Deadline: 10 February, 2021
Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
African Development Bank (AfDB) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Operations and Administrative Assistant.
AfDB’s mission is to spur sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries (RMCs).
Responsibilities
- Support the management and coordination of private sector credit enhancement facility (PSF) resources and implementation of the work programme consistent with the procedures and in strict compliance with the policies and guidelines of the PSF and the bank
- Support the operational activities of team members, and provide technical assistance to staff
- Contribute to the production of reports, presentations (layout, document review, production of graphical material), as well as Microsoft Excel-based analysis, and enter/retrieve information in SAP PS and LM
- Define and maintain an architecture for electronic archiving and coordination with the focal points of the PSF ecosystem for the search, archiving and maintenance of the operational pipeline and portfolio information as well as legal and financial documentation
- Manage and monitor documents in BPPS
- Ensure secure filing of sensitive and confidential information
- Manage the database and perform any data entry and analysis tasks as required
- Collect and consolidate project and document data from multiple sources
- Structure and organise project data in an easy-to-use format (database)
- Compile the PSF portfolio database and present project data
- Produce ad hoc reports on the performance of activities and the project portfolio
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, I.T., Commerce, Business Administration, or a related discipline
- Five years, minimum, of relevant and practical experience in an operational service, preferably in an international organisation, especially in an international commercial bank or in the insurance sector
- Sound knowledge of general office administration and organisation in financial institutions
- Experience in the investment or development banking sector and with private sector actors
- Administrative experience of teamwork and relationships in a development financial institution
- Ability to anticipate unforeseen risks by developing contingency plans and programmes to address issues that could impact the achievement of quality results
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to provide and receive feedback
- Maturity, reliability, integrity, adaptability and initiative are essential
- Ability to make informed decisions and provide advice to independently solve programme problems based on available or hard-to-find information
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing in a clear and concise manner
- Skills in office administration and organisation
- Proven ability to write professional reports
- Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office applications and SAP
- Ability to set up a database system
To apply and for more information, click here.
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