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Why did you choose
ADB?
It’s hard for me to summarize in a few lines
why I choose ADB. I guess that the prominent
reason is that ADB is unique in being a
multilateral development bank that host public
and private sector operations under the same
roof. ADB strategy focuses on providing to our
clients solutions that combine public and
private financing.
I firmly believe that sustainable development can only happen when the private and public
sector collaborate toward the same goal of providing good basic services, such as access to
clean energy and water, or access to market through better transportation.
I was right in my choice because during my five year tenure at ADB I had the opportunity to
work on both public and private operations. I joined the Young Professional Program as energy
specialist in the Pacific department that funds projects in the Pacific region. I then move to the
private operations department after two years and have been here ever since.
Another important reason to choose ADB is the focus on Asia, a region that hosts among the
most populate and fast growing economies of the world. I love the cultural variety of the region,
as well as the challenging projects that need ADB assistance.
Can you tell us about the projects that you have
worked on and how those have supported the
ADB’s objectives?
Last year I worked on several transactions in Indonesia and the Pacific. One transaction I loved
is a $400 million loan to expand an existing liquefied natural gas facility called Tangguh. The
facility is located in West Papua, one of the poorest and socially complex areas of Indonesia.
The financing, other than being large, was also challenging to structure. It is one of the most
prominent deals in Asia in 2016 and ADB had a prominent role in ensuring that environmental
and social safeguards best practice were followed.

The project contributes to ADB’s objectives in many
ways. First, at the local level, the project is having some
positive environmental impacts. For instance, by limiting
traffic of large vessels other than the LNG tankers,
illegal fishing in the area has decreased. As a
consequence, marine life has grown and thrived over
time. The community also benefit from the project by
having expanded access to health, education, and
electricity, services that are partially funded by the
project revenues. The LNG facility purchases fish and
vegetables form the local community and support
livelihood programs that teach the community how to
grow vegetable and help fishermen store the catch.
Second, the majority of the LNG produced by the
expanded facility is going to be sold domestically,
contributing to generate power from an indigenous
energy source that is cleaner than coal.
Martina with local women in West Papua
Projects I am working on for ADB simply inspire me. The intellectual challenge of structuring the
transaction as well as the reward of meeting communities that are helped and supported by
ADB-funded projects is priceless: I feel like I am making a difference!
Does ADB provide good work-life balance?
Over my five years in the organization, I have seen an improvement in work-life balance policies
and initiatives. Temporarily working outside of duty station arrangement has gained acceptance
and this helps many of us who have partners working in other cities or countries. In my case, my
partner works in Hong Kong and I am able to spend part of the month working from there.
In addition to the increasing focus on timely output, rather than office inputs, ADB has numerous
policies that support family life and self-improvement. For instance, special time off is granted to
care for family members during emergencies or for continuing education.
What advice would you give to potential
employees?
There is still a lot to be done in improving the lives of people in Asia and the Pacific. Bring your
Passion, Energy and Expertise to ADB and Make an impact!

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Martina

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