Application close date

11/10/2026

Title

Governance and Administration Consultant

1. Project Background

The Multilateral Cooperation Center for Development Finance (MCDF) promotes high-quality connectivity infrastructure investment in developing countries through partnerships. MCDF’s work areas include project preparation, capacity building, and information sharing, covering the sustainable transport, energy, telecommunications, and cross-border water resource management sectors.MCDF’s key support mechanisms are the MCDF Collaboration Platform and the MCDF Finance Facility. The MCDF Collaboration Platform is guided by the MCDF Coordination Committee (CC). It fosters information and knowledge sharing and collaboration among International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and partners to help ensure high-quality connectivity infrastructure investment based on IFI standards and good practices. The MCDF Finance Facility is overseen by the MCDF Governing Committee (GC) and provides grants to support the upstream development of bankable and sustainable connectivity projects.The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) serves as the Administrator of MCDF and host of the MCDF Secretariat. The MCDF Secretariat provides daily operational support to MCDF. It is administratively established by, but functionally independent from, AIIB. The MCDF Secretariat is headed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Recognizing its functional independence, the MCDF Secretariat is accountable to the GC for its substantive activities while remaining accountable to the Administrator for complying with AIIB’s administrative rules and procedures.The Governance Team plays a crucial role in (i) supporting the GC for major events, such as GC meetings and the GC retreat; and (ii) supporting the administration and financial management of the MCDF Secretariat. The MCDF Secretariat is seeking a qualified individual consultant for a short-term, part-time assignment with its Governance Team.

2. Objectives of the Assignment

The objective of the assignment is to support the Governance Team’s operations during peak seasons.

3. Scope of Services

The Consultant will work with the Governance Team to provide operational, administrative, and coordination advice and support to both its governance and administration sub-teams, under the guidance of the Head of the Governance Team of the MCDF Secretariat. The scope of services may include, but is not limited to, the following:• Provide administrative and logistical advice and support for major events of the GC, including arranging travel and accommodation for participants; conducting market research and coordinating with vendors and suppliers; supporting detailed event management planning; and processing payments to vendors and suppliers.• Advise and support the team in year-end financial closing activities and preparation of the 2027 budget, including coordinating expense reports and maintaining supporting documentation and filing records for audit purposes.• Advise and assist the Governance Team in the year-end review and filing of documents in the Functional Records Center.• Support the Governance Team in the year-end review and update of the Contact Management Database.• Advise and support the Governance Team in coordinating preparations for MCDF’s external audit and contributing inputs to the MCDF Annual Report.• Perform other tasks and responsibilities as assigned by the Head of the Governance Team.

3. Scope of Services (Continued)

(No Value)

4. Consultancy Output / Deliverables

The consultant is expected to deliver timely, high-quality outputs for tasks, as described in the Scope of Services.

4. Consultancy Output / Deliverables (Continued)

(No Value)

5. Implementation Arrangement

The consultant will mainly work at the office of the MCDF Secretariat located in AIIB headquarters in Beijing.

5. Implementation Arrangement (Continued)

(No Value)

6. Support to the Consultant by the Bank

The consultant will report to the Head, Governance Team, who will assign tasks to the consultant and provide timely feedback on the consultant’s work.

7. Knowledge Transfer and Training

All outputs and materials produced by the Consultant under the Contract will be the property of MCDF.

Qualification Requirement

1. Master’s degree in business, finance, economics, or similar areas from a reputable university.2. Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience preferably in multilateral development banks, international organizations, or financial institutions with a multicultural environment. 3. Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and teamwork skills.4. Proven ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities within tight deadlines, with a strong commitment to contributing to overall team success.5. Experience in client relationship management and stakeholder engagement.6. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with high attention to details.7. Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

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