Senior Project Assistant

About the role

The Asian Development Bank’s Turkey Resident Mission is seeking a Senior Project Assistant to provide operational and executive support to the Country Director and the division. Based in Ankara, you will play a key role in coordinating mission activities, managing logistics, and facilitating collaboration with government, partners, and ADB headquarters.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate division‑wide activities and provide executive support to the Country Director.
• Assist in recruiting consultants, preparing CMS requests, and processing contract variations.
• Support the processing of Technical Assistance projects.
• Organise and support events, training programmes, conferences and meetings.
• Manage mission logistics, including travel, visa arrangements and itinerary preparation.
• Maintain liaison with government authorities, development partners and ADB HQ.
• Arrange senior visits, office‑wide activities and major institutional events.
• Ensure intra‑office communications and share guiding information.
• Maintain accurate records and translate correspondence as needed.
• Perform other tasks as defined in the workplan.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, technology, finance, accounting, business administration, social science or related fields.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience, preferably in an international agency.
• Good understanding of ADB’s purpose and operations in Turkey.
• Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English and Turkish.

Required skills

• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, graphics).
• Experience in travel and visa coordination.
• Record‑keeping and document management.
• Translation and interpretation of Turkish‑English correspondence.