Position title: Senior Agricultural / Development Economist, AHFR2
Grade: PL5
Position N°: 50063975
Reference: ADB/20/140
Publication date: 24-Sep-2020
Closing date: 23-Oct-2020
Duty station: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
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 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 (High 5s), 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.
THE COMPLEX:
The Vice Presidency for ‘Agriculture, Human, and Social Development’ is a Sector Complex focusing on two of the Bank’s Ten-Year Strategy High 5s priorities of “Feed Africa” and “Improve Quality of Life for the People of Africa”. The complex objectives are (i) to develop, policy and strategy; (ii) provide deep sector expertise to the Regions by gathering pools of experienced individuals who can be consulted to provide sector expertise on complex transactions; (iii) develop new financing instruments; (iv) the Vice President will act as the spokesperson to represent the Bank with external stakeholders on aspects of “Feed Africa” and Improve Quality of Life for the People of Africa”.
THE HIRING DEPARTMENT:
The Agriculture Finance and Rural Development Department works closely with the Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department and the Regional Directorates to provide support for the delivery of Feed Africa: Strategy for Agricultural Transformation in Africa, 2016-2025.
The core mandate of Agriculture Finance and Rural Development Department is to develop the strategy of the Bank related to agricultural and rural finance and rural development, represent the Bank with external stakeholders, provide sector expertise to the regions by gathering experts who can be consulted by operations and closing the financing gap for private sector-led development of agricultural value chains. The Department is to mobilize and deploy the required expertise; and, provide support the design and implementation of agricultural finance and rural development operations for key commodity value chains. The Agriculture Finance and Rural Development Department is structured into two Divisions: (i) Agriculture and Rural Finance Division; and (ii) Rural Infrastructure Development Division.
The Rural Infrastructure Development Division has the following deliverables:
THE POSITION:
The Senior Agro/Development Economist contributes to the deployment of the Bank’s Rural Infrastructure Development as large, and especially Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) flagship program and assists in the implementation of Feed Africa: Strategy for Agricultural Transformation in Africa 2016 – 2025. Feed Africa Strategy contributes to the fulfilment of the African Development Bank’s vision — as defined in its Ten-Year Strategy (TYS) and amplified in the High 5 Initiatives — of being the lead development financial institution in Africa, dedicated to providing quality assistance to Regional Member Countries in their economic growth efforts. The Strategy seeks to transform African agriculture through 18 priority value chains and five agro-ecological zones. The transformation will require a set of seven enablers:
L’Initiative SAPZ est l’un des programmes phares identifiés dans l’Agenda de la Transformation Agricole en Afrique qui vise à soutenir ou créer des clusters agro-industriels: une concentration de producteurs, agro-industries, commerçants et autres acteurs privés et publics engagés dans l’agroalimentaire. l’industrie et l’interconnexion et la création de réseaux de valeur, de manière formelle ou informelle, pour relever les défis communs et rechercher des opportunités communes.
Sous la supervision générale du chef de division de l’AHFR.2 et des chefs de projet, le titulaire (économiste agricole / développement) contribuera au développement et à la mise en œuvre des SAPZ dans les pays membres régionaux de la Banque, en apportant des contributions techniques aux activités opérationnelles du Groupe de la Banque. relatives à l’agriculture et au développement rural, à travers l’examen de la conception technique et des dispositions institutionnelles des projets / programmes agricoles en général proposés pour le financement de la Banque et en évaluant leur faisabilité du point de vue de l’impact des bénéfices présents et futurs Ses fonctions comprennent les suivantes:
THIS POSITION IS CLASSIFIED INTERNATIONAL STATUS AND ATTRACTS INTERNATIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.
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To apply for this position, you need to be national of one of AfDB member countries.
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.
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