Senior Economist (Public Finance) (Re-advertisement)
Public Management, Financial Sector, & Trade Division, Central and West Asia Department
Closing date: 20 Dec 2011, 5:00 p.m. (1700 Manila Time, 0900 GMT)
Job Purpose:
Expected Outcomes:
- Assess the current status in CWRD countries in a few intersecting areas from a financial perspective: (i) ways for mobilizing short and long term long dated finance for development; (ii) boosting public sector efficiency through the use of administrative and service delivery arrangements that are structured with the right incentives; (iii) other initiatives to generate fiscal space: (iv) ways for improving public resource management through the adoption and implementation of public financial management reforms: (iv) develop and implement a more results oriented approach to public finance. Lead and conduct policy dialogue with DMC officials and external donor agencies with respect to reforms.
- Conduct policy dialogue in the above areas with governments in the region
- Design project preparatory or advisory support to design sovereign or non-sovereign projects and promote efficient management of public sector resources
- Coordinate with other divisions in CWRD and other departments of ADB in all related aspects, including technical, thematic, legal, fiduciary and risk management
- Provide substantive technical inputs and analyses for country programming and contribute to the development of the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) and updates.
- Lead and conduct economic and sector work such as economic analysis for regional and DMC specific sector studies and TA as well as review, provide inputs and strengthen the work of others.
- Participate in interdepartmental working groups on governance, finance and trade sectors issues and in country teams.
- Coordinate with Regional Missions (RMs) for consistency, integration of policy commitments, and knowledge sharing.
b. Project Management
- Screen, identify, and develop lending and non-lending transactions in CWRD countries consistent with ADB policies and strategies. Coordinate with governments, formal and informal network of financial and non-financial institutions, development agencies, and other key stakeholders
- Lead the identification of specific opportunities to improve public finance and governance, in close coordination with other CWRD divisions, PSOD, OGC and OCO, including investment climate reforms and institutional/policy/regulatory reforms related to public management.
- Lead and provide guidance in the economic analysisfor the design, development, and processing of loan and TA projects in the Division's regional member countries consistent with policies and strategies to further development in the governance, finance and trade sectors.
- Lead missions and undertake activities for the administration of sector and program loans and TA projects.
c. Policy and Project Evaluation
- Lead in drafting, as well as providing comments on project, policy and other papers relating to public finance.
- Undertake collection of relevant data and primary/secondary assessments to help in impact evaluation of ADB projects/TAs in areas of focus for this position.
- Ensure projects reflect policies and country strategies for the governance, finance and trade sectors and country and alignment of implementation with ADB procedures.
d. Knowledge Sharing
- Participate in sector and thematic networks to keep abreast of the latest developments and issues.
e. Staff Supervision
- Take the role of mission leader and supervise the work of mission members.
- Supervise the performance of reporting staff, providing clear direction and regular monitoring and feedback on performance.
- Ensure the on-going learning and development of reporting staff.
Educational Requirements:
- Master's Degree, or equivalent, in economics, finance, business administration or other related fields. University degree in economics, finance, business administration or other related fields, combined with specialized experience in similar organization/s, may be considered in lieu of a Master's degree.
Relevant Experience And Other Requirements:
- Suitability to undertake the responsibilities mentioned above at the required level
- At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in the governance, finance and trade sectors, including experience in a developing and developed country context and hand on experience in structuring and implementing transactions. International experience working in several countries.
- Exposure to the full project cycle (i.e., programming, project processing to project administration)
- Strong understanding of interface between the public and private sectors and familiarity in benchmarking public institutions against the private sector for improving performance
- Familiarity with ADB processes and procedures in public sector operations
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
Core Competencies:
- Provides supervision to others in completing their technical tasks
- Called upon for advice and guidance based on expertise gained by working in different countries and organizations
- Contributes advanced knowledge and expertise to different parts of the Department
Client Orientation
- Proposes effective services and solutions to staff beyond presenting issues and past challenges
- Assists colleagues adapt to the cultural and business norms of diverse clients and country situations
- Gains respect for the breadth and depth of expertise demonstrated in effectively managing diverse clients and country situations
- Called upon to resolve client situations that may impact their long-term ADB relationship
Achieving Results and Problem Solving
- Resolves situations where client needs are not being met
- Shares past experiences from different projects, organizations, and countries to help achieve quality results
- Ensures that thorough analysis includes current and relevant factors from different countries and contexts
- Sought out for guidance and experience in overcoming the most challenging situations
- Draws on long-term relationships with stakeholders to help plan for and achieve results
Working Together
- Addresses team members not contributing to required standards
- Commits to delivering timely and high quality work to assist in the team's success
- Develops and maintains good internal and external peer and senior level relationships
- Helps teams understand common features to build rapportand overcome challenges
Communication and Knowledge Sharing
- Provides stakeholders with the level and quality of information required to achieve outcomes
- Encourages others to seek long-term solutions to address feedback opposed to focusing on immediate concerns or reactions
- Uses breath of multi-country and multi-client knowledge to equip clients and staff for more effective outcomes
- Designs and implements project and program knowledge and services
Innovation and Change
- Consistently seeks more effective and practical ways for the Departmental delivery of services, products, and processes
- Proposes new ways to improve the quality and relevance of products and services
- Includes the core benefits and reasons for change when developing comprehensive change roll out plans
- Influences and persuades decision makers by presenting business cases supporting the proposed changes
Immediate Reporting Relationships / Other Information:
- Supervisor: Director/Country Director
- The following staff positions may be supervised by the incumbent:
- Administrative Staff
- National Staff
- This is a re-advertisement. Previous applicants need not apply. Applications received in response to previous posting will be considered together with applications received in response to this advertisement.
- Women are encouraged to apply
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