Chief Training Officer - Program Design and Development Division

• Position title: Chief Training Officer - Program Design and Development Division
• Grade: PL-3
• Position N°: 50000814
• Reference: ADB/12/26
• Publication date: 08/02/2012
• Closing date: 05/03/2012

Objectives

The primary objectives of the African Development Institute’s (EADI) are to (i) provide various forms of training interventions under project cycle management based on assessed needs, in support of efficient implementation of Bank-financed projects in the regional member-countries and enhance their impact. (ii) organize workshops and seminars to help disseminate the findings of the Bank’s development research, operations monitoring and evaluation, and economic and sector studies to Bank staff, RMCs and development partners; and (iii) share knowledge with RMC policy makers on major development challenges facing African countries, provide training for RMC officials and help build the capacity of RMC institutions in selected fields. The Institute has three divisions. The role of the Program Design and Development Division is to contribute to timely and effective implementations of Bank-funded interventions in the RMCs, by providing leadership in building the necessary human capacity among Bank staff and RMCs officials who are directly involved in the programs and projects planning and execution

Duties and responsibilities

Under the general supervision of the Division Manager, EADI-1, the Chief Training Officer shall have responsibility for:

Provide leadership in conceptualizing, initiating, developing, reviewing, updating, implementing and evaluating training and capacity building policies, strategies and relevant programs for Bank-funded operations in the Regional Member Countries.

Provide leadership in building capacity among project implementation unit staff and task managers in the Bank Head and Field Offices, through organization of courses, workshops, project clinics, staff exchange, and other training forms. His/her scope of leadership activities will cover the following:

• Providing project related training to the RMCs and Bank staff to enable them contribute optimally to achieving rapid project results.
• Providing fora for Bank staff, project and other officials of the RMCs to discuss project and program challenges and agree on sustainable solutions.
• Create and maintain relationship with regional and national capacity building institutions in Africa whose capacities could be enhanced to become centers of excellence with whom the Bank could partner to deliver projects learning events.
• Establish cooperation arrangements with national and regional capacity building institutions with a view to coordinating strategies and programs, pooling expertise and resources for the delivery of project related training ms of common interest.
• Foster and enhance relationships with donor agencies with a view to mobilizing financial resources for capacity development activities of the Bank.
• Prepare in consultation with Field Offices and other Bank’s organizational units the annual report on the capacity development activities for the projects and programs in the RMCs.
• Publicize project-related capacity development programs of the Bank through various media – website, information bulletins, and course calendar and activity reports.

Develop a strategy for leveraging the various sources of resources for project related capacity building activities

• Work in collaboration with the Resource Mobilization and Partnership Unit to mobilize funds from bilateral sources for project related training.
• Foster and enhance relationships with international, regional and national training institutions.

Selection Criteria

Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• A minimum of a Master’s degree or its equivalent in a development-related field including Economics, Macroeconomics, Development Economics or Agricultural Economics, Social Sciences, and Natural Resources Management.
• Preferably a minimum of seven (7) years of extensive work experience in capacity building or training, and a solid knowledge and good grasp of capacity building needs - institutional and human - in African countries.
• Proven ability to provide leadership in designing training programs, developing training materials and managing a capacity development or training institution.
• Strong knowledge of African economic and development issues; strategic mindset; and strong capacity to analyze situations from the perspective of stakeholders and translate strategic thinking into implementation;
• Evidence of ability to build and lead motivated and committed multi-cultural teams across functional boundaries and to utilize talent and expertise of team members in a productive way.
• Good understanding of the Bank’s development challenges and an ability to determine the gap in the knowledge and skills in the Regional Member Countries.
• Good knowledge of curriculum development, development of training materials (audio-visuals, etc.). Ability to assess capacity deficiencies and anticipate future capacity needs for projects management and respond appropriately and proactively.
• Strong skills in curriculum planning, development and sequencing of learning events. Strong skills in the design of evaluation tools for measuring the results and impact of training.
• A good understanding of the Bank’s procurement and disbursement procedures.
• Excellent people-management skills, .strong communication and interpersonal skills and a passion to deliver training
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and/or French. A good working knowledge of the other language would be an added advantage.
• Be conversant with the Bank’s softwares, i.e., Word, Excel, SAP, MS Project and PowerPoint.

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• Submitted by: Mohamed Mahdi Youssouf, Division Manager, 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