The position of Senior Advisor is assigned to the Sector Department 3 (SD3), based at ADB Headquarters in Manila, Philippines. The Senior Advisor reports to the Director General (DG) and oversees International and Local Staff.
As a Senior Advisor you must demonstrate ADB's core values of being client-centric, trustworthy, and transformational, and support the DG in overseeing ADB's public sector management and governance sector operations by: (i) working to position ADB as a regional and global leader in development expertise; (ii) leading in enhancing the organization and ways of working of SD3 to effectively deliver results envisioned by ADB's Strategy 2030 and the Corporate Results Framework (2025-2030); (iii) driving internal collaboration among sectors in the development of integrated client solutions, and developing strong relationships with regional departments, resident missions, and other solutions departments; and (iv) sharpening ADB's sector expertise and quality, driving innovation, and increasing knowledge production, sharing, and impact.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership:
- Provide strategic leadership on public sector management and governance sector operations and sector development agendas.
- Oversee and support ADB's sector initiatives.
Operational Delivery:
- Lead the annual planning of the public sector management and governance sector work program and provide ongoing supervision of sector delivery on regional work programs.
- Oversee sector office work to deliver operations in line with regional and country work programs; assist and advise regional departments and resident missions in sector policy dialogue, diagnostics, business development, programming, and identification of solutions.
- Develop sector strategies, roadmaps, analytical work, innovative approaches, and disseminate ADB's sector knowledge.
- Drive efficient delivery of public sector management and governance sector operations, ensure technical quality and value-addition, foster cross-regional and cross-sectoral learning, and manage knowledge from sector operations.
- Lead development of a long-term technology vision for the sector; drive cross-functional exchange of ideas, knowledge sharing, development of knowledge products, and learning from operations.
- Provide sector expertise in support of nonsovereign and advisory operations; guide sector teams in working with ADB's Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD) and Office of Markets Development and Public-Private Partnership (OMDP) to explore new funding opportunities.
- Oversee department contributions to operations design and implementation across all Sectors Departments to ensure alignment with standards for policy-based loans.
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply via the ADB careers portal at the URL above.
https://www.adb.org/careers/260802