Opening on: January 31, 2023 at 05:00pm (China Standard Time)
Closing on: February 21, 2023 at 05:00pm (China Standard Time)
Based in: Shanghai, China
Target Market: Global recruitment

Acting as a project team leader, the recruited candidate will be responsible for preparation, appraisal, negotiation, and approval of investments projects in key areas of NDB operations as defined by the General Strategy, in particular: clean energy water and sanitation, transport, urban development and social infrastructure.

This position will focus on sovereign, sovereign guaranteed operations and operations with subnational governments without sovereign guarantee.

Specific responsibilities include but not limited to:

Conduct appraisal of operations in technical, fiscal, financial, economic, institutional, implementation and fiduciary aspects. Lead the internal project approval process including drafting concept note and project document to the board (and other project related documents), interface with other departments and divisions in the Bank for their inputs (environmental and social, procurement, governance, legal, risk, treasury, strategy, research, etc.), peer review, negotiation with the borrower, approval of the project, the first disbursement of the project and handover of the project implementation to the Regional Offices and Centers. Provide technical inputs into the design of projects, incorporate sectorial, operational, and country lessons learned in the project preparation, and maximize NDB’s value addition throughout the processing stage. Build and develop sector knowledge, draft sector knowledge reports. Conduct missions for project preparation, appraisal, and negotiation of transaction documents. Advise clients on the preparation of the feasibilities studies, technical design, institutional capacity building with the focus on relevance, sustainability and problem-solving. Support the Regional Offices and Centers in project origination and supervision of implementation. Ensure compliance with all applicable policies, guidelines, systems and process
effectively for delivery of the lending and investment program in line with the Bank’s General Strategy. Keep abreast of the market developments, trends, opportunities and challenges in
infrastructure landscape and long term financing and provide inputs to relevant
stakeholders on operations strategy, policies, budgets, business plan, etc. Lead team(s) (as and when required) in evaluating sovereign projects; coach and develop other staff members. Other duties and responsibilities assigned from time to time.

Position requirements:

For Professional level: minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in financial institutions, consulting companies or research centres working in the areas of NDB operations, out of which at least 3 years’ experience in multilateral development banks on positions focused on project appraisal. For Senior Professional level: minimum 7 years of relevant professional experience in financial institutions, consulting companies or research centres working in the areas of NDB operations, out of which at least 5 years’ experience in multilateral development banks on positions focused on project appraisal. For Principal Professional level: minimum 9 years of relevant professional experience in financial institutions, consulting companies or research centres working in the areas of NDB operations, out of which at least 7 years’ experience in multilateral development banks on positions focused on project appraisal. Proven expertise in project financing and implementing in one or several sectors: water, waste and sanitation; transport; urban development, environment protection and energy efficiency; health and education. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent knowledge of economic analysis of investment projects Good knowledge of financial analysis of companies and subnational governments Strong skills in MS Excel. Master’s Degree or equivalent in Engineering or a relevant field from a reputed university.

The professional grade will be determined at the end of the recruitment process based on the skills and relevant experience assessment of the selected candidate.

Please be sure to fill out all sections in English, without using ALL capital letters.

Please upload a resume/CV in English and do not upload a Resume/CV which has more than 10 pages.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit the application form given below. In case you face any technical difficulty in submitting the application form, please email your detailed Curriculum Vitae only in English and Word format along with the required information (Date of Birth, Nationality, Gender, Information on relatives working or associated with NDB, if any, etc.) to career@ndb.int. Please mention the Position Title you are applying for in the subject of the email.

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