African Development Bank Expression of Interest for Energy Capacity Building Officer (Contract Agent) - ALSF Jobs in Nigeria
African Development Bank Expression of Interest for Energy Capacity Building Officer (Contract Agent) - ALSF Jobs in Nigeria
General Information / BackgroundThe Operations Division is responsible for coordinating legal advice to African governments (“Advisory Services Unit”) and capacity building activities in favour of local experts (“Capacity Building Unit”).
The Operations Division identifies projects, provides legal assistance, and coordinates external legal counsels’ assistance.
Operations Division members also develop and organize capacity building programs, negotiate financing agreements, and provide other institutional support as required.
The suitable qualified Contract Agent shall be part of the Capacity Building Unit of the Operations Division and will coordinate ALSF’s capacity building activities in cooperation with internal and external stakeholders.
The Sovereign Finance Capacity Building Officer will work in close collaboration with the ALSF’s Operations Division Advisory Services Unit, government officials, legal practitioners and external service providers for the preparation of pedagogical materials, the organization of in-person or online training, and subsequent monitoring and evaluation tasks.
The sovereign finance sector includes particularly the following sub-sectors: debt dispute resolution, debt contracting & issuance, debt management, reconciliation, restructuring, refinancing, reprofiling, debt risk reduction & hedging support, vulture funds & abusive creditor litigation, sovereign assets recovery, sovereign wealth funds.
Objectives and Tasks of the Assignment
The Sovereign Finance Capacity Building Officer shall perform the following tasks in the framework of capacity building and knowledge management projects in the sovereign finance sector:
Write up and/or review training documents: presentation leaflets, workshop programmes, application files, pedagogical support, attendance sheets, evaluation questionnaires, participation certificates, press releases, etc.
Support training partners and beneficiary Governments in the selection process of participants to the workshops: preparation, collection and analysis of applications, finalization of the list of applicants, follow-up
Ensure communication with the selected participants: elaboration, collection and analysis of the workshop preparation questionnaires, followed by the organisation of their trip and stay, etc.
Coordinate with the speakers / trainers for the workshops: organisation of their trip and stay, collection of documents prepared by the speakers / trainers, help in the organisation of technical visits in cooperation with partners, etc.
Coordinate the preparation of training materials with selected experts: formalisation of the materials, organisation of reprography, etc.
Ensure communication with external suppliers: contracting and payment of services, etc.
Ensure the logistical organisation of workshops: reservation of training facilities, organisation of coffee breaks and meals, reservation of hotel rooms for the participants, speakers / trainers and representatives of the partners, etc.
Carry out missions in Africa and overseas at the location and time of the workshops in order to coordinate the logistics of the workshops
Design and develop the necessary support system (online and/or pen drive) to maximise the outcome of the training programme; the support materials with all relevant documents will be given to the participants at the end of each workshop, and uploaded on an online database
Prepare the mission report and evaluation reports on each workshop. T
They must include the objectives of the training course, its results, the participants’ profiles, a summary of the evaluations, a financial and organisational summary, etc.
Prepare the pedagogical contents to be
published on e-learning platforms and/or any other IT support at the participants’ request
Coordinate and ensure the application of internal ALSF procedures: preparation of internal memos or memos addressed to AfDB departments, etc
Perform any other task relating to ALSF capacity building activities at the request of the Head of Operations and/or the designated supervisor in consultation with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications and Experience Required
A minimum of Bachelor's Degree or its University equivalent in relevant areas of expertise of the assignment (Logistics, Public Relations, Marketing, Communication, Management, etc.)
At least three (3) years of work experience related to events management and/or capacity building actions with concrete involvement in the design/delivery of capacity building activities, preferably targeted to government officials and/or legal practitioners
Demonstrated ability to conceptualise, strategically manage and deliver multiple high-profile events and activities for external audiences using initiative, judgement and discretion, with exceptional attention to detail, excellent time management and prioritisation skills to deliver quality outcomes, with the ability to undertake this while managing various service providers
Good knowledge and understanding of key dynamics shaping the sovereign finance sector in Africa
Ability to communicate and write effectively in English and/or French with good working knowledge of the other language; full proficiency in both languages and/or fluency in Portuguese will be considered an advantage
Demonstrated effective coordination skills and an ability to work under pressure in a multicultural environment to complete multiple tasks and meet deadlines
High-level communication, team building, inter-personal relationships, writing, and analytical skills
Competence in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); knowledge of cloudbased project management software will be considered an advantage
Must be a citizen of a member country of the African Development Bank; and
Willing to undertake extensive travel (up to 40% of time).
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Expressions of Interest providing information on their qualifications and experience demonstrating their ability to undertake this assignment (reference to similar services, experience in similar assignments, etc.), as well as the reason why they are interested in this assignment and in joining the ALSF to: n.kearse@afdb.org with copy to: alsf@afdb.org using "ALSF - Sovereign Finance Capacity Building Officer (Contract Agent)" as the subject of the mail.
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