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, EADI
Job Duties and responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Chief Economist and Vice President, the incumbent will:
Promote capacity building in and for the African Development Bank through developing, reviewing, updating and implementing training and capacity building strategies, policies and relevant programs;
Design well targeted and effective capacity building programs for Regional Member and Regional Economic Communities;
Coordinate, in collaborate with other Departments in the ECON Complex and the rest of the Bank, knowledge management and capacity building through
organization of workshops, seminars and conferences for RMCs
Identify priority capacity development needs for Bank staffs and officials in RMCs, and work with Universities, Think Thanks, Centres of Excellence and other training institutes of sister institutions (World Bank & IMF) to leverage capacity building for all stakeholders
Play an active role in knowledge sharing with the Bank’s clients, staff and development partners
Develop a strategy for leveraging the various sources of financial resources for capacity building activities
Collaborate with CIMM to leverage IT tools to facilitate access to e-learning in the Regional Member Countries
Provide leadership in developing and conducing post-training evaluations
Selection Criteria
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience
A minimum of a Master’s degree or its equivalent in a development-related field including Economics, Macroeconomics, Development Economics or Agricultural Economics, Social Sciences, and Natural Resources Management;
Preferably a minimum of ten (10) years of extensive work experience in capacity building or training, at a managerial level, combined with a solid knowledge and good grasp of capacity building needs - institutional and human - in African countries.
Proven ability to provide leadership in designing training programs, developing training materials and managing a capacity development or training institution.
Strong knowledge of African economic and development issues; strategic mindset; and strong capacity to analyze situations from the perspective of stakeholders and translate strategic thinking into implementation;
Evidence of ability to build and lead motivated and committed multi-cultural teams across functional boundaries and to utilize talent and expertise of team members in a productive way.
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