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 of Senior Climate Change Specialist (Water) is assigned to the Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment (CCRE) Cluster within the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department (CCSD). You will be based at our Headquarters in Manila, Philippines.

You will report to the Director, Climate Change and will oversee national and administrative staff.

Your Role

As a Senior Climate Change Specialist (Water), you will play a leading role in the development and deployment of ADB’s institutional approach and strategies on climate adaptation in the context of water sector infrastructures such as water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), hydropower, irrigated agriculture, urban drainage, water resources management and flood management; provide support to Sector Groups with up-to-date and accurate information, analysis, and assessments needed to make the case for increasing investments in climate change and resilience in the water sector; provide support in strengthening institutions, knowledge and capacity for implementing resilient water operations.

You will:

Strategy and Planning

• Lead ADB’s programs and initiatives on water resilience to scale up ADB’s investments that maximize climate outcomes and play a pivotal role in the development and implementation of relevant strategies and programs.
• Support ADB’s country programming and pipeline development (sovereign and nonsovereign) from water infrastructure and resilience perspective.
• Support linking ADB water resilience initiatives with wider initiatives being pursued by ADB and regional and global organizations/professional bodies.
• Support the mobilization of financial resources for initiatives on water resilience.

Operational Support

• Lead and provide technical assistance support to ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs) and Sector Groups and Private Sector Operations to conceptualize and design water resilient investments based on understanding of climate risks, preventing maladaptation, promoting innovative solutions for reducing risk (such as through nature-based solutions and efficient use of water resources) and to manage residual risk (such as through monitoring and early warning systems), and targeting social vulnerability.
• Participate in projects and technical assistance (TAs) missions and provide technical support throughout the project cycle to help assure improved quality at entry, oversee and monitor project performance, and extract lessons learned for the design of new investment and TA projects, and other activities.
• Co-lead processing of selected full-adaptation projects (Type 2B) with focus on water resilience.

Knowledge Sharing

• Lead the development and dissemination of relevant knowledge and innovation work and target capacity building on water resilience.
• Explore opportunities and strengthen partnerships to share global good practices to inform the preparation of ADB resilient investments specifically in the context of water infrastructure development.
• Support ADB to liaise with external development partners including other multilateral development banks (MDBs), knowledge/policy partners, private sector, and civil society with a view to exploring opportunities for external cooperation and knowledge sharing with regard to climate change and resilience in the context of water sector infrastructure.

Qualifications

You will need:

• Master’s degree, or equivalent, in engineering, hydrology, water resources management, WASH, natural resources management or other climate-related subjects or relevant fields with significant water sector competence; or University degree in related fields and at least 5 years specialized experience relevant to the position can be considered
• At least 10 years of international work experience in the field of climate change adaptation in the context of water sector infrastructure preferably in the Asia and Pacific region.
• Demonstrated experience with water sector adaptation options, approaches, and tools to increase climate resilience and reduce carbon emissions.
• Demonstrated experience of carrying out climate risk assessments in the context of water infrastructure.
• Demonstrated managerial skills and experience leading professionals, teams, and project missions on technical matters related to water resilience.
• Familiarity with operations, policies, and procedures of multilateral financial institutions is preferred and ideally with ADB.
• Ability to utilize and share relevant knowledge to benefit the broader ADB community and support south-south knowledge transfer.
• Must be a strong team player and an efficient negotiator.
• Written and verbal proficiency in English