Operations Assistant (Agriculture Fast Track Fund) at African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

Employment Nigeria 30-Sep-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 : Operations Assistant - Agriculture Fast Track Fund (AFT)

Description

The Vice-Presidency for ‘Agriculture, Human, and Social Development’ is a Sector Complex focusing on the Bank’s Ten Year Strategy High 5s priority of “Feed Africa” and “Improve Quality of Life for the People of Africa”.
The complex objectives are:
- To develop, policy and strategy;
- Provide deep sector expertise to the Regions by gathering pool of experienced individuals who can be consulted to provide sector expertise on complex transactions;
- Develop new financing instruments;
- The VP will act as the spokesperson to represent the Bank with external stakeholders on aspects of “Feed Africa” and Improve Quality of Life for the People of Africa”.

The Position

The main purpose of the Operations Assistant will be to assist in the implementation of Agriculture Fast Track Fund Work Programme.
The Operations Assistant will work directly with the Agriculture Fast Track Fund Coordination Unit.
There are a number of areas in which the Agriculture Fast Track Fund will need in-house expertise and experience in portfolio management to support its operations:
- The grants to be provided will be used for project preparation activities that will assist the investors in developing credible financing proposals to commercial banks, private equity/debt institutions, and/or multilateral finance institutions (such as the African Development Bank or the International Finance Corporation).
- The grants may also be used to procure the services of experts to advise on structuring the investments and financing, counselling investors on discussions and negotiations with potential lenders, undertaking of feasibility studies or market analyses.
- The Agriculture Fast Track Fund will apply the African Development Bank's Rules and Procedures for the procurement of services for both the public and private sector project proposals that will be received.

Responsibilities

Assist experts in the presenting and formatting documents;
Assist with the programming and monitoring of operations activities using the appropriate software
Produce weekly portfolio reports (on supervision, disbursement, audit…) and periodic budget implementation reports
Enter data for SAP processing of Consultant contracts and ensure their timely approval
Monitor the administrative budget implementation;
Assist with recruitment of consultants, initiate SAP processing of their contracts, prepare service orders, process their payments and follow them up with the Accounting and Treasury units concerned;
Carry out the tasks entailed in providing assistance for operations, using the appropriate Bank software;
Prepare records of operations-related meetings;
Keep abreast with projects and the experts managing them, so as to facilitate orientation of clients or external parties requiring project information;
Assist the Coordinating Unit team and Task Managers with day-to-day activities;
Monitor the status of missions involving the Agriculture Fast Track Fund teams;
Perform any other duty pertinent to the role and functions of the Agriculture Fast Track Fund as may be assigned by the Supervising Manager of the Agriculture Fast Track Fund Coordination Unit.

Selection Criteria

A Bachelor's Degree or is equivalent in Management, Economics or Human Resources, or a closely related discipline.
5 years’ experience in project management, work program preparation and information management.
Private sector experience will be an added advantage.
Excellent organizational skills.
Communicate and write 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); knowledge of SAP is desirable.
Ability to work as part of a team, and providing support to other team members where needed.
High integrity and accountability in all aspects of portfolio management and programme implementation.
Professional approach: a good grasp of the Bank’s organizational functions and procedures; self-control and a commendable personality, sound research skills.
Permanent quest for learning and self-improvement, including through self-training.

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Operations Assistant (Agriculture Fast Track Fund) at African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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