Principal Professional, Project Portfolio Management

Job description / Role

Closing on: July 18, 2024 at 11:59pm (China Standard Time)
Based in: Shanghai, China
Target Market: Global recruitment

Reporting to Director General, Project Portfolio Management, or any other manager as the VP and COO may designate from time to time, the incumbent will act as a senior expert and be responsible for preparation, review of operations policies and guidelines related to appraisal, negotiation and monitoring of investment projects, in line with standards of multilateral development banks. The incumbent will also be responsible for supporting project implementation monitoring at a portfolio level.

This position will focus on development of internal regulatory framework (polices and guidelines) for sovereign, sovereign guaranteed operations and non-sovereign operations.

Specific responsibilities include but not limited to:
• Draft and update operational policies, guidelines, regulations and procedures in close collaboration with other departments of the Bank.
• Identify, build, and incorporate lessons learned from the Bank’s operations, from project origination stage, project appraisal process, to project implementation stage, for both sector knowledge and operational experiences, in close collaboration with other Departments under Vice Presidency of Operations (OPS) as well as the Regional Offices and Centers.
• Build and manage relationships with project financing experts of other MDBs, national development banks and other financing institutions to identify best practices applicable to NDB.
• Contribute to the development of new products under Operations.
• Contribute to the development of the NDB’s business strategy.
• Conduct regular evaluations and analysis to improve the quality of Bank’s entire project portfolio.
• Support Regional Offices and Centers and the East-Asia Pacific Desk in strengthening implementation monitoring and expediting of disbursements for Bank’s projects.
• Conduct analysis of operations to improve the quality of Bank’s entire project portfolio.
• Keep abreast of the market developments, trends, opportunities and challenges in infrastructure landscape and long-term financing and provide inputs to NDB OPS management on operations strategy, policies and business plans.
• Other duties and responsibilities assigned from time to time.

Position requirements:

• Minimum 9 years of relevant professional experience in multilateral development banks on positions focused on project appraisal, implementation and operational policies.
• Successful track-record in sovereign/non-sovereign project financing and implementing in one or several sectors: clean energy, water, waste and sanitation; transport; urban development, environment protection and energy efficiency; health and education.
• Proven expertise in developing new banking products, devising policies and guidelines, designing business processes for banking operations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid knowledge of economic analysis and financial analysis of investment projects
• Master’s Degree or equivalent in a relevant field from a reputed university.

About the Company

The New Development Bank (NDB) is a multilateral development bank (MDB) established by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) with the objective of financing infrastructure and sustainable development projects in BRICS and other emerging economies and developing countries. NDB’s work complements the efforts of multilateral and regional financial institutions, toward global growth and development.

Our work is centered around maximizing the impact of development in a fast, flexible and efficient manner. To catalyze the kind of development we envisage, we are always keen to listen, learn and collaborate with other MDBs, governments, financial institutions and social organizations.

To fulfill its purpose, the Bank supports public or private projects through loans, guarantees, equity participation and other financial instruments.

Our headquarters is in Shanghai, China. The geographic distribution of NDB’s operations is becoming increasingly balanced as the Bank develops its capacity to identify and prepare projects in all member countries. The first regional office of NDB – the Africa Regional Centre (ARC) – was opened in Johannesburg, South Africa, in August 2017. In July 2019, NDB began to build the Americas Regional Office team, based in São Paulo, Brazil, with a sub-office in Brasília. NDB and the Government of Russia signed the Agreement on the Hosting of the NDB Eurasian Regional Centre in Moscow, Russia on the sidelines of the 11th BRICS Summit in Brasília in November 2019.