African Development Bank: Lead Macro-Economist

African Development Bank is currently recruiting for Lead Macro-Economist

• Grade: PL-2
• Position N°: NA
• Reference: ADB/10/027
• Publication date: 18/03/2010
• Closing date: 18/04/2010

Objectives

The key role of OSGE (the Governance, Economic and Financial Reform Department) is to:

• Promote effective public sector management in Regional Member countries (RMC) and
• Enhance the investment climate and ensure an environment conducive to private sector development.

These objectives are achieved through operations designed to back up reforms, including budget support, technical and institutional assistance, economic and sector studies and the Department’s advisory role. OSGE’s activities are in line with the Bank Group Medium-term strategy and the strategic orientations of the Governance Plan of Action for 2008- 2012 approved by the Bank in May 2008 and  largely focusing on good economic and financial governance and sound public finance management. The role of this Lead Expert is to advise the Director, OSGE with regard to the strategic orientations of the department; to ensure the technical control and quality of operations conducted under the Department’s responsibility. S/he will also be responsible for coordinating the department’s activities and initiatives.

Duties and responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Director of the Governance, Economic and Financial Reform Department (OSGE), the Lead Macro-Economist will be undertake the following tasks and responsibilities:

• Play the role of Advisor to the OSGE Director and Division Managers on technical aspects of strategies, policies and operations in the Department’s scope of competence;
• Contribute to improving the technical quality of the reports produced by the Department,  notably through participation in the review of reports on the different stages of the operations cycle, (identification, preparation, appraisal, supervision), sector studies and policy papers;
• Ensure that economic and financial governance aspects are taken into account in Bank-financed operations, in collaboration with the other Bank organizational units;
• Play an active part in formulation and implementation of Bank policies, initiatives and operations, in light of international best practice with the aim of ameliorating the department’s operations as well as the advice it provides;
• Play a lead role in identifying themes and organize the analytic work making it possible to reinforce the department’s operations as well as its advisory services;
• Play a lead role to the management and dissemination of knowledge, build synergies between the operational specialties within the department, and ensure their release: training, workshops/seminars, peer review, communication, etc.
• Develop and promote knowledge-sharing networks within and outside the Bank, in relation to the department’s areas of competence;
• Serve as a focal point and spokesperson for economic and financial governance issues, within the Bank and in relations with external entities;
• Represent the Bank at technical conferences and report on best practice with a view to disseminating it to the Department’s staff. Also liaise with the other organizational units to prepare the Director’s participation in conferences, workshops and initiatives within the Department’s scope of responsibility;
• Conduct, at the Director’s request, key missions, especially sector identification or regional missions; also supervision missions requiring development of novel approaches to address complex issues;
• Work with the Department’s divisions to produce reports on the department’s activities and results and such other reports as requested by Senior Management in the department’s areas of focus;
• Develop, in conjunction with the Department’s divisions, partnerships with other Bank units, for more effective work organization and results;

Selection Criteria

Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• Proven skills and theoretical expertise in macro-economics and /or public economics, with a degree of Ph. D. or equivalent;
• Preferably a minimum of eight (08) years of relevant professional experience in economic policy and institutional reform. Publication of significant research work and experience in leading task forces and advisory groups in the above fields would be advantages;
• Ability to analyze and strategically synthesize complex issues with a sense of precision and attention to detail;
• Confirmed aptitude to build and lead teams of professionals; effective in coaching and coordination;
• Capacity to organize training/workshops for knowledge transfer;
• Capacity to manage sensitive situations requiring work under pressure to deliver results within the prescribed time limits; skilled report writer;
• Excellent written and spoken communication in both Bank working languages; a good knowledge of other working languages of RMC would be an asset;
• Competence with standard Bank Microsoft Office; familiarity with SAP recommended;
• Abreast with Bank strategies, policies and procedures

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Only applicants who fully meet the Bank's requirements and are being considered for interview will be contacted. Applicants will only be considered if they submit (preferably electronically, to:recruit@afdb.org) a fully completed Personal History Form (PHF), available from the Bank’s web site, and attach a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV) indicating date of birth and nationality. The President, ADB, reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level. The African Development Bank is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.