Full Time
Posted 4 years ago
Chief Regional Operations Officer, RDRI is needed at the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
JOB TITLE: Chief Regional Operations Officer, RDRI
Reference: ADB/20/041
LOCATION: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Grade: PL3
Position N°: 50102233
The Complex
- The Regional Development, Integration & Business Delivery Complex major objective is to build regional capabilities and bring responsibility for client activities closer to the regions.
- Five Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Hubs have been created, each run by a Director General: Southern Africa, North Africa, West Africa; East Africa, and Central Africa.
The Hiring Department:
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- The Regional Integration Department provides strategic direction for the Integrate Africa work streams at the regional level while focusing on implementation at the national level through Country Strategy Papers to enable Regional Member Countries to realize enhanced outcomes. The Department collaborates closely with internal stakeholders (Bank) and external partners to address policy, legal, regulatory and institutional constraints that stifle regional integration, intra-African trade and investment.
- Projected outcomes include removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers to facilitate and ease the movement of persons, goods, services and other factors of production. The Integrate Africa function’s approach leans toward analytical and practical work streams that help to reduce the costs and time (durations) for doing business, expand market access in Regional Member Countries, consolidate smaller and fragmented regional markets, facilitate value chain development, and enhance industrialization, cross-border investment flows and development of African enterprises.
Selection Criteria
- A minimum Master’s Degree or equivalent in Economics, Development Finance, International or related international development fields;
- Strong analytical skills and ability to produce high-quality reports;
- At least seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in development finance, operational experience in Africa is an added advantage;
- Diverse work background in regional integration issues, especially in upstream and finance infrastructure integration issues e.g. project preparation;
- Strong client orientation with commitment to results on the ground;
- Strong operational experience and ability to contribute to strategic thinking and to integrate strategies and policies into Bank programmes/projects;
- Proven ability to conduct research, analyse and produce reports. Publications on topics related to development finance, project preparation and regional integration would be an added advantage;
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to communicate ideas effectively;
- Strong leadership skills including the ability to mentor, coach and to work effectively in a matrix management environment, both as a team leader and team member;
- Excellent computer skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.;
- Language skills: proficiency in English and/or French, with a good working knowledge of the other language.
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Job Features
Job Category | Administration/ Office/ Operations |
Deadline | 8th May, 2020. |