African Development Bank (AfDB) Job: Principal Social Protection Specialist

Position title: Principal Social Protection Specialist
Grade: PL-4

Position N°: NA
Reference: ADB/09/173

Publication date: 15/12/2009
Closing date: 13/01/2010

Objectives

Duties and responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Manager of the Poverty Reduction and Social Protection Division, the incumbent will:

• Undertake the preparation and appraisal of innovative social protection projects and programs for possible Bank funding;
• Supervise on-going projects in social protection and poverty reduction to monitor procurement of goods and services; review tender documents; evaluate the work of consultants and contractors; process disbursement requests; and contribute to the preparation of project completion reports and portfolio performance documents;
• Prepare poverty, social protection, and MDG -related documents as requested by Senior Management for the Boards for information and approval, especially as it relates to the ongoing efforts to mitigate the adverse impact of the financial, food , and climate change crisis on the welfare of the poor and vulnerable groups;
• Advise Country Teams engaged in the preparation of Results-Based Country Strategy Papers (CSPs); Economic and Sector Work (ESW), and applied research to articulate poverty reduction and social protection issues in favour of the achievement of the MDGs and promote pro-poor growth in Regional Member Countries (RMCs);
• Undertake ESW on poverty reduction and social protection including the preparation of poverty profiles, poverty assessments, vulnerability analysis , labour market analysis, etc in order to strengthen the Bank’s knowledge base in the area of social protection in RMCs;
• Occasionally represent the Bank at poverty reduction and social protection-related conferences, workshops, and seminars organized by its development partners;
• Mobilise financial resources from bilateral agencies to support non-lending dimensions of work on poverty reduction and social protection including organization of conferences and seminars, poverty and vulnerability- related studies, and dissemination of best practices;
• Collaborate with multilateral organizations, bilateral agencies, the UN system, and regional entities such as the AU, the ECA, NEPAD, and sub-regional community groupings (e.g. ECOWAS, SADC) in the preparation of national, regional and continental reports on poverty, vulnerability, social protection and the MDGs.

Selection Criteria

Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• At least a Master’s degree in Economics, Social Sciences, or related areas;
• A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in the identification, preparation, supervision, and evaluation of social development projects in general and those dealing with social protection and poverty reduction in particular;
• Considerable experience in support for Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs), human capital development programs of African countries, and the national as well as global MDG agenda (work experiences with multilateral institutions will be an advantage)
  
• Highly competent in the use of standard software applications such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, SAS, etc;
• Ability to communicate and write effectively in English and/or French, with a good working knowledge of the other language.

Only applicants who fully meet the Bank's requirements and are being considered for interview will be contacted.

Applicants will only be considered if they submit (preferably electronically, to: recruit@afdb.org) a fully completed Personal History Form (PHF), available from the Bank’s web site, and attach a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV) indicating date of birth and nationality.

The President, ADB, reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level. The African Development Bank is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

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