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Organizational Setting and Reporting Relationship

The position of Gender Officer is assigned to the Gender Equality Division (CCGE) within the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department (CCSD). CCSD leads thematic operations, knowledge innovation, and partnerships. You will be based at our Headquarters in Manila, Philippines.

You will report to the Principal Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development), CCGE.

You will:

· Support the incorporation of gender equality outcomes and designs in projects and programs working closely with thematic, sector and regional teams. Provide support in the identification, development, implementation of loans, technical assistance (TA) projects, and knowledge products and services that can strengthen gender equality operations.
· Monitor implementation of the division’s corporate gender targets and provide technical support to CCGE staff and regional/sector departments’ data analysis on performance of corporate gender targets. Update processing and implementation databases and provide regular updates on performance against departments’ corporate targets.
·  Under the guidance of supervisors, coordinate and provide technical advice and support to relevant staff in Executing Agencies (EAs) or Implementing Agencies (IAs), or private sector clients to ensure effective implementation and monitoring of ADB project Gender Assessment and Action Plans (GAAPs).
· Participate and provide input into loan/grant inception and review missions to monitor progress towards achieving GAAPs.
· Review and provide inputs into relevant project documents (e.g., GAAPs, Project Completion Reports, memos, survey tools, gender case studies etc.).
· Support the organization and conduct of training for clients (EAs/IAs, private sector clients, as relevant) and project staff on gender mainstreaming training or others.
· Support the creation of knowledge solutions on gender and development, including case studies, blogs, gender briefings, and regular country specific gender updates.
· Support activities for advocacy, dissemination and knowledge building on gender and development both internally and externally.
· Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications
●    Bachelor’s degree in international development, social sciences and/or gender studies, or relevant fields, preferably with advanced training.
●    At least 8 years of relevant professional experience in program monitoring, design, implementation and reporting, with preference for experience in one of ADB’s regions (e.g., Central and West Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia or the Pacific)
●    Experience of working in monitoring and evaluation – with preference for experience on analysis and monitoring of programming on gender equality
●    Experience of capacity development and delivering training on gender equality to a wide range of stakeholders, including government staff, the private sector, and civil society organizations.
●    Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
●    Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with counterpart governments as well as a range of stakeholders, e.g., bilateral donors.
●    Strong leadership qualities and interpersonal skills.
●    Solid analytical, organizational, and negotiation skills.
●    Two years of relevant experience outside ADB within the past five years is required. Years as an ADB-engaged consultant or contractor are considered experience outside of ADB.
●    Written and verbal proficiency in English
●    Please refer to the link for ADB Competency Framework for TL5.