Director, Corporate Human Resources Department

Position the African Development Bank as the employer of choice forthose working on African Growth and Development

The African Development Bank seeks to appoint an exceptional Human Resources Director to strengthen the management team, drive people change throughout the Bank and deliver on the People Strategy. The Director will be expected to lead high profile strategic initiatives whilst overseeing the management of and activities of the department’s four divisions, namely HR Client Services, HR Shared Services, Programmes, HR Policy, Programs and Strategy, and Employee Relations.

This is a very challenging and visible leadership role requiring someone with a strong work ethic, vision, drive and energy, and unsurpassed partnering, influencing and diplomatic skills. You will have a personal commitment to delivering results, and self-motivated to ensure that HR meets the needs of the Bank’s business operations and strategies. You must be able to lead and manage HR to deliver a first class service to internal and external customers in line with the Bank’s objectives, vision and values. You will be a coach and mentor to the team and a genuine business partner to clients. Your work will be varied incorporating high level thought process, discussions and presentations to senior management and the Board, to working on hands on operational issues to guide and support staff and management.

The Director must have at least 15 years of extensive and progressive experience in Human Resource Management of which 7 years should have been at senior managerial level. That experience will be backed up by a Master’s Degree or its equivalent in Human Resources or related disciplines. Finally, you should be fluent in either English or French, preferably with a good command of the second language.

This position is based at the Bank’s headquarters, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. Applicants must be nationals of one of the Bank’s member countries.

The African Development Bank has retained IRC Global Executive Search Partnership to assist with this appointment. For more information please seehttp://www.afdb.org/en/careers/

To apply, please send a full Curriculum Vitae (CV) together with a supporting statement, briefly highlighting your experience and skills against the requirements of the role, to ess@lecinternational.net  orleadingedge@cobranet.org  including job role in the subject title. The closing date for applications is Friday 15th August 2015.