AfDB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT - CHIEF RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE / IRRIGATION ENGINEER

• Position title: Chief rural infrastructure / irrigation engineer
• Grade: PL3
• Position N°: 50093613
• Reference: ADB/17/165
• Publication date: 08/05/2017
• Closing date: 26/05/2017
• Country: Côte d’Ivoire

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 80 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 (2013 – 2022) and ensure greater developmental impact, five major areas, 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 POSITION:

The Chief Rural Infrastructure Engineer reports to the Division Manager - Rural Infrastructure Development. The main work objectives are:

1. Support to an enabling environment for rural development for agricultural transformation, focused on development and upgrading for 18 key priority value chains articulated in the Feed Africa Strategy in targeted Agro-Ecologic Zones;
2. Provide support and expertise to regional directorates on priority of rural infrastructure (roads, energy, water, storage facilities and markets) linking smallholder farmers to markets within the overall Bank infrastructure pipeline;
3. Ensure adoption of social and environmental safeguards for rural infrastructure.
4. Monitor and report on the implementation of the rural infrastructure instruments and their contribution to Feed Africa and action plan.

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