Manager, Human Development
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About the Role
JOB PURPOSE To provide leadership in developing and supervising the implementation of the Bank s policy, strategy, action plans, pertinent development solutions and global work.
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Responsibilities
- Serve as technical leader and focal point for all matters related to Human Development & Social Infrastructure sectors.
- Lead the elaboration of development solutions and oversee sector work and analytics in Human Development and Social Infrastructure.
- Prepare and update the Bank's Human Development and Social Infrastructure Strategy.
- Advise senior management and provide strategic input on social infrastructure and human capital development.
- Ensure high quality at entry for all Human Development & Social Infrastructure projects by reviewing reports and project documents.
- Provide implementation support to Sub Regional Hub teams on Human Development & Social Infrastructure projects.
- Collaborate with other pillar teams to ensure crosscutting issues are addressed.
- Contribute to the development of key results targets and performance indicators (KPIs) related to the delivery of Economic and Social Infrastructure pillar strategy.
- Manage the performance and resources of the unit through delegation, setting objectives, and providing feedback.
- Coach, mentor, and develop direct reports and top talent.
Requirements
- Provide leadership in developing and supervising the implementation of the Bank's policy, strategy, action plans, and global work programs in social infrastructure and human development.
- Manage the production of advisory and analytics works in member countries covering strategic and tactical priorities for Human Development and Social Infrastructure.
- Ensure sector policy dialogue, knowledge dissemination, and operational activities contribute effectively to the Bank's mission.
- Lead the elaboration of development solutions and oversee sector work and analytics in Human Development and Social Infrastructure.
- Provide sector guidance and technical input to Sub Regional Hubs and Country Strategy teams.
- Manage performance and resources of the unit, including coaching and developing direct reports.
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Job Purpose
- To provide leadership in developing and supervising the implementation of the Bank's policy, strategy, action plans, pertinent development solutions and global work programs in the areas of social infrastructure and Human Development through sovereign financing operations.
- The role will manage the production of advisory and analytics works in member countries, covering strategic and tactical priorities across the operations complex for Human Development (Health, Education, and Nutrition) and Social Infrastructure.
- The aim is to ensure that sector policy dialogue, knowledge dissemination and operational activities contribute effectively and efficiently to the Bank's Mission, global positioning and strategy, while adequately reflecting client needs.
Key Accountabilities Functional Responsibilities
- Serves as a Technical leader, focal point and resource center for all matters related to Human Development & Social infrastructure related sectors (e.g. Education, Nutrition and Health in the member countries).
- Leads the elaboration of development solutions, oversees sector work and analytics in relation to Human development and Social Infrastructure to examine the issues, identifies/ assesses the needs and required priority interventions, prepares related policy briefs/notes.
- Collates inputs from global topic leads, sector economists and Sub Regional Hubs to prepare and regularly updates the Bank's Human development and Social Infrastructure Strategy.
- Advises the senior management and the head of Economic and Social Infrastructure Dept, provides strategic input on social infrastructure and Human Capital development.
- Provides sector guidance and technical input to Sub Regional Hubs and Country Strategy and Cooperation teams as requested in preparation of Member Country Partnership Strategy (MCPS).
- Ensures high quality at entry for all Human Development & Social Infrastructure projects by having his team reviewing reports and project documents.
- Ensures Provision of implementation support to Sub Regional Hub teams on Human Development & Social Infrastructure related projects.
Key Accountabilities Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
- Collaborates with other pillars/ sectoral teams to ensure dissemination of tailored knowledge and expertise to support project implementation.
- Shares key knowledge and learning outcomes with the Knowledge Management and Institutional Learning unit in areas related to Social Infrastructure.
- Contributes to the development of key results targets and performance indicators (KPIs) related to the delivery of Economic and Social Infrastructure pillar strategy.
- Contributes (in collaboration with the concerned units) to the development and improvement of the Bank's policies and processes relating to the functions of the Human Development and social infrastructure division.
Leadership Responsibilities
- Inspires and coordinates the provision of development solutions, technical advisory services and guidance in matters related to Human Development and social infrastructure to IsDB organizational units.
- Provides motivational and inspirational leadership for the unit.
- Communicates to direct reports clear performance expectations.
- Manages the performance and resources of the unit through delegation of responsibility, setting stretch objectives and providing regular feedback on results at a unit level.
- Monitors and assesses the skills and capabilities of the unit, and determines the actions needed to increase the unit's impact.
- Identify key capability gaps of teams and take actions towards bridging the gaps through capacity development and recruiting efforts.
- Coaches, mentors and develops direct reports and the top talent/ high potential staff.
- Acts as a role model to communicate to the unit's staff IsDB's values and leadership competencies and provides direction and support in times of change.
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