Application Deadline: December 26, 2020
The African Development Bank Group or Banque Africaine de Développement was founded in 1964 and comprises three entities and is a multilateral development finance institution. Their headquarter is located at Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
Job Title: Senior Technical Equipment Engineer, CHGS.1
Reference: ADB/20/167
Location: Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
Grade: PL5
Position N°: 50000440
The Complex
- The Vice-President Corporate Services and Human Resources ensures the delivery of efficient, people-centered, client-oriented, corporate services to ensure overall institutional effectiveness in all aspects of the Bank’s corporate services.
- The complex leads efforts to digitalize and transform the Bank into a knowledge-driven workforce, promote human resources policies that enhance talent, drive a performance -driven culture, and ensure the competitiveness of the Bank as the employer of choice.
- The complex will also be at the forefront of efforts at developing a new corporate culture that rewards creativity and innovation, develops talent, and attracts and retains world-class staff at the Bank.
The Hiring Department / Division:
- Within the CHVP complex, the General Services and Procurement Department formulates and implements the Bank’s general services and procurement strategies.
- The Operations and Maintenance Division (CHGS.1) of the General Services and Procurement Department (CHGS), is responsible for the procurement and management of the Bank’s real estate assets, i.e., land, buildings and their technical facilities, office furniture and equipment. It is responsible for:
- Investment planning and programming;
- Maintenance of real estate assets,
- Operation and maintenance of technical equipment and facilities;
- Fixed asset management;
- Support for the Bank’s decentralisation policy through the establishment of field offices and on-going assistance to these offices (identification, negotiation of the lease contract and fitting out spaces to Bank standards) .
Selection Criteria
- Have at least an Engineering Degree or Master’s degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering or in a related discipline with relevant skills in the operation and maintenance of technical equipment.
- Have a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in the operation and maintenance of technical equipment.
- Ability to work as a member of a team with good interpersonal relations skills.
- Have good client orientation skills.
- Have strong research, analysis and rapid information processing skills.
- Ability to propose alternative solutions and establish frameworks for addressing technical maintenance issues.
- Competent in the procurement of goods, services and works.
- 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 applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint); knowledge of SAP is an asset.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Important Information / Notice
- This position is classified as international recruitment and attracts international terms and conditions of employment.
- Should you encounter technical difficulties in submitting your application, please send an email with a precise description of the issue and/or a screenshot showing the problem to: HR Direct HRDirect@AFDB.ORG (link sends e-mail)
- To apply for this position, you need to be national of one of AfDB member countries.
- 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.
- 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 whatsoever.
