Social Sector Economist, Manila

Job Purpose:

Conduct social sector work to guide social sector development. Identify, develop, implement and administer lending and non-lending products in social sectors. Provide technical inputs, including economic analysis, to social sector policy, programs and projects. Work independently and closely with governments, partners, sectors and other clients, with supervision for critical tasks.

Expected Outcomes

Strategy and Planning

• Undertake economic and sector work, including social sector assessments, analysis of social sector trends, economic analysis of projects, and policy and strategy analysis and syntheses for ADB-supported social sector development efforts.
• Undertake/Participate in the identification, development, and processing of loan and TA projects in the social sectors in DMCs that are national, subregional programs, or regional in scope. Integrate ADB's policies and guidelines in the design and implementation of assistance.
• Participate in country teams and sector working groups. Contribute to country programming and the development of partnership strategies, operations business plans, strategic frameworks and roadmaps that are national, subregional, or regional in scope.
• Provide information and analyses in the development of policies, strategies and innovative, participatory approaches.
• Undertake policy dialogue with government on relevant social sector and economic policies and reforms.
• Contribute new and innovative approaches to policy, strategies and operational issues, including private sector engagement in social sectors, in the context of inclusive and sustainable growth and poverty reduction.
• Conduct policy dialogue to further social sector development in the context of sustainable economic development and poverty reduction.
• Coordinate as appropriate with ADB's private sector operations group to develop public-private partnership assistance.

Project Management

• Lead/Participate in the development and administration of lending and non-lending products in the social sectors.
• Coordinate closely with executing agencies and implementing agencies; colleagues in the division, regional department, and in other ADB offices and departments; and development partners as appropriate, to ensure smooth project implementation and achievement of development results.
• Provide advice to executing agencies on project preparation and implementation.
• Ensure ADB assistance implementation is compliant and consistent with ADB policies, strategies and procedures.

Policy and Project Evaluation

• Undertake economic and financial analysis, and cost estimation of lending and nonlending products.
• Conduct/Participate in missions responsible for the evaluation of loans and TAs for social sector development.
• Monitor closely and evaluate social sector assistance to ensure the achievement of development results. Assess continuously the impact of policies, strategies and projects on beneficiaries, and on the overall social and economic development of DMCs.

Knowledge Sharing

• Contribute to the generation, preparation, and dissemination of products relevant to DMCs, including the promotion of innovations and best practices in social sectors.
• Participate in sector and thematic networks on the social sectors to share and keep abreast of the latest developments and issues.
• Participate and contribute to internal and external training and conferences, as well as, maintaining close relationship with development partners working in these sectors.
• Coordinate and share knowledge with SEHS and other relevant ADB staff.

Staff Supervision

• Provide leadership and support to reporting staff.
• Supervise the performance of reporting staff and consultants, providing clear direction and regular monitoring and feedback on performance.
• Ensure the on-going learning and development of reporting staff.
• Coordinate with relevant SEHS staff in matters relevant to reporting staff.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Educational Requirements:

• Master's Degree, or equivalent, in economics, preferably with specialization in the social sectors, or related fields. University degree in economics, preferably with specialization in the social sectors, or 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:

Work Experience

• Suitability to undertake the responsibilities mentioned above at the required level
• At least 6-8 years' relevant professional experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• International experience working in several countries

Technical Knowledge

• Proven application of expertise within a specific area of ADB's operations or breadth across multiple areas with in-depth knowledge within one area

People and Leadership Skills

• Able to act as a mission/team leader, exercising supervision coordination, and planning responsibilities over the assigned team
• Able to act as a team member

Core Competencies:

Application of Technical Knowledge and Skills

• Proactively applies relevant international best practices to own work
• Regularly shares knowledge on new international best practice trends in comparator situations
• Convinces others to adopt international best practice by explaining the situational relevance and benefits
• Applies and complies with ADB policies, strategies and procedures

Client Orientation

• Confirms the clients' understanding and agreement before progressing
• Draws upon international best practice in exploring solutions with clients
• Helps colleagues work effectively with clients in different contexts and from diverse backgrounds and country situations
• Adapts own approach and style when interacting with clients, as opposed to requiring them to adapt
• Proposes effective services and solutions to staff beyond presenting issues and past challenges

Achieving Results and Problem Solving

• Helps internal and external clients achieve good quality results beyond presenting problems and precedent
• Resolves situations where client needs are not being met
• Draws on and shares own and others' multi-country experience to identify viable courses of action when conducting analyses and achieve good quality results
• Ensures that thorough analysis includes current and relevant factors from different countries and contexts
• Sought for guidance and experience in overcoming the most challenging situations
• Draws on long-term relationships with stakeholders to help plan for and achieve results
• Overcomes unexpected difficulties and challenges to produce desired outcomes

Working Together

• Commits to delivering timely and high quality work to assist in the team's success
• Maintains collaborative relationships and works effectively with diverse colleagues within and across departments and offices
• Helps teams understand common features to build rapport and overcome challenges
• Addresses team members not contributing to required standards
• Develops and maintains good internal and external peer and senior level relationships
• Flexibly alters positions and adjusts previously stated points of view to support the group consensus
• Follows through on team priorities in the absence of a team leader

Communication and Knowledge Sharing

• Provides stakeholders with the level and quality of information required to achieve outcomes
• Uses breadth of multi-country and multi-client knowledge to equip clients and staff for more effective outcomes
• Designs, implements and/or contributes to knowledge programs, products and services endorsed for wider dissemination based on lessons and multi-country experience
• Consistently seeks and addresses feedback on own performance

• Regularly contributes insights and experiences to colleagues in the Division to help them achieve quality results

• Independently amends and clarifies messages and documents

Innovation and Change

• Consistently seeks more effective and practical ways for the departmental delivery of services, products, and processes. Actively supports work improvement and/or organizational change by work and deed
• Proposes new ways to improve the quality and relevance of products and services
• Considers current and future client needs in proposing ideas
• Develops and adopts change plans to support division initiatives in which one works
• Recommends inputs to new policies, systems and processes in immediate work area

Immediate Reporting Relationships / Other Information:

• The position reports to Director, SEHS
• The following staff positions may be supervised by the incumbent:
• National Staff
• Administrative Staff
• http://www.adb.org/careers/adb-hr-13-0800