Trade Specialist at ADB, Manila, Philippines

Deadline: 07 June 2023

Asian Development Bank (ADB) is currently seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Trade Specialist in Manila, Philippines. The duration of this post is 3 years.

The ADB aims for an Asia and Pacific free from poverty.

Key Jobs Responsibilities

The Trade Specialist will perform the following functions-

• Policies, Strategies, and Frameworks
  • With a major focus on trade, contribute knowledge and analyses toward the development of innovative policies, agreements and approaches to further advance trade and investment at regional and subregional and country levels within Asia and the Pacific.
  • Conduct research to support trade and trade policy work and explore best practices and innovations in regional trade and trade policy.
• Support to ADB Operations
  • Provide technical inputs, specifically on the design of trade operations, to ODs projects, both sovereign and non-sovereign, and integrating RCI in country partnership strategies (CPS) programming and projects,
  • Ensure quality of cost benefit analysis for RCI and trade project classification by providing guidance, advice, and comment for project teams in the administration of RCI and trade related projects.
• Knowledge and Partnerships
  • Contribute to operationally relevant research on regional trade and investment issues for RCI operations.
  • Contribute to building institutional partnerships on RCI and trade and maintain knowledge networks with other agencies and organizations, including bilateral and multilateral development agencies, and DMC governments.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have:

• Master’s Degree in economics or related fields.
  
  
  Minimum 8 year’s relevant professional experience in economics, trade, regional cooperation and integration, particularly technical areas of international trade policy and project development.
• Significant expertise within a specific area of ADB’s operations (economic, sector or thematic), or breadth across multiple areas with in-depth knowledge within one area
• Proficiency or advanced competency level in Client Orientation, Achieving Results and Problem Solving and Knowledge Sharing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English is required.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit their applications through online process.

For more information, visit ADB.