Markets Development and Public-Private Partnership

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Description

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As the Head of the Office of Markets Development and Public-Private Partnership (OMDP), you will lead the planning, operations, and administration to assist ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs) in attracting greater private investment and fostering dynamic private-sector led growth across Asia and the Pacific. Your role will include overseeing the quality of work and ensuring the achievement of OMDP’s goals. You will manage both external and internal relations, coordinate with partners, and lead knowledge management activities. Additionally, you will address market development advisory-related challenges with creative solutions, anticipate resource requirements, and allocate budgets and human resources. Furthermore, you will guide market development advisory specialists in the development, structuring, and delivery of advisory and project preparation services across multiple sectors and countries

You will:

•  Leadership and Strategic Management
• Create a new Public–Private Partnership Operational Plan towards 2030 and facilitate OMDP’s long-term strategy
• Deliver new market development advisory-related products and operations for governments in ADB’s DMCs, project sponsors and financial institutions
• Deliver advisory support midstream by aligning upstream actions and private sector operations downstream
• Develop OMDP work plans and monitor the quality of output, the achievement of market development advisory-related long-term goals and annual goals for the ADB
• Accommodate efficient market development advisory operational processes with the relevant departments
• Promote the OMDP’s knowledge management activities
• Manage the full range of human resource ensuring a balanced representation of genders and a diverse workforce

External Relations and Coordination:

• Oversee relationship management with governments, development partners such as other multilateral development banks (MDBs), civil society, and private sector entities within your responsibilities
• Facilitate business matching opportunities between public and private parties to explore and deliver advisory and project preparation services

Internal Relations and Coordination:

• Integrate OMDP actions with Private Sector Development efforts by ADB regional departments and the Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD)
• Oversee relationship management and coordination with the Executive Board, Senior Management and other departments
• Inform Senior Management of developments, latest opportunities and challenges, and provide recommendations

Department Operations Management:

• Facilitate coordination and cooperation with other ADB departments and teams
• Manage the budget, resource allocation and use for the OMDP

Staff Supervision:

• Lead diverse teams
• Oversee the performance of OMDP staff by providing clear guidance, regular monitoring, and constructive feedback
• Mentor OMDP staff and support their learning and development

Advisory and project preparation services:

• Lead and implement transaction advisory services (TAS) for public and private partners, assisting them in structuring their individual advisory and project preparation services in DMCs.
• Manage co-advisory operations in collaboration with commercial and investment banks, and DMC governmental financial institutions.
• Lead and implement the annual update of the PPP Monitor, incorporating market feedback from private sector partners, and reflecting its findings in market development advisory policy dialogues with DMC governments.

Qualifications

You will need:

• Master’s degree, or equivalent, in one or more development-related disciplines or related fields; or University degree in one or more development-related disciplines or related fields, combined with at least 10 years specialized experience relevant to the position in similar organization/s, may be considered in lieu of a Master’s degree.
• At least 15 years of relevant professional experience developing or financing infrastructure projects including PPP transactions.
• Experience structuring project finance transactions or providing TAS in several sectors and countries with actual negotiation and coordination among stakeholders.
• In-depth knowledge about advisory and project preparation services.
• Substantial due diligence capability for market development advisory Network with financial communities including other MDBs, bilateral agencies, investment/commercial banks and institutional investors.
• Network with PPP stakeholders such as governments, municipalities and state-owned enterprises in DMCs, and project sponsors, operators and EPC contractors.
• International experience working in several countries.

Source: https://www.adb.org/careers/250201

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