Markets Development Advisory Officer

Job Description

Your Role

As a Markets Development Advisory Officer, you will provide operational support and will contribute to project origination, development, structuring, processing, administration, and monitoring of Public Private Partnerships (PPP) and market development-related transactions.

You will:

• Help implement OMDP’s vision, goals, work plan and development strategies output following Strategy 2030.
• Support identification, structuring, delivery and administration of Market Development activities and TAS mandates
• Support due diligence of PPP and 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 the 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.
• Assist in 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 or infrastructure, financing, project development and/or advisory experience at commercial/investment banks, advisory firms and/or international financial institutions.
• Analytical, credit, and financial skills.
• Analytical and due diligence skills concerning PPP 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.

Additional Information

This appointment is open to internal and external applicants.

This is a fixed-term appointment for an initial fixed period of 3 years.

Closing Date
Thursday, July 10, 2025 11:59 p.m. (2359 Manila Time, 0800 GMT)