Join Our Mission to Foster Prosperity in Asia
Are you ready to make a lasting impact on the future of Asia and be a catalyst for positive change? We are thrilled to offer a unique opportunity to become an important part of the prestigious Asian Development Bank (ADB). At ADB, our mission is simple yet powerful: to alleviate poverty and promote sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.
The position of Senior Project Officer (Urban Development) is assigned to the Water and Urban Development Sector Office (SD-WUD) within Sectors Department 2 (SD2). SD2 aims to deliver impactful sector strategy, initiatives, and integrated solutions that advance ADB’s strategic agenda in the region. SD2, which is comprised of the Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, SD-WUD, and the Digital Sector Office: delivers or supports sovereign, nonsovereign, and advisory operations; delivers knowledge services; supports regional departments (RDs) and resident missions (RMs) in engaging with ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs); and ensures ADB’s technical leadership internally and externally,
SD-WUD leads policy development and dialogue, knowledge management, project quality assurance, sector analytic work, and loan and technical assistance (TA) processing and administration in the water and urban development sectors. You will be based at our Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office (PLCO) in Sydney, Australia.
You will have a primary reporting line to the designated Technical International staff or Director, SD-WUD on operational and policy-related matters and have a matrix reporting line to the Regional Director, PLCO on day-to-day administrative matters. You will oversee junior team members.
Your Role
As a Senior Project Officer (Urban Development), you will provide technical and operational support in project and TA administration, processing, and implementation in the water and urban sector, provide sector analyses for Country Partnership Strategy (CPS), country programming mission (CPM) and country portfolio review mission (CPRM), and policy analyses and dialogues. At this level, you are expected to take the assigned accountabilities as appropriate to the position, and should be able to demonstrate thorough, substantial, and diverse experience, ability to undertake a variety of assignments, and to generally work independently or with a team under minimal supervision.
You will:
You will need:
Bachelor's degree in engineering, economics, science, preferably with Master’s Degree or equivalent. At least 8 years of relevant professional experience in project management and implementation in the water and urban development sector; and at least 4 years of supervisory experience. Proven application of expertise and experience within a specific area (economic, sector or thematic), or breadth across multiple areas with in-depth knowledge within one area Experience & knowledge of various stages of the project cycle (project planning /feasibility analysis / detailed design / project implementation / construction supervision /contract management) is desirable Sound knowledge of government administrative systems and procedures Familiarity with accepted best practices of procurement and disbursement processes Clear understanding of the economic, political, social and developmental issues specific to the country and region. Excellent report-writing and communication skills in English Ability to mentor junior team members to facilitate work planning, delivery and quality review Ability to liaise and work effectively with government officials within own work location Ability to work collaboratively with teams as a constructive team member. Ability to take initiative and work proactively and independently. Strong oral and written communications skills Flexibility/willingness to perform variety of tasks and expand the scope of work and responsibilities as needed. Proficiency in the use of technology packages (common word-processing, spreadsheets and graphics, presentation tools, web-browsing and search engines, and communication tools. Please refer to the link for ADB Competency Framework for TL6.Benefits
ADB offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package. The salary will be based on ADB’s standards and comparator markets, taking into account your qualifications and experience.
Paid leave (including parental) Medical and health benefits Life and other insurance plans Staff development Retirement planAdditional Information
This opening is a regional staff position with a local compensation package. It is open to nationals and permanent residents residing in the duty station, Australia, and ADB member countries in the Pacific region such as Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Neue, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
This is a fixed term appointment with an option to renew for an initial period of 3 years following Section 3.1 (b) of Administrative Order No. 2.01 (“Recruitment and Appointment’). This appointment is not convertible to a regular appointment. It may be extended on an exceptional basis for a further fixed period at the option of ADB. This appointment is open to internal and external applicants.
About Us
Asian Development Bank (ADB) is an international development finance institution headquartered in Manila, Philippines and is composed of 68 members, 49 of which are from the Asia and Pacific region. ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. ADB combines finance, knowledge, and partnerships to fulfill its expanded vision under its Strategy 2030.
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