Objectives

The mandate entrusted to the General Secretariat (SEGL) of the Bank Group consists primarily of the following:

• To serve as Secretariat of the Boards of Governors and Boards of Directors and of their subsidiary organs and to manage relations between these organs and Bank’s Senior Management;
• To co-ordinate statutory relations between Senior Management, the Boards and Member States; and
• To provide administrative and protocol-related services as well as support services to Elected Officers. SEGL is in charge of the Institution’s documentation, archives and conference services.  It also provides protocol services to the entire institution. 

The main activities of the Protocol and Elected Officers Division (SEGL.2) consist in providing protocol services, managing relations with the Bank Group headquarters or field office host countries and providing administrative support for Elected Officers.

The specific  role of the Principal Protocol Officer will be to assist the SEGL2 Division Manager in

• Administering the Headquarters Agreement and the agreements establishing the regional or country offices and representations, as well as  the immunities, privileges and exemptions extended to the Bank and its staff, 
• onitoring relations with the host country and 
• Managing Elected Officer’s conditions of service

Duties and responsibilities

Under the general supervision of the Division Manager (SEGL.2), the Principal Protocol Officer will:

• Assist the SEGL.2 Division Manager in carrying out the Division’s missions, essentially pertaining to the planning, organization, management, coordination and supervision of the Bank’s relations with the host country(ies) and generally to provision of services to elected officers in general.
• Participate in and coordinate negotiations on the Headquarters Agreement, as well as the agreements for establishment of regional or country offices and representations, and specifically:
  • Prepare draft documents, memoranda, all notes verbales or correspondence relating to his /her duties and generally to all tasks entrusted to him/her by the SEGL2 Division Manager:
  • Monitor application of the Headquarters Agreement as well as agreements establishing regional or country offices and representations and carry out  administrative coordination in respect of any disputes arising in that regard. The incumbent will formulate, transmit and follow up, in conjunction with the competent host country authorities, requests for tax exemption, long-stay visas, diplomatic and international organization cards, vehicle registration and VAT exoneration, and administer and follow up dossiers for presentation of newly recruited staff to host country authorities.
• Handle and follow up any diplomatic disputes arising in the application of these agreements, in close collaboration with the Legal Services Department (GECL); ensure and monitor proper conservation of authorized signatory records and other legal documents processed in the Division.
• Coordinate with the Bank Security Unit (SECU), all activities pertaining to the security of the institution’s staff; represent the Bank in dealings with the host country authorities (mainly Ministry of Foreign Affairs) concerning security of diplomatic missions and international organizations.
• Draft notes on the status of ADB relations with the host country and briefs for the Board of Directors concerning any attacks on Bank Staff and families.
• Advise the Bank regional or country offices and representations on immunities, privileges and exemptions, and related administrative formalities and processes.
• Prepare and participate in meetings organized by the host country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on management of privileges and immunities granted to the Bank and its staff.
• Provide administrative and logistics support to Elected Officers; ensure rational management of their conditions of service and supervise the staff assigned to that function.
• Contribute to organization of the election of the President and Executive Directors of the Bank.
• Prepare and produce reports on internal coordination of meetings with the staff under his/her supervision and those responsible for matters concerning the Elected Officers.
• Provide protocol services for loan, guarantee or grant agreement signing ceremonies, the Annual Meetings, and meetings, conferences and events organized or sponsored by the Bank.
• Liaise between the Bank, foreign diplomatic representations and international organizations –for visa request formalities in particular.

Selection Criteria

Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• At least a Masters in Law or equivalent qualification in International Public Law or International Relations or Public Law or a similar field.
• A minimum of 6 years’ professional experience holding a diplomatic position or a position in a multilateral development bank – an expert in International Public Law and Public Finance.
• A good knowledge of Bank rules, policies and procedures, as well as diplomatic and headquarters agreements- a diplomat or lawyer and an excellent communicator, with budget and programme management skills.
• A keen sense of initiative, rigorous and methodical approach -– effective communication and writing skills in English and/or French.
• Competent in use of Standard Bank software, such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point.

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Principal Protocol Officer (60 KB)

• Submitted by: Benson MAINA, Acting Division Manager, CHRM.1
• Approved by: Gemina ARCHER-DAVIES, Director, CHRM

Only applicants who fully meet the Bank’s requirements and are being considered for interview will be contacted. Applicants will only be considered if they submit (preferably electronically, to: recruit@afdb.org) 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. The President, ADB, reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level. The African Development Bank is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Objectives

The mandate of the Governance, Economic and Financial Reforms Department (OSGE) is to:

• Promote effective public sector management in Regional Member Countries (RMCs) and
• Enhance the investment climate and enabling environment for private sector development. These objectives are achieved through operations designed to build institutional capacity and support policy reforms through a combination of aid instruments, including budget support, capacity building investment projects, technical assistance, special vertical initiatives and targeted upstream analytical and advisory work.

OSGE’s activities are in line with the Bank Group Medium-Term Strategy 2008-2012 and the Governance Strategic Directions and Plan of Action for 2008- 2012 approved by the Bank in 2008 and  largely focusing on economic governance and public financial management financial governance. The role of this Lead Expert is to advise the Director of OSGE on the strategic orientations and positioning of the Department; to ensure quality ate entry and provide quality control for operations; and lead on the work-stream on economic governance, the investment climate and enabling environment for private sector development.  S/he will also be responsible for coordinating the Department’s activities and initiatives in those areas.

Duties and responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Director of the Governance, Economic and Financial Reforms Department (OSGE) and in close coordination with OSGE Division Managers and Lead Public Sector Governance Specialist, the Lead Macro-Economist will be undertake the following tasks and responsibilities:

• Serve as the Department’s anchor, on the cross-departmental work-stream on macroeconomic policy both in the context of lending and non-lending operations, including ESWs; Provide leadership in OSGE and outside through rigorous and analytic economic analysis and in the development of knowledge products. Strengthen the economic underpinnings of OSGE’s work on the investment climate and the enabling business environment.;;
• Lead on the economic analysis of lending and non lending work and provide quality control on the macroeconomic foundations and justifications of OSGE operations, including policy based operations and investment projects to strengthen quality at entry; Support Task Managers through technical advise and peer review on the macro-fiscal framework of operations at critical nodes of the project cycle, from project identification, concept note and appraisal report, and the review of reports on the different stages of the internal review process (identification, preparation, appraisal, supervision);
• Play a lead role in identifying work-streams, conducting policy dialogue and taking forward relevant analytic work to reinforce the Department’s operations and advisory services on economic analysis and macroeconomic policy developments; Lead on the identification management of knowledge activities (events) and products (studies), build synergies between the operational specialties within the Department, and ensure effective dissemination of lessons learned and best practices; Develop and promote knowledge-sharing networks within and outside the Bank, in relation to the Department’s areas of competence;
• Act as the Department focal point on budget support and policy-based lending, engaging with internal and external partners to further strengthen Bank strategic policies and operational guidance for policy-based lending and budget support, including through the development of knowledge products and effective engagement with the evaluation of budget support instrument and the refinements of Bank policies, strategies and guidance in 2011;
• Conduct, at the Director’s request, key missions, conduct policy dialogue and engage with relevant initiatives; Where appropriate, participate in operational missions to support policy dialogue and the design of complex operations; Represent the Department at conferences and report on best practice with a view to disseminating it to the Department’s staff;
• Advise OSGE Director and OSGE Division Managers on policy and strategy development, engagement with internal and external stakeholders, and the identification, design and delivery of operations in the Department’s scope of competence; Participate in OSGE Management Group overseeing its strategic orientations and operational effectiveness;
• Lead the Department’s contribution to the development, implementation and monitoring of the Bank private sector strategy, in close coordination with internal partners including the review of the Bank Group Medium-Term Strategy 2008-2012, the Governance Strategic Directions and Plan of Action for 2008- 2012 and the Bank Private Sector Strategy;
• Play an active part in formulation and implementation of Bank policies, initiatives and operations, in light of international best practice with the aim of strengthening the Department’s operations as well as the advice it provides; Lead the Department’s engagement with relevant international partners, regional institutions and special initiatives in the area of economic governance, investment climate, and enabling environment for private sector development; Lead on the Department’s engagement with relevant special initiatives, such as Making Finance Work for Africa or the African Investment Climate Facility
• Work with the Department’s divisions to produce reports on the Department’s activities and results and such other reports as requested by Senior Management in the Department’s areas of focus;

Selection Criteria

Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• At least a master degree in macro-economics and/or public economics, and preferably a PhD
• Proven skills and theoretical expertise in macro-economics and /or public economics, public sector reform; Publication of  research work and experience in leading task forces and advisory groups in the above fields would be added advantages;
• Preferably a minimum of eight (08) years of relevant professional experience in economic policy and institutional reform, preferably in an international financial institution and/or managing reform in the public sector; Strong knowledge of macroeconomic reforms and challenges in Africa and field experience; Proven experience with aid instruments, including policy based operations and investment projects;
• Ability to rigorously analyze and strategically synthesize complex issues with precision and attention to detail; Ability to think strategically and conduct high-level policy dialogue with clients, internal stakeholders and external partners;
• Confirmed aptitude to build and lead teams of professionals; effective in coaching and coordination;
• Capacity to organize training/workshops for knowledge transfer;
• Capacity to manage sensitive situations requiring work under pressure to deliver results within the prescribed time limits; skilled report writer;
• Excellent written and spoken communication in both Bank working languages; a good knowledge of other working languages of RMC would be an asset;
• Competence with standard Bank Microsoft Office; familiarity with SAP recommended;
• Knowledge of Bank strategies, policies and procedures would be an asset

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Lead Macro-Economist (259 KB)

• Submitted by: Benson MAINA, Acting Division Manager, CHRM.1
• Approved by: Gemina Oluremi ARCHER-DAVIES, Officer in Charge, CHRM

Only applicants who fully meet the Bank’s requirements and are being considered for interview will be contacted. Applicants will only be considered if they submit (preferably electronically, to: recruit@afdb.org) 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. The President, ADB, reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level. The African Development Bank is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Position title: Budget Assistant
• Grade: GS-7
• Position N°: NA
• Reference: BAD/10/116
• Publication date: 17/08/2010
• Closing date: 21/09/2010

Objectives

The incumbent will be required to apply the Bank’s guidelines and strategies relating to financial and budget policy and procurement. In compliance with the principles of financial management and goods and service procurement, s/he will contribute to preparing the Division’s annual budget and draw up procurement plans, coordinate and advise the Division Manager on the efficient utilization of budget resources and monitor implementation of the Division’s budgets.

The level of responsibility of this position requires the Budget Assistant to work efficiently and independently and with different teams.

S/he must be very flexible, efficient and creative. S/he must show strong skills in budget management, social and economic administration, communication and interpersonal relations.

Duties and responsibilities

• Help draw up the procurement plan for the year
• Gather information on projects and update the Division’s activity plan
• Gather information on goods and services procurement administration within the framework of the ICT projects
• Monitor and manage the service contracts for the activities of the Infrastructure and Telecommunications Division (CIMM.2) and ensure  compliance with the service level agreements in accordance with best practice for IT service management based on ITIL framework
• Assist in goods and services procurement (purchase requests, consultants’ contracts…)
• Assist in the process of recruitment of short-term staff as needed;
• Assist in the process of recruitment of consultants;
• Receive, verify and process payment of service providers;
• Assist in assessing the service provided
• Assist in formulating, planning, monitoring and coordination of the budget for the different projects/ mission and training programmes;
• Assist in formulation, planning, monitoring and coordination of the Division budget;
• Follow up  implementation of the budget and submit a monthly report on it;   
• Analyze trends of costs by internal order, so as to compare expenses with the funds available and enable the Division Manager to adopt a forward looking approach in taking decisions for activity management.
• Carry  out any other tasks entrusted to him/her by the Division Manager.

*This Position Does Not Attract International Terms And Conditions

Selection Criteria

Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• At least a Bachelor’ degree in Social and Economic Administration, Management, Finance, Accounting, Commerce or related fields,
• A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in budget management in a large, preferably international, organization;
• Sound budget formulation and management skills;
• Client service oriented, keen sense of organization, good at multi-tasking, giving attention to detail; ability to work in a composite team and to take initiatives, showing enthusiasm, team spirit and good interpersonal relations;   
• Excellent written and oral communication in English and French, or either language with a working knowledge of the other.
• Competence in the use of standard Bank software (Word, Excel Access and PowerPoint) SAP would be an added advantage.
• Strong aptitude for management of an IT environment highly desirable

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Budget Assistant (86 KB)

• Submitted by: Benson MAINA, Acting Division Manager, CHRM.1
• Approved by: Gemina Archer-Davies, Director, CHRM

Only applicants who fully meet the Bank’s requirements and are being considered for interview will be contacted. Applicants will only be considered if they submit (preferably electronically, to: recruit@afdb.org) 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. The President, ADB, reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level. The African Development Bank is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Objectives

• To ensure that Financial Statements including those for employee benefits and Trust Funds are fairly presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) or Special Purpose basis.
• To ensure that transactions recorded in the General Ledger are accurate and are properly reported in accordance with the financial regulations of the Bank and the relevant Financial Reporting basis.

Duties and responsibilities

The duties for the position would include any of the following:

• Preparation of the Financial Statements of Employee Benefit Plan.
  • Ensure that all applicable IFRS requirements are met.
  • Verify the reliability and accuracy of base reports and records (Trial Balance, General Ledger, etc.)
  • Preparation of periodic Financial Statements (i.e., Balance Sheet, Statement of Income and Expenses and Statement of Cash flows).
  • Ensure that information presented in the notes is consistent with the figures in the main financial statements.
  • Ensure consistency between the English and French versions of financial statements.
  • Maintaining records and documents in respect of recorded entries in the General Ledger to facilitate both internal and external audit of the financial information produced and attending to audit issues raised by both internal and external auditors.
  • Provide financial input for the actuarial valuation

• Trust Funds Accounting
  • Prepare quarterly financial statements for Trust and Donor Funds in accordance with the different Agreements and Trust instruments signed between the Bank and Donors.
  • Prepare the consolidated financial statements of Trust Funds.
  • Coordinate the work of the Grants section in the absence of the Supervisor.
  • Liaise with ORRU and other coordinating Departments on the financial reporting for Donor and Trust Funds.
  • Liaison with Accounts Payable and Treasury Department for the provision of financial information to donors.

• Preparation of Detailed Explanatory Notes to the Financial Statements
  • Provide details of Trust and Donor Funds balances for inclusion in published financial information including the Bank Group financial statements and annual report.
  • Provide information relating to employee benefits account for inclusion in the Bank’s financial statements

• Inter-Institution and Other related Receivable and Payable accounts
  • Review all inter-institution receivables/payables and provide explanation for the outstanding balances.
  • Perform reconciliation with underlying and supporting information.
  • Provide age analysis of receivables.
  • Maintaining files and records to facilitate both internal and external reviews.

• Others
  • Creation of Master Data records in SAP, attending to External and Internal Auditors in respect of the above duties and performance of any other work assigned by the supervisor or Division Manager.

* This Position Does Not Attract  International Terms And Conditions

Selection Criteria

Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• At least a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in accounting, finance or other related fields.
• A minimum of six (6) years of relevant professional experience. Experience in accounting firm, or in a treasury or finance position will be an advantage.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English or French, with practical knowledge of the other language.
• Excellent skills in client orientation and capacity to work as part of a team.
• Adept at using software currently used in the Bank (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint). Knowledge of SAP or other IT financial systems will be an advantage.

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Senior Accounts Assistant (98 KB)

• Submitted by: Benson M. MAINA, Acting Division Manager, CHRM.1
• Approved by: Gemina Archer-Davis, Director, CHRM

Only applicants who fully meet the Bank’s requirements and are being considered for interview will be contacted. Applicants will only be considered if they submit (preferably electronically, to: recruit@afdb.org) 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. The President, ADB, reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level. The African Development Bank is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Objectives

• Formulate, review and update policies, guidelines and procedures relating to the Bank’s non-sovereign credit risk management.
• Develop, review and update methodologies, processes and systems for assessing and managing commercial risk.
• Monitor compliance with non-sovereign credit, capital adequacy and country exposure management policies and advise on the quality of the non-sovereign portfolio.
• Prepare summary credit risk notes identifying risks of individual non-sovereign transactions and advising on their mitigation.
• Provide technical supervision to junior staff in the design and implementation of their work program.

Duties and responsibilities

Under the general guidance and direction of the Division Manager, the incumbent will perform the following duties and responsibilities:

• Review/Prepare Summary Credit Risk Note for adequacy of rating, pricing and security packages.
• Contribute significantly to the development and updating of commercial credit risk management policies and guidelines, including procedures and processes for their implementation.
• Play critical role in the development and upgrading of commercial credit risk identification and assessment methodologies, including appropriate assessment, monitoring and management tools and systems.
• Monitor compliance with commercial credit risk and exposure management policies and guidelines and perform proactively on the quality of the non-sovereign portfolio, sensitivity analysis and stress.
• Identify specific risks of individual non-sovereign transactions in the pipeline or the portfolio under execution and recommend appropriate credit enhancement or risk mitigation measures.
• Prepare risk mitigations notes for special transaction and the portfolio identifying risks of individual non-sovereign transactions and advising on their mitigation.
• Prepare background documentation for country team meeting management review committees on non-sovereign transactions
• Advise appropriate pricing terms and conditions for non-sovereign transactions in consultation with investment officers.
• Participate in due diligence missions on non-sovereign transactions and supervision missions on active projects contributing to a better understanding of risks associated with them and of options for their mitigation
• Monitor credit risks in the non-sovereign portfolio analyzing the evolution of its risk profile and country, sector and obligor concentration, the adequacy of provisions and risk capital required to support non-sovereign credit exposure.
• Prepare technical notes and/or papers or conduct studies of interest to the Bank on commercial credit risk and related issues.

Selection Criteria

Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• At least a Master’s degree or its equivalent in Finance, Business Administration or applied Economic
• At least six (6) years of relevant experience, of which 2 years as commercial credit
• Very good understanding of non-sovereign lending strategies, policies and guidelines including methodologies and processes for non-sovereign risks assessment and management as well as monitoring compliance with them.
• Very good ability to think proactively and to be resourceful without overreliance on supervisor
• Good mastery of statistical methods and accounting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and/or French, with a working knowledge of the other language.
• Competence in the use of Bank standard software (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint).

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Principal Credit Risk Officer (109 KB)

• Submitted by: Benson MAINA, Ag Division Manager, CHRM.1
• Approved by: Gemina ARCHER-DAVIES, Director, CHRM

Only applicants who fully meet the Bank’s requirements and are being considered for interview will be contacted. Applicants will only be considered if they submit (preferably electronically, to: recruit@afdb.org) 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. The President, ADB, reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level. The African Development Bank is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Objectives

• Formulate, review and update policies, guidelines and procedures relating to the Bank’s non-sovereign credit risk management.
• Develop, review and update methodologies, processes and systems for assessing and managing commercial risk.
• Prepare summary credit risk notes identifying risks of individual non-sovereign transactions and advising on their mitigation.
• Provide technical supervision to junior staff in the design and implementation of their work programme.

Duties and responsibilities

Under the general guidance and direction of the Division Manager, the incumbent will perform the following duties and responsibilities:

• Lead the development and updating of commercial credit risk management policies and guidelines, including procedures and processes for their implementation.
• Lead in the review/Prepare Summary Credit Notes for adequacy of rating, pricing and security packages.
• Supervise and train Senior Credit Officers in credit risk assessment, credit risk monitoring and credit management.
• Lead the development and upgrading of commercial credit risk identification and assessment methodologies, including appropriate assessment, monitoring and management tools and systems.
• Monitor compliance with commercial credit risk and exposure management policies and guidelines and advise on the quality of the non-sovereign portfolio.
• Assess specific risks of proposed individual non-sovereign transactions and recommend appropriate credit enhancement or risk mitigation measures.
• Prepare summary credit risk notes identifying risks of individual non-sovereign transactions and advising on their mitigation.
• Advise appropriate pricing terms and conditions for non-sovereign transactions in consultation with investment officers.
• Participate in management review committees and Board deliberations sessions on non-sovereign transactions.
• Participate in due diligence missions on new non-sovereign transactions and supervision missions on active projects, contributing to a better understanding of risks associated with them and options for their mitigation.
• Monitor credit risks in the non-sovereign portfolio analyzing the evolution of its risk profile and country, sector and obligor concentration, the adequacy of provisions and risk capital required to support non-sovereign credit exposure.
• Prepare technical notes and/or papers or conduct studies of interest to the Bank on commercial credit risk and related issues.
• Propagate commercial credit risk assessment and serve as a focal technical contact point with other relevant staff and unit within and outside the Bank.
• Provide technical supervision to junior staff in the design and implementation of their assignments.

Selection Criteria

Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• At least a Master’s degree or its equivalent in Finance, Business Administration or applied Economics
• At least seven (7) years of relevant experience, with at least two (2) years in commercial risk assessment and management
• Competent and have the communication skills to deal with C.E.Os and Presidents of Corporations and medium and Small sized Businesses in discussing financial, managerial and operational aspects of their businesses to be able to accurately assess the credit risks embedded in the business.
• Good mastery of statistical methods and accounting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and/or French, with a working knowledge of the other language.
• Competence in the use of Bank standard software (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint).

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Chief Commercial Credit Risk Officer (110 KB)

• Submitted by: Benson MAÏNA, Ag Division Manager, CHRM.1
• Approved by: Gemina ARCHER-DAVIES, Director, CHRM

Only applicants who fully meet the Bank’s requirements and are being considered for interview will be contacted. Applicants will only be considered if they submit (preferably electronically, to: recruit@afdb.org) 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. The President, ADB, reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level. The African Development Bank is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Objectives

The General Secretariat (SEGL) of the Bank Group is mainly responsible for:

• Providing secretarial services for the Board of Governors, the Board of Directors and their subsidiary organs, and managing relations between these Boards and Senior Management;
• Coordinating statutory relations between Senior Management, the Boards and member States; and
• Providing administrative, protocol and support services to Elected Officers. Furthermore, SEGL is responsible for the documentation, archives and conference services of the Institution. It also provides protocol services to the entire Institution.

The specific role of the Liaison Officer  will be to prepare SEGL statutory documents  for Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors, prepare Boards work programmes and the subsidiary organs of the Boards of Governors, manage the public relation with member States and  follow up membership requests to the Bank as well as ADF resources  replenishment.

Duties and responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Division Manager (SEGL.1), the Liaison Officer will:

• Prepare statutory SEGL documents for Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors (Draft meeting agenda, designation of Bureau and Joint Steering Committee members, general election of ADB Executive Directors and designation of ADF Executive Directors, election of the President of the Bank, date and venue for Annual Meetings).  
• Follow up implementation of Board of Governors decisions.
• Prepare and monitor the deliberations of the Bureau and subsidiary organs of the Boards of Governors (preparing invitation letters and meeting agenda, compiling and distributing working documents, convening and preparing documents required for meetings of the Joint Steering Committee and Committee on conditions of service of Elected Officers).
• Manage relations with Member States (keeping list of Governors; drafting congratulatory messages, condolence messages, messages of thanks from the President of the Bank to Heads of State and  Government and to Governors
• Follow up requests for ADB Group membership
• Follow up matters relating to postal voting on Board of Governors resolutions or to the General Capital Increase and ADF Resource Replenishment.
• Prepare certain SEGL reports to be submitted to the Boards of Directors concerning renewal of Board Committees, designation of Executive Directors to represent ADB on the ADF Board and voting powers of the ADB and ADF Boards of Directors.     

Selection Criteria

Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• At least a Master degree in Law or equivalent qualification in Economics, International Economic Relations, Public Administration or related fields.
• A minimum of 4 years’ professional pertinent experience – thorough knowledge of International Public Law and Public Finance.
• A good knowledge of Bank rules, policies and procedures, and of the functioning of the General Secretariat.
• Ability to work speedily and produce recommendations; sound analytical and communication skills.
• Excellent communication in French and English, or either language with a working knowledge of the other.
• Competence in the use of standard Bank software (Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel Access, PowerPoint.

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Liaison Officer (63 KB)

• Submitted by: Benson MAINA, Acting Division Manager, CHRM.1
• Approved by: Gemina ARCHER-DAVIES, Director, CHRM

Only applicants who fully meet the Bank’s requirements and are being considered for interview will be contacted. Applicants will only be considered if they submit (preferably electronically, to: recruit@afdb.org) 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. The President, ADB, reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level. The African Development Bank is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

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