African Development Bank Group (AfDB)-Research Assistant, Short Term Staff 2023: Apply Now
Host Organization
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP (AFDB)
Host Country
CÔTE D’IVOIRE, WEST AFRICA
Deadline:
04/21/2023
Target Audience
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Program Overview
Location:
Abidjan, CI
- Grade : STS8
- Position No. : 50087936
- Posting Date: 03/22/2023
- Closing Date : 04/21/2023
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THE BANK:
Established in 1964, the African Development Bank (AfDB) 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 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.
THE COMPLEX:
The Chief Economist/Vice-President for Economic Governance and Knowledge Management is the Bank’s spokesperson on economic matters and the VP for the Economic Governance and Knowledge Management Complex.
The Complex is responsible for (i) providing leadership and visibility for the Bank on economic, finance, financial governance and socio economic development issues; and coordinate the generation of analytical work to inform the Bank’s operational engagement and policy dialogue; (ii) systematically emphasize the critical role of knowledge, experience, lessons learnt and their tangible impact on sustainable, inclusive transformation of African economies
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THE HIRING DEPARTMENT:
The Macroeconomic Policy, Forecasting and Research Department (ECMR) is dedicated to the generation of high quality knowledge in the area of development in Africa. It provides technical support to operations and regional member countries through rigorous analytical work; engages in impactful policy dialogue with decision-making bodies within and outside of the Bank; and most importantly enhance the operational effectiveness of the Bank in achieving the High 5s.
The activities of the department focus on macroeconomic surveillance, analysis of structural factors impeding Africa’s progress in reducing poverty and creating jobs, as well as microeconomic issues related to finance, infrastructure development, private sector development, industrial organizations, governance & institutions, agriculture, competitiveness & investment climate, and regional integration.
The activities of the department are structured around two units. (i) the Macroeconomic Policy, Debt Sustainability and Forecasting, and (ii) the Microeconomics, Institutional and Development Impact.
THE POSITION:
The Research Assistant (Short Term Staff) will support and assist the ECMR across a range of activities linked with producing a number of knowledge products, including flagship reports, documents, research papers, economic briefs and presentations.
However, the job holder will focus more on the African Development Review, a professional journal devoted to the study and analysis of development policy in Africa. Published four times a year, the Review emphasizes policy relevance of research findings, rather than purely theoretical and quantitative issues.
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KEY FUNCTIONS:
Under the Supervision of the Director of the Macroeconomic Policy, Forecasting and Research Department, the STS Research Assistant will perform the following:
- Manage and monitor the online submission platform (ScholarOne Manuscript Central) for the African Development Review
- Check and ensure “complete checklist” for all submitted manuscripts: check-in submitted manuscripts and to monitor the full review process
- Create Reviewers’ Accounts
- Maintain reviewers’ database
- Assign or pass on submitted manuscripts with “complete checklist” to the Editor
- Select and invite reviewers at all stages of the review process.
- Manage all files associated with a manuscript including timely response to authors’ questions/requests or as may be directed by management
- Generate and create reports on manuscript and user activity
- Generate data bases from internal and external sources as may be required
- Formatting documents related to the African Development Review and communicating with the Publishers as may be directed by management
- Provide analytical support to the Research Department through critical literature search and review, data preparation, cleaning and analysis
- Reviewing, revising, formatting and finalizing the publication of Bank’s Working Papers and other major Bank’s knowledge products
- Reviewing, revising, formatting and finalizing the publication of Africa Economic Briefs and How They Did It
- Ensuring the working paper and briefs are in line with the Working paper guidelines and the Bank’s corporate identity
- Liaise with PCER for posting the brief online
- Any other task that may be assigned by the Task manager / Manager /Director.
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COMPETENCIES (skills, experience and knowledge):
- Hold a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Economics or a related field;
- Have a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in a similar multilateral institution or any other institution engaged in research activities;
- Good written and oral skills in English or French with a good working knowledge of the other language;
- Competences in the use of Bank standard software (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access). Knowledge of SAP is an added advantage;
- Competences in the use of standard econometric / statistical software used in the Bank (Eviews, SPSS, Stata);
- Acquaintance with major databases (Word Bank, OECD, IMF, SSRN, AfDB), highly desirable;
- Familiarity and competence in the use and management of an online manuscript submission system.
THIS POSITION IS CLASSIFIED LOCAL POSITION STATUS AND DOES NOT ATTRACT INTERNATIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
ONLY NATIONALS OF MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE BANK WHO ALREADY HAVE THE RIGHT TO STAY AND WORK THERE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION. THE BANK DOES NOT SPONSOR OR SUPPORT APPLICATIONS FOR WORK PERMITS AND RELOCATION FOR THE POSITION IN QUESTION.
Should you encounter technical difficulties in submitting your application, please send an email with a precise description of the issue and/or a screenshot showing the problem to: HR Direct HRDirect@AFDB.ORG
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. http://www.afdb.org
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The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) does not ask for payments of any kind from applicants throughout the recruitment process (job application, CV review, interview meeting, and final processing of applications). In addition, the Bank does not request information on applicants’ bank accounts. The African Development Bank Group declines all responsibility for the fraudulent publications of job offers in its name or, in general, for the fraudulent use of its name in any way whatsoevera
“Please note that the Bank does not accept dual nationality. Therefore, you are required to declare the nationality you would like to be considered by the Bank throughout your career, if hired. Please upload supporting Government issued IDs such as passport, National Identity Card or Certificate etc.”
