Markets Development Advisory Officer

Asian Development Bank

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

As a Markets Development Advisory Officer, you will provide operational support and will contribute to project origination, development, structuring, stakeholder coordination and conducting financial and commercial analyses, including building and/or updating financial models for Public Private Partnerships (PPP) and related transactions.

You will:

  • Help implement OMDP's vision, goals, work plan and development strategies output following Strategy 2030.
  • Help with the identification, structuring, delivery and administration of Market Development activities and TAS mandates.
  • Support due diligence of PPP and Private Sector Development (PSD) related issues and projects in DMCs, including identifying SOE opportunities and green and resilient financing programs.
  • Contribute to the implementation of the PSD shift following R99-22 (Organizational Review: A New Operating Model to Accelerate ADB's Transformation Toward Strategy 2030 and Beyond)
  • Help with internal procurement (consulting and non-consulting services) for all TAS-related work including developing terms of reference or output specifications.
  • Help manage internal processes for approval and implementation of TAS mandates which includes preparation of PPP and PSD-related materials and related TAS project documents.
  • Help with programming, implementation and administration of technical assistance and AP3F projects.
  • Contribute to OMDP's research and PSD activities for specific themes including market environment, PPP policies and regulatory frameworks in ADB's DMCs, transaction details.
  • Support preparation of country partnership strategies and indicative country and pipeline monitoring for the countries identified, including preparation of a PPP action plan.
  • Help coordinate with external stakeholders (governments, development partners, civil society, and private sector entities) and internal stakeholders including experts in other departments and support regional and solutions departments to achieve their relevant targets and develop strategies for PSD.
  • Participate in smaller country engagement, including developing pipelines and participate as a Country Management Team member.
  • Provide guidance to administrative staff to conduct their responsibilities.
  • Perform other tasks that may be assigned by the supervisors.

Qualifications:

You will need:

  • Bachelor's degree with specialization in business administration, economics, or finance, engineering or related fields, preferably with advanced training
  • At least 8 years of relevant work experience, with at least 5 years experience in PPPs, project finance, project development and/or TAS provision gained at commercial/investment banks, advisory firms and/or international financial institutions.
  • Analytical, credit, financial, and modeling skills
  • Analytical and due diligence skills concerning PPP-related policies and infrastructure projects.
  • The ability to present ideas and concepts concisely in oral and written form in English.
  • Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) applications, including developing simple macros and automations.
  • To work in diverse teams as a constructive team member and work with individuals from different cultural/national backgrounds.

Source: https://www.adb.org/careers/250403