Senior Risk Management Specialist

Job Vacancy | Thursday, July 24, 2025

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• Reference Number 250592 Position Level TI2 Department Office of Risk Management Division Credit Division Location Asian Development Bank Headquarters Date Posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 Closing Date Thursday, August 7, 2025 11:59 p.m. (2359 Manila Time, 0800 GMT)

  Join Our Mission to Foster Prosperity in Asia

  Are you ready to make a difference 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 Risk Management Specialist is assigned to the Credit Division (RMCD) within the Office of Risk Management (ORM). You will be based at our Headquarters in Manila, Philippines.

  You will report to Director, RMCD and will oversee junior staff members.

  Your Role

  As a Senior Risk Management Specialist, you will provide guidance on risk assessments and related due diligence work for different types of ADB's nonsovereign transactions, including loans and guarantees for financial institutions, and provide risk oversight in the monitoring of existing transactions. The position's responsibilities include recommending appropriate risk mitigation measures and transaction structuring including pricing, security arrangement, financial covenants, and other terms and conditions of transactions; and approving credit-related waiver and amendment requests and evaluating changes in scope proposals. You will also help create ADB policies on risk management and portfolio monitoring.

  You will:

  a. Risk Assessment

  • Review, assess, write credit opinion, and provide recommendations for key transaction risks, covering, inter alia, sponsor, commercial, industry, reputation and structure risks in proposed financing transactions.
  • Provide advice and recommendations to origination teams on appropriate risk mitigation measures, deal structuring, risk adjusted pricing, security and other commercial terms, and financial covenants throughout the risk appraisal process.
  • Provide guidance to origination and analyst teams on using the most appropriate rating models and inputs therein and approve the final credit ratings for individual transactions.
  • Provide credit notes for all types of nonsovereign transactions, including loans and guarantees for financial institutions, in both the concept review and final approval stages.
  • Develop best practice/lessons learnt for investments/exposure in a structured manner for sharing with/training of origination teams and stay up to date with developments in the sectors and transactions.

    b. Transaction Monitoring

    • Review monitoring reports of nonsovereign debt and guarantee transactions and determines the appropriate frequency of the monitoring report based on the risk profile of the transaction and recommending appropriate ratings.
    • Recommend approval for waivers, amendments, and consents related to different proposed changes to loan covenants, and terms and conditions in legal documents, restructuring proposals for performing assets, and all changes to the security package for previously approved transactions.
    • Recommend risk mitigation measures including those relevant to covenant structures, security arrangements, risk defeasance arrangements for financial institutions' loans or guarantees, as applicable, to reduce the risk profile of transactions, place transactions on the Watch List based on increased risks or adverse trends and recommend transfer of impaired transaction to ORM's Remedial Management Unit.
    • Initiate and coordinate sector specific reviews and assessments with relevant front office teams on the back of (adverse) country or sector developments.

      c. Others

      • Provide guidance to ORM Management on internal and external sector-related inquiries. Support knowledge sharing and train junior and technical local staff to build team capacity. Assume ad hoc project responsibilities and other forms of assignments.

        Qualifications

        You will need:
        

      • Master's degree or equivalent in engineering, finance, economics, accounting or other related fields; or university degree combined with at least 5 years' specialized experience relevant to the position in similar organization/s can be considered.

    • At least 10 years of relevant experience in an international bank, rating agency, or multilateral/bilateral development organization in risk management, deal origination or investment appraisal of varied product types with a specific focus on financial institutions.

  • Substantial exposure to dealing with credit risk investment and monitoring issues related to complex debt and guarantee of transactions with financial institutions preferably in Asia and the Pacific region.

• Experience in all aspects of credit risk assessments, mitigation, and structuring of debt, direct and indirect equity, or guarantee transactions including technical, financial, industry, and regulatory risk analysis.

Experience with lending and investment practices, banking products, financial modeling, rating methodology, and risk management concepts and methodology.

Working knowledge of regulatory environments in relevant jurisdictions.

Written and verbal proficiency in English.

International experience working in several countries.

Please refer to the link for ADB Competency Framework for TI2.

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 for an initial fixed period of 3 years. At the end of the initial period, this appointment may, at the option of ADB, be extended once for up to 2 years, converted to a regular appointment, or ended on its expiration date. This decision will be made in the overall interest of ADB that: (a) it will require Staff’s particular blend of skills and experience in the foreseeable future; and (b) Staff’s performance is satisfactory and they are suitable for further employment.

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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