Human Resources Division, Budget, Personnel, and Management Systems Department
Closing date: 30 Dec 2011 , 5:00 p.m. (1700 Manila Time, 0900 GMT)
Job Purpose:
To provide assistance in executing ADB's main instruments comprising of loans, technical assistance (TA), grants, advice, and knowledge. Independently complete assigned tasks that are generally non-routine within clearly defined standards and with regular supervision.
Expected Outcomes:
a. Strategy and Planning
- Assist and participate towards the development of policy and strategy for a specific sector.
- Apply own complex specialist knowledge to support others in research and analysis.
b. Project Management
- Assist and participate in the development, processing and administration of non-complex loans, grants and/or TA projects for a specific sector.
- Support integration of ADB's policies and guidelines in the design and implementation of sector projects.
c. Knowledge Sharing
- Support and contribute to internal and external training and conferences on a specific sector and other activities for advocacy, dissemination and knowledge building.
- Assist in developmentof knowledge products for capacity building including their dissemination.
Educational Requirements:
A university degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Public Management, Transport Management, Urban and Regional Planning, Environment, or Business Administration, etc.; preferably at post graduate level or its equivalent.
Relevant Experience And Other Requirements:
- Suitability to undertake the responsibilities mentioned above at the required level.
- At least 3 years of relevant professional experience
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Not more than 32 years old upon joining ADB
- Able to work with others of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds
- No close relatives in ADB
- International experience working in areas related to ADB operations
Core Competencies:
Application of Technical Knowledge and Skills
- Regularly shares knowledge on new international best practice trends in comparator situations
- Proactively applies relevant international best practices to own work
- Convinces others to adopt international best practice by explaining the situational relevance and benefits
Client Orientation
- Helps colleagues work effectively with clients in different contexts and from diverse backgrounds and country situations
- Adapts own approach and style when interacting with clients, as opposed to requiring them to adapt
- Draws upon international best practice in exploring solutions with clients
- Confirms the clients' understanding and agreement before progressing
Achieving Results and Problem Solving
- Draws on own and others' multi-country experience to identify viable courses of action when conducting analyses
- Helps internal and external clients achieve quality results beyond presenting problems and precedent
- Highlights possible solutions for project issues based on relevant multi-country and/or multi-client experience
- Regularly contributes insights and experiences to colleagues in the Division to help them achieve quality results
- Overcomes unexpected difficulties and challenges to produce desired outcomes
Working Together
- Maintains collaborative relationships within the Department
- Works effectively with diverse colleagues in own and other Divisions and Departments
- Flexibly alters positions and adjusts previously stated points of view to support the group consensus
- Follows through on team priorities in the absence of a team leader
Communication and Knowledge Sharing
- Checks the audience's level of understanding and awareness of required follow up actions
- Consistently seeks and addresses feedback on own performance
- Creates knowledge products endorsed for wider distribution based on lessons and multi-country experience
- Independently amends and clarifies messages and documents
Innovation and Change
- Actively supports work improvement and/or organizational change by work and deed
- Develops and adopts change plans to support Division initiatives on which one works
- Considers current and future client needs in proposing ideas
- Vocalizes early support for change
- Recommends inputs to new policies, systems and processes in immediate work area
Immediate Reporting Relationships / Other Information:
The position reports to: Director and/or designated International Staff
The following staff positions may report to the Young Professional: National Staffand Administrative Staff.
Women are encouraged to apply.
Moreinfo: http://www.adb.org/Employment/International/vacancy.asp?id=ADB-HR-11-0272
