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 (2023-2032) and ensure greater developmental impact, four cardinal points have been identified for scaling up, namely: Mobilizing resources on a large scale to finance Africa's development; Reforming Africa's financial architecture; Harnessing the demographic dividend to drive economic growth; and Building climate-resilient infrastructure and robust value addition to natural resources. To realize this vision, the Bank is implementing a major institutional transformation agenda, including the realignment of its organisational structure to enable faster, more integrated, and more regionally grounded responses to Africa's evolving challenges. As part of this transformation, the Bank is seeking to reshape its management team to provide the leadership required to successfully implement this vision and deliver greater development impact across the continent.
THE COMPLEX / THE HIRING DEPARTMENT: Under the realignment, the new model establishes two (2) Managing Director portfolios, six Vice-Presidential Complexes alongside the Chief Economist, and eight Regional Growth Hubs. This realignment will enable the Bank to better deploy high quality knowledge and advisory services, and, most importantly, to accelerate its developmental impacts across Africa. The Managing Directors will act as the link between the President and the Vice Presidents. One of the two Managing Directors will be responsible for People, Finance, Technology & Corporate Services; the other will oversee Operations & Regional Delivery. There are three (3) Vice Presidential Complexes under the Operations & Regional Delivery portfolio: one for Sectors, Practices & Knowledge; and two for Regional Operations. The Vice-Presidential Complexes for Regional Operations have been granted greater authority to ensure that the Bank operates successfully across its Regional Member Countries and to oversee the full implementation of all aspects of the Bank's Regional Growth Hubs. This model will help to further bring the Bank's operations closer to its clients; grow its portfolios from sovereign and private sector operations; and expand the revenue of the Bank.
THE POSITION: The Regional Hub Director (Position Grade EL4) is a senior leadership role within the Bank's Regional Growth Hubs, established as the Bank's five existing regional departments are restructured under the new operating model.
Posting Date: 26-Aug-2026. Closing Date: 24-Sep-2026. Location: Various.
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the African Development Bank vacancy page: https://www.afdb.org/en/vacancy/regional-hub-director-96369