Country Operations Head

As a Country Operations Head, you will assist the CD in the sound management of operations in Indonesia. You will coordinate country programming, business planning, quality assurance, and portfolio monitoring of operations services to project teams. You will also lead the identification and execution of corrective actions to address implementation problems to improve project and portfolio performance to contribute to ADB’s goal of reducing poverty and the goals of the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) and to work with clients and help coordinate ADB’s lending and non-lending operations with other development partners.

You will:

Country Portfolio Management and Programming:

• Oversee country programming including the allocation of operational resources in the country in collaboration with Sector Groups, Private Sector Operations Department, Office of Markets Development and Public-Private Partnership, and the regional operations coordination office. Work with country management team members to create a portfolio of cross-cutting projects that meet client needs and promote ADB’s priorities, e.g. climate change and private sector development (PSD).
• Maintain pipelines and oversee the progress of lending and non-lending by facilitating the work of solutions departments for delivering the country program. Collaborate with development partners on co-financing opportunities. Contribute to CPS and CPS reviews from programming, pipeline, and portfolio management perspective.
• Lead the country portfolio performance review. Responsible for management, and reporting on sovereign and non-sovereign operations (programming, pipeline, and portfolio management) at the country level to achieve country Goals. Provide high-level guidance on operational issues and compliance with ADB policies. Take part in operations and portfolio networks, facilitated by SERD’s Regional Head Operations Coordination and Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department (PPFD).
• Guide project teams on country-specific project and portfolio management issues and lead portfolio and programming pipeline-related missions and activities with the government. Oversee project-related communication and coordination with government and partners. Consult with clients to swiftly resolve country-wide issues, and coordinate the resolution of project-specific issues, in collaboration with solutions departments/offices.
• Support the CD in assuring that project/Technical Assistance (TA) implementation arrangements are designed to meet the country context. Guide sectors in the design and processing of projects to ensure that they are delivered to promote ADBs’ regional country priorities, meet developing member country needs, and fit the local context.
• Oversee administration of technical assistance (TA) projects, including preparation of TA completion reports, and financial closure of TAs.
• Oversee the quality of project field operations, with a focus on problem or potential problem projects.
• Advise the CD and backstop the quality of project-level documentation, concurrences, and decisions for sovereign operations and technical assistance, as determined by staff instructions (SIs) and project administration instructions (PAIs). Collaborate with SERD’s Regional Head, Operations Coordination on all matters of quality assurance.

Work Planning

• Support the CD and the country management team in preparation of the Indonesia Resident Mission’s workplan and agreement on regional department KPIs.
• Be the head of the secretariat to the country management team, supporting the country director to set standard operating procedures for its functioning.
• Organize and advise on the provision of certain operations services (e.g. safeguards, procurement, financial management) and thematic services (e.g. climate change, gender) to ensure support to project teams delivering operations in the country.

Capacity Development

• Organize and provide operational capacity development to staff and external clients on sovereign operations management.
• Participate in internal and external training, conferences, and development partner coordination meetings related to portfolio management and project administration.
• Manage the performance of and provide mentoring to teams and individuals and ensure their ongoing learning and development.
• Undertake other activities as designated by the CD and SERD’s Regional Head, Operations Coordination. Coordinate with Regional Head, Operations Coordination, Regional Head, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Lead Economist and Regional Head, Private Sector Development.

Qualifications:

You will need:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in engineering, economics, finance, project management or other related fields; or a university degree in engineering, economics, finance, project management or other related fields and at least 5 years of specialized experience relevant to the position can be considered.
• At least 12 years of relevant professional experience in project processing, project administration or portfolio management including as mission leader, covering multiple countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
• International experience working in several countries.
• Ability for solving difficult implementation problems, supervising complex project review missions, and supporting loan processing.
• Familiarity with country programming
• Experience in the procurement and administration of large works and goods contracts.
• Demonstrated experience in liaison with government officials, non-government agencies, technical specialists, and staff from development partners.

Source: https://www.adb.org/careers/250127