Financing Partnerships Officer

The Financing Partnerships Officer supports the Partner Funds Division within the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department by managing project-specific cofinancing administration, trust fund management, IT system development support, and knowledge management. The role involves technical support for cofinancing agreements, donor relations, and system testing for fund management operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and expertise in project-specific cofinancing (PSC) administration including review of narrative and financial project reports and coordination with financing partners
• Lead review of draft memos on changes in scope of PSC-funded projects ensuring compliance with agreements and partner concurrence
• Draft cofinancing agreement amendments and assist in developing templates to increase efficiency
• Coordinate calculation and adjustment of forex, fees and reserves; prepare remittance requests and facilitate audit preparation
• Update cofinancing portfolio information in Cofinance Management System and other databases
• Support trust fund management by maintaining agreements and MOUs, ensuring donor commitments are followed, and coordinating financial statements and audit reports
• Prepare, negotiate, and amend agreements for trust fund replenishments and assist in revising trust fund implementation guidelines
• Serve as subject matter expert for design and user acceptance testing of the Integrated External Funds Management System (IEFMS) and pilot its use in trust fund and PSC administration
• Coordinate with IT and related departments on sovereign cofinancing IT initiatives
• Perform other duties as assigned and reflected in workplans

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics or related fields preferably with advanced training
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in entire project cycle from processing to implementation
• Extensive analytical skills in the screening of information in consideration of the Bank’s project-related procedures, guidelines, requirements and project cycle
• Working knowledge of bilateral donors and international multilateral institutions' policies and practices on institutional lending and project financing
• Working knowledge and understanding of statistical and financial accounting concepts and methodologies
• Written and verbal proficiency in English
• Refer to the ADB Competency Framework for TL5

Skills

• Project Cycle Management
• Analytical Skills
• Bilateral Donor Policies
• Multilateral Institution Policies
• Institutional Lending
• Project Financing
• Statistical Concepts
• Financial Accounting
• Trust Fund Management
• Cofinancing Administration
• IT System Development Support
• Knowledge Management
• Co-financing Agreements
• Donor Relations
• Systems testing
• Project Implementation

Languages

English