Senior Budget Officer – Programming, SNPB.1 at the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Set up in 1964, the African Development Bank is a top-tier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. There are presently 80 member states, including 54 in Africa (Regional Member Countries). The Bank’s development agenda includes delivering financial and technical support for life-changing projects that will grossly reduce poverty through inclusive and sustainable economic growth.

We are hiring for:

Job Title: Senior Budget Officer—Programming, SNPB.1.

Position Number: 50001348.
Location: Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
Position Grade: PL5.

The Complex

• The Senior Vice-Presidency is responsible for supporting the President in the day-to-day management of the Bank Group to achieve its strategic objective and drive performance culture that will align all processes and systems to deliver high impact results.
• The Senior Vice-Presidency will provide effective leadership and exceptional coordination to ensure implementation and monitoring of key corporate decisions as well as the identification of necessary corrective measures and actions.
• The Senior Vice-Presidency will lead Senior Management discussions, decision-making processes and the implementation of keyboard and Management decisions.

The Hiring Department

• The primary role of the Programming and Budget Department is to develop a strategic approach to planning and budgeting, and to coordinate the definition, planning, implementation and monitoring of Bank-wide programming and budgeting processes.
• The Budget Programming Division (SNPB1) is responsible to lead the formulation of the Bank’s three-year resource planning and allocation framework in line with key institutional priorities and the Bank’s strategy, cross-cutting objectives and areas of priority.
• The Division also assists and contributes to leading and coordinating budget programming, budget processes, budget data management, budget policies, and budget control framework activities.

The Position

Under the general supervision of the Director of the Programming and Budget Department, and reporting to the Division Manager, SNPB.1, the incumbent work objectives are as follows:

• Ensuring that there are adequate systems and tools for capturing and consolidation of work programs and budget submissions, which includes consolidation of the 3-year rolling plans and budgets.
• Helping in improving productivity and in enhancing the collaboration between key stakeholders that participate to the Rolling Work Programmes and Budget preparation, such as budget teams, country teams, sector and regional staff during the budget process.
• Ensuring that systems and processes under his/her pervue take into account the Bank’s organizational structure and current operating framework; or propose plans to this effect.
• Maintaining a climate of continuous improvement of control framework of budget programming systems to promote adherence to Bank policies and guidelines, thus ensuring budget data integrity, completeness and accuracy.
• Drive project implementation and coordination, working with technical teams to ensure programming system are developed, designed and maintained using required project management standards.
• Ensuring capacity building and institutional changes by conducting budget training and assisting in implementing appropriate changes and/improvements in the budget systems, respectively.

Key Functions

Under the supervision and guidance of the Division Manager, Budget Programming, the Senior Budget Officer will perform the following duties:
Programming/Budget Preparation:

• Coordinate the budget assessment activities and the development of a medium-term resource allocation framework encompassing: (i) reviewing the submitted work program; (ii) proposing a sustainable budget baseline; (iii) costing the work programme and (iv) budget arbitration, among others.
• Prepare statistical summaries, analyses, and special reports on budget proposals and related matters to inform discussions by the Senior Management Committee, as well as the Technical, Formal, and Informal Sessions of the Board’s Committee of the Whole on the Budget and the full Board.
• Provide assistance to reference budget (baseline) generation, taking into account budget execution, trends, inflation, and initiatives.
• Analyze the submissions analysis and produce synthetic and analytical report for the Program and Budget Document (PBD), highlighting cost drivers.
• Provide analytical reports, data & input to Budget and Resource Management Coordinators for arbitration; Ensure that the arbitration results are factored into the budget programming system in view of the budget submissions by organizational units.
• Participate in the assessment of the budgetary impact of coefficients, new initiatives, and policies approved by senior management and the board of directors.

Budget Systems and Tools:

• Determine the evolving user requirements, oversee the enhancement of the Strategic Resource Allocation Software (SRAS) and contribute to the enhancement of other tools such as SAP Funds Management, SAP-CO; SAP-BW, and the Cost Account System.
• Pilot the design, development, and configuration of systems based on the functional and technical specifications.
• Monitor the day-to-day budget system administration, which entails the maintenance of master data, troubleshooting of system errors, and timely resolution of unusual items.
• Coordinate and perform user support and troubleshooting roles as required.
• Monitor, support, and troubleshoot the SRAS and other systems, and work with the Technology and Information System teams to ensure business continuity.
• Support the development and documentation of SRAS security policies and procedures, including system documentation.

Client Support and Capacity Building:

• Support clients in undertaking budget related transactions, including budget re-allocations (transfers), in accordance with sound business cases, bank policies, and financial regulations.
• Assist in delivering training and elaborating on training material as needed on planning, budgeting, budget system utilization, and performance monitoring matters.
• Provide assistance in the Change Management activities related to implementing a culture of efficiency and effectiveness in a development Institution.

Competencies (Skills, Experience and Knowledge)

• Hold at least a Master’s degree in IT, economics, finance, accounting, or related fields.
• Have a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience and exposure to international, multicultural contexts, working experience in developing and implementing budget or financial management systems as well as processing, analyzing and presenting budget and other statistical or accounting information.
• Capacity for conceptual and strategic analysis and good command of budgetary, operational management and performance monitoring matters.
• Capacity to diagnose and solve multiple, concurrent problems as well as conduct independent research and analyses; Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous and shifting demands, priorities under tight deadlines.
• High level skills in communication as well as ability to build partnerships with a broad range of clients and deliver results that meet the needs and long-term interests of clients within and outside the Bank.
• Good knowledge of the bank’s project systems, policies, procedures, and processes.
• Knowledge of the operational framework will be an advantage.
• Experience working in a team oriented, multi-cultural, international, or professional environment.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead and advise on new projects and initiatives and change management initiatives.
• Proven client orientation skills and initiative in anticipation of business needs and finding solutions.
• Effective consulting and advisory skills that enable clients and help them deal with budget issues.
• Demonstrated the ability to multi-task and manage time effectively to deal with multiple demands and deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French, preferably with a working knowledge of the other language.
• Technical and functional implementation experience in different IT platforms, out of which one of them shall be: Visual Studio, ASP.NET MVC, C #, JQuery/JavaScript, Entity Framework, Microsoft SQL Server, html5, MS Solution Framework.
• Competence in the use of ERP systems and budgeting systems (preferably SAP, SRAS..), BI tools and standard MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint), and good knowledge of operational and project management systems.

Application Closing Date

11th of August, 2024.

Method of Application

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