Director (Fiduciary & Financial Management, Inspection and Procurement Policy) at The African Development Bank
Employment Nigeria
23-May-2017
AFRICA ,
Banking and Finance
African Development Bank (AfDB) - the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent.
POSITION : Director Fiduciary & Financial Management, Inspection and Procurement Policy
DESCRIPTION
- Director Fiduciary & Financial Management, Inspection And Procurement Policy is responsible for developing and interpreting policy and strategy relating to Project Procurement, Project Financial Management and Inspection;
- Designing guidance notes and manuals to assist staff implement policies and strategies as above; formulating safeguards and ensuring their execution by the Regions;
- Inspecting and reporting on the performance (Financial Management and Procurement) of the Regions.
Responsibilities
Under the supervision and guidance of the Senior Vice-President, the Director will:
1.) Strategy:
- Spearhead the development and review of Bank fiduciary policies, strategies and related programs;
- Provide technical leadership to the procurement and financial management function through development of adequate networks;
- Developing FM and Procurement training strategy for internal and external clients;
2.) Technical Oversight on the Department Activities:
- Liaise with the regions to ensure that the fiduciary and development mandate of the Bank is consistently applied;
- Support the Transformation Management Team and the Delivery Accountability and Process Efficiency Committee for process improvements;
- Reviewing unresolved procurement complaints from bidders and contractors for final Bank decision and servings as the Secretariat for the Procurement Review Committee;
- Provide technical guidance to senior management on issues relating to Procurement, Financial Management, Inspection and institutional recruitment of consultants;
- Develop the Inspection function- to ensure physical verification of assets in projects financed by the Bank;
- Reviewing Financial Management and procurement performance reports from the Regions, and preparing Annual Review Reports on the application of Bank’s Financial Management and procurement policies in Bank Funded Operations;
- Support the Senior Vice-President in Board and Board Committee meetings as needed;
- Support the Purchasing Committee as a technical member;
3.) People Management:
- Ensure the department has the appropriate skills-mix at any time for effective delivery of the objectives defined in the work program.
- Review and validate the staffing needs, and build with the Human Resources department the required recruitment plans.
- Assess work performance, appraise staff potential and determine training needs.
- Put in place, with the assistance of the Human Resources department, talent management mechanisms, to build a talent pool for the department for business continuity.
- Organize effective delegation of responsibilities by empowering staff at all levels.
4.) Relations with Stakeholders:
- Conducting dialog with external and global partners and participation in inter-institutional meetings (harmonization, etc.);
- Building and participating global partnerships with institutions like Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Secretariat, OECD-Development Assistant Committee (for Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems), International Federation Accountants, academic institutions, etc.
- Performs other duties assigned by the Senior Vice President
Selection Criteria
- Command of budgetary and operational management matters
- Aptitude to diagnose and resolve multiple, concurrent problems; a conceptual and strategic analytical capacity to understand the competing requirements
- Ability to assimilate information gathered through research and consultations, to apply that information in creative and cross-cutting ways, and to synthetize appropriate strategies and responses
- High-level skills in communication and negotiation as well as ability to build partnerships with a broad range of clients and deliver results that meet the needs and long-term interests of clients within and outside the department
- Master's Degree or its equivalent in Business Administration, Engineering, Management, Finance, Economics or other relevant fields
- Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant and progressive professional experience in country operational situations relevant to Bank fiduciary work, of which at least 5 years must be in managerial role
- Established and recognized track record in complex procurement and FM issues in particular infrastructure
- Understanding of the African Development Bank's strategic directions and policies
- Capacity to work across departments and institutional boundaries to coordinate a bank-wide process on results and to ensure timely production of results
- Strategic influencing skills and demonstrated ability to present and win support for ideas
- Develop a successful leadership style to establish and achieve exceptional organization performance
- Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, in French or English, with a good working knowledge of the other language.
- Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
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