Project Officer

The Project Officer will support social sector operations including health, education, and social protection in the Kyrgyz Republic. The role involves loan/grant/technical assistance processing, portfolio management, and collaboration with government and development partners to promote basic service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to loans, grants, and TA processing missions in education and other social sectors, including the review of implementation arrangements, cost estimates, procurement packaging, and related technical issues.
• Collaborate with partners to support ADB-financed loans, grants, and TAs in education and other social sectors.
• Administer ADB-financed projects by managing progress, preparing performance reports and forecasts, and resolving implementation issues with partners.
• Support project administration and portfolio management by reviewing bid evaluation reports and preparing internal procurement papers, correspondences for extension of loan/grant closing dates and reallocation of loan/grant proceeds.
• Review and assess impact of intervention being undertaken under ADB-financed projects and internal and external papers related to the sectors and preparing comments/suggestions.
• Provide advice to government ministries/departments and concerned agencies on ADB guidelines on procurement, recruitment of consultants, preparation of tender documents, ADB's Anti-Corruption Policy and other policies.
• Participate in policy dialogues and public investment discussions with the government or development partners in health, education, and other public service delivery activities.
• Update knowledge base of future government investment plans and approval processes, organizational structures, and policies relevant to the assigned sectors.
• Prepare Project and TA Completion Reports for assigned projects and inputs for sector database for portfolio management under the guidance of the designated International Staff.
• Support KYRM’s cross-sector work by preparing sector inputs, assessments, briefs, data, and knowledge products.
• Help organize meetings, conferences, seminars, and workshops, including Country Programming Missions and Country Portfolio Reviews.
• Maintain cooperation with other international donors and undertake meetings and consultations with them, especially in areas relating to donor coordination and harmonization.
• Perform any other tasks, as assigned and reflected in the workplan.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in education, sociology, economics, or another relevant fields; preferably with advanced training.
• At least 8 years of relevant professional experience in education and other social sectors.
• Experience in several stages of the project cycle (project planning/feasibility analysis/detailed design/project implementation/construction management/contract management), and economic and social sector work is desirable.
• Technical knowledge of government institutions and administrative procedures for service delivery related to education and other social sectors.
• Knowledge of social safeguards and environmental issues including community participation issues will be an advantage.
• Experience mentoring junior staff members to facilitate work planning, delivery, and quality review.
• Proficiency in verbal and writing English, and fluency in Russian and Kyrgyz.

Skills

• Project Cycle Management
• Project Planning
• Feasibility Analysis
• Project Implementation
• Construction Management
• Contract Management
• Economic Sector Knowledge
• Social Sector Knowledge
• Government Institutions Knowledge
• Administrative Procedures
• Service Delivery
• Education Sector Expertise
• Social Safeguards
• Environmental Issues
• Community Participation Promotion
• Mentoring Staff
• Loan Processing
• Grant Management
• Technical Assistance
• Portfolio Management

Languages

English, Russian, Kyrgyz