Overview
Provide assistance, technical guidance, and capacity development to ensure compliance with ADB's procurement procedures for goods, works, and consulting services. Support improvements in the implementation performance of ADB portfolio of loans, grants, and technical assistance.
Key Responsibilities
- Review borrowers' procurement actions and submissions for engaging consultants under ADB loans.
- Provide technical guidance and advice in accordance with ADB procurement procedures.
- Perform country, sector and project level procurement risk assessments and develop risk mitigation plans.
- Advise on the use of the FIDIC suite of contracts and reviews of bidding documents.
- Review performance-based contracting and design-build-operate type procurement arrangements.
- Participate and provide analytical support in the design, processing, administration, and evaluation of loan and TA projects.
- Support PPFD, sector divisions, and developing member countries in developing, refining, and monitoring country, sector, and project performance indicators.
- Lead procurement design and implementation during processing and administration missions.
- Process and administer TA projects associated with procurement, project administration and country procurement systems.
- Provide technical advice for developing project processing and administration systems.
- Create procurement policy and procedures, and project administration instructions.
- Coordinate the harmonization of procurement policy with other development agencies.
- Perform work independently in own field of specialization, equipped with experience of multiple disciplines, including PPP.
- Contribute to the digital transformation of procurement internally and externally.
- Conduct advanced data analytics and reporting on procurement.
- Deliver tailored training to ADB and executing agency staff.
- Provide leadership and support to reporting staff.
- Oversee the performance of reporting staff, providing clear direction and regular monitoring and feedback on performance.
- Ensure the ongoing learning and development of reporting staff.
Required Experience
- At least 10 years relevant experience in procurement, project management or other related area.
- Work experience in infrastructure (agriculture, education, energy, health, transport, and water sectors) projects.
- International experience working in several countries.
- Demonstrated experience leading projects and conducting knowledge sharing sessions.
Qualifications
Master's degree, or equivalent, in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Public Procurement, Public Policy, Law or other related fields is preferred; or a University degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Public Procurement, Public Policy, Law and at least 5 years specialized experience relevant to the position can be considered.
