Job Summary:

As a Project Officer (Transport), you will provide technical and operational support in project and TA administration, processing, and implementation in the transport sector, provide sector analyses for Country Partnership Strategy (CPS), country programming mission (CPM) and country portfolio review mission (CPRM), and policy analyses and dialogues. At this level, the incumbent is expected to take the assigned accountabilities as appropriate to the position, and should be able to demonstrate thorough, substantial, and diverse experience, ability to undertake a variety of assignments, and to generally work independently or with a team under minimal supervision.

Duties: 

• Contribute to sector work in the field by independently conducting sector research, updating information on the specific sector, analyzing technical, institutional or economic issues; and preparing analytical reports on the subjects, including CPS sector strategy and CPR sector performance analyses.
• Act as a sector focal point for the transport sector and maintain close relationships with relevant government agencies and ADB Headquarters staff.
• Possess a thorough understanding of ADB policies related to project processing.
• Participate in the Country Programming Mission.
• Participate in the fact-finding and appraisal missions of projects and provide written inputs in sector information and analyses as required; follow up issues for fact-finding, appraisal, negotiation and Board presentation; provide support for carrying out policy dialogue with the government on policy matters and institutional issues.
• Where assigned to assume the lead role in the processing and administration of specific loans and technical assistance (TAs), actively take initiative and responsibility to engage with RM and HQ offices of ADB, government agencies, development partners, private sector partners, and other stakeholders to facilitate the successful formulation and processing of loan and TA projects.
• Possess thorough understanding of ADB policies related to project administration, including consultant recruitment and procurement, and safeguard requirements.
• Administer implementation of assigned projects by:
  • monitoring its progress, actively identifying issues and taking action to address them;
  • following up on contract awards and disbursement performance related to projects delegated to RM;
  • providing advice to executing agencies on ADB guidelines on procurement, recruitment of consultants, preparation of tender documents, etc. and helping to resolve problems.
• Provide comments on draft bidding documents and Bid Evaluation Reports and social safeguard documents to ensure compliance with ADB policies and contribute to policy dialogue with government officials in the context of project and TAs processing and administration.
• Explain ADB’s Anti-Corruption Policy to executing agencies and assist in ensuring the ADB projects are implemented with a sufficient degree of oversight and transparency to deter fraudulent or corrupt acts.
• Undertake comprehensive project review missions independently, prepare the necessary aide memoires and back to office reports and take follow up action.
• Prepare and update forecasts of contract awards and disbursements, identifying factors responsible for shortfalls and expediting achievement of target levels where possible.
• Actively take initiative and responsibility to engage with RM and HQ offices of ADB, government agencies, development partners, private sector partners, and other stakeholder to facilitate the successful implementation and monitoring of loan and TA projects in the transport sector.
• Participate in Country Portfolio Review Missions and monitor the overall performance of the portfolio of ADB projects in the specific sector and related subsectors, including preparing the related pre- and post-mission documentation.
• Undertake assigned special portfolio management activities (e.g. procurement reviews; sector reviews).
• Possess thorough understanding of ADB policies related to TA processing and administration.
• Process assigned TAs, including writing the TA paper.
• Administer the implementation of assigned TAs by:
  • undertaking consultant recruitment and supervision;
  • monitoring progress, providing guidance to the consultants, providing written comments on consultant work and reports;
  • liaising with executing agencies and representing the ADB in tripartite discussions with the government.
• Independently prepare Project Completion Reports (PCRs) / TA Completion Reports (TCRs) as and when assigned.
• Provide support for SLRM portfolio management aligned with SG-TRA workload and SLRM requirements.
• Contribute to policy dialogue with government officials in the context of project and TAs processing and administration.
• Actively disseminate information on ADB activities to development stakeholders and the public and talk with local media in assigned sectors.
• Provide guidance to junior officers to facilitate work planning, work execution and quality control.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned as reflected in the incumbent’s workplan.

Qualifications:

You will need:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field, preferably with advanced training relevant to the position.
• At least 8 years of relevant professional experience in project management and implementation.
• Proven application of expertise and experience within a specific area (economic, sector or thematic), or breadth across multiple areas with in-depth knowledge within one area
• Experience & knowledge of various stages of the project cycle (project planning /feasibility analysis / detailed design / project implementation / construction supervision /contract management) is desirable
• Sound knowledge of government administrative systems and procedures
• Familiarity with accepted best practices of procurement and disbursement processes
• Clear understanding of the economic, political, social and developmental issues specific to the country
• Excellent report-writing and communication skills in English
• Ability to mentor junior National Staff (NS) and Administrative Staff (AS) to facilitate work planning, delivery and quality review
• Ability to liaise and work effectively with government officials within own work location
• Ability to work collaboratively with teams as a constructive team member.
• Ability to take initiative and work proactively and independently.
• Strong oral and written communications skills
• Flexibility/willingness to perform variety of tasks and expand the scope of work and responsibilities as needed.
• Proficiency in the use of technology packages (common word-processing, spreadsheets and graphics, presentation tools, web-browsing and search engines, and communication tools.
• Please refer to the link for ADB Competency Framework for NS 2.