Under the supervision of the Country Operations Manager, to manage the portfolio of a specific sector (Education and Health) projects and TAs within the approved costs, timelines and quality to ensure efficient delivery of the Bank’s mandate to support socio-economic development in the relevant Member Countries.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead the preparation of project appraisals to ensure comprehensive coverage of the technical, economic, social, financial, procurement, institutional and environmental aspects of the project proposals are in line with the operations manual and applicable policies/procedures of the Bank.
• Seek inputs from the respective Sector Teams in CPO to further refine and enhance the project appraisal documents prior to submission for Board approval.
• Ensure all changes identified during project appraisal is incorporated in all the relevant documents for alignment of project design and approach prior to submission of project for Board approval.

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Education/ Energy/ Food Security/ Health Management/ Rural Development/ Transportation / Water Management/ Economics/ Engineering or related field.
• Master’s degree would be preferred.
• Additional qualification or certification in Project Management like PMP would be highly desirable.
• Minimum 8 years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree/6 years with a Master’s degree in the development sector, of which minimum 5 years in a specific sector.