Employment

3. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: Strategy and Planning Assist the regional departments (RDs) and lead in formulating direct value-added cofinancing strategies for Country Partnership Strategies (CPSs). Assist the operational departments and lead in identifying opportunities requiring direct value-added commercial cofinancing. Lead in advising on appropriate cofinancing structures for transactions involving moderate to high levels of risk and potential financing partners during project design and program formulation. Lead in recommending improvements to ADB’s cofinancing policies, guidelines and practices. Project Management Lead in advising on direct value added cofinancing structures and identify financing partners during transaction design. Support teams at the Private Sector Operations Departments (PSOD) and the RDs for projects with cofinancing from commercial sources. Lead in identifying, structuring, executing, and syndicating/distributing direct value-added cofinancing (including guarantees and syndications) for complex transactions involving ADB’s non-sovereign and sovereign clients in the infrastructure and financial sectors. Work with other financing partners to effectively support loan syndications. Lead in advising governments of developing member countries (DMCs) and/or executing agencies on employing credit enhancement structures. Lead and support the administration of transactions with guarantees and syndicated loans, including maintaining adequate documentation. Business Development Lead in mobilizing commercial cofinancing through the application of guarantees and syndication arrangements. Lead in promoting 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. Lead in building financing partnerships with major commercial lending agencies and investment banks, institutional investors, and the commercial arms of multilateral and bilateral agencies. Lead in building awareness of syndication opportunities. Knowledge Management Lead in increasing awareness of ADB’s credit enhancement operations among other financing parties and ADB staff. Lead and prepare staff instructions on Syndications. Lead in maintaining knowledge of emerging best practices in loan and guarantee syndications. Lead the preparation and running of related in-house seminars and workshops, updates of commercial cofinancing transaction briefs, manuals, brochures and other publications. Staff Supervision Take the role of a 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 ongoing 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 related to 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, non-government organizations) - Able to work effectively with clients - Seeks feedback on the quality of service and makes improvements Achieving Results - Ensures own work contributes to achieving office level 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 in business, finance, 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 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 sectors projects Demonstrated ability to negotiate with financing parties, project sponsors, and governments Proven strong analytical capabilities, particularly in credit evaluation and risk mitigation Has strong demonstrated leadership qualities, and strong interpersonal skills Excellent oral and written communication skills in English International experience working in development in several countries