La BAD recherche un(e) Conseiller(ère) de l’économiste en chef/vice-président pour la gouvernance économique et la gestion des connaissances – Cote d’Ivoire.

La BAD recherche un(e) Conseiller(ère) de l’économiste en chef/vice-président pour la gouvernance économique et la gestion des connaissances – Cote d’Ivoire.

 

 

 

 

 

THE HIRING DEPARTMENT:

The Office of the Chief Economist and Vice-President for Economic Governance and Knowledge Management has the main responsibility of providing advice and analysis to the President, Senior Management and Board of Directors on key development issues facing Africa and the Bank in the following areas: research programs, economic issues, financial and non-financial products, knowledge dissemination and communication. The Office coordinates the Bank’s efforts to achieving this strategic mandate of being a knowledge institution.

THE POSITION:

The Advisor to Chief Economist/Vice-President for Economic Governance and Knowledge Management will be responsible for leading the effort to strengthen the link between the research work of the Bank and its economic and sector work, and help ensure that the Bank’s Country Strategy Papers are based on solid research and Economic and Sector Work. More generally, the Advisor will provide support to the Chief Economist and Vice-President for Economic Governance and Knowledge Management to deliver on the Complex mandate.

COMPETENCIES (skills, experience and knowledge):

1. Hold at least Masters degree in Economics, Public Policy, Governance or International development, with relevant experience.
2. Have a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant work experience, at least three (3) of which should be in a managerial role in comparable organizations.
3. Good understanding of the Institution, and willingness to learn and to listen.
4. Strong knowledge of African economic and development issues; capacity for conceptual and strategic analysis, good command of recent cutting-edge economic issues.
5. Strong versatility, and capacity to deal with diverse issues and problems related to Economic Governance and Knowledge Management.
6. Demonstrated ability to work independently under pressure and tight deadlines, and to perform various tasks simultaneously.
7. Strong analytical and organizational skills, and ability to deliver results on time.
8. Strong negotiation skills, and capacity to interact with various stakeholders at all levels, and especially Operational Directors and Managers, as well as Directors and Managers in the Chief Economist and Vice-President complex.
9. Strong ability to analyse data, synthetize issues and ideas, and to prepare powerful messages to stakeholders at all levels.
10. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in French or English, with a good working knowledge of the other language.
11. Competence in the use of standard Bank software, namely MS Office applications (MS Word, Excel, Power-Point etc), SAP.

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