Senior Nutrition Specialist

Job Vacancy | Monday, July 21, 2025

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• Reference Number 250600 Position Level TI2 Department Sectors Department 3 Division Human and Social Development Sector Office Location Asian Development Bank Headquarters Date Posted Monday, July 21, 2025 Closing Date Monday, August 4, 2025 11:59 p.m. (2359 Manila Time, 0800 GMT)

  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.

  Organizational Setting and Reporting Relationship

  The position of Senior Nutrition Specialist is assigned in the Human and Social Development Sector Office (SD3-HSD) within the Sectors Department 3 (SD3). SD3 aims to deliver impactful sector initiatives and integrated solutions that advance ADB’s strategic agenda in human and social development (HSD), finance, and public sector management and governance in the region and with ADB’s clients. SD3, which comprises three sector offices, delivers or supports sovereign, nonsovereign, and advisory operations; delivers knowledge services; supports regional departments (RDs) and resident missions (RMs) in engaging with developing member countries (DMCs); and ensures ADB’s technical leadership externally and internally.

  SD3-HSD leads policy dialogue, initiatives, and solutions in the human and social development sectors (education, health, and social protection) and in broader social development initiatives as relevant. SD3-HSD is responsible for: (i) conceptualizing, processing, and administering lending, grant, and technical assistance (TA) operations; (ii) developing and delivering knowledge services and products to DMCs; and (iii) leading technical work on sector diagnostics and road maps and contributing to business development efforts.

  You will be based at our Headquarters in Manila, Philippines.

  You will report to the designated Director, SD3-HSD or the Senior Director and will oversee junior staff.

  The selected candidate will be appointed with the title, “Senior Social Development Specialist (Nutrition)”.

  Your Role

  This position will require relevant experience and proven ability of undertaking both, thematic and project work pertaining to nutrition, cutting across social protection, health, and education. As a Senior Nutrition Specialist, you will keep track of the latest development research and evaluations on how nutrition sensitive outcomes (e.g., reducing the incidence of child malnutrition, stunting, wasting, and rising obesity levels) can be supported through social protection, health, and education programs and projects. You will work with HSD colleagues who are designing and implementing projects and technical assistance, assess the development context, and then suggest cost-effective ways of designing and implementing nutrition sensitive components as elaborated below. You will also help develop pipelines in the DMCs by conceptualizing projects and co-leading missions in your areas of expertise.

  You will:

• Join the programming discussions of select countries to understand how ADB formulates and updates its 3-year pipeline of lending and non-lending products (TA projects, knowledge, and analytical work).

Qualifications

You will need:

Benefits

ADB offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package. The salary will be based on ADB’s standards and comparator markets, taking into account your qualifications and experience.

Additional Information

This appointment is open to internal and external applicants.

This is a fixed term appointment with option to renew, initially for a period of up to 3 years, or up to the Normal Retirement Date (NRD), whichever comes earlier, for the purpose(s) and conditions determined by ADB, in accordance with Administrative Order No. 2.01 (Recruitment and Appointment). After the initial fixed-term period, ADB may choose to renew the appointment for up to an additional 3 years or not renewed. This decision will be made in the overall interest of ADB, based on factors including but not limited to the requirement of Staff’s particular blend of skills and experience for the medium-term work program of the organizational unit, sufficient funding to cover the renewed period, and Staff’s performance and suitability for employment. There is no limit to the number of renewals up to NRD. However, this appointment is not convertible to a regular appointment.

About Us

Asian Development Bank (ADB) is an international development finance institution headquartered in Manila, Philippines and is composed of 69 members, 50 of which are from the Asia and Pacific region. ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. ADB combines finance, knowledge, and partnerships to fulfill its expanded vision under its Strategy 2030.

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