Senior IT Officer (Digital Solutions)
Job Vacancy | Thursday, July 17, 2025
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- Reference Number 240829 Position Level TL6 Department Information Technology Department Division Digital for Development Operations Division Location Asian Development Bank Headquarters Date Posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 Closing Date Thursday, July 31, 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 IT Officer (Digital Solutions) is assigned to the Digital for Development Operations Division (ITOP) within the Information Technology Department (ITD).
ITOP provides digital solutions to support development operations, regional departments, resident missions, sectors and thematic knowledge management and market solution innovation.
As part of ITOP, you will be assigned to the Knowledge, Content, and Records team, which delivers and maintains digital products that manage ADB's knowledge, content, and records. Since 2024, these products have incorporated Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the discovery and organization of ADB's knowledge. Your main focus will be documents and records management.
You will be based at our Headquarters in Manila, Philippines.
You will report the Director and/or Designated Technical International Staff and will oversee Junior team members.Your Role
As Senior IT Officer (Digital Solutions) you will oversee the development and implementation of ADBโs document and records management systems, which are mostly based on SharePoint and Microsoft 365 (M365).
You will oversee the solution architecture and the technical solution, ensuring that it is implemented in compliance with applicable engineering and security standards. You will work with stakeholders, product managers, technical team members, and managed service providers to ensure delivery and adoption of product features.
You will:
- Lead the development of ADBโs documents and records management systems, based on the product release roadmap.
Qualifications
You will need:
Bachelor's degree in MIS, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other relevant fields or related areas, preferably with Masterโs Degree or equivalent. At least 8 years of experience implementing large-scale IT systems, including 2 to 3 years of experience in team leadership for relatively big systems implementation projects. Additionally, at least 5 years of experience in enterprise applications and 3 years of experience in team leadership for application systems development projects. At least 4 years of supervisory experience is required. At least 6 years of experience delivering and supporting document and records Management systems, including hands-on experience. At least 5 years of experience delivering and maintaining M365 and SharePoint in large corporate settings, including hands-on experience. At least 4 years of experience delivering cloud systems in Azure (or AWS), including hands-on experience, including development of CI/CD pipelines. At least 4 years of experience in full stack development with common technologies, incl. React, Angular, Vue.js, Node.js, Python, HTML, Web services. Experience implementing (electronic) records management and content lifecycle management systems, taxonomies and content workflows. Experience implementing search engines, relevance ranking, and search engine optimization. Experience in developing and delivering mobile apps. Excellent ability in systems analysis and design, and in preparing functional and detailed specifications. Experience with and knowledge of Agile system development methodologies, product development, and the use of associated productivity tools (Azure DevOps, SDLC). Excellent experience providing support for IT systems. Experience implementing (Generative) Artificial Intelligence solutions to production. Able to write and verbally communicate in English. Please refer to the link for ADB Competency Framework for Technical Local Staff Level 6.
Benefits
ADB offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package. The salary will be based on ADBโs standards and comparator markets, taking into account your qualifications and experience.
โ Paid leave (including parental)
โ Medical and health benefits
โ Life and other insurance plans
โ Staff development
โ Retirement plan
โ Housing and education allowance (if applicable)
Additional Information
This is a re-advertisement. If you have previously applied, you do not need to resubmit an application. Applications received in response to previous posting will be considered together with applications received in response to this advertisement.
This position is funded by a temporary funding source (e.g., a trust fund, financing facility, or capital expenditure budget) and therefore, the renewal of the appointment and its duration are subject to the availability of the funding source.
This is a fixed term appointment with option to renew for an initial period of two (2) years following Section 3.1 (b) of Administrative Order No. 2.01 (โRecruitment and Appointmentโ). This appointment is not convertible to a regular appointment. At the end of the initial period, this appointment may be renewed for a period of up to three years, or not renewed. There is no limit on the number of renewals. This appointment is open to internal and external applicants.
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.
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