Deadline: 12 November, 2021

Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Division Manager, Rural Infrastructure.

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

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative rural infrastructure approaches with specific focus on developing SAPZs
• Guide teams in development of functional and technical specifications, project designs and feasibility studies for commercially viable SAPZs
• Ensure capacity building of regional and country staff and implementing partners
• Provide deep sector expertise for design, implementation, and supervision of projects by gathering experts for projects and work with a network of consultants, transaction advisors, service providers, implementing partners and private sector developers
• Develop a learning ladder, including models from other regions to share knowledge on SAPZs
• Monitor implementation around a set of impact indicators around development impact and job creation for women and youths and share best practices
• Develop guidelines, toolkits and other knowledge products based on best practice emanating from empirical evidence during project implementation
• Develop and carry out an alliance strategy with financial institutions at the country level
• Convene African and global leaders to generate support for and commitment for the SAPZs
• Manage a team of professional level and support staff in providing efficient and high quality services that support the business
• Set realistic performance goals and motivate team members to meet them
• Manage team’s staffing and resources competently and responsibly to achieve the division’s objectives
• Assess the training needs of staff in the division, monitor and evaluate their performance, and recommend personnel actions to the director

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Agriculture, Agriculture Economics, Finance, Engineering, or a closely related discipline
• Eight years, minimum, of relevant professional experience in rural infrastructure development, with seven years working with a private sector company working on infrastructure projects, or an international multilateral institution working on public-private partnerships, and three years in management
• Sound experience with international development financing institutions in developing countries, including a satisfactory knowledge of their operational policies and procedures
• Proven leadership in matters relating to rural development
• Knowledge of Africa and the rural development needs, opportunities, development challenges and possible solutions
• Acute knowledge and understanding of the elements essential for the effective delivery and measurement of development impacts through projects and programmes in Africa
• Fluency in French or English

To apply and for more information, click here.

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