African Development Bank Group Short Term Staff - Research Assistant, ECMR0 Jobs in Nigeria

African Development Bank Group Short Term Staff - Research Assistant, ECMR0 Jobs in Nigeria

Key Functions
Under the Supervision of the Director of the Macroeconomic Policy, Forecasting and Research Department, the STS Research Assistant will perform the following:

Manage and monitor the online submission platform (ScholarOne Manuscript Central) for the African Development Review

Check and ensure “complete checklist” for all submitted manuscripts: check-in submitted manuscripts and to monitor the full review process

Create Reviewers’ Accounts.

Maintain reviewers’ database.

Assign or pass on submitted manuscripts with “complete checklist” to the Editor

Select and invite reviewers at all stages of the review process.

Manage all files associated with a manuscript including timely response to authors’ questions/requests or as may be directed by management.

Generate and create reports on manuscript and user activity

Generate data bases from internal and external sources as may be required

Formatting documents related to the African Development Review and communicating with the

Publishers as may be directed by management.

Provide analytical support to the Research Department through critical literature search and review, data preparation, cleaning and analysis

Reviewing, revising, formatting and finalizing the publication of Bank’s Working Papers and other major Bank’s knowledge products

Reviewing, revising, formatting and finalizing the publication of Africa Economic Briefs and How They Did It

Ensuring the working paper and briefs are in line with the Working paper guidelines and the Bank’s corporate identity

Liaise with PCER for posting the brief online

Any other task that may be assigned by the Task Manager / Manager / Director.

Competencies (Skills, Experience and Knowledge)

Hold a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics or a related field;

Have a

minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in a similar multilateral institution or any other institution engaged in research activities;

Good written and oral skills in English or French with a good working knowledge of the other language

Competences in the use of Bank standard software (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access).

Knowledge of SAP is an added advantage

Competences in the use of standard econometric / statistical software used in the Bank (Eviews, SPSS, Stata)

Acquaintance with major databases (Word Bank, OECD, IMF, SSRN, AfDB) Highly desirable

Familiarity and competence in the use and management of an online manuscript submission system.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; African Development Bank Group Short Term Staff - Research Assistant, ECMR0 Jobs in Nigeria

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