Senior Secretariat Assistant / 250030

  • Added Date: Thursday, 30 January 2025
  • Deadline Date: Thursday, 13 February 2025
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Senior Secretariat Assistant

Job Vacancy | Thursday, January 30, 2025

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  • Reference Number 250030 Position Level TL2 Department Office of the Secretary Division The Secretary's Office Location Asian Development Bank Headquarters Date Posted Thursday, January 30, 2025 Closing Date Thursday, February 13, 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 Secretariat Assistant is assigned to the Office of the Secretary (SEC). SEC provides strategic and operational support to the ADB, the Board of Governors, and the Board of Directors. You will be based at our Headquarters in Manila, Philippines.

    You will report to the designated Technical International staff.

    Your Role

    As a Senior Secretariat Assistant, you will provide secretariat support to Board meetings, Board Weeks, informal Board sessions (IBS), and other Board-related meetings.

    You will:

  • Coordinate logistics for Board meetings and IBS, including arranging room set-up (audio/visual), managing attendance, preparing materials for the Chair (seat plan, attendance), food reservations, directing audio-visual flow and movements, monitoring speaking time and order, handling urgent issues, and coordinating transcription requirements.
Help organize IBS by advising departments on requirements and guidelines, monitoring deadlines for submitting presentations, and circulating invitations and materials. Ensure presentations and IBS summaries comply with format, length, and sensitivity checks, ADB's Handbook of Style and Usage, and other clearance tools before circulating to the Board for comments. Coordinate logistics for Board Week sessions, including preparing and circulating invitations and materials, arranging room set-up (audio/visual), managing attendance, food reservations, directing audio-visual flow and movements, handling urgent issues, and coordinating transcription requirements. Respond to Board and Management inquiries about attendance at Board meetings and sessions. Contribute to the development and implementation of the Board Information System. Manage relevant sections of the eBoard. Provide research support on historical information and precedents for Board meetings and IBS arrangements. Participate in the review and research for process improvements, including Board operations and information services. Help organize the Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors and other SEC events. Provide administrative support to Board Committee meetings. Support the department's knowledge management activities and other projects assigned by the Assistant Secretary. Undertake other tasks as assigned by the designated Technical International staff.

Qualifications

You will need:

Bachelor's degree in business administration, communications, or related fields. At least 5 years of relevant professional experience. Work collaboratively within teams as a constructive team member and coordinate across teams. Demonstrated client orientation; sensitized to working in a diverse and multicultural environment. A high degree of integrity in handling confidential matters. Proficient in standard software programs used in multilateral organizations Please refer to the link for ADB Competency Framework for Technical Local Staff level 2.

Benefits

๐Ÿ“š ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—›๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—™, ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฆ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—™๐—ฃ๐—”, ๐—œ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐ŸŒ

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐–!

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.

Paid leave (including parental) Medical and health benefits Life and other insurance plans Staff development Retirement plan

About Us

Asian Development Bank (ADB) is an international development finance institution headquartered in Manila, Philippines and is composed of 69 members, 49 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.

ADB only hires nationals of its 69 members.

To view ADB Organizational Chart, please click here.

ADB seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities to work in an inclusive environment. ADB encourages all qualified candidates to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities. Women are highly encouraged to apply.

Visit ADB Careers FAQ for more information.

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