Job Recruitment at Action Against Hunger, 12th July, 2017

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Action Against Hunger | ACF-International works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy. Action Against Hunger | ACF-International works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Project Manager Location: Maiduguri Job Description/Responsibilities You'll contribute to ending world hunger by:

Proper implementation and completion of Project(s) throughout all its different phases as well as the appropriate management of its specific scope, schedule, resources, quality, risks, representation, coordination and contractual requirements.

Key Activities in your Role will include:

Ensure Efficient, Effective, Quality and Timely Implementation of the Entire Project(s).
Manage and Develop the Project(s) Team.
Maintain Comprehensive records and report in a timely manner.
Assist in wider organizational development through learning and proposal development support.
Manage external relations related to the project(s).

Requirements Does this description fit you?

You have Master's Degree in Project Management, Social Sciences, Health/Nutrition, Development or other related field.
You have a Proven multi sector project cycle management experience at a senior level for at least 2 years in an INGO.
You have excellent management, organizational, motivational and leadership skills.
You have demonstrated experience in financial management and preparation of budgets for programming;
You are familiar with ECHO, EU, OFDA and/or DfiD reporting and regulations.
You have demonstrated experience in proposal writing and donor reporting.
You have good diplomatic and negotiation skills.

Benefits Action Against Hunger values its employees and offers a comprehensive remuneration and benefits package. These include but are not limited to:

Health Insurance
R&R Breaks
Paid annual leave (vacation)
Training opportunities
Child allowance

Job Title: Roving Logistics Manager Location: Maiduguri, Borno Job Description You’ll contribute to ending world hunger by..

Providing Action Against Hunger’s field teams in Nigeria with essential logistics support during emergency response activities in all bases and building the capacity of the Logistics team.

Key Activities

Logistics support to all the field bases
Carry out opening and closure of bases upon request
Capacity Building & Human resources
Reporting and Analysis

Requirements Does this Description fit you?

You have a Bachelor degree in business administration degree, logistics management or any related field of studies
You have at least 2 years’ extensive experience in logistics management and coordination, preferably in Humanitarian or development work.
Your experience is supported by academic study, such as completion of the Certification in Humanitarian Logistics.
You are highly organized & pay attention to small details. You take pride in planning not just the best case scenario but also for multiple contingencies.
You are extremely capable sharing your technical knowledge, as well as the organization's policies & procedures – both verbally & in writing. Your reports are timely, comprehensive & well-written.
You ensure your teams remain aware of changes in security conditions, challenges faced by the program implementers' & any new contextual developments.
You maintain a mature and problem solving attitude when confronted with difficult situations.
You are able to motivate and encourage others to deliver high standards of work
You’re genuinely enthusiastic about helping the logistics teams achieve their objectives. You like to pass on to others what you’ve learnt & thrive on the variety of logistics activities that fall within this role’s scope of responsibility.
You have experience working with colleagues who do not speak your language, speaking tactfully & listening carefully to others. You are used to explaining your work in non-technical terms & are comfortable explaining & reinforcing policies & procedures to a team.
You have a high degree of emotional intelligence demonstrating strong self-awareness and the ability to take responsibility for your actions.
You monitor the impact that demanding activities and stressful working conditions may have on your team and actively work with other departments to ensure staff are appropriately supported.
You like to find & implement straight-forward solutions to tricky questions. You balance finding quick answers to immediate problems with planning projects that take a longer time to execute.
Your experience allows you to remain are calm & articulate under pressure. You are a strong advocate for improving the humanitarian assistance to those most in need, able to represent Action Against Hunger appropriately with a range of counterparts.
You understand that the logistics function plays an invaluable role in keeping Action Against Hunger's core activities operational. You take pride meeting deadlines & following procedures correctly & keeping logistical documentation up-to-date.
You maintain a mature and problem solving attitude when confronted with difficult situations.
You are able to motivate and encourage others to deliver high standards of work
You’re genuinely enthusiastic about helping the logistics teams achieve their objectives.
You like to pass on to others what you’ve learnt & thrive on the variety of logistics activities that fall within this role’s scope of responsibility.
You have experience working with colleagues who do not speak your language, speaking tactfully & listening carefully to others.
You are used to explaining your work in non-technical terms & are comfortable explaining & reinforcing policies & procedures to a team.
You have a high degree of emotional intelligence demonstrating strong self-awareness and the ability to take responsibility for your actions.
You monitor the impact that demanding activities and stressful working conditions may have on your team and actively work with other departments to ensure staff are appropriately supported.

Benefits Action Against Hunger values its employees and offers a comprehensive remuneration and benefits package. These include but are not limited to: -

Health Insurance
R&R Breaks
Paid annual leave (vacation)
Training opportunities
Child allowance

Job Title: Programme Coordinator Reference: ADB/17/335 Location: Côte d’Ivoire Grade: PL6 Position N°: 50091795 The Complex

The Vice Presidency for ‘Agriculture, Human, and Social Development’ is a Sector Complex focusing on the Bank’s TYS High 5s priority of “Feed Africa” and “Improve Quality of Life for the People of Africa”. The complex objectives are (i) to develop, policy and strategy; (ii) provide deep sector expertise to the Regions by gathering pools of experienced individuals who can be consulted to provide sector expertise on complex transactions; (iii) develop new financing instruments; (iv) the Vice President will act as the spokesperson to represent the Bank with external stakeholders on aspects of “Feed Africa” and Improve Quality of Life for the People of Africa”

The Position

The Programme Coordinator reports to the Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development.

In the context described above the Programme Coordinator assists Management in:

The overall coordination of the implementation of the Complex’s work program and related assignments;
Collecting, processing and analysing data on the Complex’s;
Assisting the Complex in ensuring effective delivery of the work program.
Developing briefs and reports related to the Complex activities for submission to senior management and other relevant clients.

Duties and Responsibilities Under the supervision of the Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, the Programme Coordinator will performs the following: Work Programme and budget Preparation/Monitoring:

Compile the Department’s Key Performance Indicators, ensure their consistency with Key Performance Indicators of the Agriculture, Social and Human Development Complex, and prepare regular status reports and annual activity reports ;
Compile the portfolio database of the Complex (Non Sovereign Operations, complex projects, trust funds, special initiatives, co-financing);
Compile the portfolio database related to Feed Africa, Jobs for Youth and Improve the quality of life of African People;
Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports on the management and performance of the departments activities;
Report on accuracy and completeness of SAP, BPPS & SRAS data;
Compiles and present data on projects (managed by the regional hubs) related to the sectors under the Complex;
Participate in Bank’s missions when necessary;
Monitor the implementation of the administrative budget and determine/recommend allocation of funds when necessary;
Monitor expenditures to ensure that they remain within authorized level;
Coordinate the preparation and monitoring of the annual Work Programme.
Coordinate the preparation and monitoring of the quarterly mission programme.

Other Duties :

Prepare working documents to be presented to the Office Management Team Meeting, organize and participate in weekly Office Management Team Meeting meetings and follow up with the decision made in the office management team meeting;
Monitor the logistics arrangement of the Complex events;
Represent the Complex in relevant coordination meeting with other Complexes of the Bank;
Liaise with the Corporate IT Services Department, if necessary, for all issues relating to the SAP / BPPS / ATRS / SRAS system and other information technologies; play the role of SAP resource person in the Vice President Front Office; provide technical assistance to staff of the Front Office in the use of SAP;
Liaise with other key organization units of the Bank, including Vice-Presidents’ front Offices, budget department, resources mobilization unit, etc.;
Carry out any other duties pertinent to the work of the Complex, assigned by the Management Team, such as budget management and resource mobilization.

Selection Criteria Including Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Hold at least a Master’s degree or its equivalent in Economics, Finance, Business Management, Information, Technology or in a related discipline
Have a minimum of four (4) years of relevant professional experience, and demonstrated ability to manage and perform multiple tasks efficiently.
Experience with International Organizations would be an additional asset.
Experience in private sector is an added advantage
Strong client orientation with commitment to results on the ground and practical experience;
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to communicate ideas effectively and to work in a multi-cultural environment;
Acts independently in anticipation and response to daily work demands and difficult challenges
Develop and implement practical and timely solutions.
Initiates and supports improvements in processes and methods.
Writes well-structured business documents and reports.
Is able to confidently answer questions or queries on behalf of the team.
Communicate and write effectively in French or English, with a good working knowledge of the other language.
Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office Suite applications and preferably, SAP.

Job Title: Chief, Railway Infrastructure Public Private Partnerships Reference: ADB/17/306 Location: Côte d’Ivoire Grade: PL3 Position N°: 50093737 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, Cities and Urban Development Directorate 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 Chief Railway Infrastructure and Public Private Partnerships Officer will lead the development of policies, strategies and project and programs related to railway infrastructure development initiatives supported by the Bank in regional member countries.
The purpose of the job is as follows:
To act as the Bank's principal expert on Railway infrastructure with particular emphasis on policy, project development, Public Private Partnerships, financing and regulation.
To strengthen and maintain the Bank's understanding of the railway sector and its role in the development of the continent.
To advise on policy, institutional and regulatory reforms, and future investments in the sector by the Bank and its regional member countries.
To lead the identification, preparation, appraisal, and implementation supervision of railway projects and programs.

Duties and Responsibilities Under the general guidance and supervision of the Division Manager, the Chief Railway Infrastructure Public Private Partnerships Officer will perform the following duties and responsibilities: Railway infrastructure and Services Policy, strategy, business plan:

Devise, maintain and revise the Railway infrastructure and Services development business plan of the Bank in consultation with internal stakeholders and taking account of long-term trends in Transport and Logistics and the development of the continent;
Ensure the appropriate implementation of the business plan through communication and advise to all relevant stakeholders in the Bank, particularly operations functions, and define a monitoring framework;
Identify and develop any necessary policies to underpin the business plan;
Consult as necessary with external partners and regional and non-regional member countries on the form and efficacy of the business plan.

Railway infrastructure and Services Knowledge:

Manage a team to develop and maintain the Bank's expertise on Railway Transport infrastructure and Services to support the development goals of the Bank and the continent;
Devise the Bank's contribution to key Railway Transport infrastructure and Services development themes and represent the Bank at global, regional and national conferences and workshops on Railway Transport infrastructure and Services;
Coordinate and work alongside key partners, such as other Multilateral Development Banks and the World Economic Forum to design Railway Transport infrastructure and Services -based programs and solutions for the economic and social infrastructure development of Africa;
Publish major studies and reports on Railway Transport infrastructure and Services for development, 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;|
Develop and maintain, in collaboration with partners, a detailed database of statistics, publications, and economic models relating to Railway Transport and Services, and the state of Railway Transport infrastructure and Services in Africa;
Identify appropriate Railway Transport infrastructure and Services training for internal and external stakeholders.

Railway infrastructure and Public Private Partnerships Projects and Programs:

Act as a focal point for advice to regional member countries on Railway infrastructure and Services issues and lead policy dialogue with governments in advancing policy, regulatory and institutional reforms in the railway sector;
Lead the development of Technical Assistance programs to provide cutting edge advice on Railway infrastructure development, private sector participation, railways restructuring, concessions or privatization and foster public and private partnerships;
Lead the origination and financial structuring of Railway infrastructure and Public Private Partnerships 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;
Advise and support operational staff based in the regions on Railway 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:

Hold at least a Master's degree or its equivalent in in Civil Engineering, Transport Engineering, Railway Engineering, Transport Planning, Public Policy, Economics, Finance or related discipline.
Have a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in railway infrastructure development in the public or private sector with proven experience in at least two key aspects including planning, design, operation, financing, regulation.
Having private sector experience will be an added advantage.
Develop and deliver innovative solutions to clients - Proactively addresses clients’ needs.
Collaborate within teams and across functional boundaries, provides own perspective and willingly receives diverse perspectives.
Ability to make sense of complexity, interpret a wide range of information and make smart decisions.
Effective consultation and advisory skills coupled with a client orientation to ensure relevancy.
Range of inter-personal skills and an ability to vary their use according to the audience.
Create, apply and share knowledge across the Bank to strengthen solutions for internal and/or external clients.
Thorough knowledge of Railway infrastructure, railway operations, Institutions and regulations.
Foundational knowledge of railway transportation business models with ability to apply/recommend operationally relevant solutions and lessons for clients.
Knowledge and experience in development and understanding of policy making process; project and program design, execution, monitoring and evaluation.
Policy dialogue skills – Ability to identify and assess critical policy issues and actively dialogue with governments and/or other stakeholders to develop solutions.
Ability to lead a team of specialists and to take forward projects, often in collaboration with other partners
Attention to detail to create quality output and to set standards for the team.
Mentoring to develop skills within the team and to improve the quality of output and outcomes.
Ability to assess cost/benefits of alternative options, select optimum solution and allocate Budget and resources to achieve results.
Ability to articulate clear objectives, set ambitious bur achievable targets and monitor execution and results.
Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French, preferably with a working knowledge of the other.
Competence in the use of Bank standard software (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).

Job Title: Chief Financial Accountant - Expenditure Control Reference: ADB/17/316 Location: Côte d’Ivoire Grade: PL3 Position N°: 50093776 The Complex

The Vice Presidency for Finance oversees the financial management of the Bank Group. This encompasses the Bank Group’s treasury activities including borrowings from the capital markets and investment activities; controllership functions including financial reporting and loan administration; strategic resource mobilization and the strengthening of the non-statutory financial resources and instruments; the overall asset/liability management for the Bank Group.

The Hiring Department/Division

The Financial Control Department is responsible for accounting for the financial consequences of the Bank Group’s transactions and decisions, and for the preparation, fair presentation and overall integrity of the internal financial reports and published financial statements. The department is also responsible for loan administration and accounting and related fiduciary responsibilities, including disbursement of funds to projects and programs financed by the Bank Group. Lastly, the department provides decision support and expertise in the development and implementation of financial control policies, operational and financial strategies and related information systems.
The primary purpose of the Bank’s Administrative Expense division is to provide efficient transaction processing services with respect to the capital and administrative expenses of the Bank and of all bilateral funds. The Division not only ensures that expenses incurred are in accordance with Bank policies, but also actively seeks opportunities for savings for the Bank in the management of expenses.

The Position

The responsibility of the Chief Financial Accountant will be to maintain the highest standards of internal control in the administrative expenses management process and Disbursement of grants and provide high-level professional advice on disbursement procedures for grants managed by the division and for administrative expenses at the level of the Headquarters and all countries offices.

Duties and Responsibilities Under the supervision and guidance of the Division Manager, Administrative Expenses, the Chief Financial Accountant for Administrative Expenses will perform the following:

Supervise verification of all types of payments and journal vouchers to ensure correctness and proper application of international Accounting Standards in the treatment of transactions, except for loan-related and pension payments;
Manage the payment proposals process by ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of proposal confirmations to treasury for disbursement;
Act as Administrative Expense Division’s budget focal person for the preparation of the annual budget preparation: ensure work programme and expenditure planning inputs are well captured in budget system planning system and regularly monitor the execution of the division’s budget. Preparing documentation for staff planning and recruitment for the division when required by the Division Manager;
Act as focal point for the Division for all Bank wide SAP Technical and Functional Upgrades as well as cross-cutting system enhancements projects being implemented by other Business units in the Bank in order to ensure adequate testing of all system enhancements impacting on the activities of the Division to ensure a seamless system integration;
Lead the preparation of the Expenditure Hedging Effectiveness reports for monthly asset and liability comity; Provide Data Inputs on Administrative Expenses for the Annual financial Statements of African Development Bank; Provide other ad hoc Administrative Expense analysis reports as well as various routine control and Exception reports; carry out follow-up action with colleagues to resolve identified exceptions; provide statistical reports for establishment and monitoring of Key Performance Indicators for the division;
Manage system development activities for the division. This involves analyzing user requirements for enhanced business processes, designing required specifications to enhance SAP applications based on these requirements within the Division’s overall need and objectives and liaising with the IT department to implement same, carry out data;
Supervise and follow up on resolution on all IT and SAP technical problems and issues, follow-up and take appropriate action on Administrative Expense division Infoline weekly management reports;
Establish procedures and controls to improve efficiency of service to identify cost savings and promote the efficient use of Bank resources in the context of decentralisation;
Provide guidance on accounting treatment and classifications of financial transactions to all documents of the Bank;
Monitor the deadlines / lead time for the processing of payments are respected at the level of the division and all countries offices and generate the appropriate statistic to monitor the Key Performance Indicators of payment requests;
Monitor open items in the SAP system services rendered but not paid for;
Ensure that general ledger and vendor accounts are regularly analysed, and that required entries are made;
Carry out reasonableness checks and analytical review of Administrative Expenses by comparing expenses of one period to another, provide explanations and reports on the variances and supply input for monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements;
Generate and / or prepare various SAP and other reports and follow-up of outstanding issues with the field offices and other departments;
Participate in the review and formulation of accounting procedures, policies and practices, drafting proposals or parts thereof and reviewing proposed drafts by other staff members;
Assess best practices of other organizations; analyse their methodologies and procedures and draft issue papers and recommendations on their adaptability to the Bank's environment;
Advise Management on methods to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the control environment in the department in particular and the Bank in general;
Represent the Division on relevant Bank-wide working groups;
Monitor the follow up and implementation of Audit recommendations.

Selection Criteria Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

Hold at least a Master's Degree or its equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Audit or Professional qualification from internationally recognized professional accounting body e.g CA, CPA, ACCA or Expert Comptable.
Have a minimum of seven (7) years of practical experience in an accounting firm or international financial organization.
Private sector experience is an added advantage
Ability to visualize, articulate and solve complex problems, concepts and make decisions that make sense based on all available information, particularly problem solving in automated accounting environment.
Ability to quickly analyze accounting data structures and data interrelationships and make recommendations on process, system and control improvements
Ability to drive for achieving and surpassing targets against an internal and external standards of excellence.
Strong knowledge of accounting and International Accounting Standards and strong data analytics skills.
Innovation and creativity.
Communication.
Client orientation.
Team working and relations.
Problem solving.
Operational effectiveness.
Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French, preferably with a working knowledge of the other language.
Competence in the use of standard software (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint). A very strong working knowledge of SAP R/3.
Certification in one or more modules (preferably FI-MM) is an advantage.

Job Title: Principal Financial Accountant - Expenditure Control Reference: ADB/17/317 Location: Côte d’Ivoire Grade: PL4 Position N°: 50053775 The Complex

The Vice Presidency for Finance oversees the financial management of the Bank Group. This encompasses the Bank Group’s treasury activities including borrowings from the capital markets and investment activities; controllership functions including financial reporting and loan administration; strategic resource mobilization and the strengthening of the non-statutory financial resources and instruments; the overall asset/liability management for the Bank Group.

The Hiring Department/Division

The Financial Control Department is responsible for accounting for the financial consequences of the Bank Group’s transactions and decisions, and for the preparation, fair presentation and overall integrity of the internal financial reports and published financial statements.
The department is also responsible for loan administration and accounting and related fiduciary responsibilities, including disbursement of funds to projects and programs financed by the Bank Group. Lastly, the department provides decision support and expertise in the development and implementation of financial control policies, operational and financial strategies and related information systems.
The primary purpose of the Bank’s Administrative Expense division is to provide efficient transaction processing services with respect to the capital and administrative expenses of the Bank and of all bilateral funds. The Division not only ensures that expenses incurred are in accordance with Bank policies, but also actively seeks opportunities for savings for the Bank in the management of expenses.

The Position

The responsibility of the Principal Financial Accountant will be to perform verification of all types of payments and journal vouchers, except for loan-related and pension payments, to ensure correctness and proper application of international accounting standards in the treatment of transaction.
The Position holder will also ensure effective transaction processing services which include effective controls over all financial transactions to safeguard the assets of the Bank and respective Grants, and to perform continuous business process improvement for administrative expense processes.

Duties and Responsibilities Under the supervision and guidance of the Division Manager, Administrative Expenses, the Principal Financial Accountant will perform the following:

Manage system development and upgrade activities for the division. This involves analyzing user requirements for enhanced business processes, designing required specifications to enhance SAP applications based on these requirements within the Division’s overall need and objectives and liaising with the IT department to implement same, carry out data;
Supervise and follow up on resolution on all IT and SAP technical problems and issues;
Establish procedures and controls to improve efficiency of service to identify cost savings and promote the efficient use of Bank resources;
Provide guidance on accounting treatment and classifications of financial transactions to all documents of the Bank;
Check that the deadlines / lead time for the processing of payments are respected; and generate payment proposals;
Ensure that general ledger and vendor accounts are regularly analysed, and that required entries are made;
Carry out reasonableness checks and analytical review of Administrative Expenses by comparing expenses of one period to another, provide explanations and reports on the variances and supply input for monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements;
Generate and / or prepare various SAP and other reports and follow-up of outstanding issues with other departments;
Participate in the review and formulation of accounting procedures, policies and practices, drafting proposals or parts thereof and reviewing proposed drafts by other staff members;
Assess best practices of other organizations; analyse their methodologies and procedures and draft issue papers and recommendations on their adaptability to the Bank's environment;
Advise Management on methods to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the control environment in the department in particular and the Bank in general;
Represent the Division on relevant Bank-wide working groups;
Monitor the follow up and implementation of Audit recommendations.

Selection Criteria Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

Hold at least a Master’s Degree or its equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Audit or Professional qualification from internationally recognized professional accounting body e.g CA, CPA, ACCA or Expert Comptable.
Have a minimum of six (6) years of practical experience in an accounting firm or international financial organization.
Private sector experience is an added advantage.
Good knowledge of working environment to the resolution of problems and identify solutions to the benefit of the client (internal and external) and the organization.
Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French, preferably with a working knowledge of the other language.
Competence in the use of standard software (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint). A very strong working knowledge of SAP R/3.
Certification in one or more modules (preferably FI-MM) is an advantage.

Job Title: Chief Financial Risk Officer Reference: ADB/17/321 Location: Côte d’Ivoire Grade: PL3 Position N°: 50093769 The Complex

The Vice Presidency for Finance oversees the financial management of the Bank Group.
This encompasses the Bank Group’s treasury activities including borrowings from the capital markets and investment activities; controllership functions including financial reporting and loan administration; strategic resource mobilization and the strengthening of the non-statutory financial resources and instruments; the overall asset/liability management for the Bank Group.

The Hiring Department/Division

The role of the Financial Management Department is to develop and promulgate policies and guidelines relating to the financial management for the Bank Group.
It also ensures internal consistency of all financial policies and guidelines, including those initiated and developed by the other departments in the Bank, as well as monitors and reports on compliance.
The Asset and Liability Management Division is responsible for developing and directing the Asset and Liability Management functions of the Bank Group entities, including financial policies, financial modelling and projections and balance sheet management activities involving risks related to changes in interest rates, exchange rates and the liquidity position

The Position

The Chief Financial Risk Officer ensures that Asset and Liability Management exposures are identified, measured and reported and, where necessary, mitigated.
He/she provides analytical expertise for assessing the financial impact of strategies, initiatives, products, etc. on Bank Group entities and ensures that financial risks are maintained within Board approved limits and the Asset and Liability Management Committee guidelines.

Duties and Responsibilities Under the supervision and guidance of the Division Manager, Asset and Liability Management, the Chief Financial risk Officer will perform the following:

Lead the formulation and periodic review of asset liability management policies and guidelines for the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund and the Nigeria Trust Fund.
Co-ordinate the upgrade and update the Bank Group’s medium and long-term financial projections models for the African Development Bank, African Development Fund and Nigeria Trust Fund.
Lead the preparation of the Bank’s annual medium-term financial performance outlook paper, accompanying Board seminar and the Programme and Budget exercise
Lead the study of specific products and how their structure should be modeled in order to reflect how their profiles impact the Bank Group risk profile.
Lead the preparation of background working papers on the Bank’s and Fund's resource mobilization initiatives such as general capital increases and African Development Fund replenishments.
Co-ordinate the preparation of quarterly reports on currency, interest rate and liquidity risk and on financial projections.
Provides advisory support on all issues relating to asset/liability management and participate in appropriate working groups of the asset and liability management committee.
Contribute to the preparation of the Bank Group’s annual market risk review.
Ensure the appropriateness of the Asset and Liability Management IT infrastructure and the integrity of Risk management Analytics System/Processes with consideration for data, assumptions, processes and reporting through automation, reconciliation, and documentation.
Keep abreast of all Asset and Liability Management risks - related regulatory developments and industry best practice - particularly through the development of a strong network with peers at other major MDBs and active participation to international forums on Asset and Liability Management and financial management topics.

Selection Criteria Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

Hold at least a Master's Degree or its equivalent in a quantitative field (Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics and/or other relevant fields). CFA or FRM/PRM professional qualification is advantageous.
Have a minimum of seven (7) years of relevant professional experience in a bank, similar financial institution or related consulting role, with at least five (05) years in an Asset and Liability Management or related role in financial risk management.
Having private sector experience will be an added advantage.
Experience with a Multilateral Development Bank is highly desirable.
Strong ability to guide and supervise a small team.
Expert knowledge of balance sheet management and complex financial instruments, with proven experience in the implementation of Asset and Liability Management frameworks and financial modelling, forecasting P&L and balance sheet of financial services/banking entity.
Strong analytical, pproblem solving and project management skills.
Good understanding of relational databases and development languages (e.g. SQL, VBA).
Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French, preferably with a working knowledge of the other language.
Competence in the use of standard software (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).

Job Title: Senior Treasury Assistant - Cash Management and Banking Relationships Reference: ADB/17/319 Location: Côte d’Ivoire Grade: GS8 Position N°: 50000919 The Complex

The Vice Presidency for Finance oversees the financial management of the Bank Group.
This encompasses the Bank Group’s treasury activities including borrowings from the capital markets and investment activities; controllership functions including financial reporting and loan administration; strategic resource mobilization and the strengthening of the non-statutory financial resources and instruments; the overall asset/liability management for the Bank Group.

The Hiring Department

The Treasury department is responsible for raising funds from capital markets, managing and investing the Bank Group's liquidity and shareholders' funds, processing and settlement of all financial transactions and managing the institution's banking relationships.

The Position

Under the supervision of the Principal Treasury Officer, the Senior Treasury Assistant handles and develops post settlement activities by ensuring the timely reconciliation of items on the general ledger, monitoring of the cash balances and banking relationships, processing accurate resolution of investigations of all Bank Group financial transactions in respect of foreign exchange. This includes:
- Identify the source of all credits received in the accounts, conduct reconciliation of assigned current accounts and maintain the Bank Group's cash book for assigned accounts.
- Ensure that surplus funds are invested, balances are maintained at a minimum, monitor correspondent banks operations and process the opening of current and special accounts and identify accounts that are dormant and make recommendations for their closure.
- Manage investigations related to the Foreign Exchange.
- Manage assigned call and current accounts.

Duties and Responsibilities The Senior Treasury Assistant will: Manage The Foreign Exchange (FX) Investigations:

Check detail settlement of transactions with entries on various bank accounts;
Contact foreign exchange or current account correspondents;
Follow up investigations until finally resolved. Lodge interest claims with counterparts for late receipt of FX transaction funds;
Settle counterparts interest claims on African Development Bank for late covering of FX transactions;
Prepare monthly foreign exchange settlements failure and investigations reports;
Maintain accurate filing for all FXs.

Process the opening of current accounts upon the approval of Treasurer:

Request via SWIFT message, for terms and conditions for the operation of the account from corresponded banks, analyze and rank terms and conditions received based on which bank is selected. Advise Financial Control Department when account is opened;
Process the closure of accounts upon the approval of the Treasurer. Follow up with
Correspondent bank until account is closed and advice Financial Control Department. Update master list of Bank Group accounts and list of correspondent banks.
Identify accounts that are dormant and make recommendations to supervisor on the closure of the accounts.

Manage assigned call and current accounts:

Ensure there are no idle funds and accounts are not overdrawn;
Identify and post all transactions in SAP and GTMATCH;
Ensure all entries in cashflow are duly paid or / and received, and any discrepancy is reported to Back-office;
Advise relevant department on receipt of funds;
Effectively reconcile cash amounts;
Investigate all difference between balance in list of account statement in SAP (FF67) and the General Ledger.

Manage and reconcile Bank Accounts:

Review and process daily SWIT messages received in respect of financial transactions executed on the 260 accounts in multiple currencies maintained by the Bank Group.
Down load and review settings for the file containing SWIFT bank statements and upon completion of the review, upload the file into SAP for automatic generation of general ledger entries.
Monitor General Ledger entries to ensure the entries posted on daily basis impact tile right accounts. Give special attention to charges and interest debited from the accounts.

Monitor all movements in the Bank Group accounts daily by:

Verify the accuracy of each outgoing transaction to ensure accuracy of account number, amount, value date and details of the payment and identify and classify transactions by their types; e.g. maturing investments, loan repayments, encashment of notes, management fees, swap transactions, subscriptions, income on current account, foreign exchange, call/sweep/FB/repo transactions, salaries and admin expenses etc.
Input all transaction details for entries posted from tile Bank statement into SAP, generate accounting entries in SAP to clear loan repayments, returned disbursements and call investments operations on the current accounts.
Input, manually in SAP statements received from banks that are not on SWIFT.
Prepare monthly General Ledger balances report and verify the accuracy of the bank statement balances based on this report.

Prepare SWIFT messages to correspondent banks to:

Transfer of funds from one account to another as the need arises.
Investigate unidentified or unexecuted transactions and update investigations log.
Follow up on the opening and closing of accounts as the need arises.

Monitor the SUMMIT Cash flow for the Bank Group portfolios:

Prepare working tables to Investment Division for funds to be invested or to be re-called for disbursements, debt services, management fees, salaries and other administrative expenses and to Loan Disbursement Division, FX desk for funds to be sold/purchased and advise Financial Control Department and Capital Markets and Financial Operations Division and other relevant divisions on unidentified transactions.
Ensure adequacy of funds to cover expected outflows and invest excess funds are invested timely.
Process cash management transactions in SUMMIT (deal payments) and generate corresponding SWIFT payment instructions.
Sort out, classify and file 50 plus bank accounts statements, confirmations and advises received by mail and facsimile from correspondent banks.
Prepare monthly activity report of all transactions processed in the section.
Provide information on queries concerning current account and payment transactions to Financial Control Department and other divisions of Treasury and the Bank.
Send SWIFT copies of credit advices by e-mail to departments and divisions concerned upon receipt of funds in respect of tier portfolios
Reconcile all payments made with the Bank's corporate card during missions with Financial Control Department.
Provide bank details to staff for reimbursement of loans, mission advances or others. Monitor the inflow of these funds to ensure that necessary accounting entries are posted upon receipt.
Maintain and update the Master list of all accounts held by the Bank Group including details of bank name, address, account number, General Ledger number, and contact person. Ensure that this list is updated whenever accounts are closed or opened.
Prepare yearly report of opened and closed accounts for use by Treasury Department management, Financial Control Department and External Auditors.
Assist Financial Control Department with the identification and reconciliation of unidentified transactions.
Perform any other duties as may be assigned.

Selection Criteria Including Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Hold at least a Master's Degree or its equivalent in Finance, Accounting or other related discipline.
Have a minimum of six (6) years of relevant practical working experience and experience in accounting, treasury or finance is an advantage.
Having private sector experience will be an added advantage.
Analytical skills.
Demonstrable understanding of treasury and accounting transactions.
Client orientation.
Team working and relationships.
Communication.
Problem solving.
Competence in the use of Bank standards software (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint).
Knowledge of SAP, SUMMIT and other financial IT systems is an added advantage.
Ability to communicate and write effectively in French or English, preferably with a working knowledge of the other language.

Job Title: Operations Assistant Reference: ADB/17/334 Location: Côte d’Ivoire Grade: GS7 Position N°: 50093555 The Complex

The Vice Presidency for ‘Agriculture, Human, and Social Development’ is a Sector Complex focusing on the Bank’s Ten Year Strategy High 5s priority of “Feed Africa” and “Improve Quality of Life for the People of Africa”.
The complex objectives are (i) to develop, policy and strategy; (ii) provide deep sector expertise to the Regions by gathering pool of experienced individuals who can be consulted to provide sector expertise on complex transactions; (iii) develop new financing instruments; (iv) the VP will act as the spokesperson to represent the Bank with external stakeholders on aspects of “Feed Africa” and Improve Quality of Life for the People of Africa”.

The Hiring Department

The Agriculture Finance and Rural Development 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 mobilize the required finance to implement Feed Africa and provides support for the implementation of all rural development activities in regional member’s countries.

The Position

The Operations Assistant is to oversee the smooth operation of the offices’ support work and related systems by assuming responsibility for the organisation and coordination of work flow as well as reviewing, processing and executing a variety of accounting and resource management transactions.

Duties and Responsibilities Reporting to the Director, Agricultural Finance and Rural Development Department, the Operations Assistant is responsible for: Resources Management:

Manage systems; create and process expense reports in SAP.
Assist the management in issues concerning resources such as the administrative budget; monitor and review expenses and bring issues to the attention of management.
Participate in the preparation of the annual and mid-year budget review by inputting data and the monitoring thereof.

Analytical Work:

Produce documents, briefing papers, reports, spreadsheets and presentations.
Take notes at meetings, write letters, and prepare minutes as requested.
Assist where applicable with the programming of operational activities by using the appropriate software, entering project information and producing the Department’s various status reports i.e. CSPs, Active Projects, Portfolio Reviews, etc.

Problem Solving:

Respond to inquiries on operational matters from Bank Executives; liaise with member countries and other staff; coordinate with other members of management and partners; work with other operations assistants, secretaries and groups in different locations.
Carry out background research in field of competence and present in a logical manner.
Perform any other duties reasonably requested by management.

Workflow management:

Devise and maintain efficient office systems.
Track and follow up on documents; deal with incoming email, faxes and general mail.

Office Administration:

Organize and attend to multiple meetings, appointments and events to ensure that responsible management are well prepared.
Arrange travel, visa and accommodation; travel occasionally with management to provide general assistance.
Initiate and prepare various administrative documents and forms, such as staff list, staff travels, staff absence (annual leave, home leave, excused absence and maternity leave) as well as statistical data when required on staff;
Assist Task Managers in the preparation of reports.
Create contracts for hiring consultants in DACON.
Create contracts from projects in SAP.
SAP entry of project information

Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor. Selection Criteria Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

Hold at least a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent degree in business administration, management, finance, economics or other relevant fields.
Have a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in Operations Departments.
Having private sector experience will be an added advantage.
Knowledge of report preparation.
Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively.
Client orientation - works effectively well with various stakeholders.
Planning and organizing - plans work, anticipates actions for achieve goals within area of responsibility
Proven high level initiative and team spirit.
Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
Displays a high level of initiative, effort and commitment towards completing assignments efficiently.
Responds appropriately to supervision. Makes an effort to follow policy and cooperate with supervisors.
Communicate and write effectively in French or English, with a good working knowledge of the other language.
Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint); knowledge of SAP is desirable.

Job Title: Chief Urban Planning Officer Reference: ADB/17/305 Location: Côte d’Ivoire Grade: PL3 Position N°: 50093730 Th 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:
- Strengthen the enabling environment for private sector [and financial sector] development conducive to inclusive growth and sustainable development,
- Support the development of reliable and sustainable infrastructure, including cities and urban development, and
- 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, Cities and Urban Development Directorate 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 Chief Urban Planning Officer will lead 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:

To act as the Bank's principal expert on urban planning with particular emphasis on cities development strategies and urban and regional development planning.
To strengthen and maintain the Bank's understanding of the urban development and planning and its role in the development of African cities and towns.
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.
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 Chief Urban Planning Officer will perform the following duties and responsibilities: 1.) Urban development Policy, strategy, business plan:

Devise, maintain and revise 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;
Ensure 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;
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.

2.) Urban development Knowledge:

Manage 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;
Devise the Bank's contribution to key urban development themes and represent the Bank at global, regional and national conferences and workshops on Urban development;
Coordinate and work alongside key partners, such as other Multilateral Development Banks and the United Nations organizations to design urban development programs and solutions for the orderly spatial development of Africa’s cities and towns;
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;
Develop and maintain, in collaboration with partners, urban information databases, publications, and economic models relating to urban development and services, and the state of african cities and towns;
Identify appropriate urban development training for internal and external stakeholders.

3.) Urban development Projects and Programs:

Act as a focal point for advice to Regional Member Countries on urban planning and cities development strategies and lead dialogue with governments in advancing decentralization policy, urban institutions reforms;
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;
Lead the origination and financial structuring of urban development and public private partnership 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;
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:

Hold at least a Master's degree or its equivalent in Urban development, Urban Planning, Public Policy or related discipline
Have a minimum of seven (7) years of relevant experience in urban development, city and regional planning, urban services planning and delivery in the public or private sector.
Having private sector experience will be an added advantage.
Develop and deliver innovative solutions to clients - Proactively addresses clients’ needs.
Collaborate within teams and across functional boundaries, provides own perspective and willingly receives diverse perspectives.
Ability to make sense of complexity, interpret a wide range of information and make smart decisions
Effective consultation and advisory skills coupled with a client orientation to ensure relevancy
Range of inter-personal skills and an ability to vary their use according to the audience
Create, apply and share knowledge across the Bank to strengthen solutions for internal and/or external clients
Thorough knowledge of urban planning, urban policies, strategies, institutions and regulations.
Foundational knowledge of urban services delivery, with ability to apply/recommend operationally relevant solutions and lessons for clients.
Knowledge and experience in development and understanding of policy making process; project and program design, execution, monitoring and evaluation.
Policy dialogue skills - Ability to identify and assess critical policy issues and actively dialogue with governments and/or other stakeholders to develop solutions.
Ability to lead a team of specialists and to take forward projects, often in collaboration with other partners.
Attention to detail to create quality output and to set standards for the team.
Mentoring to develop skills within the team and to improve the quality of output and outcomes.
Ability to assess cost/benefits of alternative options, select optimum solution and allocate Budget and resources to achieve results.
Ability to articulate clear objectives, set ambitious but achievable targets and monitor execution and results.
Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French, preferably with a working knowledge of the other.
Competence in the use of Bank standard software (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).

How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply Application Deadline: 11th August, 2017.

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