Senior Political Counsellor, Sub-Saharan Africa
2 weeks ago
The Senior Political Counsellor, Sub-Saharan Africa will be responsible for assessing progress in democratic transition of the EBRD's countries of operations and their compliance with the Article 1 of the AEB and other political aspects of the Bank's mandate. The role will involve monitoring, analysing and reporting on political developments in a number of EBRD recipient countries and sub-regions falling under her or his respective portfolio; playing an important role in preparing Country Strategies and relevant policy documents; providing advice to the senior management and the Board on the political and diplomatic perspectives of the Bank's activities; assessing country-level political risk, supporting high-level political dialogue with the Bank's countries of operations and liaising at a high level with members of the governments, political leaders and inter-governmental organisations active in the transition region.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and analyse political developments in assigned countries, with focus on Sub-Saharan Africa, using a wide range of remote and in-country sources in order to assess compliance with the Bank's Article 1 mandate.
- Prepare political and political economy assessments for the Country Diagnostics, Country Strategies and Country Strategy Updates, which will set the appropriate context for the Bank's investment and policy engagement.
- Advise President/Senior Management as well as the Board of Directors on political developments in the region of operations and prepare written briefs as needed in order to steer high-level political and policy dialogue, identify political economy factors affecting the Bank's operations, gauge political and operational risk, and facilitate the Bank's operations in the recipient countries.
- Liaise with high-level officials in the governments and other bodies in member countries relevant to the political aspects of the Bank's activities, maintain political dialogue and serve as a focal point for contact with relevant government departments/institutions (i.e., foreign affairs, regional affairs, national parliaments).
- Maintain links with relevant inter-governmental organisations with strong interest and presence in EBRD region (UN and its agencies and relevant regional organisations).
Requirements
- Advanced degree in a relevant field, such as politics, diplomacy, international relations; Ph.D. preferred.
- Extensive hands-on experience in a number of SSA countries.
- In-depth knowledge of the politics, history and culture of a significant group of SSA countries.
- Diplomatic experience/sophisticated diplomatic skills required for regular contact with high-level national and international officials.
- A good understanding of political economy issues in SSA.
- Ability to operate independently at a senior level in political, diplomatic and business environments, extensive high level political contacts.
- Excellent communication and report writing skills in English at the standard required for official documents.
- Strong partnership skills.
- Fluency in language(s) spoken in the region.
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