African Union Chief Executive Officer / AUDA-NEPAD Jobs in Nigeria
African Union Chief Executive Officer / AUDA-NEPAD Jobs in Nigeria
Purpose of Job The Chief Executive Officer (‘the CEO’) oversees the delivery of the core functions and key set objectives of the African Union Development Agency - the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD)
In this regard, the CEO executes the mandate stipulated in the Statute of AUDA-NEPAD as well as any other tasks as may be assigned to him/her by the Head of States and Government Orientation Committee of AUDA-NEPAD
The Chief Executive Officer of AUDA-NEPAD shall be responsible for the provisions of the implementation of the strategic priorities of the Agency as stated in the AUDA-NEPAD Statute
He/she is responsible for the effective management of the relationship of the Agency with other AU Organs and Institutions.
Main Functions
The main functions and responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) are deriving from the Organization’s mandate as approved by the AU Assembly of Heads of States and Government The CEO of AUDA-NEPAD shall:
Encourages and facilitates creativity, the generation of perspectives allowing the incubation of innovative programmes in various fields, including technology, research and development, knowledge management, and data analytics;
Establishes and leads a comprehensive course of action allowing the provision of technical and implementation support to RECs and Member States in the development and execution of priority projects and programmes;
Lead the development, creation and management of flexible financial fund models to support Member States to implement their development agendas and Agenda 2063;
Provide support to Member States and RECs to strengthen capacity in key areas such as, food and nutrition, energy, water, infrastructure, information and communication technology and digital economy, natural resource governance, climate change and institutional and human capital development and innovation;
Provide advisory support in the setting up and application of norms and standards in thematic priorities of the AU to accelerate regional integration;
Provide technical backstopping to the AU in implementing policy recommendations at the continental, regional and national levels;
Specific Responsibilities
Engage in initiation, development, management and maintenance of relations with internal and external Partners
Lead the development and implementation of strategies to engage with AUDA-NEPAD partners in the region and internationally as stated by the organization’s Statutes and rules of Procedures;
Ensure the development and management of effective partnership aimed at supporting the regional structures such as the Regional Economic
Communities and other regional mechanisms;
Ensure that the relationship with partners remains one in which Africans lead their own processes of change and development;
Ensure that relations with partners leads to concrete support of African initiatives based on the Agenda 2063;
Lead and manage the relations with multilateral organizations such as the UN, World Bank, IMF, WTO, etc, thus providing a single platform for engagement with these agencies
Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience
The candidate is required to have at least an Advanced / Postgraduate Degree or University Master's Degree in Economics, International Cooperation, Engineering, Development Studies or related / equivalent disciplines with at least fifteen (15) years of progressively responsible relevant
experience, with minimum ten (10) years at managerial level and 5 years supervisory level
Extensive experience and proven record in the stated areas of experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced University Degree/Masters, eg in international and regional finance Institutions, finance ministries or other development and finance related institutions;
Qualification(s) in advanced executive development programmes or related qualification (shall be an advantage)
The candidates is required to have at least fifteen (15) years of appropriate experience in leading and managing comparable public sector institutions or similar organizations regionally and or Internationally (Experience as an accounting/controlling officer Is an added advantage);
Required Skills:
Demonstrate strong leadership and management experience, excellent organizational human and financial management skills, very good interpersonal skills and ability to organize and motivate others and to work in a multi-cultural environment;
Excellent communication skills and ability to Interact with a variety of stakeholders including, at a high level and excellent report writing and reporting skills to diverse audiences and at various levels;
Excellent strategic visioning, planning, Implementation, monitoring and evaluations and reporting skills;
Demonstrated record of setting clear standards for accountability, probity, value for money and risk management and zero tolerance to fraud and corruption; for ensuring sound and transparent financial management; and delivering continuous improvement, impact, efficiency and effectiveness;
Demonstrated intellectual leadership, creativity and proven ability to propose new ideas and lead on new ways of working across silos in a complementary and synergistic way for a prosperous and peaceful Africa;
Proven track record of change management and accomplishments at the regional, national or international level with strong resource mobilization, political and diplomatic skills;
Good grounding on regional and international policy frameworks and strategies on the African developmental agenda and specifically Agenda 2063 and the SDGs;
Working knowledge of research, policy development and analysis, programmes development and management, and project management
Leadership Competencies:
Flexibility
Risk Awareness and Compliance.
Core Competencies:
Teamwork and Collaboration
Accountability awareness and Compliance
Learning Orientation
Communicating Clearly.
Functional Competencies:
Trouble shooting
Job Knowledge Sharing
Task Focused
Continuous Improvement Awareness.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; African Union Chief Executive Officer / AUDA-NEPAD Jobs in Nigeria
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