EOI - COAO Team Assistant - COAO at the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) - 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). 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.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Expression of Interested for COAO Team Assistant - COAO

Position Number: 50092400
Location: Luanda, Angola
Consultant type: Individual Consultant
Job family: Other

Background

• The African Development Bank Angola Country Office (COAO) has been established to strengthen dialogue between the Bank and the government, development partners, the private sector, and the civil society, in the design of its development policies and programs. 
•  The office also seeks to assist the implementation and follow up of projects and programs in Angola with a view to enhancing portfolio quality, identification, promotion of participatory approach, and regional integration. 
• COAO invites applications from qualified candidates to fill in the following vacant position. 
• The posting will be in Luanda, Angola. 
• The incumbent will support the Country Program Officer, and the Principal Procurement Operations Officer on the operational work of the country office in Angola (COAO). 
• He / She will make its contribution to lending and non -loan operations. Under overall guidance of the Country Manager she / he will be performing the following activities:

Portfolio Management:

• Provide secretarial assistance and general administrative support to the Country Office;
• Regularly updating and maintaining Country Office of Angola (COAO) electronic data filing system and analysis tasks as needed;
• Support Country Program Officer and Country Office of AngolaTask Managers in managing missions and liaising with Partners and Project Managements Units;
• Assist to the preparation and monitoring implementation of the Country Office of Angola Annual Work Program and regular updates;
• Assist in preparing documents, briefing papers, reports, spreadsheets, and presentations as assigned;
• Logistical support forthe Country Office meetings, missions, appointments, and other events to ensure that responsible Teams are well prepared;
• Perform any other duties assigned to him/her.

Procurement Management:

• Control of the submission/ approval and regular updating of Project’s Procurement Plans;
• Control of the regular submission by the Projects of the Contract Registration Form;
• Quality control of the following documents:tender documents, evaluation reports, contracts, addendums and other procurement documents  

Selection Criteria
Including the skills, knowledge and experience required:

• Hold a university Degree in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Management, Development Studies, or related fields;
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in dealing with similar tasksin multinational/ bilateral and international institutions;
• Knowledge and experience in implementation of operations, planning and bases oncontract management;
• Strong proficiency in the use of the Microsoft Office applications such as Word, and Power Point, Excel ; knowledge of SAP or similar software is desirable;
• Proficiency in English; good knowledge of Portuguese is a clear advantage;
• Good organizational skills and proven ability to manage a variable workload in a team environment, including the ability to meet deadlines.
• The eligibility criteria, the establishment of a short list and the selection procedure shall be in conformity with the Bank’s Rules and Procedure for the engagement of Team Assistant STC. 
• Please, note that interest expressed by a Consultantdoes not imply any obligation on the part of the Bank to include him/her in the shortlist.

Duration of the Assignment

• The assignment will be for six (6) months with the possibility of renewal, subject to satisfactory performance. For the entire duration of the assignment, the team assistant shall be physically present at the Bank’s offices in Luanda, Angola and the estimated starting date is Immediate.

Remuneration
The candidate will be paid a competitive monthly lump sum for the entire period in accordance with Bank’s remuneration guidelines for Team Assistant STC.

Application Closing Date
28th May, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Expressions of Interest to: Y.ARCELINA@AFDB.ORG specifically mentioning "Coao Team Assistant" using the job title as the subject of the mail.

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