AfDB Manager, Operation Office - Implementation Support Jobs in Nigeria
AfDB Manager, Operation Office - Implementation Support Jobs in Nigeria
Duties and Responsibilities As part of the Regional, Development, Integration and Business Delivery Complex, the Manager for Implementation Support plans, directs and oversees the Division’s operations to ensure effective project completion through results-oriented oversight and support of project management, disbursement, legal, procurement and other service functions.
The incumbent manages staff to actualize the Project Implementation Plans by driving the processes within their scope and navigating through their execution for achievement of project deliverables.
The position of Manager Implementation Support is key to follow-up of implementation of approved operations and overall portfolio management in close collaboration with relevant departments and divisions in the Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery, Energy, Agriculture, and Infrastructure Complexes.
Key Functions
Under the overall supervision of the Director-General, the manager performs the following:
Lead the strategic staffing of the Implementation Support Division team in the respective region, giving due support to and championing the Bank’s Gender Strategy, and promoting a culture of gender equality.
Lead, plan, organize, manage and supervise the activities and work program of the Division with appropriate delegation of day-to-day activities.
Drive and ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness of the Division in achieving the Bank’s strategic imperatives and the management of change and its budget resources management.
Cultivate and ensure a culture of "ONE-Bank" in the Implementation Support Division, with the highest levels of ethics, fiduciary responsibility and professionalism to protect and enhance the reputation of the Bank.
Provide both technical and managerial leadership to staff in the definition and realization of the Key Performance Indicators of the Division.
Advance regional integration through the development and execution of major regional transformative development projects to attain the Bank’s High 5s.
Strengthen the human and institutional capacities of countries and deepen the capacity of the Bank to become the thought leader in knowledge products and advisory services to countries.
Lead or contribute to the development/review of appropriate strategies, policies and guidelines for efficient and effective implementation of the Bank’s portfolio.
Advise the Director General on strategic options and approaches to improve the overall health of the Bank’s portfolio and achievement of results.
Strengthen the capacity of regional and country teams, as well as project implementation units and execution agencies within each region for efficient and effective portfolio management and performance.
Drive effective and efficient project management, disbursements and compliance with loan/grant conditions, supported by robust service-level standards in procurement, disbursement, legal and fiduciary safeguards.
Monitor closely, in collaboration with Country Managers, portfolio performance and drive achievement of performance KPIs (Key Performance indicators) and results.
Recognize and make appropriate interventions when loan conditions aren’t met.
Develop partnerships with the donor community in the region for effective project implementation collaboration, portfolio management, and achievement of Key Performance Indicators.
Disseminate and promote Bank Group project implementation and portfolio management and monitoring related policies, guidelines, frameworks, and procedures in the Regional Member Countries to improve their capacity to implement Bank Group operations.
Champion the Complex / Regional mandate and purpose – provide a direct and indirect operational support that contributes to the regional output and mandate in assigned Country.
Selection Criteria
A minimum of Master's Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering or any other relevant field
A minimum of eight (8) years of relevant professional experience, 3 years of which should be in a management position or leadership role.
Having private sector experience will be an added advantage
A proven track record for origination and in managing the delivery of projects in at least one of the sectors/sub-sectors covered by
the Division.
A track record demonstrating a high-level expertise of project appraisal including environmental, social, economic and financial analysis and the provision of technical assistance to improve service delivery.
Demonstrated experience in project origination, financial and economic analysis, and financial structuring (project finance and corporate finance) in a multilateral financial institution with special focus on at least one of the sectors in the assigned Division.
Experience in and strong understanding of socio-economic and development issues and dynamics in at least one of the sectors covered by the Division particularly in Africa and/or assigned region Africa.
Experience with working in a team-oriented, multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary, international and professional environment.
Track record of leading and developing teams and managing projects and programmes.
Innovation & Creativity: Ability to deploy a strategic mind-set and the capacity to steer the Division’s agenda while empowering staff during a phase of institutional reforms and transformation towards greater country focus of the Bank’s activities.
Client Orientation, First-rate interpersonal skills, Communication Skills, Business Acumen
Familiarity with strategies, policies, procedures and practices of multilateral development institutions.
Comprehensively understands projects structures, including project planning, risk management strategy, issue management strategy, communication management strategy, lessons learned and handover, and other critical success factors, strategies, policies, procedures and practices of multilateral development banks.
Highly developed negotiation skills proven to yield positive outcomes with senior counterparts, both internal and external, and understands when and how to apply tact, influence, maintain a hard line, make or break contacts, understand unwritten lines of influence and conduct oneself accordingly.
Knowledgeable in the structuring and execution of debt and equity investments in the assigned sector projects and programs.
Professional Expertise: Continuously expands understanding of relevant business products, practices and systems/technology.
Implementing Strategy: Highly developed strategic thinking skills allied to an ability to translate strategic concepts and direction into the implementation of workable and sustainable projects and programs.
Executing for Results: Ability to pull together all aspects of project origination and drive the process to deliver the lending program.
Influential: Can build a vision of how the division should be in terms of corporate culture/climate, broad objectives/goals/targets, then motivate and inspire staff to move forward as individuals, as a unit, and as upstanding Bank representatives.
Decisive, Takes Initiative/Spotting Opportunity/Pushing Strategy:
Mentorship/Coaching: Empowers staff by seeking to understand how to upskill them and then applying the right methodology for each to convey and apply counsel.
Excellent Professional written and verbal communications in English or French with a working knowledge of the other.
Competence in the use of standard MS office applications (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint).
How to Apply
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