The African Development Bank appoints Jacques Edjangue as Vice President for People and Talent Management Mr. Edjangue is a senior executive with over 28 years of experience in multilateral institutions, 21 years at the African Development Bank Group
The African Development Bank has appointed Mr. Jacques Edjangue as Vice-President, People and Talent Management, effective June 16, 2023. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Edjangue was the Acting Vice-President of People and Talent Management. Previously, he served as Acting Director of the Human Resources Department and Director of the Language Services Department of the Bank Group from June 2020 to June 2022.
Mr. Edjangue is a senior Cameroonian national with over 28 years of experience in multilateral institutions, including 21 years with the African Development Bank Group. He was appointed in June 2022 as the new Vice President for People and Talent Management. The bank created this new structure to give much more attention and visibility to people and talent management at the bank and to strengthen staff engagement and overall experience.
Mr. Edjangue joined the African Development Bank in 2002. He became Head of Division in 2011, and from 2017, he was Director of Linguistic Services at the Bank. He has helped establish, lead and manage several human resources reforms within the Bank. These reforms include strategic staffing, people management strategy, performance management framework, executive performance contracts, remote working, talent advice, the total compensation framework and leadership academies.
Mr. Edjangue’s in-depth knowledge of the Bank’s staff and organizational culture has enabled him to develop a very positive opinion of the institution internally, with a staff engagement rate of 87%. It also contributed to a significant improvement in performance management, with the performance review rate reaching an unprecedented 99% in 2022. Under Mr. Edjangue’s leadership, the Bank achieved EDGE certification in January 2023. EDGE is the world’s leading certification for gender and diversity assessment in the workplace. With this certification, the Bank is recognized as an institution that demonstrates in its policies and actions its commitment to inclusiveness in people and talent management.
Mr. Edjangue was appointed in 2000 as Deputy Director and Deputy Permanent Representative to the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF). In this capacity, he represented the OIF on the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He has directed several programmes and initiatives aimed at strengthening cooperation and partnership, and promoting multilingualism and cultural diversity within sister organisations. Dr. Edjangue holds a master’s degree in business administration from Colorado State University (USA), a master’s degree in interpretation and a master’s degree in translation from the University of Buea (Cameroon), among other university degrees.
Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Edjangue said: I would like to thank President Adesina for placing his trust in me. I see this appointment as a huge responsibility and a unique opportunity to continue to implement the Bank’s vision for people and talent management in the delivery of its development mandate. I look forward to giving new impetus to ongoing reforms and accelerating the deployment of institutional people management strategies and priorities.”
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Mr. Akinwumi Adesina, said: I am very pleased to appoint Mr. Jacques Edjangue as Vice President for People and Talent Management. Jacques is a proven leader who has distinguished himself in his previous role as Acting Vice President for People and Talent Management after serving as Acting Director of the Human Resources Department.”
“Jacques has a wealth of in-depth knowledge of the institution,” added Adesina. He has spearheaded and implemented several major institutional reforms in the area of human resources and works effectively with staff and management. It will be of great value as the Bank continues to innovate in improving its work environment to attract and retain top talent, while strengthening the performance culture, productivity and accountability for results.”
