Employment

3. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: Strategy and Planning Assist the regional departments (RDs) in formulating direct value-added cofinancing strategies for Country Partnership Strategies (CPSs). Assist the operational departments in identifying opportunities requiring direct value-added commercial cofinancing. Advise on appropriate cofinancing structures for transactions involving low to moderate levels of risks and potential financing partners during transactions design and program formulation. Recommend improvements to ADB’s cofinancing policies, guidelines and practices. Project Management Advise on direct value added cofinancing structures and identify financing partners during transaction design. Support teams at the Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD) and the RDs for transactions with cofinancing from commercial sources. Identify, structure, execute, and assist in syndicating/distributing direct value-added cofinancing (including guarantees and syndications) for transactions involving ADB’s non-sovereign and sovereign clients in the infrastructure and financial sectors. Work with other financing parties to effectively support loan syndications. Contribute to advising governments of developing member countries (DMCs) and/or executing agencies on employing credit enhancement structures. Support the administration of transactions with guarantees and syndicated loans, including maintaining adequate documentation. Business Development Mobilize commercial cofinancing through the application of guarantees and syndication arrangements. Contribute to promoting the innovative application of cofinancing and risk sharing structures and arrangements for more effective resource mobilization and market development. Work closely with the operational departments in mobilizing external resources for debt financing. Participate in building financing partnerships with major commercial lending agencies and investment banks, institutional investors, and the commercial arms of multilateral and bilateral agencies. Build awareness of syndication opportunities. Knowledge Management Contribute to efforts to increase awareness of ADB’s credit enhancement operations among other financing parties and ADB staff. Participate in preparing staff instructions on Syndications. Contribute to maintaining knowledge of emerging best practices in loan and guarantee syndications. Contribute to preparing related in-house seminars and workshops, updates of commercial cofinancing transaction briefs, manuals, brochures and other publications. Staff Supervision Provide leadership and support to reporting staff. Supervise the performance of reporting staff, providing clear direction and regular monitoring and feedback on performance. Ensure the on-going learning and development of reporting staff.

4. CORE COMPETENCIES: Technical Knowledge and Skills Able to lead others to solve complex problems using technical knowledge and skills in relation to commercial cofinancing arrangements Applies a high level of technical expertise in work in commercial cofinancing Uses technical expertise to advise and support Country teams and DMCs in formulating cofinancing strategies and identifying related opportunities Client Orientation Focuses own and other efforts on understanding and meeting client needs in DMCs (e.g. government agencies, private sector parties, NGOs) Able to work effectively with clients Seeks feedback on the quality of service and makes improvements Achieving Results Ensures own work contributes to achieving organizational results Regularly reviews progress to ensure work is on target Prioritizes own and others’ work to achieve key results areas Working Together Develops the team skills of team members Encourages cooperation within and between teams and promotes the value of diversity in teams, such as in different views, culture, nationality, and gender Facilitates conflict resolution within the team Learning and Knowledge Sharing Helps staff to find a variety of ways to learn and develop Empowers staff to make improvements Encourages the team to learn from each other

5. KEY RELATIONSHIPS: a. Supervisor   Director Work planning, performance feedback, results assessment, and personal development b. External Clients     Opportunity identification, negotiating cofinancing arrangements, project management, monitoring and reporting, business development, fostering partnerships c. Internal Clients     Support for cofinancing strategies and opportunities, continuous improvement of cofinancing policy, project management, business development, knowledge sharing

6. EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: A university degree; preferably at post graduate level or its equivalent in a business or finance related field

7. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Suitability to undertake the responsibilities mentioned above at the required level At least 8 years of relevant professional work experience in project and/or structured finance, including hands-on experience in originating, structuring, executing, and syndicating loans and project finance transactions for infrastructure and/or financial sector transactions Excellent oral and written communications skill in English International experience working in development in several countries