The position of Private Sector Development Officer is assigned to the Office of the Director General (SAOD) within the South Asia Department (SARD). You will be based at our Headquarters in Manila, Philippines.

You will report to the designated Technical International Staff and Officer (senior/principal/lead, as applicable).

As a Private Sector Development Officer, you will provide in-depth operational and technical support to the SARD PSD Team within SARD front office, and coordinate with other departments working in areas of private sector development.

Front Office Coordination & Planning

Act as the operational hub for SARD's Private Sector Development (PSD) team — coordinating daily tasks, schedules, and team workflows.

Support annual work planning and budgeting processes (WPBF), including managing data for resource allocations, project pipelines, and progress tracking.

Work closely with SARD leadership and other departments to ensure PSD initiatives (upstream, midstream and downstream) are aligned with institutional priorities.

Technical Assistance (TA) & Consultant Management:

• Oversee the full lifecycle of technical assistance activities, including budgets, procurement, reporting, and performance monitoring.
• Support consultant recruitment and contract management using ADB's internal systems.
• Ensure accuracy and compliance in consultant hiring, payments, and contract adjustments.

Data Analytics & Reporting:

• Use of data frameworks and tools to monitor PSD operations across SARD.
• Generate quarterly reports, dashboards, and presentations to inform senior management, ADB-wide stakeholders, and the Board.
• Turn data into insights for strategic decision-making and planning.

Strategic Communications:

• Develop communication materials to promote PSD initiatives, including briefings, talking points, visuals, and knowledge products.
• Work with other SARD teams (e.g., communications, green finance, regional cooperation) to strengthen SARD's voice and visibility.
• Support internal and external engagement through storytelling and strategic narratives.

Strategy, Programming, Project & Operational Support:

• Provide relevant support for preparation of country partnership strategy (CPS) and country programming mission (CPM) for SARD DMCs.
• Provide hands-on support for PSD-related projects, such as reviewing private sector development checklists or tracking project status.
• Help monitor progress of SARD's PSD roadmap and ensure consistency with ADB's regional and institutional goals.

Knowledge Management & Learning:

• Document and share lessons from PSD operations through case studies, internal sessions, and best practices.
• Lead knowledge-sharing events and maintain a centralized knowledge hub to support team learning and new staff onboarding.

Qualifications:

You will need:

• Bachelor's degree in economics, finance, business administration, or equivalent, preferably with advanced training.
• At least 8 years of relevant professional experience with at least 1 year devoted to public-private partnerships (PPPs), private sector development, strategy, or commercial or investment banking.
• Ability to undertake background research and analysis on difficult but well-defined tasks, collect and organize required data and information, apply appropriate skills in analyzing, developing and presenting the data; and prepare notes, papers and sections of reports.
• Strong ability to understand and navigate interactions between diverse work areas, including workflows and their purposes, in a complex organizational setting.
• Ability to analyze relationships among several parts of a problem or situation, assess pros and cons and develop solutions; and set priorities for tasks in order of importance.
• Proficiency in standard software programs and information technologies.
• Ability to provide guidance to junior colleagues on assigned area of work.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with diverse teams as a constructive team member.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

Source: https://www.adb.org/careers/250871