New Job Openings at African Development Bank (AfDB), 24th May, 2017
African Development Bank (AfDB) - 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.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Division Manager, Human Resource Shared Services
Reference: ADB/17/227
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: PL2
Position N°: 50000475
The Complex
- The Vice-Presidency, Human Resources and Corporate Services
ensures the delivery of efficient, people-centered, client-oriented,
corporate services to ensure overall institutional effectiveness in all
aspects of the Bank’s corporate services.
- The complex leads efforts to ensure the competitiveness of the
Bank as the employer of choice and is responsible for providing
leadership in the formulation and implementation of Bank’s strategies on
people, information technology, general services and institutional
procurements, language services, business continuity and, health and
safety strategies.
The Hiring Department / Division
- The role of the Human Resources Management department is to
develop and execute a People Strategy, Policies, processes and practices
which will enable the Bank to achieve its strategic Agenda. Core to the
Human Resources Strategy will be the attraction, development,
engagement, motivation and retention of a best-in-class workforce.
- In order to create a truly transformed human resources work-way,
the Human Resources Management department is structured around a
triangular Model: Business Partnerships for strategy, client contracting
and human resources delivery; Centers of Expertise/Subject Matter
Experts (SMEs) for internal consulting, thought leadership, design,
talent and staff development and training and best practice
benchmarking; Human Resources Shared Services for transactional
excellence and employees outreach. This new Human Resources Model will
deliver a world-class employee life-cycle experience.
- The Human Resources Shared Services Division embeds a strategic
approach to human resource transactions and services excellency that
results in more effective service delivery.
The Position
- Reporting to the Human Resources Director, the Division Manager
of the Human Resources Shared Services Division will work with
identified stakeholders, to plan, develop and implement a programme of
innovative human resource strategies on the transactional excellence and
employees outreach including the formulation, control, administration
of automation of Human Resources processes including data analysis,
contract administration of all employees (Elected officers, regular
staff, technical assistants, projects staff and short term staff) and
the administration of staff salary and benefits plus Payroll.
- The position will ensure that the strategies relating to Human
Resources Shared Services will be in compliance with future Human
Resources capabilities required to transform the Bank into a world-class
organization.
- The incumbent will identify, develop and implement proposals,
strategies and programs aligned to the Bank’s strategic focus and
direction through Human Resources transactional interventions.
- The Job holder will be the primary custodian of the ‘Facilitate and Retain’ component of the Human Resources Value Chain.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the Human Resources Director, the
Division Manager Human Resources Shared Services Division will undertake
the following key responsibilities:
- Formulate, develop, and update Human Resources Personnel
Administration processes, procedures and forms in order to permanently,
optimize the efficiency, and reliability and recommend such improvements
in processes and documents in other areas impacting the efficiency and
reliability of the Human Resources administration.
- Develop feasibility studies and requirements analysis to justify
and support the development of new and enhanced information systems in
order to improve the functionality of applied research.
- Initiate and formulate new policies or proposals to modify and improve/update existing ones as circumstances may require.
- Lead team of experts in Human Resources Information Services
(HRIS) to provide functional input needed by Corporate Information
Technology Services to evaluate continuing needs for hardware, software,
databases, and operating systems, and further carry out detailed
evaluations of operating systems, commercial software and programming
utilities.
- Provide input in the design of staff compensation and benefits
system that is internationally competitive and capable to attract and
retain highly qualified people.
- Provide advice and guidance to the Human Resources Department’s
Management team and Human Resources Business Partners concerning staff
problems that, if mishandled, may lead to grievances.
- Supervise the overall administration of employee benefits of the
Bank (Staff loans, Home Leave, Education Benefits, etc.) excluding the
medical and the staff retirement plans.
- Prepare staff communications and process individual decisions
regarding administration of staff employment contract, career movements
and separation in line with policies and procedures in an efficient and
timely manner.
- Lead the processing of staff remuneration, benefits and
employment contract with the Bank in line with policies and procedures
in an efficient and timely manner
- Provide inputs to the design of compensation and benefit
policies and procedures and provide input in the definition of the set
of compensation & benefits rules applicable to a newly opened field
office.
- Ensure that the division provides consistent and efficient
customer service to all employees on the basis of the agreed Service
Level Agreements.
- Lead the administration of the Bank’s payroll program accurately
and in a timely manner, and in accordance with Bank’s rules and
regulations.
- Provide leadership in the development and the maintenance of
systems (DARMS, SharePoint) and procedures for the filing and management
of confidential personnel files, individual staff-related documents,
correspondence, circulars, policy documents, etc., to permit easy and
timely retrieval.
- Clear and maintain statistics, and design a variety of Human
Resources analytical reports in various Human Resources business areas
(Recruitment, career development, staff planning, personal
administration etc.) and for the others Human Resources teams in
consultation with the respective Officers, and for Senior Management’s
use.
- Plan, develop, revise, organize and implement the Division's
work programs, set medium and long term goals and determine financial
resource requirements (budget) to efficiently and effectively finance
the various programs.
- Monitor progress, provide advice and guidance, approve changes
in accordance with practices, recommend training, and undertake staff
performance evaluations, determine the need for special studies by
consultants, develop requests for tender and draw terms of reference for
consultants.
- Oversee consultants' work to ensure that deadlines are met and
that work is being accomplished on time and within budgeted financial
resources.
Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:
- Hold at least a Master's degree or its equivalent in Human
Resources Management, Organisational Development, Social Sciences,
Business Administration, Compensation, Public Sector Management,
education, Information Technology related to Human Resources Management
or any related discipline. Additional professional
qualification/certification in Human Resources Management and or
compensation and benefices administration, Human Resources Information
Services, Payroll administration and staff relations would be an
advantage.
- Have a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience 3 years
of which should be at managerial level in Human Resources Management,
staff development and training compensation and benefices, talent
sourcing or Human Resources Information Services, Data Analyst, Payroll,
Contract Administration, Compensation and Benefits Administration and
Payroll and any other related discipline.
- Demonstrable experience of working in a client-centric, business partnering environment.
- Strong Human Resources experience with fully operational depth
in at least three of the under-listed skill areas (i) Data Analyst &
Human Resources information System (ii) Human Resources Administration
& Employee Relations Management (iii) Total Rewards &
Compensation and Benefits administration (iv) Payroll administration.
- Sound understanding of the business and operational needs with
proven capacity to innovate, and promote change initiatives in corporate
human resource policies and services in large organizations.
- Expert knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures relating to human resource management and organizational development.
- Comprehensive applied knowledge of the fundamentals of employment relationships, legislation and organizational development.
- Substantial knowledge of change management.
- Strong project management skills which demonstrate the ability to see the bigger picture without losing sight of the detail.
- Ability to exercise sound judgement and creativity in
identifying options and risks in order to make the right decisions
around issues that have the potential to have a significantly adverse
effect on the organization both in financial and employee relations
terms.
- Sound analytical skills – ability to build and analyze Human
Resources data accuracy including Human Resources approved key
performance indicators.
- Proven experience in coordinating and implementing Human
Resources management theories and principles, policy and strategy
development related to Human Resources Information Services, data
Analyst, employee relations, contract or Human Resources administration,
staff records, compensation including salary advance and payroll
administration.
- Solid experience in applying experienced level of Human
Resources knowledge to deliver full scope of strategic Human Resources
services in line with the Bank’s strategy needs/situation.
- Proven consulting and advisory skills that enable clients and
help them build their confidence and skills to deal with Human Resources
issues.
- Ability to deal with sensitive issues in a multi-cultural environment and to build effective working relations with colleagues.
- Effective problem solver, strong network, an assertive completer
finisher, strong interpersonal communication, diplomat and
multicultural sensibility.
- Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French, with a working knowledge of the other.
- Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office Suite applications.
Job Title: Statistician
Reference: ADB/17/227
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: PL6
Position N°: 50076508
The Complex
- The Chief Economist/Vice-President for Economic Governance and
Knowledge Management is the Bank’s spokesperson on economic matters and
the VP 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 / Division
- The Statistics Department is responsible for the Bank’s
statistical activities that focus on two main components: (i) providing
support for effective development of statistical capacity and systems in
African countries for the provision of timely and reliable data to
support development results measurement for the High 5s and Sustainable
Development Goals agenda across Africa, (ii) mainstreaming results
measurement in Bank operations to ensure their operational effectiveness
as well as to support the Bank’s research, policy and financial
services.
- As part of the Statistics Directorate, the Economics and Social
Statistics Division ensures that Regional Member Countries provide the
Bank with timely, reliable, consistent and regionally comparable data on
economic and social activities (trade, industry, agriculture, finance,
infrastructure, population, demography, poverty, education, health, SDGs
monitoring etc.).
- Its principal activities are: to develop and manage statistical
systems needed to support the operational work of the Bank Group and its
development research activities; and to prepare the Bank Group’s
official statistical publications and provide statistics and statistical
analysis for the Bank Group’s Annual Report, the African Development
Report and other important Bank’s publications.
The Position
- The Statistician will be responsible for contributing to the
reliability of the bank's statistical data through the following main
activities: (i) update country and sector information on Trade, Balance
of Payment, Financial flows, Tourism, Foreign Direct Investment and Debt
in the Bank’s databases, (ii) update country and sector reports for
North African countries and support, statistical capacity building, AIKP
(iii) preparation of Bank statistical Publications and briefs (iv)
Statistical support for regional integration: develop and maintain a
system to monitor regional integration.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Division Manager Economic & Social Statistics and Chief Statistician, the Statistician will:
- Provide and maintain statistical database on Regional Member
Countries to support the Bank's analytical work, in the specialized
fields of Economic statistics (National accounts, Prices, Government
Finance, Balance of Payments, Money and Banking, Financial Flows, Trade
Statistics) and Bank Group Operations statistics.
- Promote the use of the Bank Data Portal, including the use of
the Highway Information System within the Bank, in Regional Member
Countries and among development partners.
- Undertake activities in the Africa Information Highway Initiative (SDGs , eGDDS, High 5s,…).
- Assist countries in the implementation of the AIH through trainings at country and regional levels on the Open Data Portal.
- Assist in developing and maintaining a framework for monitoring
and evaluating development indicators to support the Results Measurement
Framework for the Bank.
- Provide the statistical input for the Bank Group’s Annual
Report, the African Development Report, the African Economic Outlook,
the African Statistical Yearbook and other important Bank publications.
- Provide support to estimate and analyse macroeconomic aggregate
on Regional Member Countries and at the regional and sub-regional
levels, identify indicators, develop models, and apply statistical
methods such as trend analysis, forecasting methods to estimate
aggregates.
- Contribute to the production of African Economic Outlook by (i)
collecting data from countries; (ii) generating country economic
forecasts; (iii) producing the charts and statistical annex tables.
- Generate of economic/social/financial aggregates figures (Africa, Regions Economic Groupings,) for several indicators.
- Provide statistical and analytical support to meet the
operational and research needs of organizational units throughout the
Bank by providing advice and assistance on use of appropriate
statistical methods and techniques, on data sources, its availability
and quality, and by participating in missions where statistical issues
are of particular importance.
- Assist in the printing process and the dissemination of the
publications within the Bank and to officials and institutions in member
countries.
- Undertake field mission or other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor or the manager.
Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:
- Hold at least a Master's degree or its equivalent in Statistics, Economics or a related domains.
- Specific degree or certificate relevant to database management systems, database software/web applications will be a plus.
- Have a minimum of four (4) years of relevant experience in the
field of official statistics. Working experience should include
statistical information system.
- Capability of developing and managing statistical information system.
- Strong background in quantitative methods and knowledge of data collection Methods and analysis.
- Ability to identify analysis biases (false data, data in deviation ...) and purify the database collected.
- Ability to synthesize the data collected and choose the most relevant modes of representation.
- Effective advisory skills with analytical and problem solving capabilities
- Excellent teamwork skills and ability to interact effectively with staff members at all level
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in French or English, with a good working knowledge of the other language.
- Advanced knowledge of Excel and competence in the use of other
Bank standard software applications (Word, Access and PowerPoint).
Job Title: Principal Syndication Officer
Reference: ADB/17/230
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: PL4
Position N°: 50001323/50093715
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 Department /Division
The role of the Syndications and Financial Technical Services department
is rooted in Article 2 of the Agreement Establishing the Bank, which
requires the Bank to:
- Mobilize and increase in Africa and outside Africa, resources for the financing of investment projects and programs and;
- Promote investment in Africa of public and private capital in
projects or programs designed to contribute to the economic development
or social progress of regional member countries.
- To help the Bank execute these functions, the Syndications and Financial Technical Services department was established to;
- Provide centralised syndications and financial technical
services to the entire Bank group cutting across both public and private
sectors lending activities and across products
- Set up and coordinate the achievement of bank-wide mobilization targets and Key Performance Indicators and
- Serve, through Syndication and co-financing as a platform to
build institutional capacity for two related activities, namely balance
sheet management (risk mitigation on the existing portfolio) and agency
functions which are the back office activities needed to support a full
service syndication function.
The Position
Under the Supervision of the Division Manager, The Principal
Syndications Officer is required to develop and maintain close
relationships with the broader donor and investment community with a
view to facilitating the co-financing of sovereign and non-sovereign
projects and specifically to:
- Establish ADB as the leading arranger of syndicated development co-financing in Africa;
- Mobilize funding from all external investors – commercial banks,
DFIs, ECAs, funds, etc. - to leverage the development impact of the
deployment of the Bank’s risk capital;
- Mobilize resources from the many development partners and other
related agencies with whom the African Development Bank have ongoing
relationships or with whom otherwise Memorandums of Understanding have
been signed e.g. China Development Bank, Korea Exim bank, India Exim
bank etc ;
- Integrate syndication and co-financing into Operations, so that
the mobilization of external funding becomes the standard business
model;
- Support investment officers and task managers in identifying
co-financing opportunities and promoting the unit’s products to
borrowers / sponsors;
- Assist with the structuring and pricing of proposals by feeding back market intelligence;
- Enable the Bank to manage its existing portfolio of assets
through secondary sales/securitizations and any other balance sheet
optimization mechanism.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Principal Syndication Officer will carry out the following functions:
- Provide structuring guidance to investment officers and task
managers and actively participate in presenting proposals and mandate
letters to clients, emphasizing the benefits of syndication and
co-financing;
- Establish working relationships with the widest possible group of commercial co-financiers;
- Execute A/B-loan co-financings and DFI syndications, sharing responsibilities where appropriate with co-arrangers;
- Perform market soundings and provide risk appetite feedback to senior management for their consideration;
- Identify existing assets for potential secondary sale, obtain
market feedback on likely cost of sale and, where applicable, seek all
necessary approvals;
- Participate in the balance sheet optimization transactions.
- Develop training, communication and marketing material and conduct staff and co-financiers information campaign.
- Ensure effective utilization and management of financing facilities within the Bank group architecture
- Carry out other tasks as directed by the Division Manager or Officer in Charge
Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience:
- A minimum of a Master's Degree or equivalent in Engineering,
Economics, Finance and/or Business Administration or related
disciplines.
- A minimum Six (6) years of relevant experience acquired in a reputable financial institution.
- Finance - Working knowledge of a range of financing alternatives
and financial instruments and ability to conduct a range of financial
analyses.
- Strong analytical, quantitative and financial market skills.
- Ability to plan strategically in an uncertain environment, and to achieve desired results on a timely basis.
- Knowledge and Experience in Development Arena – ability to
understand project financing process; distilling operationally relevant
recommendations/lessons for clients.
- Business Judgment and Analytical Decision Making - Analyzes
facts and data to support sound, logical decisions regarding own and
others' work.
- Ability to fully use systems, procedures policies in order to deliver the required results.
- Knowledge of market instruments and market sources of Financing
- Knowledge of fundraising and on-lending activities in developing capital markets, particularly in Africa.
- Excellent understanding of financial issues affecting sovereign
and non-sovereign clients in developing countries and policy associated
with the Bank’s mandate.
- Strong customer focus, ability to interface effectively with
clients and business contacts at a senior level and work successfully as
part of a team.
- Innovation and creativity and Communication
- Proficient in the use of standard MS Office software
applications, particularly Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, Knowledge of SAP
would be an advantage
- Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French preferably with a knowledge of the other language.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Application Deadline: 10th June, 2017.