African Dev Bank is Hiring a Director - ONRI

The African Development Bank Group AfDB is a development bank established with the intention of promoting economic and social development in Africa. It is owned and funded by member governments of which Nigeria is a strong member, and has a public-interest mandate to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development.

Job Objectives
The candidate for this position will help AfDB carry out its NEPAD mandate.
The role of the NEPAD department will be to promote regional integration on the continent; bridge the infrastructure gap; mobilize funds towards project preparation in infrastructure, supervise the project preparation facility which focuses on preparation of high quality multi-country infrastructure projects, support the creation of an enabling environment of private participation in infrastructure as well as support targeted capacity building initiatives in infrastructure development.

Duties and responsibilities

Under the general leadership of the Vice President of Infrastructure, Private Sector and Regional Integration, the Director, NEPAD will perform the following duties and responsibilities:

• Develop programs and policies aimed at fulfilling the mandate given to the Bank by the African Union in the execution of the NEPAD program
  
• Maximise synergies that exist between water, infrastructure, private sector and regional integration departments and NEPAD to enhance the Bank’s competitive advantage in the execution of its mandate
  
• Develop programs and policies that enhance regional integration in Africa to reinforce the Bank’s comparative advantage in the water, transport, energy and ICT sectors and promote regional integration through infrastructure development;
  
• Build upon the technical expertise, policies, practices, and operational approaches and designs of the infrastructure sector to achieve the objectives of NEPAD and African Regional Integration;
  
• In liaison with the Operations Policy and Compliance and the Chief economist departments, develop innovative approaches to policy and infrastructure issues relating to NEPAD and Regional Integration and take the lead in their implementation
  

Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• A minimum of a Master’s degree in business administration, finance, economics, management ,engineering or other relevant fields;
  
• A minimum of 10 years of extensive and progressive experience in infrastructure development in an international organization, with preferably 5 years of experience at a managerial level. A solid knowledge and good grasp of socio-economic and development issues in Africa;
  
• Demonstrated superior leadership qualities, technical excellence and an established operational track record of excellence in achieving results;
  
• Strategic mindset; strong capacity to analyze actions from the perspectives of stakeholders and translate strategic thinking into compelling plan of action;
  
• Demonstrated ability to take prudent business risks and make effective, timely and well-determined decisions;
  
• Evidence of ability to build and lead motivated and committed teams across functional boundaries, and utilize talent and expertise of team members in a productive way;
  
• Demonstrated ability to present and win support for ideas; a good listener; and cultural sensitivity, commitment to diversity and capacity to initiate and manage innovations and change;
  
• Ability to build partnership with a broad range of clients and deliver results that meet the needs and long-term interests of clients within and outside the institution;
  
• Competence in the use of Bank standard software (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint);
  
• Excellent written and verbal communications in English or French with a working knowledge of the other language.
  

Deadline: 15th Nov. 2009

Method of Application
Applicants will only be considered if they submit (preferably electronically, to: [email protected]) a fully completed Personal History Form (PHF), available from the Bank’s web site, and attach a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV) indicating date of birth and nationality.

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