Principal board affairs officer and committee secretary - Code at African Development Bank

Job Description

• Contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency of the Boards of Directors and Boards of Governors and the CODE Committee by enhancing the decision-making process;
• Assist the CODE Chair in preparing and conducting the Committee meetings and advise on any relevant matters ;
• Prepare background papers, analyses and recommendations to be used by Committee Chairperson and members;
• Coordinate the activities of the CODE Committee and manage the relationship between Senior Management and members;
• Cover Committee meetings, analyse and determine the thrust of the discussions/deliberations and then synthesize, compose the main decisions and conclusions reached;
• Contribute to strengthening the effectiveness of Committee through research and submission of documents on issues under consideration;
• Populate the Board Dashboard and follow up on Committee recommendations;
• Ensure the coverage of relevant Boards of Governors meetings; analyse and determine the thrust of the discussions/deliberations and then synthesize, draft the main decisions and conclusions reached;
• Translate, when and as necessary, in the other working language of the Bank the synthesis and reports drafted.
• Carry out any other assignment required by service exigency

Requirement/Skills

• Hold at least a Master’s degree or its equivalent in communication, economics, international relations, Development Studies, Development Finance, Social science and other related disciplines;
• Have a minimum of  six years (6) years of relevant professional experience in similar organizations with sound analytical aptitudes;
• Strong and proven translation skills with sound financial knowledge;
• Ability for work long and unusual hours to meet short deadlines since the timeliness of these documents is of crucial importance;
• Having private sector experience will be an added advantage;
• High analytical and drafting skills; excellent skills in presenting written and verbal communication;
• Have the capacity to identify and meet the clients' needs within the framework of the established rules on the processing of reports prepared, and to identify appropriate solutions as well as alternatives when necessary;
• Have the ability to work quickly and under pressure; attention to details, resourcefulness;
• Competence in the use of standard software used in the Bank as well as translation software or machine aided translation;
• Capacity for multi-skilling and multi-tasking, Excellent interpersonal skills, strong communication skills;
• Ability for team work in a multicultural and diversified environment and a balanced judgment;
• Proof of discretion, tactfulness and flexibility, taking account of the clients served: the Board of Governors, Plenipotentiaries, the Board of Directors, and Senior Management;
• Competence in translation and writings, good at summarizing and synthetizing;
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French, preferably with a working knowledge of the other;
• Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, Access and Power Point); knowledge of SAP (or other integrated document management system or quantitative and qualitative data analysis packages) is an added advantage.