African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Job Opening: Director, EDRE needed

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is a multilateral development finance institution established to contribute to the economic development and social progress of African countries. The AfDB was founded in 1964 and comprises three entities: The African Development Bank, the African Development Fund and the Nigeria Trust Fund.
The African Development Bank is Africa’s premier development finance institution. In recent years, it has also become an important producer of knowledge on and about Africa through dedicated research, economic and sector work, capacity building and policy dialogue among its 54 Regional Member Countries. The ECON Complex comprises the Development Research Department (EDRE), the Statistics Department (ESTA), and the African Development Institute (EADI). They form the research, capacity building and knowledge development hub of the Bank. As such, ECON collaborates with other Bank complexes and helps to coordinate the work of economists in the Operations Complexes, including those in the field.  The Complex produces a number of flagships products and forms partnerships with other agencies in
Africa and globally to extend its outreach and development impact. It also organizes with other agencies the annual African Economic Conference.  Importantly, ECON will be the agency responsible for implementing and monitoring the Bank’s new Knowledge Management Strategy. 



Job Title: Director, EDRE

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