The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a leading multilateral development bank supporting sustainable, inclusive, and resilient growth across Asia and the Pacific. The Senior Operations Assistant (Grade TL2) is assigned to the Regional Cooperation and Integration Unit (SERC) within the Southeast Asia Department (SERD), based at ADB Headquarters in Manila, Philippines. The role reports to the designated Regional Head, Regional Cooperation and Integration, technical international staff, and senior officer.
The Senior Operations Assistant provides essential operational, administrative, and logistical support to SERC and supports daily operations of SERC projects, technical assistance activities, missions, and knowledge events. Duties include: providing administrative, operational, and coordination support to regional cooperation programs such as the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS); assisting the Regional Head and International Staff by managing schedules, coordinating mission travel and briefing requirements; preparing correspondence, briefing notes, presentations, meeting summaries, and background materials; maintaining filing systems, shared repositories, and administrative records; and maintaining accurate administrative and operational data in corporate systems.
Project, TA, and event support includes supporting the processing, implementation, and monitoring of TA projects under the GMS Program, providing secretariat support for summits, ministerial and senior officials meetings, working groups, workshops, conferences, stakeholder consultations, and capacity building activities, including preparing agendas, invitations, and travel arrangements. The role also handles routine communications and coordination within SERD units, resident missions, and with external partners, supports coordination across SERC workstreams (GMS, BIMP-EAGA, IMT-GT and ASEAN), and provides guidance to Operations/Project Assistants. The successful candidate will work with individuals from different cultural and national backgrounds and exercise judgement on matters of confidentiality.
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the ADB careers portal at https://www.adb.org/careers/260805 by the closing date of 21 August 2026, 11:59 p.m. (2359 Manila Time, 0800 GMT).