Senior Markets Development Advisory Officer

As a Senior Markets Development Advisory Officer, you will provide operational support and will contribute to project origination, development, structuring, stakeholder coordination and conducting financial and commercial analyses, including building and/or updating financial models for PPP and related transactions.

You will:

• Support the implementation of OMDP’s vision, goals, work plan and development strategies output following Strategy 2030.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of the PSD shift in line with R99-22 (Organizational Review: A New Operating Model to Accelerate ADB’s Transformation Toward Strategy 2030 and Beyond)
• Support identification, structuring, delivery and administration of Market Development activities and TAS mandates
• Support due diligence of PPP and PSD-related issues and projects in DMCs, including identifying SOE opportunities and green and climate finance programs.
• Lead internal procurement (consulting and non-consulting services) for all TAS-related work including developing terms of reference or output specifications.
• Manage internal processes for approval and implementation of TAS mandates which includes preparation of PPP and PSD-related materials and related TAS project documents.
• Program, implement and administer technical assistance and AP3F projects.
• Contribute to OMDP’s research and PSD activities for specific themes including market environment, PPP policies and regulatory frameworks in ADB’s DMCs, transaction details.
• Support preparation of country partnership strategies including preparation of a PPP Monitors and Roadmaps.
• Coordinate with external stakeholders (governments, development partners, civil society, and private sector entities) and internal stakeholders including experts in other departments and support regional and solutions departments to achieve their relevant targets and develop strategies for PSD.
• Lead smaller country engagement, including developing pipelines and participate as a Country Management Team member.
• Provide guidance to administrative staff to conduct their responsibilities.
• Perform other tasks that may be assigned by the supervisors.

Qualifications:

You will need:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, economics, finance, engineering or related fields preferably with Master’s degree or equivalent.
• At least 8 years of relevant work experience in PPPs, project finance, project development and/or TAS provision gained at commercial/investment banks, advisory firms and/or international financial institutions and at least 4 years of supervisory experience.
• Analytical, credit, financial, and modeling skills.
• Analytical and due diligence skills concerning PPP-related policies and infrastructure projects.
• The ability to present ideas and concepts concisely in oral and written form in English.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) applications, including developing simple macros and automations.
• To work in diverse teams as a constructive team member and work with individuals from different cultural/national backgrounds.

Source: https://www.adb.org/careers/250055