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 80 member states, including 54 in Africa (Regional Member Countries).\u00a0 The Bank\u2019s 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 \u2013 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 Bank is seeking to build a management team that will lead the successful implementation of this vision.<\/p>\n
THE COMPLEX:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Vice Presidency for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery is responsible for operational relevance, efficiency and effectiveness of the Bank Group\u2019s operational programs, and activities. This will ensure that the Bank operates successfully across its Regional Member Countries and oversee the full implementation of all aspects of the Bank\u2019s Regional Directorates.<\/p>\n Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Social Development Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n THE HIRING DEPARTMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n The regional development integration and business delivery hub for southern Africa oversees 14 regional member countries and five country offices. The country manager who is accountable to the director general for the Southern Africa region leads the Malawi country office. The Social development Officer reports directly to the Regional Sector Manager \u2013 Agriculture, Industry & Human Development of the regional development Integration and Business Delivery Directorate for Southern Africa with administrative reporting to the country manager.<\/p>\n THE POSITION:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Social Development Specialist will provide substantive technical and operational knowledge and support to the country manager Malawi Country Office to implement effective human capital development programmes\/projects for poverty and inequality reduction.<\/p>\n Duties and responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n Under the supervision of\u00a0the Country Manager for Malawi<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0with technical oversight from\u00a0the Regional Sector Manager, Agriculture, Industry and Human Development (RDGS2)<\/em><\/strong>, the social development Officer shall:<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Lead and contribute in developing new projects and programs as well as manage existing projects in the area of human capital development, encompassing human capital and employment\/livelihoods; social protection and youth employment;<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Contribute to the enhancement of the Bank\u2019s sectoral policies and strategies in key Social Development domains such as Human Capital and Skills Development Social Protection and Youth Employment;<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Prepare studies and analysis within the framework of approved economic and sectoral programmes to identify suitable projects, policies , priorities and institutional issues especially in relation to Human capital, Social protection, youth employment and gender equality;<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 Engage in policy dialogue and provide advisory services to the government of Malawi on identified social protection issues;<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 Contribute to the Country Strategy Papers by providing socio-economic analysis to recommendations to strengthen Bank responses to human capital development and other key social issues in the region or country.<\/p>\n 6.\u00a0 Develop partnerships with the private sector, multilateral and bilateral Agencies on issues relevant to the Directorate\u2019s mandate.<\/p>\n 7.\u00a0 Perform any other related duties required by the Regional Sector Manager or the Country Manager.<\/p>\n Selection Criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Hold at least a Master\u2019s degree or its equivalent in Business Development, Social Economics, Economics, Sociology, Law, Labour Economics, or any related field.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Have a minimum of six (6) years of professional experience in human capital development sectors including skills development, social protection, and or youth employment programs.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Demonstrated experience in engaging with senior government officials, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders;<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 Demonstrable knowledge of Social Protection, Youth employment and other key social development issues as they relate to High Five 5: \u2018Improving the living conditions of people in Africa\u2019<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 Advisory and policy advocacy expertise;<\/p>\n 6.\u00a0 Demonstrate a sound working knowledge of the operation of the organization as a business and the role of their business unit.<\/p>\n 7.\u00a0 Possess good knowledge and experience in socio-economic development policy, labour market issues, workforce productivity and gender equality, preferably in the design, development and implementation of projects\/ programs;<\/p>\n 8.\u00a0 Experience in working directly with African Governments, private sector, CSOs, bilateral agencies, multilaterals and other stakeholders;<\/p>\n 9.\u00a0 Demonstrate competence in operational and participatory development methodologies including perspectives on gender, youth and disadvantaged groups;<\/p>\n 10.\u00a0 Strong quantitative and problem-solving skills and skill working with data sets;<\/p>\n 11.\u00a0 Proven experience developing mechanisms and tools to accurately determine population vulnerabilities and utilizing the results to contribute to the creation of impact driven technical institutional support or programs\/projects;<\/p>\n 12.\u00a0 Write convincing and well-structured business documents and reports and ensures that all written communication is accurate well written and consistent<\/p>\n 13.\u00a0 Excellent spoken and written in English; a working knowledge of French will be advantageous.<\/p>\n 14.\u00a0 Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint);<\/p>\n 15.\u00a0 knowledge of SAP is desirable<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Established in 1964, the African Development Bank is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. 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