Background (Asian Delevopment Bank)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a multilateral development finance institution established in 1966 to promote economic and social progress across Asia and the Pacific. Based in Mandaluyong, Philippines, the organization offers loans, grants, technical support, and policy guidance to its member nations with the aim of alleviating poverty and promoting sustainable development.
Details
Reference Number: 250576
Position Level: TL5
Department Sectors: Department 2
Division Sectors: Department 2
Location: Asian Development Bank Headquarters
Closing Date: Thursday, July 24, 2025 11:59 p.m.
Job Title: Operations Officer
Department: [Insert Department Name]
Reports to: Head of Department (HOD)
Position Summary
As an Operations Officer, you will serve as the strategic operational backbone of the department, delivering comprehensive HR, administrative, and analytical support to ensure seamless team functionality. Your role bridges talent management, budget oversight, and knowledge coordination, enabling the HOD to focus on high-level decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
1. Human Resources & Talent Management (HQ & Resident Missions)
- End-to-end HR coordination: Lead recruitment, promotions, transfers, outposting, and retirement processes—ensuring compliance with ADB policies.
- Workforce optimization: Analyze staffing gaps, forecast needs, and propose data-driven solutions (e.g., succession planning, talent pipelines).
- Performance & development: Facilitate probationary reviews, fixed-term evaluations, and training programs aligned with ADB’s competency framework.
- HR initiatives: Drive staff engagement surveys, rewards programs, and annual performance cycles.
2. Budget & Resource Management
- Budget stewardship: Monitor allocations, reconcile work programs with deliverables, and prepare materials for Budget Review Committee submissions.
- Financial oversight: Review team/RM requests (personnel, admin) prior to HOD approval, ensuring fiscal discipline.
3. Knowledge & Operations Support
- Knowledge roadmap: Contribute to the department’s strategic learning agenda and training fund implementation.
- Process innovation: Streamline finance/administration workflows to enhance operational efficiency.
- Cross-functional collaboration: Align RM operations with regional priorities and portfolio management goals.
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4. Special Projects & Analysis
- Conduct staffing analyses, draft briefing papers, and support ad hoc assignments (e.g., restructuring, policy reviews).
Qualifications & Competencies
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Economics, Business Administration, or related field (advanced training preferred).
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in:
- HR administration (talent management, recruitment, performance systems).
- Project/budget management (loans/grants/TAs in multilateral settings).
Technical Skills
- ADB expertise: Deep understanding of operational protocols (e.g., work programming, RM coordination).
- Analytical rigor: Ability to synthesize data, draft reports, and present actionable insights.
- Communication: Superior English proficiency (written/spoken).
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About Asian Development Bank
Established in 1966 and headquartered in Manila, Philippines, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) stands as one of the most influential multilateral financial institutions in the Asia-Pacific region, with a clear mandate to accelerate economic progress and alleviate poverty across developing nations. Comprising 68 member countries—including regional powerhouses like Japan, China, and India as well as non-regional stakeholders such as the United States and Germany—ADB operates as a vital financial intermediary, channeling loans, grants, and technical expertise toward transformative projects in infrastructure, climate adaptation, education, healthcare, and regional connectivity.
The bank’s operations are guided by a strong commitment to sustainable development principles, with climate finance, inclusive growth, and cross-border cooperation forming the cornerstone of its strategy. This approach is carefully aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ensuring that ADB-funded initiatives contribute meaningfully to global development targets.
Over its nearly six-decade history, ADB has financed numerous high-impact projects that have reshaped the region’s economic landscape, including the Trans-Asian Highway network, large-scale renewable energy installations, and urban development programs designed to make fast-growing cities more livable and sustainable. The bank has emerged as a critical player in climate finance, directing substantial resources toward helping vulnerable nations build resilience against rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and other environmental challenges. With annual disbursements typically ranging between $20 billion to $30 billion, ADB’s financial firepower enables it to undertake projects that would otherwise be impossible for individual nations to finance independently.
However, the bank’s operations have not been without controversy. Critics have raised concerns about debt sustainability in recipient countries, particularly regarding large-scale infrastructure loans, as well as the environmental and social impacts of some ADB-funded projects. In response, the institution has strengthened its safeguard policies and due diligence processes to ensure more responsible lending practices. Looking ahead, ADB continues to refine its strategic priorities, placing greater emphasis on knowledge sharing, private sector mobilization, and innovative financing mechanisms to maximize its development impact.
As Asia-Pacific nations grapple with post-pandemic recovery, widening inequality, and the urgent transition to low-carbon economies, ADB’s role as a provider of both financial resources and technical expertise has never been more crucial. The bank remains steadfast in its vision of fostering a prosperous, inclusive, and climate-resilient region where economic growth benefits all segments of society while preserving the environment for future generations.
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