Director, Gender Equality
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Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
- Organisation type: Development Bank
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: International contract
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 29/08/2025
- Location: Philippines
Join Our Mission to Foster Prosperity in Asia
Are you ready to make a lasting impact on 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.
Your Role
As a Director, Gender Equality, you will lead ADB’s Gender Equality Division housed in CCSD. You will provide technical leadership for all aspects of gender equality operations of ADB, both sovereign and non-sovereign, and strategic operational support for gender mainstreaming across all sectors and themes. You will provide knowledge and innovation leadership on gender equality in Asia and the Pacific, including managing a gender equality technical assistance (TA) portfolio, knowledge products and events, and training. You will oversee and monitor the implementation of ADB’s Policy on Gender and Development (1998) and its updates, and support Strategy 2030 Mid-term review, in particular strategic focus area on Resilience and Empowerment. Examples include the provision of strategic reporting to Management and the Board of Directors on ADB’s performance, including annual corporate results framework reporting on bank-wide gender mainstreaming performance targets. You will lead the preparation and implementation of the Gender Equality Division workplan.
Qualifications You will need:• Master's Degree, or equivalent in gender and development (GAD) or related fields (e.g., sociology, anthropology, economics, law, etc.)
• At least 15 years’ relevant professional experience, including international GAD work experience at programmatic and policy levels in several countries and multi-cultural environments.
• Proven ability to act as a trusted, strategic advisor on gender equality, partnering with clients to deliver results.
• In-depth knowledge and experience in advancing gender equality in Asia and the Pacific context across sectors, sovereign and nonsovereign, with a track record of successfully applying it to achieve development results.
• Demonstrated experience working across boundaries and with complex multiple stakeholders.
• A track record of conducting effective policy dialogue on gender equality with country partners and other external stakeholders.
• Recognized internationally as a technical expert and leader in gender equality.
• Proven management capability and well-established leadership track record.
• Excellent diplomacy, coordination, liaison, interpersonal and team working skills.
• Written and verbal proficiency in English.
Are you ready to make a lasting impact on 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.
Your Role
As a Director, Gender Equality, you will lead ADB’s Gender Equality Division housed in CCSD. You will provide technical leadership for all aspects of gender equality operations of ADB, both sovereign and non-sovereign, and strategic operational support for gender mainstreaming across all sectors and themes. You will provide knowledge and innovation leadership on gender equality in Asia and the Pacific, including managing a gender equality technical assistance (TA) portfolio, knowledge products and events, and training. You will oversee and monitor the implementation of ADB’s Policy on Gender and Development (1998) and its updates, and support Strategy 2030 Mid-term review, in particular strategic focus area on Resilience and Empowerment. Examples include the provision of strategic reporting to Management and the Board of Directors on ADB’s performance, including annual corporate results framework reporting on bank-wide gender mainstreaming performance targets. You will lead the preparation and implementation of the Gender Equality Division workplan.
Qualifications You will need:• Master's Degree, or equivalent in gender and development (GAD) or related fields (e.g., sociology, anthropology, economics, law, etc.)
• At least 15 years’ relevant professional experience, including international GAD work experience at programmatic and policy levels in several countries and multi-cultural environments.
• Proven ability to act as a trusted, strategic advisor on gender equality, partnering with clients to deliver results.
• In-depth knowledge and experience in advancing gender equality in Asia and the Pacific context across sectors, sovereign and nonsovereign, with a track record of successfully applying it to achieve development results.
• Demonstrated experience working across boundaries and with complex multiple stakeholders.
• A track record of conducting effective policy dialogue on gender equality with country partners and other external stakeholders.
• Recognized internationally as a technical expert and leader in gender equality.
• Proven management capability and well-established leadership track record.
• Excellent diplomacy, coordination, liaison, interpersonal and team working skills.
• Written and verbal proficiency in English.
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