African Development Bank Expressions of Interest: Policy and Operations Consultant - PEVP Jobs in Nigeria

African Development Bank Expressions of Interest: Policy and Operations Consultant - PEVP Jobs in Nigeria

Brief Description of the Assignment

The African Legal Support Facility (“ALSF” or the “Facility”) requires the services of an individual Contract Agent who will assist the Operations Division in conducting capacity building activities in the energy sector (“Energy Capacity Building Officer” or “Contract Agent”).

General information / Background

The 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 Energy 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 energy sector includes particularly the following sub-sectors: power generation, power infrastructure, power distribution and transmission, hydrogen, petroleum midstream and downstream.

This includes a special attention to international commercial arbitration and other relevant fields relating to commercial law. In all such capacity building and knowledge management activities, the ALSF considers cross-cutting issues, such as environment, social equality, governance, gender, youth, fight against illicit financial flows (IFFs), climate sustainability and digitalization as priorities.

Objectives and Tasks of the Assignment

The Energy Capacity Building Officer shall perform the following tasks in the framework of capacity building and knowledge management projects in the energy 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. 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.

Administration / reporting:

The Contract Agent will work under the supervision of the Head of Operations or any other designated senior officer.

Duration of the assignment:

The Contract Agent shall be employed for a period of twelve (12) months (renewable).

Qualifications and Experience Required

A minimum 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 conceptualize, strategically manage and deliver multiple high-profile events and activities for external audiences using initiative, judgment and discretion, with exceptional attention to detail, excellent time management and prioritization 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 energy sector in Africa, including non-renewable energy (such as mid/downstream oil & gas activities) and renewable energy (hydropower, solar, wind, etc);

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 – Energy Capacity Building Officer (Contract Agent)" as the subject of the mail.

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