{"id":63568,"date":"2021-12-14T11:08:48","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T11:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=63568"},"modified":"2021-12-14T11:08:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T11:08:48","slug":"african-development-bank-group-jobs-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/african-development-bank-group-jobs-2021.html","title":{"rendered":"African Development Bank Group Jobs 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
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).\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 (TYS, 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
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Senior Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n THE COMPLEX:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Vice-Presidency for \u2018Agriculture, Human, and Social Development\u2019 is a Sector Complex focusing on two of the Bank\u2019s Ten-Year Strategy High-5 priorities, namely: \u201cFeed Africa\u201d and \u201cImprove Quality of Life for the People of Africa\u201d. The complex objectives are to: (i) develop policy and strategy; (ii) provide deep sector expertise to the Regions by establishing 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 \u201cFeed Africa\u201d and \u201cImprove Quality of Life for the People of Africa\u201d.<\/p>\n THE HIRING DEPARTMENT\/DIVISION<\/strong><\/p>\n The Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department provides support for the delivery of Feed Africa: Strategy for Agricultural Transformation in Africa, 2016-2025. This strategy aims to end hunger and rural poverty in the next decade through self-sufficiency in 18 priority commodity value chains specific to the continent\u2019s agro-ecological zones. The Department supports the effort to transform African agricultural systems for greater competitiveness, inclusivity, and sustainability, and for enhanced job creation and poverty reduction.<\/p>\n THE POSITION:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Senior Agriculture Sector and Natural Resource Management Officer will provide technical support in the design and implementation of projects scheduled under the flagship programmes of the High-5 \u201cFeed Africa\u201d strategy. The incumbent will work across technical and institutional boundaries to support the formulation of development solutions for various rural (and urban) clients in the public and private sectors, in accordance with the African Development Bank Group\u2019s agricultural, agro-food and agro-industrial development programme. Using a value-chain approach, the incumbent will support the implementation of the aforementioned programme in the African Development Bank\u2019s Regional Member Countries, with particular emphasis on providing technical support for the design and implementation supervision of projects which: i) promote value chain development, create added value and foster the primary and secondary processing of crops, livestock and fishery products; ii) accelerate private sector participation and growth in African agriculture; iii) promote the growth of agricultural SMEs and the commercialisation of agriculture, with particular attention to financing needs; iv) create farm-to-fork market links; v) facilitate the establishment of agro-poles and agro-processing centres; vi) support the development of an enabling environment for agriculture and agro-industry; and vii) invest in policies and reforms that are conducive to the transformation of African agriculture into viable and profitable enterprises. The Senior Agriculture Sector and Natural Resource Management Officer will design and coordinate the development of solutions intended for customers and of all project management aspects related to the implementation of these solutions.<\/p>\n KEY FUNCTIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n Under the direct supervision of the Regional Sector Manager, Agriculture and Agro-business in West Africa (AHAI-W), The Senior Agriculture Sector and Natural Resource Management Officer will perform, inter alia, the following functions:<\/p>\n COMPETENCIES (Skills & Knowledge):<\/strong><\/p>\n 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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