Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 24, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
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 delivering the financial and technical support for transformative projects that will significantly reduce poverty through inclusive and sustainable economic growth. In order to sharply focus the objectives of the Ten Year Strategy (2013 – 2022) and ensure greater developmental impact, five major areas, all of which will accelerate our delivery for Africa, have been identified for scaling up, namely; energy, agro-business, industrialization, integration and improving the quality of life for the people of Africa. .

Duties and responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Division Manager – Education, Human Capital and Employment the Social Economist will perform the following:
• Task manage selected social economic /education/skills development projects and other related human development projects; monitoring implementation and performance of approved projects and ensure their execution in accordance with the terms of the financing agreement and Bank rules and procedures;
• Initiate and participate in the formulation, preparation, appraisal, negotiations, follow-up, launching, supervision and post-evaluation missions
• Ensure inclusion of all socio-economic aspects in projects, assessing their socio-economic impact and monitoring their implementation;æ
• Lead social and/ or human development sector identification and development of the pipeline and lending program for the country in respect to social protection, skills, jobs and human capital in general
• Review project and technical documents from the Department and other operational departments and provide technical guidance and advice regarding gender mainstreaming, inclusion of skills, jobs and human development in general.
• Conduct technical, sectorial studies and analysis in preparation of Bank group lending for social protection, education and skills for human capital development in the productive sectors;
• Contribute to the preparation of Country Strategy Papers and Portfolio Review reports,
with emphasis on education and skills development for employability and gender equality;
• Lead in the development of strategic partnerships (including public private partnerships with the productive sectors) in education around the core areas of TVET, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), STI and the leveraging of digital technology.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with private sector institutions, multilateral/bilateral partners, and government institutions to develop strong pipeline of social/education and skills investment opportunities.
• Providing technical leadership, support to knowledge and lesson sharing approaches and events with internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead skills development, jobs and human development dialogue in aid coordination meetings and with the relevant government institutions.
• Represent the Bank in meetings and participate in dialogue on the development of strategies relating to social sector portfolio, education, jobs and human capital.
• Develop and manage partnerships with other multilateral; bilateral development and private sector institutions on education, skills, employment and human capital aspects and collaborating with experts from these institutions.
• Recruit and supervise the work of consultants on various Bank related operation missions and assignments;
• Periodically disseminating key information on gender, education and skills training to sensitize Bank staff.
• Carry out any other technical tasks and coordination as required by the Manager or the Director of the Department

Job Skills: Not Specified

Selection Criteria
• Hold at least a Master’s degree or its equivalent in Education, Development Economics, Sociology, Labor Economics, Social Sciences or related fields
• Have a minimum of six (6) years of relevant professional experience in the areas, education, development economics, development finance and implementation of human capital development sector policies;
• Strong research/analytical skills in one of the following areas: social development policy
formulation, project management, or donors’ coordination, with ability to strategically and rapidly
analyse and integrate diverse information from varied sources into conclusions and recommendation
• Solid experience in project cycle management (identification, preparation, appraisal, supervision and completion);
• Ability to understand complex problems in education, gender and human development, social development, to identify key issues and recommend pragmatic solutions;
• Good knowledge of the social development, education and skills development system, and human development issues in the country;
• Strong understanding of multi-sector approaches and gaps in technical vocational education and training; higher education and skills development,
• Demonstrable knowledge of analysis and formulation of policies in sectors.
• Knowledge of the practices of major bilateral and multilateral agencies, development partners in the country will be an asset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and/or French, with a good working knowledge of the other language
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate a spirit of creativity and initiative
• Integrity and ability to work in a team and a proven capacity to lead a team;
• Ability to deliver high quality work within very tight deadlines;
• Competence in the use of Bank standard software applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
Follow the link below to apply: https://www.afdb.org/en/vacancies/principal-social-economist-ahhd1-37450  

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