Senior Education Specialist

As a Senior Education Specialist (TVET and Skills Development), you will lead the formulation and articulation of policy and strategies in the education sector in the DMCs, particularly on technical and vocational education training (TVET), skills development and labor market interventions to strengthen the link between training and jobs. You will also lead in identifying, developing, processing, implementing, and administering loans, grants, and TA projects, and provide relevant stakeholders with necessary technical support and knowledge for projects. You will forge necessary technical and financial partnerships at regional and global levels to bring innovative practices and reinforce development results.

• Lead processing and administering subregional and DMC-specific loan, grant, and TAs in TVET, skills development and labor market interventions, with due attention to the country’s development policies. Collaborate as team member in flagship projects in the education and skills sphere, but also in other sectors, such as water, urban, energy and transport to develop innovative joint operations.
• Lead policy dialogues with government officials and development partners on TVET policy sector reforms, labor market programs, and other related issues on growth opportunities for skills for the green economy, boost private sector development and optimize digital technologies in TVET.
• Collaborate with other sector offices and departments in ADB to propose integrated solutions in response to DMC needs.
• Work closely with RDs, RMs, Office of Safeguards, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department in identifying, developing, implementing, and administering loans, grants, and TAs.
• Assess strategies and policies for TVET and labor market interventions with a view of ensuring comparability to international best practices, smart solutions and technological advances, and responsiveness to development needs of DMCs.
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with external partners for knowledge and co-financing opportunities.
• Lead in generating and disseminating knowledge solutions from ADB operations, international best practices and country or region specific cross-learning on TVET and labor market issues. In particular, consider skills development in emerging areas and sectors, such as skills for eMobility, smart cities, AI-driven workplaces and other new strands for skills development.
• Lead the development of new tools to bring state-of-the-art methodologies to design skills for jobs, such as labor market forecasting through real-time labor market information systems, using online job portals to facilitate timely training for emerging occupations and job placements and career counselling.
• Participate in and contribute to internal and external training and conferences on the TVET sector, labor market issues, and other activities for advocacy, knowledge sharing and knowledge co-creation.
• Lead, oversee, and support reporting staff, including their performance and development.
• Ensure the ongoing learning and development of reporting staff. Mentor junior staff and support their learning and integration into SG-HSD.
• Perform other duties as assigned and reflected in staff’s workplan.

Qualifications:

You will need:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in education, economics, engineering , or related fields; or University degree and at least 5 years specialized experience relevant to the position may be considered in lieu of a Master’s degree.
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in TVET, and in project preparation and administration of projects, practical knowledge, and experience in integration of financial, economic, social, institutional, and safeguard requirements and issues in project design and execution.
• Two years of relevant experience outside ADB within the past five years is required. Years as an ADB-engaged consultant or contractor are considered experience outside of ADB.
• Broad experience in the preparation of investment projects and analysis of relevant development policies, including knowledge on procurement and consultant recruitment.
• Managerial skills and experience leading professionals, teams, and missions for technical matters, projects, decisions in education sector management.
• Knowledge of human and social development issues in Asia and the Pacific and expertise within a specific area of ADB’s operations (economic, sector, or thematic), or breadth across multiple areas with in-depth knowledge within one area.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• International experience working in several countries.

Source: https://www.adb.org/careers/250338