Overview
The Associate Economics Officer will review economic analysis of ADB project documents, support empirical research related to economic development, and contribute to ADB's knowledge publications.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to or independently carry out empirical research on issues related to economic development in Asia and the Pacific.
- Contribute to data preparation and analysis of research including impact evaluation studies.
- Support the preparation of thematic studies and ADB flagship publications.
- Review draft loan, grant and other project documents and project completion reports.
- Provide support to the formulation and drafting of project economic analysis document.
- Assist in providing upstream technical advice to ADB regional and other departments on economic research, data analysis, and statistical methods.
- Support preparation of TA concepts and TA papers including design and monitoring framework and consultants' terms of reference.
- Coordinate TA paper review and approval.
- Undertake daily TA implementation including monitoring of TA fund utilization and outputs, administering consulting contracts, and other related tasks.
- Support TA activities such as data acquisition, organizing conferences and workshops, and output publication.
- Coordinate with regional departments and relevant government agencies/ministries in organizing and conducting dissemination events.
- Support other research and document reviews as required by the division.
Required Experience
- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in related fields, with at least 5 years in empirical research on topics related to economic development.
- Familiarity with general operations and procedures of multilateral financial institutions.
Qualifications
Master's degree in economics or related fields.
