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Current Vacancies at the African Development Bank Group

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Job Title: Chief Planning and Administration Officer (TCIS.0)

Position Number: 50000590
Location: Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
Employment Type: Full-time
Position Grade: PL3

The Complex

  • The Vice-Presidency, Technology and Corporate Services (TCVP) is responsible for providing leadership and oversight on the efficient, highly effective, value-for-money, and client-centered provision of ICT services, general services and works, corporate procurement of goods, language services, business continuity, consultant services, and cybersecurity services to all organizational units of the Bank.
  • TCVP is primarily charged with leading the efforts to digitalize the Bank’s business processes and procedures.

The Hiring Department

  • The Corporate Information Technology Services Department’s (TCIS) mission at the Bank is to align the digital strategy and delivery model with the Bank’s business strategy to increase organizational effectiveness by efficiently using emerging technologies and digital transformation. Under the leadership of the Chief Information and Technology Officer, TCIS is mandated by the Bank to deliver the best IT services for the Bank’s operations to accomplish its mission of spurring sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries, contributing to poverty reduction.
  • The Planning & Administration Team is responsible for planning, administrative, and financial management aspects of running TCIS department activities daily.

The Position

  • The Chief Planning & Administration Officer’s objective is to be responsible for Planning and Administration in consultation with TCIS management and Business Process Owners (BPOs) by using the IT governance framework, the Bank’s Financial rules and regulations, procurement procedures, recruitment procedures, and accompanying standards, business processes, tools, and metrics.
  • He/She is responsible for overall IT Capital and Administrative budget processes to mobilize and manage financial resources for implementing IT strategy and TCIS work program. Ensures timely planning and management of IT financial resources. Coordinates compilation of TCIS strategic documents and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for reporting to Management and the Board. Coordinates the procurement of IT Goods and services, including consultants and IT staff.
  • Negotiates and manages IT contracts and framework agreements with IT vendors.
  • Coordinates the evaluation of contract performance in consultation with program/project managers and supervises the processing of IT invoice payments.
  • Oversees and monitors the implementation of IT-related audit recommendations and findings.

Key Functions
Under the overall supervision of the Senior Director TCIS, the essential duties and responsibilities of the Chief Planning and Administration include the following:
Information Technology Governance:

  • Participate in formulating the Bank’s IT strategies and policies to direct the Bank’s information technology vision to support the implementation of the new Business Development and Delivery Model (DBDM) and achieve the Bank’s business priorities.
  • Provide an information repository to support the Bank’s strategic objective of becoming a knowledge-based organization of both internal and external information data to facilitate better decision-making.
  • Design and promote efficient business processes to increase organizational effectiveness.
  • Support the Bank’s diverse users in acquiring operational and tactical information/data for strategic and operational decision-making.
  • Train Bank staff and all partners to utilize the intellectual capital and institutional memory of the African Development Bank housed in the IT systems of the Bank.

Budget Management:

  • Lead the preparation of the Bank’s IT Capital and Administrative budgets through consultations with the business, Strategic Planning and Budgeting, and TCIS management to identify strategic business needs and determine their budget requirements.
  • Ensure accurate budget planning for efficient resource allocation to implement IT activities.
  • Recommend to management budget transfers for either Capital or Administrative as permitted by the Bank’s financial management rules and regulations.
  • Track the IT spending against agreed CAPEX / OPEX budget allocations proactively.

Procurement Planning and Management:

  • Lead the preparation of the TCIS department’s work program and annual Procurement plans (IT Goods, Services, and consultants) in consultation with Division Managers, staff, and the General Services department.
  • Coordinate/prepare Request for Information (RFI), technical specifications, Terms of References (TORs), and Request for Proposals (RFPs) for IT procurements and launch procurement processes. Coordinate evaluation of proposals, drafting of bid evaluation reports, and presentation to management and the Purchasing Committee for approval.
  • Lead negotiations to get cost-effective deals for the Bank of Contracts and manage vendor contracts and framework agreements. Coordinate the measurement of contract performance against contract deliverables by liaising with project managers and initiating invoice payments.
  • Manage vendors and build a strong working relationship with all key vendors/suppliers.

Recruitment and People Management:

  • Set Planning and Administration staff objectives and provide leadership, advice, guidance, coaching, and direction to the team members to accomplish planned goals.
  • Liaise with the human resources department to identify vacant positions. Coordinates with TCIS management to develop/update Job descriptions and vacancy notices for advertisement.
  • Work with the TCIS Management Team and staff to ensure that IT resources are adequately provisioned for IT programs/projects, including business-as-usual activities.
  • Develop, consolidate, and monitor the implementation of the IT Training program in consultation with TCIS management and the human resources department.

Performance Management:

  • Coordinate the definition of IT services KPIs and report their achievement monthly to management.
  • Recommend implementing changes to improve the overall performance of the TCIS department.
  • Evaluate Planning and Administration staff against achieving set objectives at each year’s end.

Audit Management:

  • Be the focal point for Information Technology related audits.
  • Oversee and monitor the implementation of internal and external audit recommendations and assess whether appropriate actions were taken to close the audit recommendations as required
  • Prepare and review working papers and make practical, value-adding recommendations to TCIS management.
  • Prepare clear and concise reports on IT audits for submission to and review by management and governing bodies to a standard that can be relied on for effective decision-making.
  • Proactively identify, track, and flag any recurring and audit issues, emerging risks, and opportunities to incorporate into the TCIS work plan.
  • Engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including the IT Staff and Management, for audit planning, execution, and reporting activities and the Internal Audit Department for learning and good practice exchange.

Competencies (Skills, Experience, and Knowledge)

  • A Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University in Information Technology, Business Analysis and Design, Information Systems Management, Finance, Accounting, or related fields. A Master’s Degree will be an added advantage.
  • Chartered Accountant qualifications – ACCA / CFA.
  • At least 7 years experience in Planning Management in international financial institutions.
  • Excellent manager, mentor, and coach with a “mission first, people always” approach
  • Conflict resolution skills.
  • Must possess extensive knowledge and expertise in Strategic program planning & management, financial management methodologies and tools.
  • Must possess extensive knowledge of financial and procurement management rules and procedures/expertise.
  • Familiarity with professional standards of internal auditing and recognized frameworks about risk, control, and governance.
  • Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Self-motivated and proactive.
  • Able to build trust amongst all their contacts across all levels within the organization to build a foundation for long-term relationships and information exchange.
  • Strong customer service skills (clarity of messages, crispness in delivery, timeliness, and accuracy) required.
  • Strong customer relationship skills with staff at all levels and with external parties.
  • Proactively identify strategic needs in the Bank’s organizational units that need IT investments.
  • Visionary while still keeping track of the goals needed to realize different IT programs to support the High 5s and the DBDM.
  • Result-driven, focussed on delivering operational stability to IT programs and IT customers.
  • Investigative, evidence-based decision maker with the courage to decide.
  • Practical / Pragmatic values result in more than activity.
  • Insightful, can prioritize and sense danger in IT resource management and staffing
  • Persuasive and assertive to secure financial resources for ICT programs and projects.
  • Seek multiple solution options and make effective recommendations.
  • Ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision.
  • Communicate and write effectively in French or English, with a good working knowledge of the other language.
  • Knowledge of the Bank’s standard software: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project, Access, etc.

Application Closing Date
10th April, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

 

 

 

Job Title: Lead Strategist, Program Management Office and Enterprise Architecture (TCIS.0)

Position Number: 50000611
Location: Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
Employment Type: Full-time
Position Grade: PL2

The Complex

  • The Vice-Presidency, Technology and Corporate Services (TCVP) is responsible for providing leadership and oversight on the efficient, highly effective, value-for-money, and client-centered provision of ICT services, general services and works, corporate procurement of goods, language services, business continuity, consultant services, and cybersecurity services to all organizational units of the Bank.
  • TCVP is primarily charged with leading the efforts to digitalize the Bank’s business processes and procedures.

The Hiring Department

  • The Corporate Information Technology Services Department’s (TCIS) mission at the Bank is to align the digital strategy and delivery model with the Bank’s business strategy to increase organizational effectiveness by efficiently using emerging technologies and digital transformation.
  • Under the leadership of the Chief Information and Technology Officer, TCIS is mandated by the Bank to deliver the best IT services for the Bank’s operations to accomplish its mission of spurring sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries, contributing to poverty reduction.

The Position
The primary responsibilities of the Lead Strategy, Program Management Office, and Enterprise Architecture are to:

  • Increase organizational effectiveness through efficient use of IT to make the Bank more agile, efficient, and more responsive to countries’ needs, thereby enhancing development effectiveness.
  • Facilitate achievements of the new Business Development and Delivery Model (DBDM) goals for both sectoral and operational activities by ensuring well-managed, robust, efficient, innovative, and highly available IT services.
  • Support the Bank’s diverse users, from those who require operational and tactical information/data support to senior management who require access to varied data sets for strategic decision-making.
  • Lead and coordinate the planning and development of IT Strategies, policies, and guidelines.
  • Coordinate the Program Management Office (PMO) activities.
  • Coordinate the Enterprise Architecture Team.
  • Coordinate the Digital & Innovation Program.
  • Ensure delivery of high-quality IT service and enable achieving customer satisfaction.
  • Ensure the adoption of EA within the IT organization first and the other units in the Bank.

Key Functions
Under the overall supervision of the Senior Director TCIS, the Lead Strategy, Program Management Office, and Enterprise Architecture will undertake the following:

  • Lead the formulation of the Bank’s IT strategies and policies to direct the Bank’s information technology vision to support the implementation of the new Business Development and Delivery Model (DBDM) and achieve the Bank’s business priorities.
  • Actively monitor the implementation of the IT Strategy and provide prompt updates to the Senior Director.  Assess the implementation challenges and advise on improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Provide leadership to cross-functional teams.
  • Provide strategic advice to the Senior Director on designing and implementing cross-complex and high-priority IT programs.
  • Design and promote efficient business processes to increase organizational effectiveness.
  • Review service continuity and availability plans, considering applicable business operations, risks, and service requirements with BCP, Security, and external service providers.
  • Review all IT investment requests before presenting them to the Information Systems Steering Committee (ISSC) and advise on the GO or NO GO.
  • Oversee the development of service-based management processes, controls, and measures to ensure the quality of service is maintained to meet business objectives.
  • Champion & continually promote ongoing service improvements to enhance quality and customer satisfaction.
  • Work with TCIS stakeholders to ensure the Solutions Delivery Road Map reflects current priorities.
  • Ensure that Program / Project Dependencies are reflected on the Road Map and are constantly under active management.
  • Ensure that programs and projects are adequately staffed and continuously funded.
  • Regularly review service related KPIs that identify the success of the services being utilized to recommend & coordinate the implementation of service changes to improve overall metrics.
  • Design and implement a continuous improvement program that seeks to improve both customer satisfaction and demonstrably improve program, project, and Business Analysis metrics year-on-year.
  • Responsible for executing projects against the agreed IT Strategy and the agreed Enterprise Architecture.
  • Lead the Program / Project Managers to deliver professional assignments, staffed with appropriately skilled individuals, delivering to the expectations of TCIS’s customers.
  • Focus on cost savings, high performance, high reliability, quality of user experience, and architectural alignment of solutions.
  • Conduct regular need assessments and ensure the IT services always respond to the business needs.
  • Ensure that the delivered business solutions fully align with business requirements.
  • Accountable for proactively and holistically leading enterprise responses to disruptive forces by identifying and analyzing the execution of change toward the desired business vision and targeted outcomes.
  • Responsible for taking a practical approach to supporting the business. This starts and ends with a focus on delivering signature-ready, actionable recommendations to business leaders so they can adjust policies and projects to achieve target business outcomes.
  • Lead the formal Enterprise Architecture (EA) program, managing a team of architects (business, information, solution, technical, and other) in a direct capacity (solid-line reporting relationship).
  • Responsible for helping business leaders enable their future-state business capabilities that, in turn, drive the organization’s targeted business outcomes through the choice of programs, projects, and initiatives the organization chooses to invest in.
  • Can practically apply existing, new, and emerging technologies to evolving business and operating models. Understand, monetize, and operationalize new technologies.
  • Coordinate Enterprise Architecture Review Board activities.
  • Recommend and participate in activities related to the design, development, and maintenance of the Enterprise Architecture (EA).
  • Advise and recommend enterprise architecture strategies, processes, and methodologies.

Competencies (Skills, Experience, and Knowledge)

  • Hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Technology Management, Telecommunications Engineering or a related area. A Master’s Degree will be an added advantage.
  • A certification in TOGAF 9 is required.
  • At least eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in IT service management and IT technology at international levels.
  • Experience managing mission-critical enterprise Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services and implementing IT service management is required.
  • Proven experience in IT Strategy formulation and monitoring with international financial institutions.
  • Excellent knowledge of IT Service Management and Client Relation Management.
  • Excellent knowledge of Portfolio / Program / Project / PMO disciplines.
  • Effective and efficient deployment of resources, including reassessment and reallocation in a dynamic multi-project environment, to achieve optimum results.
  • Knowledge of Customer Service Techniques: Techniques for ensuring that complete account is taken of customers’ real and stated needs in the delivery of products and services.
  • Proven experience in People Management.
  • Knowledge of business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit analysis, and risk management.
  • Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks.
  • Knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT and predictive analytics.
  • Exposure and understanding of existing, new and emerging technologies and processing environments.
  • Exceptional soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation.
  • Strong leadership skills.
  • Excellent analytical and technical skills.
  • Excellent written, verbal, communication, and presentation skills.
  • Excellent planning and organizational skills.
  • Knowledge of all components of holistic enterprise architecture.
  • Knowledge of business engineering principles and processes.
  • Familiarity with basic graphical modelling approaches, tools and model repositories.
  • Entrepreneurial, focused on delivering tangible benefits for customers.
  • Focused on delivering operational stability for customers, results driven.
  • Ability to gain an appreciation of relevant speciality areas.
  • Investigative and evidence-based decision maker.
  • Practical / Pragmatic values result in more than activity.
  • Seek multiple solution options, making practical recommendations.
  • Communicate and write effectively in French or English, with an excellent working knowledge of the other language.
  • Knowledge of the Bank’s standard software: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project, Access, etc.

Application Closing Date
10th April, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

 

 

 

 

Job Title: Short Term Staff – Information Assistant

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time
Position Grade: GS 6/7

The Complex

  • The Vice-Presidency for Regional Development, Integration, and Business Delivery (RDVP) is responsible for the operational relevance, efficiency, and effectiveness of the Bank Group’s operational programs and activities. RDVP ensures that the Bank operates successfully across its Regional Member Countries and oversees the full implementation of all aspects of the Regional Development, Integration, and Business Delivery Hubs: Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa, in addition to the Nigeria Country Department, which has the profile of a Regional Business Delivery Hub.

The Hiring Department

  • The Nigeria Country Department (RDNG) of the African Development Bank has been established to strengthen policy dialogue between the Bank and the Government and other stakeholders; improve the performance of the project portfolio and aid coordination with other development partners.
  • RDNG invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill in the vacant position of Information Assistant.
  • This position is based in Abuja, Nigeria, and does not attract international terms and conditions.

Key Functions
Under the overall administrative authority of the Director-General for the Nigeria Country Department (RDNG) and the day-to-day direct supervision of the Chief Operations Officer on all substantive and professional matters; the main responsibilities of the Information Assistant will be:

  • Organizing Documents – Collate all the important documents from both Operations and Administrative Staff to be archived in the Bank’s eDocument management platforms.
  • E-filing – Upload the documents onto the Bank’s eDocument management platforms such as Sankofa, using the set procedures for categorization, indexing, and metadata.
  • Scanning Physical Documents – Scan existing physical documents that need to be retained according to the Bank’s Records Management policy and store these digitized documents in the Bank’s eDocument Management Systems.
  • Correspondence Management – Track incoming physical correspondence, digitize, and process these through the existing Bank systems.
  • Record keeping – detailed records of important physical documents and their location within the Bank premises.
  • Cataloguing – Develop a cataloging system for physical documents and publications for ease of reference.
  • Support the operations team with the retrieval and compilation of data from the Client Connection platform.
  • Reporting – Provide reports on projects’ implementation in collaboration with the Communication Consultant/Officer, activities, issues, meetings, etc.
  • Information Centre Management – effective and efficient day-to-day management of the information center
  • Supports Brand management of RDNG’s knowledge products and event management conceptualization and execution.
  • Routinely work with editors, photographers, videographers, and printers to develop RDNG brand collaterals whilst ensuring that brand identity guidelines are adhered to.
  • Draft social media messages, develop quote cards, infographics, etc., promote and monitor live streaming on social media platforms of events organized or co-organized by the Bank,
  • Work with the Communications Department and Economics Complex to source information, publications, brochures, and other publications for display at the Information Centre.
  • Set up and manage exhibition booths at events organized and co-organized by the Bank.
  • Assist and support the Communications Officer in drafting, editing, and proofreading materials to be posted on the website of the Nigeria Country Department.
  • Assist with social media campaigns (e.g., Twitter and Facebook posts)
  • Perform any other duties reasonably requested by the Supervisor.

Competencies (Skills, Experience, and Knowledge)

  • Hold a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science, Library Science, Data Science, or an equivalent Degree in a closely related field.
  • Have a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in similar assignments.
  • Competence and experience in electronic document management systems
  • Competence in the use of Bank standard software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office Suite (Office 365), MS Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint).  Knowledge of SAP modules is an added advantage.
  • A good understanding of Cloud systems and Collaboration services.
  • Proficient written and verbal communication skills in English to draft correspondence on a range of topics and ensure the quality of documents.
  • Experience in international organizations will be an added advantage.
  • Committed team player with demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
  • Strong customer service skills, good organizational skills, ability to multitask, attention to detail, excellent sense of confidentiality, enthusiasm, and resourcefulness.
  • Proven skills in planning, prioritizing and coordinating work and other activities internally and externally.

Application Closing Date
12th April, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

To apply for this job please visit graduatejob.com.ng.

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