Project Analyst

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Description

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• Undertake project administration tasks for assigned loans, grants, and TAs including procurement reviews and other project administration actions; provide guidance to executing and implementing agencies and other project clients, on ADB policies, guidelines, and procedures such as on procurement and disbursement; and help ensure that requests from executing/implementing agencies and other project clients are promptly addressed or responded to.
• Contribute to the preparation and updating of Project Administration Manuals under assigned projects, including gathering and consolidating data, and drafting writeups for its various sections.
• Compile data and statistics on contract awards and disbursements (projections and achievements) for assigned projects, and provides analytical inputs to project team leaders and/or government counterparts on shortfalls, causes, and actions needed to meet targets.
• Prepare and update project records in ADB systems following quality and service level standards, including information related to project performance, project implementation status, major issues, actions planned or taken by the project team, and other project details.
• Analyze project performance and provides inputs to the project team to help ensure project progress and performance targets are monitored and met; and assist in addressing project administration red flags for timely corrective actions.
• Contribute to project-specific and/or portfolio reports and participate in regional or sectoral portfolio meetings whenever requested.
• Participate in project inception, review, mid-term review, special loan administration missions, and project completion review missions, as required; and provide data, analyses, and draft writeups to assigned sections of mission reports such as Memoranda of Understanding and Aide Memoires.
• Contribute to data gathering and preparation of project completion reports and technical assistance completion reports.
• Provides support in project processing missions, particularly in designing project implementation arrangements, including procurement/disbursement procedures and project management setup, review of financing plans, and preparation of Project Administration Manuals.
• Provide support to other administrative staff.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned as reflected in the workplan.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration, public administration, or related disciplines.
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in portfolio management, project administration, budget preparation/monitoring, and/or project processing activities related to loans and TA projects.
• Familiar with good industry practices and guidelines within area of expertise.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, and cross-cultural skills.
• Sound understanding of ADB or similar multi-lateral development organization’s procedures and practices related to TA and loan/grant project processing and administration, including safeguards compliance.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Proficiency with computer-based applications.
• Please refer to the link for ADB Competency Framework for AS7.

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