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 an Associate Safeguards Officer (Social), you will provide technical support to (i) ensure that sovereign and non-sovereign projects under processing and implementation comply with ADB’s indigenous peoples and involuntary resettlement safeguard requirements under the Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS), and other relevant social requirements such as the Gender and Development Policy, Social Protection Strategy, Access to Information Policy, as updated from time to time, and their respective operations manuals, related procedures and mandates; (ii) contribute to the interdepartmental discussions in the area of social safeguards, social development, social protection, gender and development, consultation and participation and engagement with civil society, and (iii) supports the enhancement of safeguards database systems and contribute to knowledge products and services for use by ADB’s borrower and clients.

You will:

Project Management

For assigned projects, ensure the application of ADB’s safeguards and social policies into projects by supporting the conduct of social due diligence during project design, undertaking on-site assessment and review of safeguard documents, supporting monitoring; and assess the safeguards performance of a project at all stages of the project cycle.
At concept review stage, contribute to the deal teams and sector teams by assessing the safeguards and social impacts at project identification, conducting social due diligence, preparing social safeguards categorization forms, and preparing the social dimensions section of preliminary poverty and social analysis and concept review papers, and preparing terms of reference of consultants.
During due diligence, review environmental and social impact assessment reports, resettlement plans, indigenous peoples plans, social development plans, labor management and retrenchment plans, environmental and social management systems, social compliance audits, and gender and social impact aspects of social safeguards plans and frameworks.
Advise borrower/clients on the incorporation of social safeguard and social protection dimensions in the design and implementation of capital markets, financial and infrastructure sector projects, and on requirements and methods to enhance the quality of several social plans to ensure compliance.
During project administration, conduct safeguard review missions for assigned projects by compiling relevant project data, visiting the project site, documenting meetings with the borrower/client, consultants and affected persons, providing inputs in the preparation of back to office reports, conducting a desk review of progress reports, monitoring reports, recommending actions, and measuring and evaluating compliance of projects.
Strategic and Planning Work, Knowledge Management and Networking

Contribute to the review of and become familiar with relevant ADB policies, operations manual, staff instructions, guidelines, and handbooks.
Contribute to knowledge products and services such as handbooks, best practice manuals by reviewing project design and implementation experiences and preparing case studies.
Update the safeguards team’s database of projects on compliance status of projects, contribute to the online project data sheets and information document , and collaborate with line division staff in uploading social documentation of several projects in ADB website.
Work with the safeguards team to identify needed enhancement of existing database systems to track safeguards support to projects, safeguards performance, review and disclosure of monitoring reports, and external concerns escalated to ADB.
Participate in several communities of practice and networks (e.g. Social Development Community of Practice, Social Safeguards Networks), and keeps updated on the guidelines and processes of other development banks and shares information with OSFG on developments.
Overall Coordination

Contribute to the preparation of budget, activity plans and work program.
Help engage staff consultants required to support OSFG in monitoring compliance with ADB’s social requirements.
Help administer TA projects related to social development / social safeguards by overseeing progress of TA implementation, contracting consultants, supporting us and implementation of conferences and workshops by formulating budget, activity plans and work programs, among other tasks.
Staff Supervision

Oversee the performance of reporting staff, providing clear direction and regular monitoring and feedback on performance.
Ensure the ongoing learning and development of reporting staff.
Others

Perform other responsibilities as assigned and reflected in the incumbent’s workplan.
Qualifications
You will need:

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in social, community or international development, gender and development, labour and social protection; preferably with advanced training.
At least 6 years of relevant professional experience in the field of social development and safeguards implementation (including country safeguards systems, ADB SPS and other multilateral development bank social policies), partner engagement, and social protection / labour standards.
Proficiency in social impact analysis, social assessments, and participatory development, and knowledge of social policies, involuntary resettlement planning, indigenous peoples development planning, partner engagement; and familiar with labour and social protection; gender and development, community-driven development, public communications among others.
Proficiency in database management to support monitoring of safeguard performance of project pipeline and portfolio.
Knowledge of current and alternative approaches and methodologies in addressing social issues into projects.
Experience with statistics.
Ability to plan and handle many tasks with deadlines.
Ability to develop partnership internally and externally in a multicultural environment.
Ability to work with teams as a constructive team member.
Written and verbal proficiency in English and local language (as applicable).
Please refer to the link for ADB Competency Framework for National Staff Level 1.