Project Assistant

  • Location:
  • Salary:
    negotiable / YEAR
  • Job type:
    FULL_TIME
  • Posted:
    2 months ago
  • Category:
    Programme and Project Management
  • Deadline:
    27/08/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development institution dedicated to promoting social and economic progress across Asia and the Pacific. By providing financial and technical support for projects in areas like infrastructure, education, and climate change, ADB aims to foster sustainable development and reduce poverty. Collaborating with governments and private sector partners, ADB drives regional integration and economic growth through strategic investments and policy advice.

 

Your Role

As a Project Assistant, you will perform a full range of support functions to multi-sector projects for Thailand and the region, working closely with sector and thematic teams. These include: (i) monitoring project processing and implementation activities; (ii) supporting recruitment of staff consultants and resource persons; and (iii) contributing to project documents preparation and quality checks.

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You will:

Support project and administration teams in carrying compliance check of draft loan/grant or technical assistance (TA) documents, project completion report (PCR)/technical assistance completion report (TCR)s prior to final submission of the documents. 
Support project and administration teams collecting and organizing loan/grant and TA processing/pipeline data from ADB project systems, such as Operations Dashboard and eOperations system. 
Coordinate various meetings and schedules related to TRM and sector and thematic teams’ project processing programs with various stakeholders and participate in missions.  
Provide logistical support and participate in Thailand project-related meetings. 
Ensure that project officers are reminded of the timelines on various documents, inputs and agreed actions with stakeholders outside the division. 
Ensure that Thailand project-related logistical requirements are attended to including facilitation of   project-related missions meeting arrangement and transportation arrangements. 
Maintain related computer-based information system, documents, records, and files for assigned projects. 
Carry out other tasks to assist TRM teams on project processing and administration for Thailand and the region to ensure completeness of documentation and compliance to the corporate standards. 
Perform other duties as may be assigned and reflected in the incumbent’s workplan. 
Qualifications
You will need:

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Bachelor’s degree in business administration or a relevant discipline.  
At least 5 years of relevant professional experience. 
Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint). 
Familiarity with videoconferencing tools (MS Teams, Zoom, Webex). 
Good coordination skills and strong interpersonal skills; able to collaborate effectively in a multicultural environment as a constructive team member. 
Ability to exercise judgement on matters of confidentiality and those requiring urgent attention, especially in the supervisor’s absence. 
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. 

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