| JOB NAME |
Senior Program Officer, Joint Secretariat Support Office (PJSS) [Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]
POSTED BY: African Development Bank Group
REF:AFDBG 2013
Date Published:Thursday, May 23, 2024
Date of Expiration:Tuesday, November 19, 2024
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| LOCATION OF THIS JOB |
 Ethiopia | ADDIS ABABA in Ethiopia |
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| DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
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| JOB TYPE |
| Full-Time |
| MAIN JOB DESCRIPTION |
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Position Grade: PL5
Position Number: 50076436
Posting Date: 22-May-2024
Closing Date: 21-Jun-2024
THE BANK:
The African Development Bank Group (the Bank) is the premier pan-African development institution promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. It is composed of 81 member states, including 54 Regional Member Countries (African Countries) and 27 non-regional member countries.
The Bank mobilises and allocates resources to African countries, individually and collectively, for investment in public and private capital projects and programmes. To ensure greater developmental impacts and accelerate the implementation of its Ten-Year Strategy (2023 – 2032), the Bank’s operational focus has been placed on the High Fives: powering Africa, feeding Africa, industrializing Africa, integrating Africa, and improving the quality of life of Africans.
The Bank is seeking to build a management team to lead the successful implementation of its Ten-Year Strategy and High Fives.
THE COMPLEX:
The Presidency Complex (URPR) comprises the Office of The President of the Bank Group and all corporate offices, departments and other organisation units that are directly subordinate to the Presidency in administrative as well as functional terms. The President, in the capacity of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bank Group, is mandated to provide competent strategic management of the Bank Group and all its resources towards the fulfilment of the Bank Group’s purpose of contributing to economic development and social progress of Regional Member Countries.
The Presidency Complex provides day-to-day and medium-term corporate leadership and executive oversight, maintains communication with the Bank Group’s Member Countries, and supports the Boards of Directors in the conduct of their statutory roles. In addition, the Complex provides legal and regulatory oversight on the conduct of the Bank Group’s business and integrated risk management of Bank Group operations, oversees corporate communication with a range of internal and external stakeholders, promotes integrity, transparency and the highest ethical standards and norms among Bank Group personnel in the conduct of their work, and assures the security of the Bank Group’s personnel, premises and physical assets, information and data in all locations where the Bank Group operates. Furthermore, the PRST Complex is also involved in catalysing investment from various sources in line with the operational priorities of the Bank Group.
The President directly supervises several departments and units including Office of the President (PCSC); the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Department (PIAC); the Office of the Auditor General (PAGL); the Group Risk Management Directorate (PGRM); the General Counsel and Legal Services Department (PGCL); the Communication and External Relations Department (PCER); the Staff Integrity and Ethics Office (PETH); Office of the Secretary General & General Secretariat (PSEG); the Africa Investment Forum (PAIF); the Joint Secretariat Support Office (PJSS) and; the External Representation Office in Asia (PEXT).
THE HIRING DEPARTMENT:
The Joint Secretariat Support Office (PJSS) was established by three pan-African institutions comprising the African Union Commission (AUC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB). Its main objective is to promote coordination, collaboration, and leverage synergies between the three institutions.
The work of the PJSS has been recently revised to focus on the Bank’s strategic partnership with the AUC to accelerate the mainstreaming, implementation and monitoring of Agenda 2063 and other continental initiatives. As part of this work, PJSS has created five coordination platforms which it co-chairs with various AU departments and commissions in order to ensure alignment of programming and harmonized reporting on Agenda 2063.
In coordination with the Bank’s Regional Integration Coordination Office (RDRI) as well as other departments, PJSS facilitates and leads the Bank’s active participation in all AU Summits. The department showcases the impacts of the Bank’s work and and solicits high level continental and global support for strategic initiatives, programs, and projects that help the continent respond to emerging global challenges.
THE POSITION:
1. The Senior Program Support Officer of the Joint Secretariat Support Office (PJSS) is part of the Office of the President Complex (PCSC).
2. The position is located within Ethiopia Country Office (COETH), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
3. The incumbent provides policy and program to the Joint Secretariat Support Office while facilitating the Bank and PJSS`s interface with the African Union Commission and leverage synergies among the three institutions.
4. The incumbent supports the PJSS to co-ordinates, monitor and supervises all Bank financed AU programs or projects, to expedite implementation in accordance with the Bank`s procedures, rules, and regulations,
5. The incumbent supports the Bank and PJSS |
| REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS JOB |
COMPETENCIES (Qualifications, Experience & Skills):
1. At least a Master’s degree or its equivalent in the economics, politics, international relations, rural/development studies, law, management, or related social sciences and interdisciplinary studies;
2. An excellent understanding of contemporary debates in political economy, broadly understood, both in the Africa and elsewhere, informed by both orthodox and heterodox socioeconomic and political and/or diplomatic theory;
3. Strong familiarity with the role of other development finance institutions in facilitating socioeconomic reform and addressing poverty reduction in developing countries;
4. Have a minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience in addressing challenges in developing countries, preferably gained in regional, continental or international development agencies working in or in Africa or in public service;
5. Solid understanding of regional integration and the workings of supranational organizations, (knowledge and/or experience with the workings of the AU, African RECs, and other regional mechanisms would be a plus);
6. Strong planning and organizational skills, including a proven ability to think strategically, seeing the big picture without sacrificing the details, proven negotiation skills and team building skills, as well as a credible ability to influence and present ideas;
7. Capacity to connect, understand and influence stakeholders at all levels;
8. Demonstrated leadership experience and ability to handle the high-level demands of a complex, multinational, multicultural organization, including the ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines;
9. Strong capacity to analyse actions from the perspectives of stakeholders, and to translate strategic thinking into compelling action plans;
10. Demonstrated ability to take prudent business risks and make effective, timely and well-determined decisions;
11. Ability to plan and manage staff to achieve high quality results and encourage innovation in an open team-based environment, inspiring trust and influencing, and resolving differences across organizational boundaries;
12. Impeccable oral and written communication skills in French or English, with a good working knowledge of the other language; and
13. Competence in the use of Bank standard software applications (Office suites, Enterprise Resource Planning; Collaboration Suites).
THIS POSITION IS CLASSIFIED INTERNATIONAL STATUS AND ATTRACTS INTERNATIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.
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