Join Our Mission to Foster Prosperity in Asia

Are you ready to make a lasting impact on the future of Asia and be a catalyst for positive change? We are thrilled to offer a unique opportunity to become an important part of the prestigious Asian Development Bank (ADB). At ADB, our mission is simple yet powerful: to alleviate poverty and promote sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.

Organizational Setting and Reporting Relationship

The position is assigned to the Transport Sector Office (SG-TRA) within the Sectors Group (SG). You will be based at our Headquarters in Manila, Philippines. You will report to the Director, Transport and will oversee national staff and administrative staff within the division.

Your Role

The position is assigned in the Transport Sector Office (SG-TRA) within the Sectors Group (SG). SG aims to deliver impactful sector strategy, initiatives, and integrated solutions that advance ADB’s strategic agenda in the region and with ADB’s clients. The SG, which is comprised of seven sector offices, supports the delivery of sovereign and nonsovereign, and advisory operations; delivers knowledge services; supports regional departments (RD) and resident missions (RM) in engaging with developing member countries (DMCs); and ensures ADB’s technical leadership externally and internally.

SG-TRA leads policy development dialogue, knowledge management, project quality assurance, sector analytic work, and loan and technical assistance processing and administration in the transport sector.

The Senior Transport Specialist (Road Safety) will provide advice, expertise, and support to ADB operations and assistance to clients, ensuring compliance with ADB policies and guidelines of the transport sector. They will assist in the mainstreaming of the Transport Sector Directional Guide to assist in the identification and development of high-quality assistance in core sustainable transport areas such as road safety. They will support ADB Transport Sector in managing the road safety activities; develop knowledge products and disseminate these through internal and external networks and other knowledge management tools; liaise with the transport community both within and outside ADB to enhance the quality of ADB transport sector assistance to Developing Member Countries (DMCs); and develop linkages between transport initiatives and work in other sectors and thematic areas, such as health. They will also play a leadership role in the Asia Pacific Road Safety Observatory (APRSO) with the Secretariat housed within ADB.

You will:

a. Road Safety
• Advise government and ADB operations teams on opportunities for updating the focus of ADB’s road safety operations and support with a view to increasing value addition and innovation in full compliance of ADB policies and procedures.
• In consultation with ADB operations teams and relevant government agencies of DMCs, conceptualize and develop a roadmap for expanding ADB’s road safety support and lending operations, strengthening ADB’s staff expertise, and building up its external networks in the field of road safety including with donor partners, centers of excellence and consulting firms.
• Lead the work of the APRSO Secretariat.
• Prepare an approach for ADB to align road sector support with SDGs, notably index 3.6.1 on death rates due to road traffic injuries.

b. Project Development and Processing
• Assist ADB operations teams in policy dialogue with DMCs to develop pipelines of future road safety lending and non-lending operations.
• Provide ADB operations teams with technical support in the processing and implementation of road safety lending and non-lending operations.
• Provide support and quality control to project processing mission teams to ensure quality-at-entry and incorporate value addition and innovation in lending projects.

c. Regional Cooperation and Integration
• Contribute to the development and implementation of regional road safety strategies, programs and projects focusing on shared approaches to road safety among developing member countries including along regional road corridors.
• Develop and implement regional cooperation in road safety among members of the APRSO, the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC), the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) regions, in consultation with national and regional organizations and international financial agencies.
• Promote south-south knowledge sharing in road safety, including on technical aspects, planning and management, program execution and financing.

d. Knowledge management
• Undertake analysis and assessment of key road safety policies, technology, institutional integration and reform and financing issues and solutions, and prepare necessary knowledge product and organize knowledge events.

Qualifications

You will need:

• Master’s Degree, or equivalent, in Civil Engineering, Road Safety, Health or relevant fields. A university degree in Civil Engineering, Health, Road Safety or relevant fields, combined with specialized experience in similar organization/s, may be considered in lieu of a Master’s degree.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience in road safety at senior technical or management level, preferably working for road safety department and consulting firms, including international experience.
• Experience in preparing written technical and other reports (including at short notice and under mission travel conditions) on road safety project concepts, technical scope and feasibility, project implementation arrangements, and policy and institutional change proposals.
• Proven technical expertise in the development, planning and operation of road safety initiatives in developing countries.
• Able to utilize and share relevant knowledge to benefit the broader ADB community and DMCs, including to support the expansion of ADB’s road safety support and operations in DMCs.
• Capacity to contribute substantially to the development of sector policy, processing and administering loans and technical assistance in the transport sector.
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills, with ability to deal effectively with all types of internal and external clients/stakeholders.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• When required, able to act as a mission/team leader, exercising supervision coordination, and planning responsibilities over the assigned team, with oversight from the Director of Transport Sector Group
• Act as a coach to develop the capabilities/potential of more junior colleagues on road safety
• Please refer to the link for ADB Competency Framework for IS5/IS6.

Benefits

ADB offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package. The salary will be based on ADB’s standards and comparator markets, taking into account your qualifications and experience.

• Paid leave (including parental)
• Medical and health benefits
• Life and other insurance plans
• Staff development
• Retirement plan
• Housing and education allowance (if applicable)
• Expatriate benefits (for international staff)

Additional Information

This is a fixed term appointment with option to renew for an initial period of three (3) years following Section 3.1 (b) of Administrative Order No. 2.01 (“Recruitment and Appointment’). This appointment is not convertible to a regular appointment. . After the initial fixed period, ADB has the option to renew the appointment for up to three years or allow it to expire. This decision is based on ADB’s overall interest in retaining the skills and experience of the staff for medium-term work program within the respective group, department, or office, while considering the availability of funding sources.

About Us

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is an international development finance institution headquartered in Manila, Philippines and is composed of 68 members, 49 of which are from the Asia and Pacific region. ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. ADB combines finance, knowledge, and partnerships to fulfill its expanded vision under its Strategy 2030.

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