Project Analyst

Join Our Mission to Foster Prosperity in Asia

Are you ready to make a difference in 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 Project Analyst is assigned to the Indonesia Resident Mission (IRM) within the Southeast Asia Department (SERD). You will be based at our Resident Mission Office in Jakarta.

You will report to the designated Technical International and Technical Local Staff.

Your Role

As a Project Analyst, you will provide support to country operations including portfolio management and administration functions in IRM; provide analytical and implementation support to projects in the assigned sectors; support coordination with relevant government agencies to address project issues; and provide project administration assessments/input and coordination support for project processing in the assigned sectors.

You will\:

• Support the project team lead with project administration, including reviewing bid documents, preparing project performance reports, drafting project correspondences, expediting procurement and contract awards by following up on EA obligations like submission of project reports and financial statements and ensuring that EAs understand and comply with ADB guidelines and loan covenants. Help track project closing date and seek approvals for extension.
• Help process disbursements for projects by following up with EAs on submission of withdrawal applications, review withdrawal applications for compliance with the loan agreement, and prepare/review data input for Procurement Contract Summary Sheet (PCSS) to update the Loan and Financial Information System (LFIS).
• Compile data/statistics on contract awards/disbursements for assigned projects for generating reports for the Department/Management. Monitor/analyze actual awards and disbursement against targets to identify shortfalls and their underlying clauses and follow up on these matters with the EAs. Ensure project-related data integrity in eOps and SovOps.
• Be the first line of information for IRM in handling requests for data and status report from government agencies on ADB-assisted projects, including, but not limited to the BAPPENAS/Ministry of Finance-led Quarterly Management Meetings (QMM) covering project description/scope, status of implementation, developments, major problems, actions taken/proposed, and participate in the QMM and other meetings when needed. Coordinate such efforts to ensure correct responses by IRM to EAs, external partners, and other stakeholders.
• Participate in missions e.g. launch, review, mid-term, and project completion report mission and help provide input to the preparation of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) / Aide Memoire, and suggest actions to improve the project performance.
• Coordinate and provide input to the country operations team's monitoring and reporting including alerting the team about any key project issues and risks of non-achievement of CAD and other project's key performance indicators, and support the country operations missions.
• Help the country operations team and thematic groups to develop and implement capacity development activities for agencies implementing ADB-financed projects.
• Perform other responsibilities that may be assigned by your supervisors.