Associate Project Analyst

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Description

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• Supports project administration tasks for assigned loans, grants, and TAs including procurement and consultant recruitment reviews and other project administration actions; Provides guidance to executing and implementing agencies and other project clients, on ADB policies, guidelines, and procedures such as on procurement and disbursement; and helps ensure that requests from executing/implementing agencies and other project clients are promptly addressed or responded to.
• Contributes to the preparation and updating of Project Administration Manuals under assigned projects, including gathering and consolidating data, and drafting writeups for its various sections.
• Compiles 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.
• Prepares and updates 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.
• Analyzes project performance and provides inputs to the project team to help ensure project progress and performance targets are monitored and met; Assists in addressing project administration red flags for timely corrective actions.
• Contributes to project-specific and/or portfolio reports and participates in regional or sectoral portfolio meetings when requested.
• Participates in project inception, review, midterm review, special loan administration missions, and project completion review missions, as required.
• Provides data, analyses, and draft writeups to assigned sections of mission reports such as Memorandum of Understanding and Aide Memoires.
• Contributes 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/consultant recruitment/disbursement procedures and project management setup, review of financing plans, and preparation of Project Administration Manuals.
• Provides support to other administrative staff.
• Performs other duties that may be assigned as reflected in the incumbent’s workplan.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration, public administration, or related disciplines; preferably with advanced training
• At least 5 years of hands-on 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 procedures and practices related to TA and loan/grant project processing and administration, including safeguards compliance.
• Experience in processing and administrating Water and Urban Development projects and TAs is an advantage.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Proficiency with computer-based applications.
• Please refer to the link for ADB Competency Framework for AS6/7.

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