Asian Development Bank
Asian Development Bank grades
Explore ADB Young Professional, Technical Local, Technical International and Management levels.
Important: ADB grade labels describe appointment level; qualifications and experience are controlled by each published vacancy.
ADB grades
Young Professionals
Structured early-career development levels.
ADB grades
Technical Local
Locally recruited technical grades.
Technical local level 1
Requirements depend on the vacancy
Grade guide and jobs →Technical local level 2
Requirements depend on the vacancy
Grade guide and jobs →Technical local level 3
Requirements depend on the vacancy
Grade guide and jobs →Technical local level 4
Requirements depend on the vacancy
Grade guide and jobs →Technical local level 5
Requirements depend on the vacancy
Grade guide and jobs →Technical local level 6
Requirements depend on the vacancy
Grade guide and jobs →Technical local level 7
Requirements depend on the vacancy
Grade guide and jobs →Technical local level 8
Requirements depend on the vacancy
Grade guide and jobs →ADB grades
Technical International
Internationally recruited technical grades.
Technical international level 1
Requirements depend on the vacancy
Grade guide and jobs →Technical international level 2
Requirements depend on the vacancy
Grade guide and jobs →Technical international level 3
Requirements depend on the vacancy
Grade guide and jobs →Technical international level 4
Requirements depend on the vacancy
Grade guide and jobs →ADB grades
Management
ADB management grades.
Using this guide
Choose by duties, not code alone
- 1
Start with the system
Confirm the employer and whether the label is a staff grade, contract level or institution-specific band.
- 2
Read the exact grade
Use the career-stage and scope notes as orientation, then check the official vacancy requirements.
- 3
Open current jobs
Each grade page connects the guide to active vacancies indexed with that exact, system-aware grade.
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