Senior Evaluation Officer Idev

Full vacancy title: Senior Evaluation Officer, IDEV Location: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Position Grade: LP5 Position Number: 50113762 Posting Date: 29-Jun-2026 Closing Date: 28-Jul-2026 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 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 (2024 – 2033) and ensure greater developmental impact, four cardinal points, all of which will accelerate our delivery for Africa, have been identified for scaling up, namely; enhancing access to capital; reforming and consolidating the continent’s financial systems, institutions and talent to assert Africa’s global agency; harnessing the demographic transformation for economic development; and building climate-resilient infrastructure and robust value addition to natural resources

THE COMPLEX The Board of Directors provides oversight and strategic direction to the African Development Bank Group

It is composed of Executive Directors who are representatives of the African Development Bank member countries

Specifically the Board is responsible for the conduct of the general operations of the Bank, and carries out the following functions: (1) determine the general structure of the Bank’s services; (2) approve the financing policy and take decisions concerning loans, guarantees, equity investments and fund loans by the Bank; (3) determine the interest rates of loans and guarantee commissions; (4) approve the Bank’s operations program and administrative budget; (5) prepare the work of the Board of Governors; and (6) submit accounts and annual reports, as well as the administrative budgets for the approval of the Board of Governors

The Board does its work through a series of permanent Committees that review and discuss policy and program documents and make appropriate recommendations to the whole Board

The Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) function; Independent Recourse Mechanism (BIRM); Secretariat to the Sanctions Appeals Board (BSAB); and the Administrative Tribunal (BATR) report to the Board

THE HIRING DEPARTMENT The over-arching mission of the African Development Bank’s Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) function is to enhance the development effectiveness of the Bank in its regional member countries through independent and influential evaluations, oversight of self-evaluation processes and products, and proactive engagement in evaluation partnerships and knowledge-sharing activities

The core mandate of IDEV is to conduct independent evaluation studies, provide relevant lessons, develop and harmonize standards and practices, support evaluation capacity development together with partner agencies and attest to the validity of both processes and the results of African Development Bank’s self-evaluation activities

IDEV also collaborates and exchanges information with bilateral and multilateral development agencies’ evaluation departments and undertakes joint evaluation of co-financed projects and programs

IDEV has three divisions: IDEV.1, IDEV.2 and IDEV.3

IDEV.1 and IDEV.2 focus on undertaking evaluations

IDEV.1 is responsible for evaluations related to the first, third and fourth of the High 5s: Light up and Power Africa; Industrialize Africa; and Integrate Africa

The IDEV.2 is responsible for evaluations related to the second and fifth of the High 5s (Feed Africa and Improve the quality of life for Africans)

Evaluations of the Bank’s country strategies and programs, and institutional evaluations focusing on corporate processes and reforms, are undertaken by both divisions

IDEV.3 is responsible for knowledge management, dissemination and outreach activities around IDEV evaluations, and for supporting the development of evaluation capacities both in the Bank and in its Regional Member Countries

THE POSITION The senior evaluation officer contributes to the delivery of the division’s work program by contributing to the delivery of complex evaluations, co-leading and supporting moderately complex ones, and providing evaluation expertise to junior colleagues

KEY FUNCTIONS Under the general supervision of the Division Manager, IDEV2, the incumbent will: Contribute to the delivery of complex evaluations, and co-lead or support moderately complex evaluations, of the Bank’s interventions including policies, strategies, operations, country/regional, sector, thematic or corporate priorities: Contribute to the design, conduct and reporting of evaluations in accordance with the Bank’s Evaluation Policy and Manual and international evaluation standards (e.g., OECD-DAC evaluation standards and the Evaluation Cooperation Group (ECG) Good Practice Standards)

This includes the following: Contribute to develop the scope and concept note of the evaluation

Contribute to the preparation of an approach paper

Develop (i) Theory of Change; (ii) the evaluation design (e.g., randomized, quasi-experimental, non-experimental) including limitations; (iii) economic, social and statistical methodologies and approaches; (iv) clearly identify methodological limitations and how they will be addressed; (v) the analytical framework; and (vi) test data collection tools

Develop the terms of reference for consultancy support and support the procurement process of hiring consultants

Carry out data collection and code data against coding schemes in accordance with the evaluation approach paper

Analyse findings of evaluations in terms of approach used, political sensitivity, strategic focus, economic and social implications in accordance with the analytical framework

Report on evaluation results - develop the performance story based on the analysis of evaluation findings

Co-author or contribute to evaluation reports that are concise, clearly written, balanced, evidence-based and timely

Ensure that they address the evaluation objectives and questions outlined in the approach paper

Contribute to making recommendations to the Bank’s Board and senior management on changes to the Bank’s policies, strategies, and operations, based on evaluations that have been approved by IDEV management

Establish an effective quality management process including preparing terms of reference for internal and external peer-review

Provide regular written progress reports to IDEV management

Communicate IDEV’s evaluation mandate and approach to Bank managers and staff at the outset of the evaluation and seek their engagement throughout the evaluation process (through the establishment of a Reference Group with a clear mandate)

Obtain their feedback on the approach paper and draft evaluation reports, and provide clarifications on evaluation recommendations for the preparation of the management response

During the evaluation process, consult widely and engage regularly with Bank’s Management and staff both at headquarters and country/regional office levels

Identify any improvements to the evaluation process that IDEV may consider for future evaluations as part of its learning and communicate these lessons to IDEV management and staff

Co-lead or support the management of the human and financial resources of a multi-disciplinary evaluation team to ensure the delivery of moderately complex evaluations that are conducted in an independent, cost-effective, rigorous and timely manner: Supervise staff and consultants, manage project budgets, monitor and report on the use of resources ensuring that evaluations are conducted in a cost-effective and timely manner as per the standards instituted by IDEV management

Manage multidisciplinary project teams composed of internal staff and/or external resources involved in the conduct of evaluation studies

Develop and monitor work plans, project schedules and project budgets

Select, provide clear guidance and supervise the work of both staff and consultants in order to deliver high-quality and timely evaluation products that meet the Bank’s Evaluation Policy and manual and international evaluation standards (e.g., OECD Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC) evaluation standards; Evaluation Cooperation Group (ECG) Good Practice Standards)

Convey clear priorities, expectations, and milestones to team members and assign work based on the strengths of the team members

Monitor progress and provide useful feedback

Manage poor performance effectively

Guide team members in overcoming constraints to delivering quality products on time and within budget

Contribute to making timely decisions, sometimes with incomplete information and under tight deadlines and pressure to ensure effective management of evaluation projects

Promote the mandate of the evaluation function and contribute to the development of an evaluation culture in the Bank and in RMCs: Promote the use of evaluation as an effective accountability and learning tool in the Bank and RMCs

Support evaluation capacity development initiatives within the Bank and in RMCs

Prepare and deliver evaluation training and offer opportunities to apply the training

Ensure effective and appropriate communication of evaluation findings, lessons, conclusions and recommendations to the relevant stakeholders

Support the development of innovative communication tools (briefs, highlights, tip sheets etc.) that are targeted to different audiences (e.g., policymakers) and select appropriate communication channels (social media, websites, conferences etc.) to optimize the use of evaluation findings

Review, analyse and provide comments on documents prepared by Country and Sector Departments and other Units of the Bank to ensure that lessons of experience are duly incorporated in the design of Bank Group policies and operations

Organize meetings, workshops and other discussion fora to establish dialogue on evaluation results

Prepare oral or written answers to enquiries about IDEV’s evaluation work

Represent IDEV in relevant conferences, workshops, seminars etc

within the Bank and elsewhere, seeking to ensure that evaluation perspectives and results are given due consideration

Contribute to building strategic alliances and partnerships with key stakeholders within and outside the Bank to further the evaluation function’s mandate: Engage in evaluation communities of practice within and outside the Bank

Provide substantive input to these communities and share lessons of experience

Contribute to building and maintaining strategic partnerships with counterparts in other international institutions to ensure effective collaboration on joint initiatives and to identify good practices and learn from the experience of other organizations

Perform other duties as required

COMPETENCIES (skills, experience and knowledge) Holds at least a Masters’ degree, with specialization in economics, sociology, statistics, public administration or development-related field

Degree or certificate in development evaluation, development-oriented research and/or program/project planning, management and evaluation

A minimum of five (5) years of experience in formulating, implementing and evaluating development interventions, in accordance with international evaluation standards (e.g., OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) (OECD-DAC) quality standards and Evaluation Cooperation Group (ECG) Good Practice Standards)

Experience in development planning, management and evaluation in Multilateral Development Banks or other international development agencies

Experience in writing evaluation and/or research reports

Experience in providing strategic advice to management

Facilitation experience in multi-cultural or multi-sector setting

Knowledge of the Bank’s mandate, strategic priorities, policies, strategies and operations

Knowledge of evaluation theories including approaches, designs and methods, Knowledge of independent evaluation principles, standards, and procedures including OECD-DAC Evaluation Standards and ECG Good Practice Standards

Knowledge of developments and trends in international development

Knowledge of different types of evaluations, evaluation design and quantitative and qualitative methods

Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods

Knowledge of development theories and issues relating, in particular, to Africa

Ability to manage projects, to manage project teams and to provide expert advice to project teams

Knowledge of the Bank’s mandate, strategic priorities, policies, strategies and operations

Knowledge of evaluation theory, frameworks, process, methodology

Knowledge of the Bank’s Evaluation Policy and manual, OECD-DAC Evaluation Standards and ECG Good Practice Standards

Managing relationships: Team working relationship management and leading people with good interpersonal, supervisory and communication skills

Ability to operate under pressure and adapt to changing priorities

Demonstrated analytical and writing skills, and attention to detail

Ability to communicate effectively (in writing and orally) in English or French, preferably with a working knowledge of the other

Proficiency in both languages is desirable

Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Competence in qualitative analysis software (e.g

Atlas.ti), artificial intelligence (AI) and use of GIS and remote sensing data for evaluations is desirable

THIS POSITION IS CLASSIFIED LOCAL STATUS AND ATTRACTS LOCAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

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