Vice President
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
- Beijing
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ensuring delivery of AIIB's mandate as an infrastructure-focused multilateral development bank fit for the 21st century.
- Representing the Bank and articulating the Bank's strategy and activities effectively and persuasively among external constituencies, stakeholders and partners.
- Leading collaboratively with fellow Senior Management and staff members to advance AIIB's efforts to support closer partnership with peer multilateral development banks and development finance institutions, including by role modelling traits of strategic foresight, integrity, and humility.
- Engaging with members and the Board of Directors to ensure trust in and the integrity of the Bank's governance structures, while addressing shareholder/client needs and their strategic infrastructure requirements and pipeline programming.
- Engaging in and promoting policy dialogue on issues of strategic relevance to the Bank's operations with appropriate shareholder authorities, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Ensuring implementation of appropriate governance and management systems to oversee AIIB's loan and investment portfolio to ensure projects are being delivered in compliance with the Bank's policies and procedures, including sound environment and social, procurement, and financial management principles, and that corrective actions are taken in a timely manner.
- Ensuring the quality and impact of investment operations and the achievement of the investment objectives of the Bank, including satisfactory results of project delivery in client economies.
- Leading and supporting the development of high quality and effective corporate services required to deliver a lean, clean, green multilateral development bank.
- Working with fellow Executive Committee members to ensure the quality, accuracy and timeliness of the Bank's financial, operational, management and client data.
- Managing, coaching and empowering Directors-General to develop a high-performance team culture that is respectful and inclusive.
- Leading AIIB staff and building a corporate culture that is client-oriented, collaborative, result-focused, diverse & inclusive and innovative. This includes a focus on developing trust, demonstrating accountability, role modelling desired behaviours, and investing in the growth of AIIB's people.
- Leading the development, innovation, and implementation of the Bank's strategic agenda and policies, across the Bank's corporate and sector strategies, business plans, administrative budgets, operations, human resource management, digital transformation and corporate administration.
- Facilitating effective cooperation and coordination across departments, internal stakeholders and staff.
- Overseeing and managing the work of the departments within their Vice Presidency, contributing to the business planning and strategic processes of the Bank, and reporting on such work to the President and, where required, to the Board of Directors
- In close collaboration with fellow Vice Presidents, organizing and structuring the work of their Vice Presidency to be consistent with the Bank's high standards of governance, integrity, efficiency and technical competence so that the Bank can effectively deliver on its purpose and key functions.
- Such other authority and functions, reasonably related to the foregoing, as may from time to time be assigned by the President.
- Minimum 20-25 years of experience in a leadership/management capacity and position of influence in a multilateral development bank(s) and/or large complex global financial institutions or in the public sector. Experience in international financial institutions is an advantage.
- Substantial professional experience in at least one, preferably two of the primary functions under management, like managing infrastructure investment strategies/programs, or experience in corporate service and administration and banking, in the public and/or private sector.
- Strategic vision and excellent business acumen in identifying opportunities and risks and capitalizing on such knowledge in alignment with the Bank's strategic priorities.
- Demonstrated capacity to deal with politically sensitive communication in a complex environment, excellent oral and written communication skills in English, with the ability to represent the Bank in public forums with ease.
- Superior interpersonal communication/collaboration skills and conflict management.
- Effective managerial and interpersonal skills, cross-cultural sensitivity and ability to manage a diverse team.
- Master's degree equivalent or higher in related fields from a reputable university.