Project Analyst

Job Vacancy | Tuesday, April 8, 2025

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 Project Analyst is assigned to the Water and Urban Sector Office (SD-WUD) within the Sectors Department 2 (SD2). SD2 aims to deliver impactful sector strategy, initiatives, and integrated solutions that advance ADB’s strategic agenda in the region. SD2 comprises the Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, SD-WUD, and the Digital Sector Office. It delivers and/or supports sovereign, nonsovereign, and advisory operations; delivers knowledge services; supports regional departments (RDs) and resident missions (RMs) in engaging with ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs); and ensures ADB’s technical leadership internally and externally.

SD-WUD leads policy development and dialogue, knowledge management, project quality assurance, sector analytic work, technical assistance (TA), and loan and grant processing and administration in the water and urban development sectors. You will be based at our Headquarters in Manila, Philippines.

You will report to designated International Staff and officer.

Your Role

As a Project Analyst, you will provide analytical and statistical support to the assigned project portfolio, including technical support in portfolio management, project administration, and project processing activities related to loans and TA, knowledge work, and budget management activities for water and urban development (WUD) sector.

You will:

• Support project administration of investment projects, TA projects, and sector work and activities, focusing on the WUD Sector
• Support project processing and administration with tasks including, but not limited to: (i) procurement and consultant recruitment reviews and other project administration actions; and (ii) guidance to executing agencies (EAs), implementing agencies (IAs), contractors, consultants, and project beneficiaries on ADB policies, guidelines, and procedures on procurement and disbursement; and help ensure that requests from EAs/IAs and other project clients are promptly addressed or responded to.
• Contribute to the preparation and updating of Project Administration Manuals under assigned projects, including gathering and consolidating data, and drafting writeups for various sections.
• Compile data and statistics on contract awards and disbursements (projections and achievements) for assigned projects, and provide analytical inputs to project team leaders and/or government counterparts on shortfalls, causes, and actions needed to meet targets.
• Prepare and update project records in ADB systems following quality and service level standards, including information related to project performance, project implementation status, major issues, actions planned or taken by the project team, and other project details.
• Analyze project performance and provide inputs to the project team to help ensure project progress and performance targets are monitored and met; Assist in addressing project administration red flags for timely corrective actions.
• Contribute to project-specific and/or portfolio reports, and participate in regional or sectoral portfolio meetings when requested.
• Participate in project inception, review, midterm review, special loan administration missions, and project completion review missions, as required.
• Provide data, analyses, and draft writeups to assigned sections of mission reports such as Memorandum of Understanding and Aide Memoires.
• Contribute to data gathering and preparation of project completion reports and TA completion reports.
• Provide support in project processing missions, particularly in designing project implementation arrangements, including procurement / consultant recruitment / disbursement procedures and project management setup, review of financing plans, and preparation of Project Administration Manuals.
• Provide support to other technical local staff.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned as reflected in the incumbent’s workplan.

Qualifications

You will need:

• A Bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration, engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience.
• In-depth knowledge and experience on ADB operations, and ADB’s business processes, procedures, modalities, and workflows.
• Strong analytical ability to undertake research and analysis, collect and organize data and information, and draft documents.
• Proficiency in ADB’s information technologies and relevant software programs.
• Strong capacity for teamwork. Ability to work collaboratively with teams as a constructive team member, skills to liaise and collaborate with colleagues throughout ADB, and strong willingness and capacity to guide more junior and less experienced colleagues.
• Excellent capabilities in relationship management; strong client orientation; effective communication skills; solid strong problem solving and solution-oriented approaches; and strong responsiveness, flexibility, reliability, and professionalism.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Please refer to the link for ADB Competency Framework for TL3.

Benefits

ADB offers a rewarding salary and a comprehensive benefits package. The salary will be based on ADB’s standards and comparator markets, taking into account your qualifications and experience.

• Housing and education allowance (if applicable)
• Expatriate benefits (if applicable)
• Retirement plan
• Paid leave (including parental)
• Medical and health benefits
• Life and other insurance plans
• Staff development

About Us

Asian Development Bank (ADB) is an international development finance institution headquartered in Manila, Philippines and is composed of 69 members, 49 of which are from the Asia and Pacific region. ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. ADB combines finance, knowledge, and partnerships to fulfill its expanded vision under its Strategy 2030.

ADB only hires nationals of its 69 members.

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