Operations Officer

Job Vacancy | Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Join Our Mission to Foster Prosperity in Asia

Are you ready to make a difference in 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 Operations Officer is assigned to the Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office (SD2-AFNR) within the Sectors Department 2 (SD2). You will be based at our Headquarters in Manila, Philippines.

You will report to a designated International Staff and Senior Officer.

Your Role

As an Operations Officer, you will contribute to pipeline and portfolio management, project administration, budget preparation and monitoring, and project processing activities related to loans, grants and TA projects, and knowledge management. You will be assigned to projects, knowledge work, budget management, or other activities to cover assigned geographies within the sector, subject to the skills, experience, career preference and goal of the staff, and business needs of the team.

You will:

• Contribute to pipeline management by maintaining and monitoring lending and nonlending pipeline data, tracking milestones, and coordinating with project teams and country/regional departments.
• Contribute to portfolio management through data analysis, reporting, and monitoring of project performance, administration issues, and corrective actions.
• Analyze the sector portfolio performance, project administration workload, and provide guidance to other members of the team. Closely coordinate with the project administration teams across the sector office.
• Contribute to the analysis and review of mission reports and memorandum of understanding/aide memoires, progress reports, and other available project performance indexes on a regular basis and ensure quality. Contribute to addressing project administration red flags for timely corrective actions.
• Monitor and review the accuracy and consistency of data to ensure the quality of individual Project Performance Reports; monitor and analyze the team's projections performance on contract awards/disbursement, project completion report/technical assistance completion report programs, and make recommendations to achieve targets, when necessary.
• Prepare portfolio analysis reports and presentation format for effective communication both internally and externally.
• Coordinate and provide inputs and feedback to sector office initiatives in project administration, reflecting the operational issues and experience from the team and executing and implementing agencies to ensure system improvement leads to more efficient portfolio outcomes. Support project administration for assigned loans, grants and TAs, especially in processing change memos, supporting PPFD colleagues in procurement and financial management and project team leaders in other project administration actions; and provide guidance to executing and implementing agencies on relevant ADB guidelines and policies.
• Participate in project inception, annual review, midterm review, special loan administration, and project completion review missions, and contribute to the mission memorandum of understanding/aide memoire and back-to-office reports for assigned projects.
• Contribute to the preparation of project completion reports and technical assistance completion reports for assigned projects.
• Undertake quality at entry review of various project and TA processing documents including concept notes, report and recommendation of the president and annexes/linked documents, and TA reports, taking into consideration the relevant Staff Instructions, ADB templates, and ADB's Handbook of Style and Usage.
• Provide guidance to project processing teams in the preparation of processing documents, including project concept notes, report and recommendation of the President and annexes/linked documents, and TA reports.
• Support project processing missions in designing project implementation arrangements, including procurement/disbursement procedures and project management set up, and review of financing plans, as required.
• Contribute to the preparation of annual portfolio management program (i.e., consolidate and prioritize required project supervision missions), assess resource implications, and monitor achievement of program.
• Working closely with the Director, contribute to the preparation of work program and budget resource requirements, based on the Three-Year Rolling Work Program and Budget Framework and its related annual/mid-year budget estimates, and monitor budget utilization.
• Monitor progress and issues in budget utilization for efficient and effective resource use and ensure that deviations are properly accounted for and justified.
• Lead undertakings of knowledge management products for the team and knowledge sharing.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned as reflected in the incumbent's workplan.

Qualifications

You will need:

• Bachelor's degree in in finance, business administration or related fields; preferably with advanced training.
• At least 8 years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in agriculture and natural resources sector would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of a multilateral organization's policies in a wide range of areas including project processing, administration, accounting and general administration.
• Experience in research, analyze and check data from external and internal sources, reconcile or explain inconsistencies and perform statistical calculations.
• Proficiency in database management method/s.
• High level of proficiency in use of the Internet and standard computer applications Ability to interact in a professional manner with ADB staff and Government officials.
• Experience working collaboratively with teams as a constructive team member.
• Proficiency in expressing ideas in both spoken and written formats in English.
• Please refer to the link for the ADB Competency Framework for Technical Local 5 (TL5).

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 (if applicable)
• Medical and health benefits
• Paid leave (including parental)
• Life and other insurance plans
• Staff development

Additional Information

This appointment is open to internal and external applicants.

This is a fixed-term appointment for an initial fixed period of 3 years. At the end of the initial period, this appointment may, at the option of ADB, be extended once for up to 2 years, converted to a regular appointment, or ended on its expiration date. This decision will be made in the overall interest of ADB that: (a) it will require Staff's particular blend of skills and experience in the foreseeable future; and (b) Staff's performance is satisfactory and they are suitable for further employment.

About Us

Asian Development Bank (ADB) is an international development finance institution headquartered in Manila, Philippines and is composed of 69 members, 50 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.

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