Division Manager Urban Development
Objectives
Duties and Responsibilities
Qualifications
Duties and Responsibilities
Qualifications
Objectives
Established in 1964, the African
Development Bank is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting
economic growth and social progress across the continent. There are 80 member
states, including 54 in Africa (Regional Member Countries). The Bank’s
development agenda is delivering the financial and technical support for transformative
projects that will significantly reduce poverty through inclusive and
sustainable economic growth. In order to sharply focus the objectives of the
Ten Year Strategy (2013 – 2022) and ensure greater developmental impact, five
major areas, all of which will accelerate our delivery for Africa, have been
identified for scaling up, namely; energy, agro-business, industrialization,
integration and improving the quality of life for the people of Africa. The
Bank is seeking to build a management team that will lead the successful
implementation of this vision.
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The purpose of the Division Manager –
Urban Development will be as follows:
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To act as the Bank’s principal expert
on cities and urban development.
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To strengthen and maintain the Bank’s
understanding of the cities and urban Development sector and its role in the
development of the continent.
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To advise on future investments in
the sector by the Bank and its regional member countries.
Duties and Responsibilities
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Cities and Urban Development Strategy
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Devise, maintain and revise the
Cities and urban development strategy of the Bank in consultation with internal
stakeholders and taking account of long-term trends in cities and urban
development and the development of the continent.
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Ensure the appropriate implementation
of the strategy through communication and advise to all relevant stakeholders
in the Bank, particularly operations functions, and define a monitoring
framework.
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Identify and develop any necessary
policies to underpin the strategy.
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Consult as necessary with external
partners and Regional and non-Regional Member Countries on the form and
efficacy of the strategy.
Cities and Urban Development
Knowledge
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Manage a team to develop and maintain
the Bank’s expertise on cities and urban development to support the development
goals of the Bank and the continent.
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Devise the Bank’s contribution to key
cities and urban development themes such as inclusive cities and urban
development.
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Coordinate and lead work alongside
key partners, such as other Multilateral Development Banks and the World
Economic Forum to design cities and urban development-based programs and
solutions for the economic and social infrastructure development of Africa.
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Publish major studies and reports on
cities and urban Development, taking into account the comparative advantage
that the Bank can bring to bear to any specific subject or theme. Convene
associated workshops and media events to solidify the learning across Africa.
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Organize workshops and associated
media events to consolidate lessons learnt across Africa.
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Develop and maintain, in
collaboration with partners, a detailed database of statistics and economic
models relating to cities and urban development, both African and global in
nature, to support proper analysis of the impact of the sector for development
and the relative state of cities and urban Development in Africa.
Cities and Urban Development Advice
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Act as a focal point for advice to
Regional Member Countries on cities and urban development issues.
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Represent the Bank at global,
regional and national conferences and workshops on cities and urban
development.
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Provide cutting edge advice on cities
and urban development infrastructure investments to foster public and private
partnerships and the use of all the Bank’s financing instruments.
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Provide direct support to cities and
urban development operations staff in the field, particularly in order to
improve the impact and the financial and economic analysis of projects.
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Advice operational staff on cities
and urban development trends and the consequences they have for future project
development and design.
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Identify appropriate cities urban
development training for internal and external stakeholders.
Management
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Manage a small, specialist team of
Transport and Logistics experts to meet demanding Key Performance Indicators.
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Develop and safeguard the Bank’s
brand as a source of transport and logistics knowledge for Africa by detailing
the quality of output expected from the division and ensuring that it is
attained.
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Manage the administrative budget for
the division.
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Mobilize resources from donors to
support the work of the division.
Qualifications
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Including desirable skills, knowledge
and experience
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Hold at least a Master’s degree or
its equivalent in Civil Engineering, Urban Development, Urban Mass Transport,
Architecture, Engineering, Transport Planning, Urban Planning, or related
discipline.
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Have a minimum of eight (8) years of
experience at increasingly senior levels in infrastructure development,
transport, water, energy, Information and Communications Technology, Housing
sector, Multi-lateral Financial Institutions, with proven experience in
developing countries.
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Highly developed technical and
strategic knowledge of urban planning, policy and strategy, urban
infrastructure services municipal finance development, municipal institutional
reforms and governance.
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Good knowledge of financing
instruments and options.
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Having private sector experience will
be an added advantage.
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An ability to make sense of
complexity and to express this simply both in writing and orally.
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Effective consultation and advisory
skills coupled with a client orientation to ensure relevancy
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Ability to lead a team of specialists
and to take forward projects, often in collaboration with other partners.
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Attention to detail to create quality
output and to set standards for the team.
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Mentoring to develop skills within
the team and to improve the quality of output and outcomes.
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Budget management.
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Objective setting and staff
evaluation.
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Communicate and write effectively in
French or English, with a good working knowledge of the other language;
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Competence in the use of standard
Microsoft Office Suite applications and preferably, SAP.
How to Apply
Finance & Administrative Assistant
Objectives
Established in 1964, the African
Development Bank is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting
economic growth and social progress across the continent. There are 80 member
states, including 54 in Africa (Regional Member Countries). The Bank’s
development agenda is delivering the financial and technical support for
transformative projects that will significantly reduce poverty through
inclusive and sustainable economic growth. In order to sharply focus the objectives
of the Ten Year Strategy (2013 – 2022) and ensure greater developmental impact,
five major areas, all of which will accelerate our delivery for Africa, have
been identified for scaling up, namely; energy, agro-business,
industrialization, integration and improving the quality of life for the people
of Africa. The Bank is seeking to build a management team that will lead the
successful implementation of this vision.
The Position:
Under the overall authority of the
Country manager, the Administrative and Finance Assistant will undertake to
implement administrative services including accounting and budgeting, human
resources activities and supervision of use of office facilities and resources.
He will carry out effective recording, control and management of Bank
resources, the Office’s operational activities in keeping with the Bank’s
policies and guidelines. Other specific duties and responsibilities.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Administrative and Finance Assistant
is responsible for the following activities and related services:
Budget preparation and
implementation:
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Participate in drawing up the
administrative budget of the Bank’s Office following the schedule set by the
Budget Department while taking into account the particular investment needs of
the Office;
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Ensure recording, up-dating and
monitoring expenditure in accordance with the Bank’s internal control rules and
procedures.
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Report periodically on the status of
budget implementation and propose possible revisions.
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Establishing procedures and controls
to improve efficiency of service and identify cost savings and promote
efficient use of Bank resources.
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Advise the management on methods to
improve control environment in the Country Office.
Finance and Accounting
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Ensure timely payments of all bills
for COCM in line with established financial procedures and regulations.
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Ensuring proper documentation of
payment vouchers and all other supporting documents.
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Process for payment and maintain
individual staff mission expenditure; advances and balances.
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Keep and maintain daily updates of
all the required Country Office books of accounts, records, inventory and files
in order, and all financial transactions captured and entered in SAP.
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Produce for review and final approval
of the Resident Representative, all the Office monthly financial and budget
execution reports.
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Undertake timely preparation and
verification of reports, statements and schedules for auditing of the Country
Office activities.
Human Resources Management
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Keep all staff records/files
up-dated.
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Up-date and submit monthly reports on
personnel management.
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Manage office staff benefits in
accordance with the Human Resources policy and instructions in force.
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General Administration: institutional
procurement of goods and services and
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Management of property and equipment
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Undertake procurement of goods and
services in keeping with the Bank’ rules and procedures.
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Manage the preparation and monitoring
of service providers’ contracts.
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Keep stock of office supplies and
inventory of Bank property and equipment.
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Management of office vehicles in
accordance with the bank’s transport policy and instructions in force.
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Ensure the quality of Bank facilities
in Mali, including workspaces, property and equipment as well as service
provision relating to the upkeep, maintenance and security of facilities
according to Bank standards.
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Organize, supervise and monitor the
activities of administrative staff and ensure appropriate training for the
latter in order to obtain quality services.
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Ensure all administrative documents
necessary for the proper functioning of the office and staff are obtained from
the relevant authorities.
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Proper management and control of
office stores and petty cash.
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Ensure administrative support to all
the Country Office staff and Bank’s visiting mission as required.
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Ensure that proper filing is
undertaken in the Country Office;
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Ensure that proper control mechanism
and segregation of duties are in place, and that Bank procedures are fully
implemented.
Qualifications
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At least a Bachelor’s degree in
Business Administration, Accounting, and/or Finance;
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Membership to an internationally
recognized professional accounting body (e.g. CA, CPA, and ACCA) will be
considered as an added advantage.
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At least Six (6) years of relevant
work experience. Experience in a similar post in a multilateral organization
will be considered an advantage.
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Knowledge and experience in
administrative; financial accounting and full range of office support work,
with a high level of sustained performance.
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Thorough knowledge and use of all
relevant computer software and the ability to help organize data and
information retrieval systems.
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Strong interpersonal and verbal
communication skills.
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Proven ability to work effectively in
a team-oriented, multicultural environment and to function effectively as a
member of various groups
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Competence in the use of Bank
standard software (SAP, Word, Excel, Access, MS Projects and PowerPoint).
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Ability to communicate effectively in
both written and spoken English or French with a good working knowledge of the
other language;
How to Apply
