Deadline: 12 February 2016
Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Senior Country Program Manager in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The Mission of IDB is to promote comprehensive human development, with a focus on the priority areas of alleviating poverty, improving health, promoting education, improving governance and prospering the people.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Senior Country Program Manager will perform the following functions-
- Contribute effectively to the strategy development, annual work plan and budget of the department and supervise the implementation of the same.
- Participate in country policy dialogues and be the coordinator of the development of the country strategies for the assigned member countries.
- Assess country issues, needs and priority areas for interventions and identify opportunities in member countries in collaboration with sector departments and develop pipeline of projects. Provide feedback emerging factors that could impact country strategy.
- Co-ordinate the country program activities and monitor and follow-up the related country program on-going projects and identify actions for improvement and innovation.
- Translate country strategies into sector programs, articulate impact of strategy and ensure that sector programs are driven by country strategies.
- Coordinate with relevant member country representatives, the sector departments, regional and field offices on the preparation of robust operational plans for each country and manage budgets for the delivery of the plan in support of the agreed country strategy.
- Initiate and present new, innovative solutions and opportunities to member countries assigned.
- Represent IDB in multilateral and regional events, such as coordinating meetings and conferences.
- Participate in the preparation of policy and sector papers with the relevant departments within and outside the operations complex.
- Analyze data and information from IDB technical cooperation activities and prepare progress reports for IDB management – including department management.
- Share the reports on technical cooperation analysis and relevant information with international organizations in member’s countries and the relevant stakeholders.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Master’s Degree Economics (preferably development projects) / Development Studies / Business Administration / any relevant discipline.
- 9 years of experience as minimum.
- Good exposure to planning and implementing development projects and programs.
- Proficiency in English, Arabic and/or French preferable.
- Economic and political knowledge of the assigned countries.
How to Apply
Applications must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit IDB.
