Advisor to the Chief Economist and Vice President - Chief Economist Office

• Grade: PL-2
• Position N°: (SAP 50064874)
• Reference: ADB/12/116
• Publication date: 30/04/2012
• Closing date: 26/05/2012

Objectives

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Duties and responsibilities

Under the general supervision of the Chief Economist, the Advisor will be responsible for the review and advice on policies, directives and procedures and for proposing necessary changes to improve the effectiveness of the Bank activities. The incumbent will be specifically responsible for:

• Managing the budget and the activities of the Chief Economist’s office;
• Supervising, monitoring and following up the qualitative and quantitative performance of front-office staff on the basis of the individual staff member’s agreed work program and the performance evaluation procedures of the Bank;
• Advising the Chief Economist on operational issues of the Office in close consultation with the management of its Departments and Units;
• Providing critical analysis of corporate management policies, directives and advising on procedures and approaches for the implementation of the Chief Economist mandate;
• Advising the Chief Economist on various reports/documents submitted by the President’s Office, other Complexes as well as ECON Departments and Units;
• Coordinating and reviewing policies, directives, initiatives and elaboration from Departments and Units in collaboration with relevant Departments and Units of ECON;
• Monitoring the implementation of decisions made by the Board, the President or the Chief Economist in respect of Departments and Units under ECON;
• Coordinating and harmonizing the preparation of the work programs of the respective Departments and Units in order to ensure consistency with ECON’s Strategic Plan, and following up on their implementation;
• Preparing briefs on operational policy issues of concern to ECON and monitoring as necessary the preparation of papers by the Departments and Units;
• Monitoring progress on the implementation of audit recommendations, the work program relating to ECON and reporting periodically on the status of implementation to the Chief Economist and subsequently to the President and the Board if requested;
• Drafting and reviewing speeches for the Chief Economist;
• Participating in inter and intra-complex meetings as requested by the Chief Economist;
• Liaising with external and sister institutions and attending meetings as requested by the Chief Economist to share views and best-practice examples on key corporate management issues and policies in order to build synergy in development assistance strategies and initiative of common interest;
• Undertaking ad hoc assignments as requested by the Chief Economist.

Selection Criteria

Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

Education

• At least a Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Economics, Engineering or related areas (Ph.D. preferred).

Experience

• At least 8 years of relevant and progressive professional experience in Finance, Administration or in General Administration or in any related fields, gained within major international organizations.

Competencies

• Excellent knowledge of the Bank’s policies, guidelines and procedures;
• Strong ability to interpret the Bank’s policies, guidelines and procedures and ability to draw personal judgments serving as a basis for appropriate advice to the Chief Economist. A very good background in corporate services activities in particular in procurement management, fixed assets management for the public development organizations;
• Ability to communicate and write effectively in English and/or French with a good working knowledge of the other language;
• Competence in the use of Bank standard software applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Knowledge of SAP highly desirable.

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To apply for this position, you need to be national of one of AfDB member countries.

• Submitted by: Harold AKINGBADE-TAYLOR,OIC, CHRM.1
• Approved by: Gemina ARCHER-DAVIES, Director, CHRM

Only applicants who fully meet the Bank's requirements and are being considered for interview will be contacted. Applicants will only be considered if they submit an online application, and attach a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV). The AfDB President reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level. The African Development Bank is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply: www.afdb.org/jobs