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Title: Senior Budget and Management Services Specialist 
Department/Division: Budget, Personnel and Management Systems Department (BPMSD) /  

1. IMMEDIATE REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:

The position reports to: Director, BPBM

The following staff positions report to the Senior Budget and Management Services Specialist: National Officers and Administrative Staff

2. JOB PURPOSE:

Lead and provide technical and procedural advice and significantly contribute to the coordination of budget formulation and implementation. Lead and provide technical advisory support for departments. Participate in the budget approval process. Work within general policies, principles and goals, working directly with clients.

3. EXPECTED OUTCOMES:
  1. Planning and Budget Formulation
  • Lead and support the preparation of budget documents.
  • Lead and support analysis/negotiation of departmental requests for the annual budget, as assigned
  1. Budget Monitoring and Reallocation
  • Lead and coordinate the preparation of year end reports.
  • Lead and support the midyear budget review and the process of reallocating resources and reprioritizing programs.
  • Address ad hoc requests from departments and offices with budget implications (i.e. staffing, reallocation, and other resource allocations), as assigned.
  • Lead and identify opportunities for better resource utilization to gain cost savings and efficiency gains.
  1. Management Services
  • Lead and undertake the preparation of the background papers, briefings required by Management and for Budget Review Committee (BRC) meetings and prepare a summary of the discussions held, as assigned.
  • Lead the review of policy and strategy papers under preparation or revision, as assigned, and assess resource implications.
  1. Continuous Improvement
  • Lead, review and recommend any changes to budget and cost information systems, policies and procedures to promote timeliness, accuracy and efficiency in gathering of information.
  • Undertake or contribute substantially to the implementation of special projects for process and systems improvements.
  1. Staff Supervision
  • Take the role of team leader and supervise the work of team members.
  • 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 a variety of functions at ADB including operations, planning, and budget formulation and monitoring
- Applies a high level of technical expertise in work in relation to budget formulation and monitoring
- Uses technical expertise to assist stakeholders within and outside ADB

Client Orientation
- Focuses own and other efforts on understanding and meeting client needs
- Able to work effectively with clients
- Seeks feedback on the quality of service and makes improvements

Achieving Results
- Ensures own work contributes to achieving Divisional 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
   NA
c. Internal Clients
   Preparation of the departmental submission for annual budget documents; coordinating year end reports and budget monitoring; addressing ad hoc requests from client departments with budget implications; supporting background papers required for BRC meetings

6. EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
A university degree in business administration, accounting, finance, operations management, or related fields, preferably at post-graduate level or its equivalent

7. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
  • Suitability to undertake the responsibilities mentioned above at the required level
  • At least 10 years of broad-based experience and knowledge in accounting and financial management
  • Experience in operational departments of multilateral development organizations preferred
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
  • International experience working in several countries

8. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:

Established in 1966 and headquartered in Manila, Philippines, ADB's multicultural staff come from over 50 member countries. ADB offers an internationally competitive salary paid in US dollars. Salaries and benefits are generally free of tax except for citizens of some countries, primarily the USA and the Philippines, whose incomes are taxed by their respective governments. While the position advertised is for the ADB Headquarters in Manila, Philippines, ADB staff must be prepared to serve in any location outside its Headquarters at the discretion of Management. Applicants must be nationals of one of ADB's member countries.

Apply electronically, quoting Ref. No. EXT-PS08-150(2)-BPBM and job title on subject line and attaching application form to email address PS-jobs@adb.org no later than 16 July 2008, 5:00 p.m., Manila time.

Applications from qualified ADB staff will be considered before external applications.

Gender and cultural diversity is a core recruitment value and women are actively encouraged to apply.

Due to the volume of applications, ADB will not be able to respond to inquiries about application status and will only contact shortlisted candidates. Applications lacking the job reference number and job title or using the wrong e-mail address will not be considered.


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