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TALENT MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT PTCE2

Location: 

Abidjan, CI

 
 
 
  • Grade : GS7
  • Position No. : 50000451 / 50000459 /  50071290
  • Posting Date: 12/20/2024 
  • Closing Date : 01/03/2025 

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THE BANK:

 

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).  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 (2024-2033) 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 COMPLEX:

 

The People and Talent Management Complex (PTVP), has the overall responsibility for attracting, developing, motivating, and retaining a strong complement of professionals, support staff and contingent staff to deliver the business of the Bank into the future. The PTVP Complex is responsible for ensuring effective systems and controls for people and talent management from talent sourcing to retirement. The PTVP Complex is also responsible for the effective administration of the Bank’s benefit plans (medical and staff retirement) and ensuring the financial sustainability of these plans.

 

THE HIRING DEPARTMENT/DIVISION:

 

The Talent, Performance and Staff Development Department (PTCE) provides strategic leadership in the effective delivery of a range of human resources management functions under the Bank’s People Strategy 2021-2025, namely Talent Management, Performance Management, Recognition, Learning and Career Development. It leads the effort to develop and transform the Bank into a knowledge-driven Bank, promote human resources policies that support talent development, drive a performance-driven culture and ensure the competitiveness of the Bank as the employer of choice for those working on Africa’s growth and development.

 

The Careers, Learning and Talent Development Division (PTCE.2) embeds a strategic approach to learning, leadership development and career management that contributes to a more effective people and talent management. The Division aspires to build a robust and integrated talent management function to enable the Bank to deliver the best development solutions for its clients by ensuring that it has the right people with the right skills in the right place at the right time. It also aspires to fill in the gap between the current knowledge and skills in the organization and the future required knowledge and skills that will enable the delivery of the Bank’s business.

 

THE POSITION:

 

Reporting to the Division Manager, the Talent Management Assistant contributes to the management of the Talent and career planning succession and learning planning in alignment to the business objectives of the Division. S/he specifically coordinates review meetings, reports and dashboards relating to succession, learning, talent and career planning processes and programs in the Bank. S/he will contributes to the design and implementation of tools and activities to support the Bank’s assessment of talent based on statistics on the ‘build’ ‘buy’ or ‘borrow’ corporate metrics.

 

KEY FUNCTIONS:

 

Under the overall supervision of the  Division Manager, the incumbent will undertake the following:

  1. Contribute to planning, design and implementation on updating and liaising with external and internal partners to initiate learning academies, career development and talent management programs bank wide.
  2. Implement and support agreed milestones and objectives or initiatives on a bank-wide level; including coordinating coordination of Talent Review Council timetables across the Bank.
  3. Liaise with the Leadership and Employee Development, Recruitment, Performance Management, Total Rewards and Recognition units to implement a range of creative solutions that support the business priorities.
  4. Utilize inputs from the Bank’s Talent programmes e.g. the Young Professionals Program (YPP) in
    maintaining relevant forecasts, status reports and management decisions relating to succession planning and career management.
  5. Support the HR Business Partners (HRBPs) to manage mobility programs across business functions to ensure effective placement of expertise where it is needed at the right time.
  6. Contribute to strategic projects with other members of the HR team particularly where these impact
    Talent, Learning and Organisation Development’s processes and systems, for example, the Young
    Professionals Program, internships, etc.
  7. Provide bank-wide guidance, tool-kits and templates or forms for succession planning and career
    management.
  8. Support execution and monitoring of the bank-wide succession planning processes and programs; including monitoring of Talent Review Council meetings and tracking of bank-wide succession pipelines.
  9. Advise on and participate in the design of strategies for career management including career paths in order to better define the most suitable job progression specific roles, taking into full account the career aspirations of the individual and the needs of the Bank.
  10. Assist HRBPs and line management with information and policy guidance to assist staff, counseling and guidance on career progression.
  11. Support the review and update the Bank Competency Framework as a guide for integrated HR process especially in recruitment, training and career development.
  12. Maintain, review and update the Human Resources Information Management database of staff skills (individual profile) in the Enterprise Resource Planning System (SAP) for the purposes of training and career development - this will involve the detailed analysis of individual staff skills and competency profiles so that training and career development can be better aligned to meet the Bank’s staffing needs now and in the future.
  13. Participate in the detailed analysis of each staff member's skills and competency profiles to align Learning and career development with the Bank's current and future staffing needs.

 

COMPETENCIES (skills, experience, and knowledge):

 

  1. Hold at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, or other related disciplines.
  2. A certification or training in learning design and implementation or talent management will be an added advantage
  3. Have a minimum of five (5) years of relevant practical working experience in progressive positions, preferably in an international organization.
  4. Practical experience in succession planning and career management processes is desirable
    Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
  5. Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment, and to complete tasks independently with minimal supervision.
  6. Ability to communicate effectively, build partnerships and influence at all levels of the organization, including senior management, by providing appropriate and tailored information in a timely manner.
  7. Ability to grasp and quickly learn internal systems with flexibility and adaptability to changing circumstances and the creativity in delivering solutions to business issues and problems.
  8. Ability to deal with multiple tasks simultaneously and to identify and manage interdependencies.
  9. 10. Strong interpersonal and excellent written and verbal communication skills in order to deal with all levels of the client organization in a diverse, international institution structure.
  10. Strong time management and organizational skills.
  11. Strong sense of accountability and ownership.
  12. Ability to work well with others, and obtain collaboration of internal and external partners and contacts.
  13. Demonstrated leadership, end-to-end ownership, ability to manage in a matrix type organization.
  14. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think strategically.
  15. Knowledge of training and staff development delivery mechanisms.
  16. Ability to effectively manage training logistics.
  17. Ability to build effective working relations with colleagues.
  18. Ability to work under supervision as well as part of a multicultural team.
  19. Good knowledge of budgeting and planning are an asset.
  20. A high sense of initiative, enthusiasm and good team spirit, good organizational and interpersonal skills are strongly desired.
  21. Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in French or English, preferably with a good working knowledge of the other language.
  22. Competence in the use of standard MS Office Suite applications. Advanced IT skills with the ability to design graphics, web pages and update information on the Intranet is a requirement. 
  23. Knowledge of Taleo, SAP HR would be an added advantage

 

 

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THIS POSITION IS CLASSIFIED LOCAL POSITION STATUS AND DOES NOT ATTRACT INTERNATIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

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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

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“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.”

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