Job Openings at World Bank Group

The World Bank Group - Established in 1944, the WBG is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for development solutions. In fiscal year 2018, the WBG committed $67 billion in loans, grants, equity investments and guarantees to its members and private businesses, of which $24 billion was concessional finance to its poorest members. It is governed by 188-member countries and delivers services out of 120 offices with nearly 15,000 staff located globally.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Urban Resilience Specialist

Job ID: req31356
Job Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Employment type: Full Time
Grade GF
Sector: Urban

Decription
The “Urban, Resilience and Land” (URL) Global Practice:

• Urbanization is occurring at an unprecedented pace. Cities generate 80% of global GDP and are key to job creation and the pursuit of shared prosperity. Yet one billion city residents live in slums today, and by 2030 one billion new migrants will arrive in cities.
• This concentration of people and assets will exacerbate risk exposure to adverse natural events and climate change, which affects the poor disproportionately. The absence of secure land tenure underpins deprivation and is a major source of conflict in the urban and rural space.
• One and a half billion people live in countries affected by repeated cycles of violence. In the absence of services, participative planning and responsive institutions, these trends will result in increased poverty, social exclusion, vulnerability and violence. Finally, avoiding a 4-degree warmer world requires drastically reducing the carbon footprint of cities.
• The WBG is in a unique position to support national and sub-national clients to: harness urbanization and enable effective land management in support of both growth and poverty reduction; foster social inclusion of marginalized groups; support the responsiveness and fiscal, financial, and management capacities of local governments – cities, municipalities, and rural districts – to deliver local infrastructure and decentralized services; strengthen resilience and risk management related to natural disasters; reduce conflict and violence; scale-up access to finance for sub-national governments; and reduce the carbon footprint of cities.
• The WBG brings a combination of lending ($7-8 billion in annual lending to cities), analytical and advisory services (e.g., social inclusion flagship, urbanization reviews, Sendai dialogue), its growing portfolio of reimbursable advisory services, its convening power (e.g., understanding risk and the land conferences), its leveraging capacity (e.g., guarantees and risk mitigation), and its ability to work with the private sector to tackle the challenges at scale and to effect.
• The GPURL covers a wide range of development areas: (i) developing green, inclusive and resilient cities; (ii) enhancing urban and rural development through supporting and managing the urban-rural transition, assisting local development through developing land tenure, management and information systems; and (iii) assisting in disaster risk management through issues of risk assessment, risk reduction (including flood management, urban drainage, coastal management, and retrofitting of infrastructure), disaster preparedness (including hydromet services, early warning systems, and civil defense), risk financing (including Cat DDO), and resilient reconstruction (including post-disaster damage and loss assessment).

Regional and Unit Context

• Urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa is occurring at an unprecedented pace. The share of Africans living in urban areas is projected to grow from 38 percent in 2016 to almost 60 percent by 2040, translating to an additional 40,000 new urban citizens every day until 2040.
• The region’s urbanization rate, one of the highest in the world, can lead to economic growth, transformation and poverty.
• However, many cities in Africa still have not fully captured the benefits of urbanization and poorly managed urbanization have exacerbated existing infrastructure challenges, resulting in increased inequality, urban poverty, proliferation of informal settlements and vulnerability to hazards.
• Adverse natural events present a serious obstacle for achieving sustainable social and economic development, particularly in vulnerable regions as Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Disaster affects the poor most severely; unplanned human settlements, unsafe building practices, high population densities, economic growth, and accumulations of assets in risk prone areas has dramatically increased exposure to hazards and increased disaster loss. Climate change has the potential to significantly worsen the situation.
• To this end, the AFW Urban, Resilience and Land Units brings together a wide range of important and interrelated development and financing instruments to support national and sub-national clients to: harness urbanization and enable effective land management in support of both growth and poverty reduction; foster social inclusion of marginalized groups;
• Support the responsiveness and fiscal, financial, and management capacities of local governments – cities, municipalities, and rural districts – to deliver local infrastructure and decentralized services; strengthen resilience and disaster risk management related to natural disasters; reduce conflict and violence; scale-up access to finance for sub-national governments; and reduce the carbon footprint of cities.

Position Context

• The West Africa sub-region harbors some of Africa’s protracted conflicts, rendering many of its countries fragile.
• This creates a huge development challenge which compounded with other natural shocks like floods and droughts, impacts heavily on the lives and livelihoods of people. But it also creates an opportunity to work closely with country leaders, civil society, development partners, and young people to chart a brighter course for the future.
• The WBG’s experience in Africa offers important source of insight, drawing on an array of lessons learned from multi-sector operations in FCV or disaster-conflict nexus situations.
• The AFW Urban, Resilience and Land Units (IAWU4) brings together a wide range of important and interrelated development and financing instruments to support national and sub-national clients to: harness urbanization and enable effective land management in support of both growth and poverty reduction; foster social inclusion of marginalized groups;
• Support the responsiveness and fiscal, financial, and management capacities of local governments – cities, municipalities, and rural districts – to deliver local infrastructure and decentralized services; strengthen resilience and disaster risk management related to natural hazards; reduce conflict and violence; scale-up access to finance for sub-national governments; and reduce the carbon footprint of cities.
• IAWU4 Unit is seeking a highly qualified and motivated Urban Resilience Specialist (GF). The Urban Resilience Specialist will be based in Abuja, Nigeria and will report to the IAWU4 Practice Manager based in Accra.
• He/She will work across the Urban and Disaster Risk Management (DRM) program in the area of urban development and infrastructure, with a particular focus on Nigeria.
• He/She will be expected to provide technical support in operational and analytical tasks, including but not limited to the preparation and implementation of lending operations, operational and analytical projects, contribute to teams within the unit and beyond, support cross sectoral and multi-sectoral urban development, DRM and infrastructure engagements across various global practices, and support the further development and implementation of the urban, DRM and resilience programs through a range of Bank instruments and engagement modalities.
• Given the multi-GP nature of the urban agenda, the Urban Resilience Specialist is expected to demonstrate the highest collaborative competencies, working with colleagues across the range of technical areas within the unit and, equally importantly, from other Global Practices.

Roles and Responsibilities
The Urban Resilience Specialist’s responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to the following:

• Provide substantive contributions to engagement in Urban Development and Disaster Risk Management through existing country programs and provide technical support towards the promotion and implementation of the urban and resilience agenda, including through participation in the Bank’s dialogue with clients.
• Support project supervision for Urban/DRM investment operations, including reviewing Terms of Reference (TORs), specifications and bidding documents, and lead supervision missions and the preparation of internal report documentation.
• Supporting/providing leadership on stakeholder engagement.
• Support task team leaders on coordination of stakeholders in the URL activities, including development partners, government institutions, and civil society for better implementation of the Government’s urban sector and land reform program.
• Support the task team leaders in the management of Trust Fund (TF) activities including preparation and review of grant proposals, consultation on technical issues, preparation of progress reports, project briefings, disbursements and quality control of deliverables.
• Provide operational support to government counterparts and implementing agencies by, identifying potential problems and advising on required actions as well as overall project/program implementation.
• Provide technical and substantive inputs to analytical activities as part of the Urban and DRM program in AFW, including implementation of cutting-edge analytical instruments and knowledge products. Conduct spatial/economic/statistical analysis, desk reviews, and data interpretations on urban related issues, including urban management, finance and services; reviews and interprets data.
• Contribute to business development in the urban development, DRM, infrastructure, and resilience areas by identifying key opportunities and priority areas for engagement and by conceptualizing, preparing and implementing urban solutions both in the operational and analytical realms.
• Support the urban and DRM team members on sector dialogue and provide inputs to technical notes, synthesize comments, and help prepare review meeting packages; assist with dissemination of findings, including drafting briefing notes, talking points, power point presentations as well as coordinating workshops.
• Participate in missions and provide technical inputs, project briefs, aide memoirs, and other materials as part of The World Bank internal documentation.
• This requisition is open to WBG staff as well as External candidates.

Selection Criteria

• Advanced university degree (Master or PhD) in a field relevant to Urban Development such as Urban Planning, Public Policy, Economics, Civil Engineering, Hydrology or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of proven experience in the urban, urban drainage/drainage sectors or in a related infrastructure field (either with a government’s authority, contractor(s), design or supervision consultant(s), or development institutions) with demonstrated ability to work on: (a) infrastructure design or planning; (b) civil works contract management and execution; (c) urban resilience policies; and (c) economic, social, and environmental impact of infrastructure investments;
• Experience in working either with the World Bank, or on programs financed by other development partners, multilateral or bilateral organizations;
• Effective verbal, analytical and written communication skills in English and a demonstrated ability to produce quality documents and analytical reports;
• Work experience in Nigeria and familiarity with the issues and problems of the Urban and Disaster risk management sectors in Nigeria are desirable;
• Familiarity with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geo-spatial analysis desirable.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to work effectively in multi-cultural teams (with virtual teams located in different countries), and with clients, different stakeholders and colleagues across units and departmental boundaries.
• Good project management skills, an ability to work effectively on multiple activities simultaneously, strong problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to self-navigate, with minimal support, through complex bureaucratic environments; and
• Knowledge of key developments in related sectors and on cross-cutting issues affecting the performance of the sectors, such as: environmental and social impacts, gender equality, climate change, or poverty reduction;

WBG Core Competencies:

• Drive for Results - Takes personal responsibility for producing high quality work, identifying and informing of risks, and delivering results for clients
• Lead and Innovate: Brings new and different insight; applies critical thinking to current approaches, identifies areas for improvement and tries new solutions that drive results
• Collaborate Within Teams and Across Boundaries – Keeps others fully informed to ensure integration and work consistency and displays a sense of mutuality and respect.
• Create, Apply and Share Knowledge – Actively contributes to and readily applies WBG’s body of knowledge for internal and/or external client solutions
• Make Smart Decisions – Leverages available data and makes timely decision; seeks and analyzes facts, data and lessons of past experience to support sound, logical decisions regarding own and others’ work.

Application Closing Date: 7th February, 2025; 11:59pm UTC

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2.) Senior Environmental Specialist

Job ID: req31606
Job Location: Abuja
Sector: Environment
Grade: GG
Terms Duration: 4 years 0 months

Description

• The Environment (ENV) Department has five key business lines consisting of Lending and non-lending services in (1) Forests, Watersheds and Sustainable Landscapes (‘Green Business line’); (2) Marine, Coastal, Aquatic Resources and Ocean Health (‘Blue Economy Business line’); (3) Pollution Management and Environmental Health (‘Pollution Management Business line’); (4) Environmental Economics, Policies and Institutions Business line, and (5) Safeguards/ Environmental Risk Management Business line:  delivery of effective environmental risk management and sustainability by managing risk at the project level and creating opportunities to advance sustainable development.
• This includes provision of high-quality and timely safeguards services across the Bank, including current safeguards policies and the effective implementation of the new Environment and Social Framework (ESF) that was rolled out on October 1, 2018
• The ENV Department in Sub Saharan Africa consists of four units: Two in West and Central Africa Region, and two in East and Southern Africa Region. SAWE4 covers parts of West and Central.
• The unit manages operations and analytical activities in a variety of areas such as natural resources management (including land, coastal and marine resources), pollution and climate change. In addition, the unit, like other ENV GP units provides environmental safeguards and ESF services across all sectors and projects.
• Nigeria's diverse landscapes, from forests to coastlines, are rich in natural resources but face increasing pressure from deforestation, land degradation, and air pollution. Effective land management and sustainable forestry practices are crucial to preserving these ecosystems, while the emerging Blue Economy offers opportunities to protect and sustainably harness coastal and marine resources for economic development.
• We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Environmental/Natural Resources Management (NRM) Specialist with a strong track record in operational leadership, including TTL accreditation for IPFs (ideal also with DPO experience).
• The candidate must have successfully led complex, multi-sectoral operations across regions, with a proven ability to engage with clients, the private sector, and external partners. Experience in fund-raising and managing large-scale investment portfolios is essential, along with a history of coordinating cross-disciplinary activities within diverse organizational structures.
• Demonstrated ability to lead high-quality analytical tasks that include environmentally related data and information, linking those analyses to country development priorities and economic impacts.
• Ability to identify long-range goals and objectives, develop strategic approaches, and conceptualize multi-year plans to operationalize and implement these strategies using Bank instruments.
• The role requires expertise in conducting high-quality analytical work that connects environmental data with national development priorities and economic outcomes, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected contexts. Familiarity with Bank instruments, innovation in project development, and a strong ability to build client trust are key.
• Experience working in multiple regions, including FCV countries, as well as leadership and mentoring skills, are critical for this position.

Duties and Responsibilities

• The Senior Environment Specialist will be based in Abuja, Nigeria will be leading and supporting a broad and evolving portfolio of lending and policy dialogue in all ENV business lines.
• He/she will also support operations in Watershed Management, Sustainable Landscapes, Biodiversity, Forestry, Climate Change, Blue Economy, and Brown/Pollution.
• The position requires frequent travel across the country, including to States with FCV situations Working in close collaboration within the various activities within the country program and having significant experience in large-scale programmatic engagement including in operational cross-sector collaboration within and beyond the Planet Group, therefore providing strategic and operational leadership for SAWE4’s operational program, both Projects and Advisory Services and Analytics (ASA) which shall also include a focus on business development.
• The selected candidate will work under the supervision of the Practice Manager for SAWE4 based in the WB's Washington Office. 

He/she will have the following main duties and responsibilities:
ENV Nigeria CMU Program Support:

• Support the ENV managed tasks;
• Prepare briefs and talking points on key ENV issues and report, as needed to CMU and PM, on progress of ENV activities;
• Represent ENV at workshops and events;
• Lead and/or contribute to inputs from ENV on government’s strategic planning; and
• Participate in CMU and Planet Team meetings. 

Lending and Non-Lending:

• Lead the identification, design and implementation support of natural resource management (NRM) lending programs and projects, including through leading preparation of operational design elements of IPFs and DPFs, with a primary focus on forests, sustainable landscape management, and blue economy programs contributing to climate resilience and the delivery of global public goods (GPGs). 
• Lead and support strategic dialogue and with a big emphasis on business development, working across all ENV business lines.
• Provide intellectual leadership and technical expertise on one or more business lines. 
• Lead ENV inputs to preparation of country strategy products (SCD, CPFs, PLRs).
• Contribute to and/or lead analytical inputs in support of Assess and advise on policy frameworks, particularly regarding land-use/forestry/fisheries and NRM, including the valuation and payment for ecosystem services and GPGs including the operationalization of the CCDR. 
• Support capacity building and knowledge sharing opportunities with and for key partners, through for example the development and delivery of training and knowledge-sharing events in support of the Knowledge Compact. 
• Provide and mobilize technical assistance in support of client needs to improve capacity for NRM, from within and outside the Bank’s global network. 
• Working across sectors, engage with other practices, practice groups and agencies of the WBG to innovate and develop impactful programs in the context of the Evolution Road Map.
• Maintain effective communication and coordination with regional, national, and local partners, including government, civil society, academic/research institutions, the private sector, and bilateral and multilateral development partner agencies. 
• Innovation, business development, partnerships, mobilization of finance, and collaboration across institutions will all be key focus areas of this position.
• In collaboration with the Regional Manager, coach and mentor unit staff working in the country office.
• Mobilize grant and/or climate co-financing for IBRD/IDA operations or standalone grants.
• Task lead or contribute to the preparation and implementation of complex grant-financed operations.
• Provide strategic and technical leadership of programmatic ASAs/deliverables that span a range of environmental and NRM topics. 
• Co-lead or be a technical specialist on the PASAs or ASAs led by other GPs and PGs. 
• Collaborate closely with World Bank Global Practices and IFC/MIGA colleagues on joint projects and with other colleagues from other multilateral development institutions.
• Coordinate and carry out other tasks as requested by the Manager, such as contributing to the organization of training or knowledge sharing events.
• Operate as the Nigeria ENV Focal point for the CMU – which requires also the follow up on the WPA and ensuring contributions to documents, updates are developed in a timely manner in consultation with all the ENV colleagues working on the Nigeria portfolio.
• Support the Practice Manager in ensuring portfolio/pipeline quality and development of new business.
• Maintain and build a positive working environment for the ENV team, including coaching and/or mentoring of staff, and lead or contribute to team-building activities.
• Support the Practice Manager in the WPA preparation and discussion with the CMU concerning the Nigeria engagement.
• Maintain close relationship with/provide support to CMU regarding ENV topics and activities. 
• Lead/coordinate ENV feedback and inputs to country, regional or global products. 
• Actively participate in CMU/CO meetings and coordinate closely with the Planet Sector leader.
• Maintain and build a positive working environment for the ENV team, including coaching and/or mentoring of staff, and lead or contribute to team-building activities. 
• Support work program allocation to optimize resource use and talent.

Country and sector engagement dialogues:

• Engage in the preparation of country strategy products (SCD and CPFs);
• Provide strategic leadership and participate in sector dialogue and business development relative to, NRM, Watershed, Landscapes, Forestry, Biodiversity, Pollution Management, Environmental Health and the Circular Economy, Blue Economy, Climate Change and overall environmental agenda; 
• Support in-country environmental risk management reviews and thematic supervisions, prepare reports, and disseminate lessons learned. 
• Maintain effective communication with government counterparts (and development partner community and NGOs), and other local agencies and organizations on the World Bank activities on relevant topics and provide local perspective and insights; 
• Advise clients in the Government and staff on environmental and natural resource policy and technical matters; and 
• Assist in the coordination, design, and delivery of knowledge management and training activities.

Tasks

• Facilitate, engage in, and shape policy dialogues, identifying clients’ priority needs for lending, analytical support, and advisory services in relation to natural resource economy, including fisheries and forestry. 
• Supervise the implementation, in collaboration with Task Teams, of investment projects in Nigeria’s Environment and NRM portfolio including land degradation and restoration, forest management, community strengthening in natural resource management, rural development, landscapes management, climate change and NRM.
• Provide strategic support to team leaders of projects on safeguards and ESF both during preparation and implementation and engage with client on upstream dialogue to build client capacity.
• Identify and participate in knowledge exchange opportunities focusing on above mentioned issues between Nigeria and other countries in the Africa region.
• Lead and/or assist the teams working in the landscape portfolio in Nigeria maximize the value of blue economy, sustainable landscapes, biodiversity, and natural resources.
• Review and provide advice for operational and analytical work on blue economy, fisheries, landscapes, NRM and the links to poverty reduction and development in Nigeria.
• Contribute to ENV and corporate tasks related to blue economy, fisheries, forests, Climate Change, Biodiversity and Nature-based tourism.
• Participate in project implementation support missions, elaborate mission aide-memoires, ISRs and ensuring timely execution of mission’ action plans.
• Contribute to NRM portfolio related business and pipeline development (e.g. policy lending, program for results, prevention of conflict and resilience investment program, regional integration programs, etc.), as well as donor dialogue, private sector engagement and identification of additional funding opportunities. 
• Promote, through ongoing and future portfolio, community-based approaches, and planning processes.
• Explore and promote approaches for equitable, productive, and sustainable natural resource management outcomes in conflict affected and sensitive areas. 
• Proactively participate in other key Department’s dialogues (agriculture, urban water etc.,) and represent ENV in such dialogues. 
• Share technical knowledge with clients and partners on different environment and NRM topics (blue economy, brown issues, climate change, forestry, agroforestry, biodiversity, etc.,).
• Build relationships and facilitate effective communication with other development partners, NGOs, the private sector, and other stakeholders.
• In coordination with the ENV coordinator, support the CMU and the Department in NRM country dialogue and corporate commitments. This includes participating in developing and implementing sector strategy and assist in country-specific policy work (CEA, SCD, CPF, etc.,)
• Represent the Bank in discussions with governments, donors and other stakeholders on Watershed Management, Landscapes, Blue Economy, Climate Change and NRM and Brown/Pollution issues.

Selection Criteria

• A Master's Degree or above in Environmental Science, Natural Resources Management, Environmental Management, Environmental Engineering or another Environmental discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years of international professional experience in the environment and natural resources management sector, including proven experience in watershed management, integrated landscapes, environment, fisheries, marine and coastal zone management, forestry, dryland development, climate change, and biodiversity. 
• Deep knowledge of natural resources sectors, policies, and institutions, including forestry, Sustainable land management, and/or fisheries. 
• Proven track record of leading preparation and implementation support with strong operational experience (including being TTL-accredited for IPFs/PforRs, working with DPFs, as well as TF and ASAs), with solid skills in client engagement and a track-record in leading regional/multisectoral work. 
• A demonstrated track-record in managing complex operations, engagement with the private sector and multisectoral work and fund-raising for and management of trust funds is important. 
• Demonstrated ability to lead high-quality policy-relevant analytical tasks linked to country development priorities and economic impacts and translate analytics into policy and operational relevant actions.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively coordinate activities involving multiple disciplines and organizational units. Demonstrated track record managing a portfolio of large-scale investment projects, is required. 
• Having worked as TTL/co-TTL for a CCDR is a plus. 
• Ability to identify long-range goals and objectives, develop strategic approaches, and conceptualize multi-year plans to operationalize and implement these strategies using Bank instruments.
• Demonstrated experience in leading strategic engagement and policy dialogue with multidisciplinary teams, and senior-level government, private sector, NGOs, international organizations, and/or development partners.
• Strong results orientation, with ability to follow up multiple work-streams simultaneously working under tight timelines.  
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly and confidently, articulate issues and recommend solutions.
• Field experience in project preparation and supervision, working closely with client and stakeholders. 
• Demonstrated ability to lead high-quality analytical tasks that include environment related data and information, linking those analyses to country development priorities and economic impacts. 
• Excellent inter-personal and team leadership skills and ability to easily interact with people of diverse backgrounds and seniority inside and outside the World Bank, including clients and partners. 
• Experience working in FCV is required.
• Strong country office experience would be a plus.
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently, including to remote, fragile and conflict affected areas, is required.
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills are essential; and French language skills would be highly desired. 
• Good team player with experience as a member of a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team, and proven ability to motivate and lead group efforts, and network effectively across boundaries.

Competencies

• Knowledge and Experience in Development Arena - Understands policy making process; distills operationally relevant recommendations/lessons for clients. 
• Policy Dialogue Skills - Identifies and assesses policy issues and plays an active role in the dialogue with the government and/or other stakeholders. 
• Integrative Skills - Working to develop an integrated view across all facets of current sector. 
• Environmental Policy, Strategy and Institutions - Familiarity with environmental policies, strategies, institutions, and regulations. 
• Environmental Sciences - Depth in at least one area: water; ecosystems; forests; conservation; agriculture concerns, etc. 
• Lead and Innovate - Develops innovative solutions. 
• Deliver Results for Clients - Proactively addresses clients stated and unstated needs. 
• Collaborate within Teams and Across Boundaries - Collaborates across boundaries, gives own perspective and willingly receives diverse perspectives. 
• Create, Apply and Share Knowledge - Applies knowledge across WBG to strengthen solutions for internal and/or external clients. 
• Make Smart Decisions - Interprets a wide range of information and pushes to move forward.

Note: If the selected candidate is a current World Bank Group Staff Member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. If the selected candidate is a current World Bank Group Staff Member with a Term appointment that expires later than the end date of this appointment, s/he will retain the duration of his/her current Term appointment.

Application Closing Date: 15th February, 2025 at 11:59pm UTC

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3.) E T Consultant - GFF Country Coordinator

Job Number: req31266
Job Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Term duration: 1 year 0 months
Sector: Health/Nutrition/Population

Duties & Responsibilities
Investment Case Development and Costing:

• Ensuring that stakeholder and key constituencies participation in the GFF process is facilitated in a process that is transparent and timely.
• Supporting the Government Focal Point in developing a stakeholder mapping and ensuring that all relevant stakeholders are reflected.
• Supporting the Government to develop and track the implementation of the roadmap for the preparation of the Investment Case
• Supporting the Government in convening the Country Platform meetings to develop and review the Investment Case prior to finalization and producing minutes with time-bound action plans.
• Helping to organize and support the implementation of the various pieces of analytical work that will be required for the Investment Case, including supporting World Bank missions, as needed.
• Liaising with the GFF Secretariat Focal Point to identify technical expertise that may not be available in-country for the development of the Investment Case
• Helping with the quality assurance of the Investment Case document, as needed
• Identifying high-level champions that could provide political support for the Investment Case

Investment Case Implementation:

• Supporting the GFF Government Focal point in leading a systematic process to periodically assess the validity, progress and outcomes of the priorities and reform processes of the investment case
• Aid the GFF government Focal point to map IC sub-activities and details of which actors (govt, partners) have committed to carrying those out, and tracking the advancement of the implementation plan.
• Supporting the Government in convening the platform meetings (including making sure their participation from the full range of stakeholders) and producing minutes with time bound action points in support of the IC
• Monitoring progress of activities of the IC on a quarterly basis, through development and regular updating of a dashboard and communication with relevant actors (govt, partners).
• Working with the Government to monitor government expenditures with respect to IC and annual operational plan priorities. In this work, the consultant may be supported by a public financial management consultant.
• Supporting the GFF Government Focal Point in finalizing the Investment Case Results Framework and updating it when necessary.
• Support institutionalization resource mapping, costing and expenditure tracking using the RMET and help disseminate results.

Country Platform Functionality and Alignment:

• Supporting the Government to identify and/or form a country platform in countries that are joining the GFF and ensuring that all relevant stakeholders are well informed about the GFF purpose and process.
• Identify high level, technical and subnational country platform forums for decision making on resource allocation, tracking and course-correction for IC implementation at national and subnational levels, as appropriate by health system governance structures.
• Helping the government to iteratively map resources and stakeholder investments to support better alignment of the budget, monitoring frameworks and plans.
• Integrate monitoring of the IC with broader health sector and multisectoral, as appropriate, reviews.
• Conducting meetings with financiers/donors/civil society/other stakeholders if needed to ensure alignment and secure additional financing for priorities over time.
• Identifying and developing opportunities to advance alignment, including through application of validated diagnostics and tools

Country Communications:

• Producing and disseminating communication materials (e.g., newsletter, country brochure/factsheet) to ensure that all stakeholders are well informed of the GFF purpose and process in-country.
• Participate in biannual multi-media missions
• Produce and update a 2-page overview of GFF engagement and support in country

Support for GFF +/- World Bank processes and programs:

• Support GFF Focal Point to ensure effective and timely use of BETF resources for IC development, implementation and monitoring.
• Organize meetings with partners for GFF Secretariat and WB staff involved in the GFF to improve coordination and communication on priority programs.
• Support WB Country office and Task Team Leads in their stewardship function in support of GFF co-financing, as requested.
• Provide technical assistance to the Government on key areas relevant to the GFF portfolio, as appropriate.
• Production of standardized periodic communications material of GFF activities in country for external stakeholders
• Compilation of GFF related communications material in country

Selection Criteria

• Minimum Education/Work Experience: Master’s Degree in a field revenant to the work of the GFF (e.g., Public Health, Public Administration, Economics, Health Economics or any other relevant field). At least 5 years of work experience in RMNCAHN-G and/or health systems strengthening or other areas that requires strong results-focus and coordination of stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience in effective coordination and stakeholder engagement, including government, donors, development partners, civil society, youth and the private sector.
• Proven leadership skills, including ability to; identify opportunities for leverage; foster collaboration, trust and accountability; serve in a representational role and support administrative and convening processes
• Strong organization skills with ability to multi-task and prioritize actions with attention to detail.
• Basic ability to analyze data to advocate for evidence information decision-making, identify outliers, develop data-driven plans of action, etc.
• Proficiency with problem-solving including risk identification and management, conflict management, negotiation.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal (in English and local working language) with an ability to adapt information for different audiences to convey project goals, objectives and operations and convey messages diplomatically.
• Knowledge of GFF-related systems in the country (e.g., health, social protection, education, etc.)
• Experience working in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health/nutrition or health financing would be an asset
• Experience with or understanding of GFF and/or World Bank operations would be an asset.
• Knowledge of IT programs used for data collection, analysis and visualization would be an asset.

Application Closing Date: 8th February, 2025.

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