Senior Infrastructure Specialist

The Senior Infrastructure Specialist will lead key workstreams related to the ASEAN Power Grid, focusing on upstream project development, cofinancing, and regional cooperation. The role involves managing trust funds, technical assistance, and engaging with regional financing partners to support sovereign and nonsovereign transactions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of the Regional Connectivity Fund for Energy in Southeast Asia (RCF), supervising governance, work planning, resource allocation, monitoring, reporting, and financing partner engagement
• Assess prospective activities against eligibility, readiness, additionality, development-impact, and financing criteria; manage applications, allocations, procurement, implementation, outputs, disbursements, and results
• Manage APG-related technical assistance facilities including resource planning, activity design, consultant mobilization, implementation oversight, quality assurance, and results monitoring
• Prepare portfolio updates, implementation reports, financing partner reports, results summaries, and management briefings
• Support financing partner visibility, communications, knowledge exchange, and learning consistent with ADB requirements
• Coordinate ADB inputs to ASEAN Power Grid Financing Initiative (APGF) strategies, workplans, governance documents, operational frameworks, partnership documents, and materials for ASEAN bodies
• Represent ADB in APGF Working Group meetings with ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN Centre for Energy, and World Bank
• Connect APGF project-development activities with sovereign, nonsovereign, public–private partnership, guarantee, and blended-finance instruments
• Contribute to APG-related knowledge products, market analyses, and financing notes with internal and external partners
• Represent ADB and APGU in regional fora, industry events, and partner meetings
• Contribute to research and financing initiatives related to ASEAN Infrastructure Fund and ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility
• Manage and mentor junior staff and consultants assigned to APG financing and partnerships activities
• Provide inputs to APGU planning, reporting, and management briefings
• Perform other duties as assigned and reflected in the incumbent's workplan

Requirements

• Master's degree or equivalent in Finance, Economics, Energy, Infrastructure, or a related field; University degree and at least 5 years specialized experience relevant to the position can be considered
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in infrastructure finance, project finance, or investment mobilization in the energy or power sector; International experience working in several countries
• Demonstrated experience working with commercial banks, investors, or sponsors on infrastructure or energy transactions
• Strong familiarity with blended finance, risk mitigation instruments, and development finance approaches
• Experience working with multilateral development banks or international financial institutions, and exposure to ASEAN or cross-border infrastructure projects
• Ability to quickly grasp knowledge of ADB operations, products, and private sector development processes
• Written and verbal proficiency in English

Skills

• Infrastructure Finance
• Project Financing
• Investment Mobilization
• Energy Sector Experience
• Commercial Banking Relations
• Investor Engagement Strategies
• Blended Finance Structuring
• Risk Mitigation
• Development Finance
• Multilateral Development Banks Governance
• International Financial Institutions
• Cross-border Infrastructure Projects
• ASEAN Regional Cooperation
• Trust Fund Management
• Technical Assistance Management
• Sovereign Transactions
• Private Sector Development
• ADB Operations
• English Language Proficiency

Languages

English