Water & Sanitation Officer, AHWS2

• Grade : LP5 
• Position No. : 50052050 
• Posting Date: 06/05/2024 
• Closing Date : 07/04/2024 

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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 delivers financial and technical support for transformative projects that significantly reduce poverty through inclusive and sustainable economic growth. To sharply focus the objectives of the Ten Year Strategy (2022 – 2033) and ensure a more significant developmental impact, five major areas, all of which will accelerate our delivery for Africa, have been identified for scaling up, namely energy, agro-business, industrialisation, integration and improving the quality of life for the people of Africa.

 

THE COMPLEX:

The Agriculture, Human and Social Development Complex (AHVP) leads in implementing two of the five priority areas “High 5’s”, namely “Feed Africa” and “Improve the Quality of Life for Africans”. The Complex comprises five departments: (i) Agriculture and Agro-Industry Development; (ii) Agriculture Finance and Rural Development; (iii) Gender, Women and Civil Society; (iv) Water Development and Sanitation; and, (v) Human Capital, Youth and Skills Development. The complex objectives are (i) to develop policy and strategy; (ii) provide deep sector expertise to the regions and (iii) develop new financing instruments.

 

THE HIRING DEPARTMENT/DIVISION:

The Water Development and Sanitation Department (AHWS) is part of the Agriculture, Human and Social Development Complex. The Department is responsible for the coordination of the Bank’s water development and sanitation-related activities to enhance synergies and contribute to achievement of all High5s (Power and Light Africa, Feed Africa, Industrialize Africa, Integrate Africa, and Improve the Quality of Life of Africans). The AHWS leads the scaling-up of the Bank’s contribution to Africa’s efforts to attain water security and sanitation for socio-economic transformation. The Department is also responsible for the origination of Non-Sovereign Operations (NSOs). In so doing, the Department leads the scaling-up of the Bank’s contribution to Africa’s efforts to attain water security and sanitation for sustainable socio-economic transformation. It also supports regions concerning complex projects. Through its Divisions: AHWS. l for Water Security and Sanitation in West and Nigeria, and AHWS.2 for water security and sanitation in the East and Southern Africa, AHWS.3 for Water Security and Sanitation in the Central and Northern Africa, and the African Water Facility (AWF), the AHWS supports regional hubs in the development and promotion of knowledge, approaches and tools for green and inclusive water security and for improved sanitation.

 

The AHWS 2 Division for East and Southern Africa works in tandem with AHWS1, AHWS3 and the AWF to provide the Bank’s thought-leadership for water development and sanitation in Africa. The AHWS 2 plays a lead role in supporting member countries to attain water security through the provision of technical expertise, generation and dissemination of pertinent sector knowledge and fostering strategic partnerships. In line with the mandate of the Department, AHWS.2 provides guidance in the following thematic areas, among others: (i) integrated & transboundary water resources development and management for water security; (ii) water supply and sanitation for all and, (iii) water sector governance; as well as the cross-cutting areas including gender, climate change, private sector engagement and fragility.

 

THE POSITION:

The Senior Water and Sanitation Engineer, reporting functionally to the Division Manager, AHWS.2 and administratively to RDGE/ETHIOPIA country office, has the following work objectives:

• Contribute to the Bank’s water security and sanitation agenda and related objectives of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including attaining water security and sanitation for all thereby contribute to the improvement of quality of life of the people
• Facilitate cohesive approaches to guide the Bank on water security and sanitation programming in Africa. Areas of responsibility include program design and development, portfolio management, resource coordination, provision of technical advice, identification of resource issues, policy development, and advocacy for sustainable water development and management in consultation with governments and Technical and Financi