Social Development Specialist

Reference #	ADB-HR-13-0331
Position Title:	Social Development Specialist
Department	South Asia Department
Division	Transport and Communications Division, SARD
Location	Manila, Philippines
Recruitment Type	International
Date Posted	10 June 2013
Closing Date	24 June 2013 , 5:00 p.m. (1700 Manila Time, 0900 GMT)

Job Purpose:

Support the identification, development, implementation and administration of loans, Technical Assistance (TA) projects, and non-lending products and services (NLPS) in the transport sector, ensuring compliance with social safeguards on Involuntary Resettlement and Indigenous Peoples. Assist in the development of policy addressing social development and protection on areas of poverty, gender and development, child labor, HIV/AIDs and human trafficking in the transport sector in Developing Member Countries (DMCs). Work within broad policies and objectives with supervision for unfamiliar or critical tasks.

Expected Outcomes

a. Strategy and Planning
- Provide information and analyses towards the development of sector policy and strategies, with consideration for the impact on social development and protection, particularly on themes addressing poverty, gender and development, child labor, HIV/AIDS and human trafficking, involuntary resettlement, and indigenous peoples in DMCs, in consultation with relevant government agencies and Resident Missions (RMs).

b. Project Management
- Support the development, processing and administration of non-complex loan and TA projects in the assigned sector, ensuring compliance with social safeguards.
- Prepare terms of reference for international and national consultants including independent monitoring and evaluation on social safeguards and social development and protection aspects.
- Contribute in the identification of opportunities for ADB assistance projects aimed at operationalizing social safeguards.
- Integrate ADB’s policies and guidelines in the design and implementation of transport sector projects.
- Prepare detailed reports on social and poverty analysis, summary of resettlement and indigenous peoples'’ frameworks and plans, and other social development reports as required to support loan and TA operations.
- Provide advice to borrowers, executing agencies, project sponsors, consultants, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on social development and protection policies to assist in project preparation.
- Liaise with Environment and Safeguards Division (RSES) on safeguard policies compliance requirements and Poverty Reduction, Gender and Social Development Division (RSGS) on social development issues.

c. 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 on-going learning and development of reporting staff.

Educational Requirements:

- A University degree in Sociology, Economics, Applied Social Science or other related fields; preferably at post-graduate level or its equivalent

Relevant Experience And Other Requirements:

- Suitability to undertake the responsibilities mentioned above at the required level.
- At least 6 years of relevant professional experience in involuntary resettlement and indigenous peoples, planning and implementation, social development and protection including poverty-related issues across social sectors, or related area as well as in project administration
- Experience in application of multilateral development bank’s policies and procedures for social development, involuntary settlement, and indigenous peoples.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
- International experience working in development in several countries, preferably with demonstrated experience at the field level in the South Asia region.

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

• Draws on own and others’ multi-country experience to identify viable courses of action when conducting analyses
• 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, Transport and Communications Division (SATC)
• The following staff positions may be supervised by the incumbent:
• Administrative Staff
• National Staff

Women are encouraged to apply.

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