Capacity Development Analyst, ECAD1 – PL6

THE BANK:

Established in 1964, the African Development Bank is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. There are 81 member states, including 54 in Africa (Regional Member Countries). The Bank’s development agenda is delivering the financial and technical support for transformative projects that will significantly reduce poverty through inclusive and sustainable economic growth. In order to sharply focus the objectives of the Ten-Year Strategy (2024 – 2033) and ensure greater developmental impact, five major areas, all of which will accelerate our delivery for Africa, have been identified for scaling up, namely; energy, agro-business, industrialization, integration and improving the quality of life for the people of Africa.

THE COMPLEX:

The core mandate of the Vice Presidency (ECVP) is to lead the Bank Group on prioritising the generation, analysis, dissemination, brokering and implementation of relevant knowledge solutions in all High-5 operational priorities and the cross-cutting themes of its Ten-Year Strategy. Such solutions must be a clear response to priority development challenges facing regional member countries (RMCs), individually or collectively and need to involve RMCs in both the planning and implementation of the solutions. The key focus areas include: (i) research on major development issues facing Africa and their relation to global economic governance and other major global public goods; (ii) country diagnostics and future perspectives; (iii) policy dialogue and advisory services; (iv) economic, sector, and thematic knowledge work; (v) improving national and sub-regional statistical systems; (vi) preparation, design and support to implementation of public financial management and Governance operations; (vii) capacity development for policy formulation and implementation; (viii) technical assistance and advice related to RMCs’ management of natural resources; and (vii) knowledge dissemination and development of national, regional, and inter regional knowledge networks.

DEPARTMENT/DIVISION:

The African Development Institute coordinates and oversees the Bank’s Capacity Development (CD) efforts (training, technical assistance, policy dialogue and advisory services; etc.) through the implementation of the Group’s Capacity Development Strategy (CDS) in the Regional Member Countries (RMCs), to enhance development effectiveness in Africa. The Department leads the Bank’s implementation of several flagship initiatives including the Project Cycle Management Academy (PCMA), the Public Finance Management Academy (PFMA), Executive Training on Macro-economic Policy Management in Africa (MEMA), the Bank’s Global Community of Practice (G-CoP) Dialogue; the Kofi A. Annan Eminent Speakers Lecture Series (ESLS); the Public Service delivery Index for Africa (PSDI), among others. The Department makes up of three Divisions – (i) Program Management Division (ECAD.1); Policy Management Division (ECAD.2); and (iii) Knowledge Management and Information services Division (ECAD.3), each led by a manager who reports to the Director.

THE POSITION:

The Capacity Development Analyst, ECAD.1, will play an active role in the day-to-day delivery of the Department’s mandate, ensure that high quality standards are observed, and collaborate with the staff of other Bank departments and external partners to promote Capacity Development (CD) in Africa.

KEY FUNCTIONS:

Under the supervision and guidance of the Manager, Programme Management Division (ECAD1), the Capacity Development Analyst will:

1. Manage delivery of CD activities such as workshops, seminars, conferences, and roundtable high-level meetings at the Bank’s headquarters and in the Bank’s RMCs.
2. Conceptualize, develop, implement and undertake post-implementation evaluation of institutional capacity and fiduciary clinics (ICFCs) to enhance the capacity of project implementation units and relevant government project implementing agencies across the Bank’s project cycle.
3. Administer the PCMA, coordinating the division’s collaboration with contributing Bank departments, and ensuring the quality and effectiveness, monitoring all activities; and reporting progress.
4. Contribute to the preparation of Country Capacity Development Needs Assessments (CCDNAs) by supporting the task teams before, during and at the close of the assessments.
5. Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on the division’s work achievements.
6. Prepare briefs, information notes, and news articles on the activities of the division and in support of the leadership of the Bank, based on demand.
7. In coordination with the department’s budget Officer, contribute to the division’s budget preparation and monitor its implementation.
8. Coordinate the division’s work delivery by establishing and managing a performance dashboard.
9. Perform any other duties assigned by the division manager and other leadership of the Bank.

COMPETENCIES (skills, experience and knowledge):

1. Hold a master’s degree in Economics, Public Policy, Technology, or a related discipline. An additional training in Instructional design and completion of the Bank’s Operations Academy programme will be considered as an additional asset.
2. Minimum of four (4) years experience in the Bank or similar institutions’ operations, particularly Project Cycle Management (PCM). The candidate must have relevant experience in CD, especially eLearning, with proven competence and ability to develop concept notes, coordinate training delivery for project cycle management quality enhancement.
3. Experience in handling knowledge dissemination.
4. Ability to think strategically and link the goals of the Division and Department to the Bank’s core strategic goals and set priorities accordingly.
5. Strong quantitative analytical skills with a passion for figures and a mastery of the use of relevant software to prepare pictorials, charts and graphs.
6. Good knowledge of PCMA stakeholders and their CD needs in the RMCs.
7. Capacity to conceptualize new approaches and innovation in capacity development and to develop user friendly training materials, eg, eLearning contents.
8. A demonstrated team player with strong communication, problem solving, self-organization and time management skills.
9. A client and results-oriented individual with a proactive attitude.
10. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English or French with a good working knowledge of the other language.
11. Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office Suite applications.
12. Competence in the use of graphic design applications will be a plus.

THIS POSITION IS CLASSIFIED INTERNATIONAL STATUS AND ATTRACTS INTERNATIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.

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