Advisor to Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Closing on: June 21, 2024 at 11:59pm (China Standard Time)
Based in: Shanghai, China
Target Market: Global recruitment

Position Objective

The Office of the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (VP&COO), under the VP&COO, is functionally responsible for assisting the VP&COO in all areas of his/her work to achieve the corporate, strategic and operational objectives of the Bank.

Reporting to the VP&COO, the Advisor provides transformative insight into the planning, sourcing and implementation of the Bank’s investment projects.  The Advisor will also play a key liaison role with all internal and external stakeholders of the NDB. 

Purpose- Integrate/Transform

•    Lead technical and strategic development within the area of operations to advance the Bank’s reputation into expanded program opportunities.
•    Bring together perspectives from specialist capacities, within and outside NDB, and align those with political and operational dimensions bringing insight into opportunities and risks.
•    Create strategies, policy initiatives, and knowledge products for enhanced programs to advance the office of the VP&COO into new areas and build support with internal and external stakeholders.

Engagement- Empower/Compel
•    Advise the VP&COO on all matters across operation areas to support the preparation and execution of the strategy and decision making in the Bank.
•    Motivate/challenge team members to pursue innovative approaches in operations which advance the program and distinguish the Bank.
•    Build collaborative relationships across departments/divisions, stakeholders, and accredited entities to build capacity in delivering quality outputs (e.g., proposals, services, etc.).
•    Showcase thought leadership in the area of operations to internal and external stakeholders to build the Bank’s reputation as a center of excellence.

Delivery- Define Programme/Business Line Cycle
•    Develop frameworks and approaches for capturing information/metrics from the investment projects to determine program performance and efficiency.
•    Devise monitoring and reporting cycles throughout the program activity pipeline and project portfolio to ensure the efficient commitment of resources along with consistent reporting on progress and performance.
•    Develop indicators for operating activities, aligned to the Bank’s results management framework, to capture the impact of operating activities and feed these into assessment and communications initiatives.
•    Integrate best practices related to operations that are learned across the Bank into a platform that is sustainable, evolving, and comprehensive.

Requirements:

•    Advanced Degree in a relevant field from a reputed university, with a minimum of 10 years of experience in policy development, executive-level advising, interdepartmental coordination and administrative tasks at the corporate level combined with highly refined communication skills in banking, administrative or diplomatic functions, preferably in a multi-cultural work environment; or a first-level university degree in a relevant field from a reputed university, with a minimum of 12 years of experience in policy development, executive-level advising, interdepartmental coordination and administrative tasks at the corporate level combined with highly refined communication skills in banking, administrative or diplomatic functions, preferably in a multi-cultural work environment.
•    Fluency in English essential to communicate in writing and speaking.
•    Substantive knowledge. Demonstrated capacity gained through extended experience and reflecting subject mastery in operations. Conceptual: Demonstrated envision to create program designs which inform the Bank on new directions/approaches that sustain dynamism. Applied: Demonstrated capacity to produce new approaches and designs on program development that injects dynamism.
•    Communication skills. Demonstrated skill gained through extended exposure/experience as a program advisor. Internal: Demonstrated capacity to enable team to build and enhance skills in program development. External: Demonstrated capacity to deepen client relationships through continual engagement program performance against needs and expectations.
•    Execution skills: Demonstrated achievement in the organization of integrated program/service that address operational variances. Timeliness: Demonstrated capacity to design delivery process to adapt to varying conditions and sustain standards on speed of delivery. Quality: Demonstrated capacity to develop approaches that sustain quality across different operating conditions.