Vice-President for Economic Governance
and Knowledge Management is the Bank’s spokesperson on economic matters and the
Vice-President for the ‘Economics Governance and Knowledge Management Complex’.
The Complex is responsible for (i) providing leadership and visibility for the
Bank on economic, finance, financial governance and socio economic development
issues; and coordinate the generation of analytical works to inform operational
policy; (ii) systematically emphasize the critical role of knowledge,
experience, lessons learnt and their tangible impact on sustainable, inclusive
transformation of African economies.
THE HIRING DEPARTMENT:
The African Development Institute coordinates and oversees
Capacity Development mainstreaming in Bank operations for enhanced development
effectiveness in the regional member countries, through: (i) providing advisory
services including guidance tools to support effective design and delivery of
Capacity Development goals in Bank operations; (ii) identifying and designing
tailored Capacity Development programmes and carrying out related activities to
sustain development results in the regional members countries; (iii) leveraging
partnerships and coordinating knowledge dissemination and outreach, conversion
and transfer, with the view to contribute to improved policy-making and
economic governance for sustainable development in the regional members
countries.
THE POSITION:
The Director of the African Development Institute will be
responsible for shaping, coordinating and overseeing the Bank’s agenda and
delivery of Capacity Development to its clients. He/she will design Capacity Development
strategies and policies, and also ensure their effective implementation.
Duties and responsibilities
Under the supervision and guidance of the Chief
Economist/Vice-President for Economic Governance and Knowledge Management, the
Director will:
a) Strategy for Capacity Development
Update and implement Bank’s framework for capacity
development, including its objectives, scope, prioritization, partnership with
other development stakeholders, delivery, monitoring and valuations.
Update and implement Bank’s strategy on technical assistance
and training, with clearer focus on results and improved outcomes in regional
member countries, with the goal of strengthening local institutions and
boosting skills of officials involved in strategic areas.
Design, implement and monitor an action plan to help
regional member countries strengthen policies and institutional frameworks to
diversify their economies, boost economic growth, and create decent employment.
b) Work program validation and execution
4. Review and validate the objectives and work
program for the department, ensuring alignment to the Bank, Complex and
department strategic priorities.
Review and validate the budget, and its effective
implementation.
Report on the work program execution, and propose
alternative and corrective measures as needed.
Actively contribute to the designing and monitoring of the
department key performance indicators.
c) Technical oversight on the department activities
8. Work closely
with the Bank’s Regional and Sector Departments; including Statistics and
Development Research Departments to identify and assess priority Capacity
Development challenges and needs of the regional member countries.
9. Manage the
Bank’s resources dedicated to Capacity Development for increased operational
and institutional efficiency in delivery of development goals, in addition to
providing oversight of the implementation of the Institute’s administrative
budget.
10. Provide the Bank and its clients with
Capacity Development advisory services; and guidance and quality assurance
tools to ensure operational effectiveness and contribute to improved
sustainability of development results in the regional member countries.
11. Play a leadership role in designing,
delivering and overseeing high quality High Fives-related Capacity Development
programmes, including training materials and audio-visual support, to
contribute to strengthen regional member countries’ ownership of development
results.
12. Work in collaboration with the Resource
Mobilization and partnership unit to identity bilateral sources of funds for
training.
13. Oversee the preparation of annual reports on
the Bank’s achievement in Capacity Development.
14. Serve as Acting for Economic Governance and
Knowledge Management Complex Vice President when required.
15. Perform other duties assigned by the Vice
President.
d) Knowledge dissemination
16. Contribute to Capacity Development knowledge and
best practice within the development community, through overseeing the conduct
of Capacity Development assessments and results evaluations.
17. Coordinate the implementation of the Eminent
Speakers program by identifying and attracting distinguished speakers.
18. Assist the Macroeconomics Policy, Forecasting
and Research department in the planning and holding of the annual African
Economic Conference.
19. Provide leadership in developing Capacity
Development assessment and evaluation tools, including e-learning ones, for use
in Bank operations.
20. Oversee knowledge dissemination to staff and
Bank clients using the Bank’s virtual platforms, in particular the Knowledge
and Virtual Resources Center.
e) People and talent management
21. Ensure the department has the appropriate
skills-mix at any time for effective delivery of the objectives defined in the
work program.
Review and validate the staffing needs, and build with the
Human Resources department the required recruitment plans.
Assess work performance, appraise staff potential and
determine training needs.
Put in place, with the assistance of the Human Resources
department, talent management mechanisms, to build a talent pool for the
department for business continuity.
Organize effective delegation of responsibilities by
empowering staff at all levels.
Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience
- Hold at least a Ph.D. degree in Economics, Public Policy, Governance or International development, with top level experience in addressing development challenges in African countries, preferably gained in diverse bilateral, multilateral and / or regional development agencies.
- Have a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant work experience in Capacity Development, of which at least five (5) years will be at managerial level.
- Solid knowledge and good grasp of Capacity Development needs in African countries.
- Proven ability to provide leadership in designing training programs, developing training materials and managing a Capacity Development or training institution.
- Strong knowledge of African economic and development issues; strategic mind-set, and strong capacity to analyse situations from the perspective of stakeholders and translate strategic thinking into implementation.
- Ability to build and manage strategic partnerships with a results-oriented mind-set.
- Strong ability to translate development challenges into knowledge leverage opportunities with a solid knowledge of andragogy.
- Strong analytical and negotiation skills, coupled to superior monitoring and evaluation abilities.
- Strong ability in conceptualizing new approaches and innovation in Capacity Development, as well as developing user friendly training materials.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in French or English, with a good working knowledge of the other language.
- Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint); knowledge of SAP is highly desirable.
How to Apply
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