Employment

3. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: Country Strategy and Programming Lead the formulation, implementation, review and revision of ADB’s operational program in SPSO’s countries and ensure alignment of ADB operations with SPSO’s countries development plans and ADB’s medium and long-term strategic frameworks. Serve as the focal point in ADB on operational matters during the course of the country program implementation relating to SPSO’s countries, including the provision of regular updates on critical operational issues to the Pacific Department’s (PARD’s) Management Team. Regularly appraise peers and Management on SPSO’s countries’ programs and their implementation, and lead the preparation of briefing papers for use by Management. Lead the ADF country performance assessment for SPSO’s countries. Lead the identification of key operational and countryside issues to be addressed in ADB’s policy dialogue. Project Processing and Management Lead and support sector divisions in the design, processing and administration of both delegated and non-delegated loan and TA projects, ensuring that ADB’s cross cutting concerns are appropriately addressed. Provide advice and guidance to executing and government agencies in resolving project/program implementation problems in coordination with sector divisions. Lead the processing and implementation of policy-based loans and relevant TAs under the responsibility of SPSO as assigned. Economic, Thematic and Sector Work Appraise peers and Management as appropriate with economic, social, bureaucratic and political structure of SPSO countries. Lead the planning and implementation of SPSO’s knowledge work in general including their overall administration. Lead, review and ensure the quality of analyses of CPS-related diagnostic assessments (e.g., governance assessment, poverty assessment) and other economic and sector work such as annual reports, Asian Development Outlook (ADO) and TA reports. Lead the preparation and updates of country and sector notes as part of the knowledge management program of SPSO. Stakeholder and Donor Coordination Lead, establish and maintain cordial and effective relations with senior Government officials and serve as the principal communication link between SPSO’s countries and ADB in resolving programming issues. Serve as the focal point in donor coordination, and lead the preparation for and participation in the overall Consultative Group process, as well as that for various development partner groups fora as appropriate. Lead the work to enhance SPSO’s outreach and external relations activities through active involvement in planning and implementation of related tasks. Regional Cooperation Support Headquarters (HQ) staff in supervising regional cooperation initiatives in SPSO’s countries. Support the Regional Director in maintaining good relationships with the diplomatic corps particularly from countries resident in the Fiji Islands. 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 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 country programming and poverty reduction - Applies a high level of technical expertise in work related to country programming - Uses technical expertise to advise and support Country team and the PDMCs in developing policy and in project design Client Orientation - Focuses own and other efforts on understanding and meeting client needs in the PDMCs (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 SPSO’s 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   Regional Director Work planning, performance feedback, results assessment, and personal development b. External Clients     Policy analyses and development, project development, implementation and monitoring, knowledge sharing and capacity development c. Internal Clients     Support for operations coordination, project management, knowledge and information sharing. Team and mission management

6. EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: A university degree in economics, political science, public policy, public administration or other 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 experience in development planning and policy formulation, implementation and coordination, project administration, or related areas Thorough knowledge and familiarity with multilateral development bank’s operational policies and procedures Good negotiation skills and familiarity with major sectoral development and issues, including cross-cutting and social sector concerns Knowledge of the economic, administrative, political and social structures of the PDMCs covered by SPSO and the Pacific region will be an advantage Excellent oral and verbal communication skills in English International experience working in development in several countries, preferably including the countries in the South Pacific Region