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 finance sector operations by: (i) working to position ADB as a regional and global leader in development expertise in ADB's sector operations; (ii) leading in enhancing the organization and ways of working of SD3 to effectively deliver and achieve the results envisioned by ADB's Strategy 2030 and its midterm review and the Corporate Results Framework (2025-2030); (iii) driving internal collaboration among sectors in the development of integrated client solutions, and in developing strong relationship with regional departments and resident missions, as well as other solutions departments; and (iv) sharpening ADB's sector expertise and quality, drive innovation, and increase knowledge production, sharing, and relevance and impact to operations, clients, and development partners.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership:
- Provide strategic leadership on finance sector operations and sector development agendas. Oversee and support ADB's sector initiatives.
Operational Delivery:
- Lead the annual planning of the finance sector work program and provide ongoing supervision of the sector delivery on the regional work programs and satisfaction of its relevant Key Performance Indicators.
- Oversee the work of finance sector office to effectively deliver operations in line with regional and country work programs; assist and advise regional departments and their resident missions in sector policy dialogue, diagnostics, business development, programming and identification of solutions; and develop sector strategies, roadmaps, analytical work, innovative approaches, and initiatives in sector areas.
- Drive efficient delivery of finance sector operations, ensure their technical quality and value-addition, ensure that sector staff are effectively assigned to project teams and to meet resident mission needs, foster cross-regional and cross-sectoral learning, and manage knowledge arising from sector operations.
- Lead the development of a long-term technology vision for the finance sector, development and replication of innovative approaches across the sectors.
- Provide sector expertise and guidance in the finance sector in support to the delivery of nonsovereign and advisory operations, and guide the sector teams in working closely with ADB's Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD) and Office of Markets Development and Public-Private Partnership (OMDP) in exploring new investment opportunities.
- Oversee contribution of the department to the operations' design and implementation across all Sectors Departments to ensure alignment with standards for usage of Financial Intermediation Loans.
External and Internal Partnerships:
- Enhance ADB's visibility externally and identify opportunities and build strategic partnerships for the finance sector within and outside the Bank.
- Drive collaboration with PSOD, OMDP, Climate Change and other departments.
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply via the ADB careers portal at the URL above.
https://www.adb.org/careers/260803