Lead the planning, development, and execution of new initiatives in the water supply and sanitation and urban/municipal infrastructure development and management, and relevant sector governance reforms across the Developing Member Countries (DMCs) of ADB. Lead, formulate, and engage in dialogue with the governments and stakeholders concerning water supply and sanitation, and provision of municipal services, urban development issue, including urban planning, urban and municipal infrastructure development and management, and urban environmental management. Lead in identifying, developing, processing, implementing and administering loans, technical assistance (TAs) projects and non-lending products and services (NLPS) in the assigned sector. Work within general policies, principles and goals, working directly with clients.
Master's Degree or post-graduate degree in Engineering, Science, Finance, Economics, Management or related disciplines. A university degree in water resources, hydrology, or civil engineering, preferably with complementary training/work experience in other subject areas in water supply and sanitation or other related fields.
Job Purpose
Lead the planning, development, and execution of new initiatives in the water supply and sanitation and urban/municipal infrastructure development and management, and relevant sector governance reforms across the Developing Member Countries (DMCs) of ADB. Lead, formulate, and engage in dialogue with the governments and stakeholders concerning water supply and sanitation, and provision of municipal services, urban development issue, including urban planning, urban and municipal infrastructure development and management, and urban environmental management. Lead in identifying, developing, processing, implementing and administering loans, technical assistance (TAs) projects and non-lending products and services (NLPS) in the assigned sector. Work within general policies, principles and goals, working directly with clients.
Education Requirements
Master's Degree or post-graduate degree in Engineering, Science, Finance, Economics, Management or related disciplines. A university degree in water resources, hydrology, or civil engineering, preferably with complementary training/work experience in other subject areas in water supply and sanitation or other related fields.
Relevant Experience
• Suitability to undertake the responsibilities mentioned above at the required level. • At least 8 years of relevant professional experience in urban development, urban sector development issues, or related areas of urban water supply, sanitation and wastewater projects with strong focus on operational and technical matters and in project administration, and relevant experience in design of multi-sector projects, practical knowledge and experience in integration of financial, economic, social, institutional and safeguard requirements and issues in project design. • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. • International experience working in development in several countries, preferably in the Asia Pacific region.
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