Deadline: 19 March, 2021

Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast

African Development Bank (AfDB) is seeking to fill the role of Director of Statistics.

AfDB’s mission is to spur sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries (RMCs).

Responsibilities

• Lead the Department, including setting goals, recruiting top notch staff and provide leadership to deliver high quality statistical products
• Provide intellectual and strategic leadership in the development of statistics as a continuous process across RMCs
• Manage human and financial resources of the department
• Build partnerships with internal and external stakeholders and engage at the most senior level to coordinate the bank’s statistical activities
• Provide efficient and high-quality services to achieve the set objectives
• Develop and significantly grow the bank’s statistical programme
• Initiate and introduce necessary changes to ensure the department’s activities respond to current and emerging data needs
• Advocate methodological coherence through the harmonisation of statistics and availing of up-to-date metadata to aid cross-country comparison of key aggregates in collaboration with other development partners and in liaison with the operations departments of the bank
• Avail and promote the necessary data dissemination tools across all RMCs, maintaining the same with a view to enabling real-time sharing of development data to inform the sustainable development goals (SDGs)
• Establish and maintain relations with other development partners involved in producing data to inform timely decision making

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or a related discipline (PhD will be a strong asset)
• Ten years, minimum, of extensive and progressive experience in the field of statistics and/or data management in a similar organisation, with five years at a managerial level
• Knowledge and experience with programmes where big data techniques have been deployed in development context and experience with the transformation of statistical agencies
• Ability to build internal team dynamics and foster inclusion in a multicultural environment
• High degree of discretion and tact with the bank’s external clients
• Good listening ability with demonstrated ability to present and win support for ideas
• Ability to make effective and timely decisions
• Strong analytical and empirical skills for interpreting data
• Familiarity with the roles of other development finance institutions in addressing the data needs for SDGs
• Ability to think strategically and to design long-term plans and programmes in line with strategic priorities
• Good leadership skills and ability to attract, motivate and retain high quality professional staff
• Demonstrated ability to take prudent business risks, develop innovative approaches and make effective, timely and well-determined decisions
• Proven ability to build partnerships with a broad range of clients and deliver results that meet the needs and long-term interests of clients within and outside of the bank
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in French or English
• Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office applications

To apply and for more information, click here.

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