Senior Risk Management Officer

Reference Number

250657

Position Level

TL6

Department

Office of Risk Management

Division

Treasury and Liquidity Risk Division

Location

Asian Development Bank Headquarters

Date Posted

Friday, August 8, 2025

Closing Date

Friday, August 22, :59 p.m 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 Officer is assigned to the Treasury and Liquidity Risk Division (RMTL) within the Office of Risk Management.

You will be based at our Headquarters in Manila, Philippines.

You will report to Director, RMTL and/or designated International Staff.

Your Role

As Senior Risk Management Officer, you will provide technical, operational support for information technology (IT) infrastructure and reporting systems related to Treasury Risk processes (market, counterparty, derivatives) including support of the business operational processes and workflows associated with these systems, safeguarding the accuracy, efficiency and reliability of the system in meeting the operational and reporting needs of RMTL. You will also support RMTL's business continuity and recovery processes and collaborate with respective functions within ADB.

You will:

a. Systems Management and Data Control

• Provide technical and operational support for Treasury and Liquidity Risk systems, data and reporting needs.
• Monitor infrastructure performance of all RMTL network and cloud assets using the DataDog monitoring framework.
• Take the lead in the technical management, configuration and maintenance of Treasury Risk Management System (TRMS) in the Azure cloud.
• Be a focal person in communicating with IT Department in ensuring adherence of TRMS to ADB IT Standards.
• Create user requirements and integrate these requirements in the application systems design.
• Maintain system documentation of TRMS and all internally developed applications and related systems.
• Oversee system upgrade or migration activities to affect TRMS and other Market and Treasury Risk application systems and takes the lead role in the resolution of identified issues.
• Ensure operational uptime and accessibility of TRMS and take the lead role in the resolution of identified issues which may delay or disrupt TRMS operation.

b. Process Improvement and Innovation

• Advise RMTL teams on potential internal process re-engineering or improvements to increase process efficiency.
• Provide support on using modern technology platforms in developing applications to support the operations of RMTL.
• Provide guidance to RMTL end-user computing projects, including the use of generative Artificial Intelligence tools.

c. Reporting Automation

• Work with relevant teams to determine where risk reporting can be automated or where automated reporting is available and used.
• Work with the relevant teams to ensure data quality and accuracy for automated reporting.
• Develop dashboards to automate collection of the risk appetite metrics directly from the sources of data.

d. Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity

• Facilitate RMTL contributions to business continuity management activities, including Business Impact Analysis and Business Continuity Plan updates
• Support RMTL involvement in organizational resilience plans, including concentration risk mitigation (e.g. offshoring, rotations)
• Coordinate RMTL participation in regular business continuity drills, exercises and testing
• Ensure that all market and counterparty risk systems and requirements are set in the disaster recovery site.
• Alternate in performing all business processes in times of disaster when the relevant staff is not available.

e. Others

• Perform other tasks that may be assigned as reflected in your work plan.

You will need:

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, computer engineering or related fields; preferably with Master's degree or equivalent.
• At least 8 years of relevant professional experience in management information systems, investment operations, portfolio research, investment settlements or investment accounting; and at least 4 years supervisory experience.
• Experience with ADB and similar multilateral development bank's operational processes.
• Working knowledge of Azure infrastructure and configuration.
• Proficiency in .Net solutions, Python programming language and PowerBI reports development.
• Experience in DataDog infrastructure performance monitoring platform
• Proficiency in risk reporting tools, with preferred knowledge of Treasury Risk Management Systems.
• Proficiency in office and multilateral development bank (MDB) standard software programs and information technologies.
• Experience with IT Software Engineering Standards used by ADB or similar MDBs through direct involvement in compliant projects.
• Experience with Treasury policies, procedures, and reporting formats; familiarity with risk management practices in MDB Treasury operations.
• In-depth understanding of the interactions among similar MDB's different work areas and workflows and their purpose, and an understanding of the time value of information and the priority of such for risk management, compliance and control.
• Written and verbal proficiency in English.
• Please refer to the link for ADB Competency Framework for TL6.

Benefits

ADB offers a rewarding salary and a comprehensive benefits package. The salary will be based on ADB's standards and comparator markets, taking into account your qualifications and experience.

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

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 our Strategy 2030.

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