Water Resources Specialist - Asian Development Bank

Reference #: ADB-HR-13-0203

Position Title: Water Resources Specialist

Department: Southeast Asia Department

Division: Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, SERD

Location: Manila, Philippines

Recruitment Type: International

Date Posted: 2 April 2013

Closing Date: 16 April 2013 , 5:00 p.m. (1700 Manila Time, 0900 GMT)

Job Purpose:

Identify, develop, implement, and administer loans, grants, technical assistance (TAs) projects, and non-lending products and services in water and rural development sectors. Contribute to the development of water, natural resources and rural development policy and investments in developing member countries (DMCs). Work with broad policies and objectives, working directly with clients, with supervision for critical tasks.

Expected Outcomes

Strategy and Planning

• Provide policy and analytical support for the development of sector policies and strategies for water and natural resources sector, and rural development in assigned DMCs, in consultation with relevant government agencies and Resident Missions.
• Contribute in the design and evaluation of innovative approaches as well as environmentally and socially sustainable models for implementing and operating water, irrigation and drought and flood mitigation and management infrastructure.
• Contribute information and analyses to interdepartmental working groups on water, resources, irrigation, disaster risk reduction with respect to droughts and floods.

Project Management

• Develop, process and administer loan and TA projects in the water, irrigation and drought and flood management, focusing on participatory and sustainable rural infrastructure development and in the broader context of climate change, food security, and sustainability considerations.
• Integrate ADB’s policies and guidelines in designing and implementing water resources, irrigation and flood and drought management projects and programs interfacing with environment issues and compliance.
• Provide advice to executing agencies on project preparation, implementation, and output and outcome monitoring. Monitor and provide advisory support for the adherence to ADB’s operational policies and quality requirements in technical due diligence.

Knowledge Sharing

• Participate in and contribute to internal and external training, knowledge events and knowledge products on water resource, irrigation and flood management and other activities for advocacy, dissemination and knowledge building.

Staff supervision

• Provide leadership and support to reporting staff.
• Supervise the performance of reporting staff, providing clear direction and regular monitoring and feedback on performance.
• Ensure the ongoing learning and development of reporting staff.

Educational Requirements:

• Master's Degree, or equivalent, in water resources engineering or natural resource management. University degree in water resources engineering or natural resource management combined with specialized experience in similar organization/s, may be considered in lieu of a Master’s degree.

Relevant Experience And Other Requirements:

• Suitability to undertake the responsibilities mentioned above at the required level.
• At least 8 years of relevant professional experience in water resources, flood management, irrigation, and rural development.
• Broad-based work experience and thorough knowledge of water resources management; ability to develop, analyze and articulate project related issues; and a demonstrated ability to diagnose problems and propose reliable solutions.
• Experience in dealing with environmental safeguard issues in water resources and rural development projects.
• Practical experience of working closely with line ministries in client countries and sector management units both at headquarters and at country office level, as well as with multilateral and bilateral agencies.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• International experience working in development in several countries.

Core Competencies:

Application of Technical Knowledge and Skills

• Regularly shares knowledge on new international best practice trends in comparator situations
• Proactively applies relevant international best practices to own work
• Convinces others to adopt international best practice by explaining the situational relevance and benefits

Client Orientation

• Helps colleagues work effectively with clients in different contexts and from diverse backgrounds and country situations
• Adapts own approach and style when interacting with clients, as opposed to requiring them to adapt
• Draws upon international best practice in exploring solutions with clients
• Confirms the clients’ understanding and agreement before progressing

Achieving Results and Problem Solving

• Identifies and assesses policy issues and viable courses of action, and plays an active role in the dialogue with the government and/or other stakeholders.
• Helps internal and external clients achieve quality results beyond presenting problems and precedent
• Highlights possible solutions for project issues based on relevant multi-country and/or multi-client experience
• Regularly contributes insights and experiences to colleagues in the Division to help them achieve quality results
• Overcomes unexpected difficulties and challenges to produce desired outcomes

Working Together

• Maintains collaborative relationships within the Department
• Works effectively with diverse colleagues in own and other Divisions and Departments
• Flexibly alters positions and adjusts previously stated points of view to support the group consensus
• Follows through on team priorities in the absence of a team leader

Communication and Knowledge Sharing

• Checks the audience’s level of understanding and awareness of required follow up actions
• Consistently seeks and addresses feedback on own performance
• Creates knowledge products endorsed for wider distribution based on lessons and multi-country experience
• Independently amends and clarifies messages and documents

Innovation and Change

• Actively supports work improvement and/or organizational change by work and deed
• Develops and adopts change plans to support Division initiatives on which one works
• Considers current and future client needs in proposing ideas
• Vocalizes early support for change
• Recommends inputs to new policies, systems and processes in immediate work area

Immediate Reporting Relationships / Other Information:

• Supervisor: Director, SEER
• The following staff positions may be supervised by the incumbent:
  • Administrative Staff
  • National Staff
• Women are encouraged to apply.

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