Overview
The Senior Water Resources Specialist will coordinate and communicate projects and activities in the AFNR sector, and participate in the identification, development, implementation, and administration of loan and TA projects in DMCs. The role supports the preparation of sector road maps, strategies, and contributes to sector assessments.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead policy dialogue, engage with stakeholders to discuss and develop water resource policies.
- Initiate and lead regional AFNR initiatives on water.
- Represent AFNR in meetings and consultations with ADB stakeholders.
- Contribute to country programming and project development.
- Identify necessary and appropriate AFNR sector interventions.
- Promote ecosystem-based and inclusive approaches.
- Develop, process, and administer grant, loan, and TA projects.
- Provide adequate attention to due diligence and delivery of development results.
- Ensure key technical, social, economic, financial, and crosscutting issues are incorporated into projects design.
- Ensure technical, procurement, disbursement, and contract administration issues are resolved timely.
- Support the mainstreaming of innovative financing instruments.
- Lead missions and serve as SD2-AFNR focal in country management team.
- Prepare regular project updates and periodic reporting.
- Coordinate and work with Climate Team to develop innovative and project designs.
- Lead in the preparation of consultant terms of reference and bid documents.
- Supervise the performance of reporting staff.
- Ensure the ongoing learning and development of reporting staff.
- Collaborate with staff at ADB Headquarters in preparing suitable designs and implementation of climate resilient water resources projects.
- Develop knowledge products and organize/participate in relevant knowledge events.
- Provide training and support to employees and stakeholders.
Required Experience
- At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in the water resources sector, including international experience as a water engineer or water resources specialist.
- This should cover multiple expertise areas such as modernization of irrigation, drainage and command area development systems, river engineering, flood risk management, integrated water resources management, and river basin management across multiple countries.
- Two years of relevant experience outside ADB within the past five years is required.
- Years as an ADB-engaged consultant or contractor are considered experience outside of ADB.
- International experience working in several countries.
- Experience working in Asia and the Pacific Countries.
- Good knowledge of integrated water resources management, climate change adaptation, disaster risk management and water resources development, including basin-wide approaches, nature-based solutions, flood risk management, community resilience and participation, water resources infrastructure modernization, capacity building and institutional strengthening, integrated approaches to resource management.
- Knowledge of digital innovations and global water policy frameworks (e.g., SDG 6, UN Water Action Agenda, COP outcomes).
- Strong technical experience in water resources sector.
- Ability to contribute to reviewing planning and designs of water resources interventions and associated rural infrastructure facilities, prepared/proposed by consultants or the government agencies, including cost estimates, implementation arrangements and other relevant technical aspects.
- Summarize technical, institutional, economic, social, and safeguard outputs into a consistent project design.
- Good interpersonal skills, necessary to forge consensus among diverse stakeholders over various, and often contentious, development issues are preferred.
- Experience working in diverse teams and with regional knowledge-sharing platforms.
Qualifications
• Master's degree or equivalent in Agricultural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Hydrology and Water Resources Management, or other related fields; or University degree with at least 5 years of specialized experience relevant to the position can be considered.
