New Job Vacancy at African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Tanzania – Country Manager
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| African Development Bank Group (AfDB) |
Position title: Country Manager – Tanzania, COTZ
Grade: PL2
Position N°: 50092509
Reference: ADB/21/070
Publication date: 19-May-2021
Duty station: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
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Objectives
THE BANK:
Established
in 1964, the African Development Bank is the premier pan-African
development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress
across the continent. There are 81 member states, including 54 in Africa
(Regional Member Countries). The Bank’s development agenda is to
deliver the financial and technical support for transformative
interventions that will significantly reduce poverty through inclusive
and sustainable economic growth. In addition to providing finance, the
Bank is Africa’s voice on global economic, financial and development
issues, a role that has taken significant importance in light of
increasing global integration and interconnected risks.
The Bank
has prioritized five major areas (High 5s), all of which will
accelerate developmental impacts for Africa: Light Up and Power Africa;
Feed Africa; Industrialize Africa; Integrate Africa; and Improve the
Quality of Life of the People of Africa. The Bank is building a world
class management team to lead the successful implementation of the
vision.
THE COMPLEX
The Vice-Presidency for ‘Regional
Development, Integration and Business Delivery’ is responsible for
operational relevancy, efficiency and effectiveness of the Bank Group’s
operational programs, and activities. The RDVP will ensure that the Bank
operates successfully across its Regional Member Countries and will
oversee the full implementation of all aspects of the Bank’s regional
offices. Five Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery
offices have been created, each run by a Director General: Southern
Africa, North Africa, West Africa; East Africa, and Central Africa.
The
African Development Bank has rolled out a new development and business
delivery model, in order to bring its operations closer to its clients,
grow its portfolios from sovereign and private sector operations and
expand the revenue of the Bank. This model will enable the Bank to
better deploy high quality knowledge and advisory services, and most
importantly, to accelerate its developmental impacts across Africa.
THE HIRING DEPARTMENT/DIVISION
The
Tanzania Country Office falls within the East Africa Regional
Development, Integration and Business Delivery office (RDGE). The
Regional Office oversees a combination of country and liaison offices,
as well as countries without an office. The Country Manager will be
accountable to the Director General, East. The Regional Office will
house relevant operations, business development and project
implementation functions and administrative capabilities in a shared
service for rapid deployment into the individual countries, to help
drive the overall business of the Bank effectively on the ground.
THE POSITION
The
Country Manager will lead the AfDB’s business development and delivery
for sovereign, non-sovereign investment and provide advisory services in
the assigned country. He/she will support Bank’s teams in executing
transactions, managing and expanding portfolios, and lead in executing
projects and relevant work-programs, inclusive of the Bank’s High 5
priority areas. H/she will establish and maintain strong relationships
with business partners and high level in-country donors and
representatives, as well as with governmental and non-governmental
organizations, with the view of maximizing the development impact and
effectiveness of the African Development Bank’s interventions, thus
contributing to the overall development of the country, including the
private sector.
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Duties and responsibilities
Management of the Country Portfolio
- Initiate
and lead dialogue with Government and the private sector on systemic
issues relating to portfolio management, to improve the performance and
quality of Bank operations based on agreed result framework, which will
be assessed using key performance indicators and targets; - Identify
and address cross-cutting and country specific portfolio issues, and
advise the Country Team in the design, implementation and supervision
arrangements for the portfolio as well as new business development; - Oversee
all aspects of portfolio management, sovereign and non-sovereign, to
ensure quality at entry and during implementation, including performance
monitoring, in line with Bank corporate policies, strategies,
guidelines and directives; - Continuously reviewing country
portfolio, country operations and work programs to ensure that it is
aligned to the implementation of the new Business Development and
Delivery Model; - Initiate and support resource mobilization in
the country and follow up on related works, including counter-part
contributions, co-financing opportunities, as well as Country Policy and
Institutional Assessments;
Relationship Management
- Manage
and develop relationships with key clients (governments, central and
local authorities and private actors) at the highest level of seniority,
and position the African Development Bank (AfDB) as the partner of
choice to support high development impact operations in the country.
Build relationships with key stakeholders (including relevant
regulators, businesses, NGOs and institutional and private investors); - Develop
and maintain strong relationships with sector departments to originate,
process and manage an expanding pipeline of high-quality investments,
and support proactive and strategic economic and sector work as well as
portfolio development and management, to meet the AfDB’s targeted
objectives; - Ensuring diplomatic tact and respect for due
protocol, especially when it comes to dealing with the host country’s
authorities and protecting the Bank’s reputation and image in the
country;
Development of Strategy
- Develop
and implement, in consultation with the Director General , an
integrated investment and advisory support strategy for the AfDB’s
activities, including country priorities and business targets for key
industry groups, and key engagements, with a particular focus on High 5s
and other high impact projects aligned with the Bank’s strategy to
support the country’s development efforts; - Lead/coordinate
capacity building, to enable the country to engage with key actors
involved in the country’s sustainable, inclusive and green development; - Assess
and provide advice to the Bank and to the Country with a special focus
on addressing Fragility situation as appropriate and supporting climate
resilient development in the country; - Support the alignment of the country strategy to the Bank’s High 5 priorities;
Fragility Assessment
- Conduct fragility assessments as per business requirement;
- Ensure the fragility lens is being applied in the design and implementation of the Bank Group operations in the country;
Identify opportunities
- Identify
areas where the Bank can catalyze sustainable, inclusive and green
development through innovation based on a thorough understanding of
local markets and leading practices from the Bank’s international
experience, as well as draw on the expertise of similar development
partners especially in terms of conducting dialogue with authorities,
resource mobilization, and co-financing opportunities; - Develop
knowledge to ensure that the AfDB is effectively working closely and
coordinating with appropriate stakeholders within the country. Develop
and maintain relationships with these stakeholders and identify business
opportunities taking into account the AfDB’s strategy, comparative
advantage and operational policies, instruments, procedures and
products; - Identify and initiate opportunities directly linked to the Banks High 5 areas;
Country Office Management
- Lead,
manage, develop and mentor performance of country office by ensuring
that the team is high performing, well-motivated, innovative,
well-trained; have clear deliverables and remain highly committed to the
success of ADB in the country; - Supervise staff in the country
office and undertake staff development and performance evaluation. For
sector experts, evaluation shall be done jointly by the Country Manager
and the relevant Sector Department; - Prepare, supervise and
manage implementation of the country office budget and submit periodic
reports in accordance with the Bank’s budget management regulations; - Plan
and supervise the administrative, financial and personnel support
services required; prepare budget and financial reports; authorize
expenditures, personnel actions, acquisitions and other administrative
actions, and monitor the best possible contribution of the Action Time
Recording System (ATRS) to the Cost Accounting System (CAS) of the Bank; - Liaise
and work closely with other department staff on issues such as audits
of the country office, human resources, pipeline development in SRAS,
portfolio management in BPPS and asset management (CHGS) and IT issues
(CHIS); - Championing the Complex / Regional mandate and purpose –
providing a direct and indirect operational support that will
contribute to the regional output and mandate in assigned Country; - External
communication – Develop locally the AfDB’s ‘brand’, building on the
brand and the overall communications strategy, including engaging with
civil society, non-government organizations as well as the local media; - AfDB
Visibility – Represent and provide visibility for and including through
organizing/participating in high profile events (Senior level visits,
interviews, seminars, business events and conferences); - Quality
Management – Focus on ensuring quality and performance of the country
portfolio; Ensure all reports and submissions are timely and of high
quality; work jointly with relevant country teams and managers to meet
Key Performance Indicator (KPI) assigned targets; - Play a key
role and advise the Country Team on economic, political, social and
other developments relevant to the Bank’s operations in the country;
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Selection Criteria
- Minimum
of a Master’s degree in Business Administration, International
Relations, Political Sciences, Economics or related disciplines; - A
minimum of eight (8) years of extensive and progressive experience in
country program operations in an international organization, including
preferably three (3) years at a managerial or supervisory level; - Senior level experience in macroeconomic management, especially in public finance and debt essential;
- Portfolio
management experience and expertise as an economist would be an asset
and a track record in Business Development and delivery a clear
advantage; - Solid knowledge and good grasp of the political
economy, as well as the socio-economic and development issues in Africa
specifically in the region of assignment; - Excellent analytical
skills, strong capacity to analyse actions from the perspectives of
stakeholders and translate strategic thinking into compelling plan of
action; - High degree of personal commitment, interpersonal skills
with proven communication, leadership, management, people management
and supervisory skills; - Ability to work effectively with individuals of different views, culture, nationality, gender and age;
- Strong ability to cope with multiple demands and competing priorities under pressure;
- Demonstrated
leadership in conducting country dialogue with other development
partners, especially on the core areas of the Delivery and Business
Development Model (DBDM) where the Bank has comparative advantage. - Communicate
and write effectively in French or English, with a good working
knowledge of the other language. Knowledge of Portuguese will be a
strong asset. - Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office Suite applications and preferably, SAP.
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THIS POSITION IS CLASSIFIED AS INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT AND ATTRACTS INTERNATIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.
Should
you encounter technical difficulties in submitting your application,
please send an email with a precise description of the issue and/or a
screenshot showing the problem, to: HR Direct HRDirect@AFDB.ORG (link sends e-mail)
To apply for this position, you need to be national of one of AfDB member countries.
Closing date: 17-Jun-2021
Applicants who fully meet the Bank’s requirements and are considered
for interview will be contacted. Only online applications submitted with
a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV) and copies of the required
degrees will be considered. The President, AfDB, reserves the right to
appoint a candidate at a lower level. The African Development Bank is an
equal opportunities employer. Female candidates are strongly encouraged
to apply.
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) does not
ask for payments of any kind from applicants throughout the recruitment
process (job application, CV review, interview meeting, and final
processing of applications). In addition, the Bank does not request
information on applicants’ bank accounts. The African Development Bank
Group declines all responsibility for the fraudulent publications of job
offers in its name or, in general, for the fraudulent use of its name
in any way whatsoever.
Closing date: 17-Jun-2021
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