Associate Portfolio Management Analyst

Join Our Mission to Foster Prosperity in Asia

Are you ready to make a lasting impact on the future of Asia and be a catalyst for positive change? We are thrilled to offer a unique opportunity to become an important part of the prestigious Asian Development Bank (ADB). At ADB, our mission is simple yet powerful: to alleviate poverty and promote sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.

Organizational Setting and Reporting Relationship

The position of Associate Portfolio Management Analyst is assigned to the Bangladesh Resident Mission (BRM) within the South Asia Department (SARD). You will be based at our Resident Mission Office in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

You will report to Country Operations Head (COH), BRM and senior national staff (NS).

Your Role

As an Associate Portfolio Management Analyst, you will provide database management, statistical, analytical, coordination, monitoring and administrative support to the function of portfolio management under the guidance of the Country Operations Head (COH).

You will:

• Develop and maintain a database or country operations, including, among others, analysis of sector/subsector allocation and strategic development objectives for ADB loan and technical assistance operations.
• Participate in in-country sector coordination meetings, take minutes of meetings, and facilitate inter-agency coordination.
• Support providing portfolio-related inputs to Country Partnership Strategy, annual Country Operations Business Plan and annual Work Program and Budget Framework (WPBF).
• Maintain and develop database, results frameworks, key performance indicators, conduct data entry, retrieval, verification, consolidation, analysis and presentation of the results in suitable formats as required for BRM operations meetings, Tripartite Portfolio Review Meetings (TPRM), Country Portfolio Review Meetings (CPRM), Local Consultative Group meetings and for other ad hoc meetings and workshops.
• Support setting up annual and longer-term targets on ADB operations in Bangladesh.
• Support implementation of assigned investment projects and Technical Assistance (TAs) by providing administrative support in the recruitment of consultants, contract management, organizing tripartite meeting, and preparing relevant correspondence.
• Monitor the progress of assigned projects, participate in review missions as requested, analyze project issues, and make recommendations as appropriate.
• Collect information from the project officers and the government as needed to monitor portfolio performance, analyze, consolidate, and present the results in required formats.
• Develop new and/or improve existing monitoring and quality assurance tools (spreadsheets, checklists, project briefing sheets, databases, etc), conduct testing and verification, and support in rollout.
• Monitor compliance with financial agreements and ADB policies and procedures, consolidate and analyze data through e-operations, and using ad-hoc tools such as BRM audit tracking spreadsheet, audit checklists, etc.
• Coordinate and organize regular review of the status of safeguards and gender work, monitor, and follow up on agreed actions.
• Assist safeguards project officers, including administration of consultants working

on safeguards and gender.

• Support preparation and implementation of the training activities aimed at building capacities of the executing and implementing agencies in project implementation.
• Assist in the preparation and dissemination of information on the ADB's operations to concerned agencies and the general public.
• Prepare press releases, newsletters and other publications related to ADB operations.Perform other tasks as assigned and reflected in the incumbent's workplan.