Operations Officer

Job Vacancy | Friday, March 28, 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 Operations Officer is assigned to the Cambodia Resident Mission (CARM) within the Southeast Asia Department (SERD). You will be based at our Resident Mission Office in Phnom Penh.

You will report to the Country Operations Head or designated international staff.

Your Role

As an Operations Officer, you will support the Country Operations Head in managing program and portfolio performance. You will monitor country partnership strategy implementation, portfolio performance and program implementation; conduct multi-sectoral research; support project financial management review and monitoring; and support management review of contract awards and disbursements.

You will:

• Provide guidance to team members in implementing and administering projects and technical assistance (TA) following Staff Instructions and Project Administration Instructions.
• Monitor project implementation performance including project financial management, safeguards compliance, design and monitoring framework output performance, contract awards and disbursement.
• Identify challenges in implementation of assigned projects and recommend actions to address them through proactive interactions with relevant stakeholders.
• Recommend and develop management information systems for improved portfolio monitoring.
• Contribute to the collection, collation and presentation of data on program and portfolio performance.
• Analyze and comment on documents such as program and portfolio reports, and project-related documents.
• Support the circulation of information concerning Cambodia's operations including maintenance of websites and preparation of relevant publications.
• Prepare briefing notes and presentation materials for Senior Management and Board visits.
• Help coordinate the Country Management Team meetings.
• Be the 'Officer in Charge' in the absence of the Country Operations Head.
• Perform other responsibilities and assignments that may be assigned by supervisors.

Qualifications

You will need:

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Business Administration, Commerce, or any related courses preferably with advanced training or equivalent.
• At least 8 years of relevant work experience.
• Ability to draft written inputs to support the resident mission's work.
• Demonstrated knowledge of project implementation work
• Ability to undertake background research on difficult but well-defined tasks, collect and organize required data. ·
• High level of proficiency in the using software or applications, and the ability to apply IT skills in collecting and analyzing data and preparing notes, papers, and reports·
• Experience working collaboratively with teams and contributing as a team member·
• Excellent proficiency in oral and written English communications.
• Please refer to the link for ADB Competency Framework for Technical Local Staff grade 5.

Benefits

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

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

Additional Information

This opening is a local staff position. It is open only to nationals and residents of Cambodia.

This is a fixed term appointment with option to renew for an initial period of three years following Section 3.1 (b) of Administrative Order No. 2.01 ("Recruitment and Appointment'). This appointment is not convertible to a regular appointment. At the end of the initial period, this appointment may be renewed for a period of up to three years, or not renewed. There is no limit on the number of renewals. This appointment is open to internal and external applicants.

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 our Strategy 2030.

ADB only hires nationals of its 69 members.

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ADB wants to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities to work in an inclusive environment. ADB encourages all qualified candidates to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities. Women are highly encouraged to apply.

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