Principal Results Officer at African Development Bank (AfDB)

African Development Bank (AfDB) established to strengthen dialogue between the Bank and the Government is recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: Principal Results Officer
Grade: PL-4
Position N°: NA
Reference: ADB/13/095

Objectives
The African development Bank is a leading development institution in the continent, focused on promoting economic development and poverty reduction. It engages with the full range and complexity of development challenges in Africa. The Bank has integrated operations, lending directly the public and private sectors through a variety of instruments. It also provides advisory services and has an increasing country presence -34 locations in 2012. The Office of the Chief Operating Officer (COO) is charged with improving coherence and coordination across the Bank’s complexes, ensuring strategic priorities are reflected in resources allocation, enhancing monitoring and management of performance, and strengthening the focus on results. Within the COO’s Office, the Quality Assurance and Results Department (ORQR) seeks to improve the quality and the development impact of the Bank’s operations. This includes promoting a stronger focus on results by coordinating the Bank Group’s Results Measurement Framework—a corporate performance tool designed to assist the Bank Group in achieving the key developmental objectives it adopted in its Strategy 2013-2022.

Duties and responsibilities
The Principal Results Specialist, will work under the general supervision of the Director, Results and Quality Assurance Department and under the guidance of the Manager, Results Reporting Division, ORQR.1. Core responsibilities include:

• Developping, supporting and maintaining the Bank Group’s Results Measurement Framework (RMF).
• Coordinating and reviewing data collection for indicators at all four levels of the Bank’s RMF and ensuring overall coherence.
• Conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis on the Bank’s performance against the indicators and targets included in the RMF.
• Contribute to the effective roll-out of Results Reporting System;
• Contributing to planning, organising and supervising one or several Banks’ flagship publications on Development Effectiveness: the Annual Development Effectiveness Review, thematic and country reviews.
• Establishing and maintain strong working relationships with other Bank departments and building professional networks with development organisations including multilateral development banks and the OECD;
• Providing support to Bank’s management in the overall management and coordination of MfDR activities;
• Supervising the work of consultants as necessary.

Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• Master's degree preferably in economics, statistics, development studies or political sciences;
• A minimum of six years of relevant experience;
• Excellent technical, analytical skills and established operational track record of achieving results;
• Strong IT skills and familiarity with database management tools;
• Strong conceptual abilities and capacity to produce high-quality analytical work.
• Good judgment in dealing with complex and sensitive policy issues.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to work effectively with teams in a multicultural environment.
• Demonstrated ability to establish plans and priorities and advance initiatives with energy and commitment.
• Proven capacity to produce quality results on a timely basis and according to budget.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills in English and/or French (with a working-knowledge of the other language) with demonstrated ability to think strategically and synthesize complex issues.
• Competence in the use of standard software (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, MS Projects); knowledge of SAP would be an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
21st August, 2013

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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