As an Evaluation Specialist, you will lead or support country, sector, project, and technical assistance evaluations and validations, for sovereign and non-sovereign operations of the ADB in the energy sector — (i) power generation, distribution and transmission; (ii) clean development mechanisms; (iii) energy economics; (iv) governance; (v) environmental and social development; (vi) market, policy, and regulations; (vii) infrastructure finance; (viii) public-private partnerships; and (ix) regional cooperation and integration. You will also contribute to corporate, sector-wide and thematic evaluations, and other products, working collaboratively within assigned teams.
Responsibilities:
Lead or help prepare project and TA performance evaluation reports,
Lead or help prepare validations of country assistance program reviews, and project and technical assistance completion reports.
Help prepare higher-level corporate, thematic and country/regional program evaluation reports.
Help prepare the Annual Evaluation Review report, topical papers, sector synthesis reports and other evaluation products.
Provide comments on draft evaluation products and draft strategy and policy, country and operations, programs, and other documents of the Bank.
Provide support to knowledge management activities and collaborate with development partners and developing members.
Requirements:
A University degree in, economics, engineering, finance, business administration, public administration, statistics, development studies; preferably at post-graduate level or its equivalent.
At least 6 years work experience in evaluation and energy sector operations, with expertise in at least one area such as climate change, disaster risk management, energy economics, governance, environmental and social development, energy systems data and planning, finance, market policy and regulations, regional cooperation, or public-private partnerships.
Minimum of 4 years of experience in development operations, such as managing country portfolios and programs, working with government and development institutions, and engaging in policy and technical discussions, and knowledge management, in a multilateral or bilateral setting.
Some private sector operations experience is needed.
Demonstrated experience in applied research or preparing evaluations, conducting regional/country/sector/project-level analysis including operational, economic, social and technical aspects, institutional and policy analysis and reforms, macroeconomics, economic and financial analyses.
To lead teams, and manage planning activities.
To conceptualize and evaluate complex development issues, and communicate and dialogue.
Excellent oral and written communication in English.
