Overview
Serve as a central technical resource for digital procurement design, execution, and implementation support. Provide expertise to operational teams and counterparts in preparing, designing, structuring, and executing procurement activities for digital technologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Digital Procurement Design Across DIG
- Support the preparation of functional and technical specifications, system architecture requirements, interoperability standards, data governance requirements, and cybersecurity considerations.
- Advise on the appropriate procurement modalities for digital investments.
- Ensure procurement packages reflect modern digital implementation realities.
- Support Execution of Digital Procurement Activities
- Provide technical support to evaluation committees.
- Guide executing agencies and ADB teams through the entire procurement process.
- Troubleshoot and advise on the resolution of procurement bottlenecks, vendor performance issues, testing and acceptance concerns, data migration challenges, and system integration risks.
- Strengthen Digital Procurement Capacity Across ADB and DMCs
- Develop standard templates, checklists, guidance notes, and training materials.
- Promote the adoption of market-informed procurement models.
- Provide Cross-Cutting Support Across DIG Initiatives
- Work with operational departments to ensure digital procurement is integrated early in project preparation.
- Provide advisory support to project teams during implementation.
- Ensure procurement approaches avoid fragmentation and promote interoperability across regions.
- Knowledge, Partnerships, and Continuous Improvement
- Lead or contribute to the development of knowledge products and case studies.
- Maintain an understanding of global digital market trends, supplier ecosystems, pricing structures, and emerging procurement models.
- Engage with global partners to harmonize digital procurement approaches and share best practices.
- Talent Development & Representation
- Mentor junior staff working on digital procurement and digital system implementation.
- Represent DIG in internal and external forums on digital procurement, digital systems implementation, and technology contracting.
Required Experience
- At least 10 years of work experience, with at least 8 years of relevant experience designing and executing procurement for digital solutions, including IT systems, cloud services, data platforms, cybersecurity, digital identity, DPI components, or major system integration projects.
- Familiarity with procurement of software development, agile contracting, managed services, digital PPP models, master services agreements, and performance-based ICT contracting.
- Understanding of technical solution design, systems architecture, data standards, integration frameworks, and digital safeguards related to procurement design.
- Experience reviewing vendor proposals, solution architectures, implementation methodologies, and contract structures.
- Experience supporting operational teams on procurement in developing country contexts, in Asia and the Pacific
- Ability to work with governments to design procurement plans, develop bidding documents, and navigate implementation challenges.
- Ability to identify procurement risks, assess vendor capabilities, and propose technically sound and compliant solutions.
- Experience contributing to or leading diverse teams and working across departments to solve procurement and implementation challenges.
- International experience working in several countries.
Qualifications
• Master's Degree or equivalent in Public Policy, Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related fields.; or University degree and at least 5 years specialized experience relevant to the position can be considered.
