Vacancy at African Development Bank Group (AfDB) for Principal Program Coordinator, Front Office
Employment Nigeria
26-Jul-2017
AFRICA ,
Banking and Finance
African Development Bank Group (AfDB) - the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent.
POSITION : Principal Program Coordinator, Front Office
The Complex
- The Vice Presidency for ‘Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth’ is a Sector Complex focusing on the Bank’s Ten Years Strategy, High 5s priority of “Light up and Power Africa”.
- The complex’s objectives are (i) to develop policy and strategy; (ii) to provide deep sector technical expertise to the Regions by gathering pool of experienced individuals who can be consulted for their expertise on complicated transactions; (iii) to develop new financing instruments; (iv) to act as spokesperson to represent the Bank with external stakeholders on all aspects of “Light Up and Power Africa”.
- The Complex focuses on areas of Power systems, policy and regulation, renewable energy; and, Climate and Green Growth.
The Position
- Responsible for overall coordination of the complex work programmes and for delivering some technical advisory services.
- Help in coordinating the Vice President’s front office, sector departments’, as well energy-related work handled by the 5 hubs.
Responsibilities
- Liaise with the five complex’s directorates, the Bank’s five regional hubs, and other key stakeholder to ensure coherence and complementarity across activities;
- Assist in policy discussions with Regional Member Countries officials and in raising external funding from Bank’s partners;
- Work on establishment of new initiatives with outside parties;
- Promote the use of the full range of Bank’s instruments in order to crowd-in external public and private financing (including external funding channeled by the Bank);
- Ensure follow up/Draft VP’s briefing materials i.e. talking points, speeches, media program etc;
- Build relationships with clients, global and regional private businesses, banking and multilateral partners and government officials;
- Represent the complex at Bank and external events to enhance collaboration and knowledge sharing.
- Supervise and guide the implementation of the complex work programme, ensure quality delivery, strategic alignment and resource optimization;
- Report to the VP on work programme progress and identify critical areas that deserve specific support and provide recommendations as appropriate;
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Vice President.
Selection Criteria
- A Master’s Degree or its equivalent in Energy, Finance, Economics or other related discipline;
- Minimum of six (6) years of relevant practical working experience in development field ; including in energy and climate change areas;
- Excellent organizational, analytical, coordination and communication skills; Strong drafting ability ;
- Strong knowledge of Bank policies; strategies; guidelines and procedures;
- Proven skills in communication as the coordination activities require regular contacts with high level partners inside and outside the bank;
- Ability to summarize strategic documents and highlight main ideas;
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing effectively 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);
- Experience/knowledge of advisory and investment activities;
- Having private sector experience will be an added advantage;
- Strong familiarity with energy and climate policies and strategies;
- Working experience with others development institutions, investment banks, public administration;
- Familiarity with the Multilateral Development Bank’s procurement and financial management rules;
- Investment transaction experience in the energy sector.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills, and demonstrated capacity to work with a wide range of stakeholders (financial institutions, businesses, international organizations, etc.)
- Ability to collaborate and to successfully communicate with different stakeholders
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