Job Vacancy at African Development Bank (AfDB) for Division Manager HR Administrative Services

The overarching objective of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is to spur sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries (RMCs), thus contributing to poverty reduction. The Bank Group achieves this objective by:

• mobilizing and allocating resources for investment in RMCs; and


• providing policy advice and technical assistance to support development efforts.

One of our greatest assets is our diversity and we are bound by shared values, committed to our mission and proud to be a leading development finance institution on the continent. While our size and range of business activities mean we have many different kinds of jobs and working environments, you will find the most important things that make us who we are right across our organization.

The following vacancy exists:

Job Title: Division Manager HR Administrative Services - Department of Human Resources

Duties and responsibilities

Leadership and Management

• Manage all areas of transactional HR including new starter processes, reward, recognition and benefits administration


• Monitor and review advisory processes, identifying inefficiencies, to ensure developments consistently move HR processes towards best practices


• Work closely with other CHRM teams such as HR Client Services Division, HR Policy, Programs & Strategy and HR Employee Relations Division, on issues that relate to and may need to involve CHRM.2 team.


• Develop the Division’s annual budget and by doing so make an input into the department’s overall annual budget plan and monitor implementation


• Contribute to and manage (when required) the development of changes to HR policies, procedures and practices on a project-by-project basis, to address identified current/potential problems in/for the business


• Review and manage performance of CHRM.2 delivery teams

Operational support to Business units

• Implement benefits policies, procedures and work standards and ensure compliance with Bank policies and procedures


• Ensure the processing of new hires, transfers, promotions and terminations is accurate and timely


• Ensure systems are set-up and updated to reflect current employee base, including pay, benefits, sick and vacation time in line with contracts


• Oversee the investigation and evaluation of HR technology applications to enhance cost/benefits/effectiveness; supervise and identify possible HR systems enhancements that improve productivity, increase serve or reduce costs


• Manage Bank-wide help desk and coordinates with other departments to consolidate help desk efforts and provide single-point of contact for Bank staff


• Work with outside vendors to evaluate products and assures that existing vendor service level agreements are met


• Respond to queries escalated by the CHRM.2 team and investigate service issues, communicating results to key customer contacts

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