Employment

1. JOB PURPOSE:

Under the general guidance of the Vice-President, Operations 2 (VPO2), the Senior Advisor is responsible for tracking, analyzing, and providing judgments and guidance on the full range of policy, operational, and administrative issues within Operations Group 2 (OG2). Specific responsibilities fall broadly under four categories: (i) analysis and guidance on strategy and policy issues, (ii) operational analysis and monitoring, (iii) liaison/internal coordination, and (iv) administration.

2. EXPECTED OUTCOMES:

1. Strategy and Planning

• Stay abreast of key ADB strategy and policy issues and provide VP02 with concise analysis of these issues along with considered judgments and recommendations.
• Prepare background analyses and recommendations for VP02’s use at Board meetings, Management meetings, heads of departments meetings, and other senior-level ADB forums.
• Under the direction of VPO2, provide input and guidance to OG2 senior staff on Management views on the full range of OG2 operations, documents, and issues.
• Brainstorm with staff in advance of VPO2 missions to identify priority issues and develop key messages for VP02.
  

2. Operational Analysis and Monitoring

• Exercise judgment and make recommendations on the consistency of individual developing member country (DMC) operational programs with Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) and other ADB policies and strategies as well as the consistency of internal ADB memos and recommendations with ADB guidelines and policies.
• Evaluate operational documents in advance of Board and Management meetings and prepare comments and recommendations for Management Review Meetings for CPS, Report and Recommendation of the President, and policy papers for discussion with VPO2.
• Review and analyze technical assistance (TA) papers, CPS updates, back-to-office-reports, change in scope memos, other operational memos, etc. and make recommendations to VPO2.
• Assist with the operational resource parameters (ORP), Work Program and Budget Framework (WPBF), TA allocation and related budgetary processes
• Analyze bi-weekly processing and portfolio statistics for OG2.
• Develop and maintain statistical reports on OG2 activities.
• Track problem projects (in the loan/TA program or portfolio) and specific issues.
  
  

3. Liaison/Internal Coordination

• Initiate, guide and follow up on discussions with VPO2’s counterparts at other multilateral development banks/international finance institutions.
• Coordinate with regional department (RD) staff on a variety of issues, including to develop consensus prior to engaging VP02.
• Liaise with support departments within ADB (e.g. Office of the General Counsel, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Department of External Relations, Strategy and Policy Department, etc.).
• Coordinate with staff in the Office of the President, other Vice Presidents, and the Office of the Secretary.
  
  

4. Administration

• Brief VPO2 daily on the agenda and any other topics of concern.
• Monitor schedules and coordinate with RDs to identify major issues and themes in advance of Management meetings or Management reviews.
• Prepare minutes of weekly heads of department meetings.
• Consolidate briefing materials for VPO2 on a range of issues and in advance of missions.
• Coordinate input for VPO2’s speeches.
• Develop templates for briefing material and statistical reports.
• Coordinate VPO2’s schedule and activities.
  
  

5. 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.
  

3. EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

A university degree, or training and experience in economics, development studies, or related fields; preferably at post-graduate level or its equivalent

4. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Suitability to undertake the responsibilities mentioned above at the required level
• At least 10 years relevant experience, including loan and TA processing in a multilateral development organization
• Experience in and familiarity with private sector activities and principles
• Outstanding interpersonal/negotiation skills, as well as the ability to liaise effectively with Management, senior staff, or staff of other international organizations and government officials
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Ability to operate as part of a team and as a change agent
• Strong conceptual and organizational skills
• Broad-based exposure to multilateral development bank’s policies and procedures
• Wide-ranging interests in the full scope of policy and operational work
• Keen enthusiasm and a capacity to deal effectively with multiple tasks under tight deadlines
• Very good judgment
• International experience working in development in several countries
  

5. CORE COMPETENCIES:

Technical Knowledge and Skills
- Able to lead others to solve complex problems using technical knowledge and skill in strategy and policy issues
- Applies a high level of technical expertise in policy and operational programs
- Uses technical expertise to identify priority issues and provide judgments and guidance

Client Orientation
- Focuses own and other efforts on understanding and meeting client needs in departments/offices under Operations Group 2
- Able to work effectively with clients
- Seeks feedback on the quality of service and makes improvements

Achieving Results
- Ensures own work contributes to achieving results of the Operations Group 2
- 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

6. IMMEDIATE REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:

The position reports to: Vice-President, Operations 2 (VPO2)

The following staff positions report to the Senior Advisor to the Vice-President: National Officers and Administrative Staff

7. 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-PS09-153(2)-VPO2 and job title on subject line and attaching application form to email address PS-jobs@adb.org no later than 17 July 2009, 5:00 p.m., Manila time.

Applications from qualified ADB staff will be considered first before external applications. If an external candidate is selected, ADB reserves the right to appoint that candidate to a level lower than that advertised. International experience will be taken into consideration.

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.