Knowledge and Partnership Specialist

The Knowledge and Partnership Specialist will lead knowledge, capacity building, and communications efforts for the ASEAN Power Grid and Special Funds Unit within the Southeast Asia Department. The role involves managing knowledge production, stakeholder engagement, and communications strategies to support regional development finance initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and production of high-impact knowledge content, including regional publications, issue briefs, case studies, and impact stories drawn from TA operations, pipelines, and projects.
• Manage the end-to-end knowledge lifecycle, from concept development through quality review and dissemination, ensuring outputs meet ADB standards for quality, institutional relevance, and partner visibility.
• Manage subject matter experts contributing to APGU outputs and guide editorial development following ADB requirements and SERD priorities.
• Translate knowledge outputs into usable insights for project teams, client dialogue, and donor engagement, and identify opportunities to integrate learning into country programs, project development, and policy dialogue.
• Lead or co-lead annual reporting on knowledge operations to ACGF and AIF partners and contribute to corporate reporting on public–private partnership, guarantee, and blended finance instruments.
• Lead the design and delivery of ACGF capacity-building programs, including ASEAN Twinning Programs, Innovative Finance Clinics, study tours, and policy dialogues.
• Oversee full-cycle event delivery, covering concept and agenda design, speaker coordination, logistics, communications, documentation, and follow-up, including post-event knowledge products and visibility outputs.
• Support the AIF Secretariat in planning and delivering AIF Board meetings and institutional events.
• Be APGU's focal point for knowledge, capacity building, and communications engagement with DMC clients, development partners, and ADB units.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with knowledge institutions and regional networks.
• In coordination with DOCK, lead the development and implementation of integrated communications strategies for APGU, ACGF, and AIF—spanning brand, editorial, digital, and media outreach—to expand ADB's thought leadership in green finance.
• Oversee the production and dissemination of multimedia content across social media, ADB-managed platforms such as the AIF website, newsletters, and internal channels.
• Manage consultants, firms, and agencies producing videos, blogs, infographics, and feature stories.
• Ensure consistent ACGF partner visibility across all outputs, in line with fund agreements and brand protocols and ADB communications policies and processes.
• In coordination with DOCK, promote best practice in knowledge management in accordance with ADB knowledge management policies and protocols.
• Provide inputs to APGU planning, reporting, and management briefings.
• Perform other duties as assigned and reflected in the incumbent's workplan.

Requirements

• A University degree in international management, communications, development finance, economics, public policy, and international political economy or a related field; preferably at post-graduate level or its equivalent.
• At least 6 years of relevant work experience, including in the areas of knowledge and capacity building, development finance, program management, or sustainability; strong experience in strategic planning and communication.
• Experience in energy-related fields will be considered favorably.
• Proven experience in managing cross-functional teams, high-level stakeholder engagement, and complex program delivery.
• Experience working with multilateral development banks or international financial institutions, and exposure to ASEAN or cross-border infrastructure projects.
• Ability to grasp knowledge of ADB operations, products, and private sector development processes.
• Written and verbal proficiency in English.

Skills

• Knowledge Management
• Capacity Building
• Development Finance
• Programme Management
• Sustainability
• Strategic Planning
• Communications Strategies
• Energy Sector Knowledge
• Cross-Functional Team Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Complex Program Delivery
• Multilateral Bank Experience
• International Financial Institutions Experience
• ASEAN Projects
• Cross-border Infrastructure Projects
• ADB Operations Knowledge
• Private Sector Development
• English Language Proficiency
• Verbal English Proficiency

Languages

English