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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.) Senior Environmental Specialist


Job ID.: req32087
Job Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Contract
Grade: GG
Sector: Environment
Term Duration: 4 years 0 months

Job Summary

  • 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. 
  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • 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.

Application Closing Date: 18th March, 2025 at 11:59pm UTC.

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2.) Transport Specialist

Job ID.: req32092
Job Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time
Grade: GF
Sector: Transportation
Term Duration: 3 years 0 months

Description 

  • IAWT3 is hiring a Transport Specialist (Locally Recruited Staff), with outstanding technical skills and knowledge of transport sector and prior direct project management experience—preferably in Africa—to join the WB Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria.
  • She/He will report to the IAWT3 Practice Manager, Transport. Her/his work-program will be identified by the Practice Manager and adjusted based on the business needs.
  • She/he will be expected to work closely with the Infrastructure Program Leader, and IAWT3 transport teams.
  • She/he will also actively participate in IAWT3 unit discussions and the Nigeria Country Management Unit (CMU) discussions.
  • She/he will also liaise and work on cross cutting solutions area, as relevant, and ensure appropriate collaboration and partnership between Governments, the World Bank Group, and other international and bilateral organizations involved in transport in Nigeria.

Duties and Accountabilities

  • Contribute to the transport program—including, operations, technical studies, analytics and advisory services—in Nigeria with special focus on urban transport, rural roads, federal roads and regional integration (logistics and trade facilitation), and private sector participation.
  • Manage, as Task Team co-Leader, or contribute as member to the supervision of transport projects in Nigeria covering the core elements of planning, design, procurement, construction, contract management, maintenance, and operations, while paying close attention to the design and monitoring the implementation of safeguards and other cross-cutting issues, including climate change/resilience considerations, gender dimensions, and opportunities for expanding the incorporation of the private sector in the financing and/or provision of transport infrastructure and services. 
  • Under the guidance of the Transport Practice Manager and the Infrastructure PG Program Leader, support the technical dialogue in the transport sector with the authorities of the Government of Nigeria.
  • Contribute to the preparation of Country Climate and Development Reports, Systematic Country Diagnostics, Country Partnership Frameworks, etc. The Transport Specialist will also prepare/contribute to the preparation of technical notes, reports and sectoral briefs.
  • Prepare trust fund applications and seek other funding to support the transport program.
  • Support the Bank-wide professional community of staff engaged in the transport practice by participating in a selected number of thematic technical groups and participating in drafting selected technical notes in collaboration with other Global practices to enhance the creation and dissemination of new knowledge and expanding the existing knowledge base.
  • Stay abreast of recent developments in the transport sector world-wide, in relation to the topics of specialization for this position.
  • The Transport Specialist will be based in the Abuja Country Office, on a 2-year appointment, renewable based on performance and business need.

Selection Criteria

  • Advanced Degree (minimum of Master’s degree) in Civil Engineering, Transport Planning or similar. 
  • At least 5 years of relevant transport experience including knowledge creation or investment project design/management in transport. This can include project preparation and project supervision, transport sector analytics and institutional reforms, and related technical assistance.
  • Proven ability to build client relationships involving multiple stakeholders.
  •  Demonstrated analytical skills as applied to common problems in the transport sector.
  • Experience of working on similar programs in developing countries (including middle-income countries), in activities financed by the World Bank or other financing/ government organizations, or in a contractor or consultant capacity would be a plus. 
  • Thorough understanding of the transport sector in Nigeria is essential. 
  • Strong organizational skills, as well as ability to prioritize task and ensure timely delivery under pressure.
  • Operational experience with sound knowledge of World Bank operational guidelines and procedures is a plus.
  • Enthusiastic, self-motivated and ability to work in teams.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to present complex issues in a straightforward manner.
  • Written and oral fluency in English is required. 

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

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3.) Operations Officer

Job ID.: req32013
Job Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time
Grade: GF
Sector: Operations
Term Duration: 3 years, 0 months

Western and Central Africa (AFW) Region

  • We need the best and brightest talent focused on Sub-Saharan African countries to harness the potential and innovation happening across the continent. Africa is a continent on the move, with a young population and a growing market of nearly 1.2bn people. 
  • We are committed to making the Africa regional teams into leading innovation hubs. Yet, these vast opportunities are tempered by persistent gaps in education, health, and skills, which have Africa only reaching forty percent of its estimated potential. 
  • Moreover, conflict, food insecurity, population growth, and the disruptive forces of climate change threaten to curtail or even reverse the progress that has been made over the past decades.
  • In West and Central Africa, the World Bank is a leading partner with a growing portfolio of 387 projects totaling more than $44.1 billion in areas such as agriculture, trade and transport, energy, education, health, water, and sanitation- all to support job creation, gender equality, poverty reduction, and better lives. 
  • Across the continent, the World Bank’s program has nearly doubled over the last 10 years. By 2030, about 87% of the world’s extreme poor are projected to live in Sub-Saharan Africa, so this is where our mission to end extreme poverty and to promote shared prosperity will be achieved.
  • Are you ready to make an impact? We are looking for dedicated professionals to join our innovative and diverse team.

Country Context

  • Nigeria is critical to the World Bank Group's (WBG) twin goals of eradicating global extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. A multi-ethnic and diverse federation of 36 autonomous states, Nigeria is already Africa’s largest country, with over 200 million people, and Africa’s largest economy. With its abundance of resources, a young and entrepreneurial population, and a dynamic private sector, Nigeria has the potential to be a giant on the global stage.
  • At the same time, with over 40 percent of its population living in poverty, Nigeria has the second largest population of poor in the world and real per-capita incomes are about the same level today as they were four decades ago. 
  • The economy and public finances continue to be highly vulnerable to oil shocks, and not enough jobs are being created for the 3.5 million young Nigerians coming of working age every year. 
  • To provide economic opportunities for its growing population, Nigeria needs to unlock private investment and job creation, and further the structural transformation and diversification of its economy.
  • Nigeria, a blend country eligible for both IBRD and IDA financing, has the largest country allocation under IDA20 and the third-largest IDA-IBRD portfolio with approximately $16.53 billion dollars distributed across 29 projects, of which about 40% is federally executed and 60% is executed at the state-level.
  • The World Bank Country Office in Abuja is recruiting an Operations Officer to provide operational support to the Country Director and Operations Manager. The Operations Officer will report to the Operations Manager, Nigeria.

Roles & Responsibility
The key accountabilities of the Operations Officer are as follows:
Support CMU monitoring of operational quality:

  • Provide general operational support to the Operations Manager and Country Director in the oversight of preparation and implementation of lending operations.
  • Undertake routine monitoring of project implementation including review of Aide Memoires and Management letters, ISRs, monitoring disbursement and designated account balances, project readiness, and compliance with effectiveness and disbursement conditions.
  • Participate in routine check-in meeting with project teams, prepare brief on project progress in advance, prepare summary of meetings, follow up with teams in implementation of agreed actions.

Analysis and reporting on portfolio quality:

  • Produce reports and analysis of the Nigeria portfolio and provide inputs into monthly portfolio performance reports.
  • Independently undertake periodic routine monitoring, including of disbursements, proactivity on problem projects, closing projects, PPAs, ISRs due and other aspects of portfolio performance.
  • Use data from Standard Reports, SAP, Client Connections, and other sources to produce excel-based analysis of current and historical portfolio performance and prepare reports for portfolio team, region and country team and Ministry of Finance.
  • Prepare PowerPoints which summarize program portfolio performance extracting information from analysis and presenting key messages for requisite audiences.

Country engagement products:

  • Support effective monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the Country Partnership Framework including providing analytical and written inputs into Performance and Learning Reviews, Completion and Learning Reviews, and Country Portfolio Program Reviews.

Team and client engagement:

  • Provide advice to operational teams on policies and procedures. Support delivery of operational clinics to TTLs and teams including production of materials and good practice notes.
  • Manage liaison with State Focal Persons including responding to queries, organizing events, and designing and producing regular reports for State Governments.
  • Produce short briefs on project progress for Country Director and Operations Manager including talking points for meetings, contribute to country background briefing documents for Spring and
  • Annual Meetings and high-level country visits.
  • Liaise with Ministry of Finance on operational matters, including providing technical support to build capacity of Ministry of Finance staff to manage portfolio.
  • Facilitate dialogue with a diversity of stakeholders and support the development of partnerships with them where relevant.

Document review:

  • Review and clear outgoing correspondence for Country Director.
  • Undertake detailed review of project documentation for Country Director and Operations Manager approval and concurrence functions including decision packages, restructuring papers and ICRs.
  • Contribute to teamwork, workflow coordination and an operating culture focused on client service appropriate for fragile countries and Conflicted affected states, as envisaged under the Country Partnership Framework.

Collection and analysis of data on portfolio performance:

  • Ability to independently monitor and analyze portfolio data from a range of sources including internal WBG systems such as BI and Standard Reports, identify key trends and produce written material summarizing them.

Ability to:

  • Identify key portfolio risks in achieving expected project outcomes, proposing tailored mitigation measures with attention to good practices.
  • Carry out data collection and background analysis on relevant project design and implementation issues, including good practices and lessons learned; and
  • Contribute to the development of action plans to resolve preparation and implementation bottlenecks and monitor the execution of such plans.
  • Ability to contribute to portfolio reporting focusing on the CMU performance indicators, interacting with task team leaders and other departments on emerging issues while flagging issues to CMU management.

Project Implementation and management:

  • Ability to support project teams, partners, and clients in project preparation and implementation (including liaising with experts on planning, budgeting, project financing, procurement, disbursement, legal issues, and safeguards)
  • Ability to identify key risks in achieving expected project outcomes, proposing tailored mitigation measures with attention to good practices
  • Ability to carry out data collection and background analysis on relevant project design and implementation issues, including good practices and lessons learned
  • Ability to contribute to the development of action plans to resolve preparation and implementation bottlenecks and monitor the execution of such plans
  • Ability to draft sections of key documents, keep project records in the Bank systems, and draft meeting minutes.

Bank Instruments, Policies, and Procedures, and Ability to Proactively Apply Them

  • Solid operational experience and familiarity with World Bank’s operational and environmental and social policies and procedures; ability to apply them in different contexts, advise teams to resolve bottlenecks, and find pragmatic operational solutions; ability to exercise quality assurance of documents at different stages of project cycle; ability to write country products.
  • Ability to review strategy and project documents for compliance with relevant Bank operational templates, policies, and procedures

Integrative skills and personal organization:

  • Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills, and ability to develop and maintain effective relations across boundaries and with partners inside and outside the WBG
  • Solid integrative thinking and ability to support management and project teams in developing an integrated point of view around development challenges
  • Highly organized with experience and ability to design, implement and maintain systems to manage workflow.

Policy dialogue skills:

  • Ability to identify and assess policy issues and communicate findings/ points of view verbally and in writing (through reports and papers)
  • Diplomatic skills to facilitate participation in the dialogue with government and/or other stakeholders as part of Bank teams

Knowledge and experience in international development:

  • Full familiarity with the WBG’s organizational structure, complementarities among different Bank Group agencies, with ability to apply this knowledge
  • Familiarity with Bank’s development initiatives and policies and practices related to lending and non-lending operations
  • Ability to find and use relevant information/data to be used in the preparation of briefs, reports, and other written documents

Communication & influencing skills:

  • Ability to tailor communication style to meet audience needs and deliver information effectively in support of team or workgroup
  • Strong analytical ability, and strong verbal and written communication skills including the capacity to draft concise reports, minutes, briefs, and correspondence, in English.
  • Ability to share knowledge

Internal and external stakeholder engagement:

  • Strong country knowledge, particularly of its political economy, and how it shapes its development agenda
  • Ability to contribute to high-level events (i.e., with Development Partners, Government, and other stakeholders) and to handle requests, and contribute to country dialogue
  • Ability to independently coordinate and engage with stakeholders from various parts of WBG, providing substantial inputs into and participating in the dialogue with external clients and stakeholders, including governments, NGOs and CSOs, and development partners.

Selection Criteria

  • Masters’ Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Economics, Management, Business Administration, Social Sciences, Technical Studies, or another field related to development)
  • Minimum of 5 years of professional experience
  • Ability to function effectively in multi-disciplinary teams within a matrix environment.
  • Written and Verbal Communication - Delivers information effectively in support of team or workgroup.

Remuneration
The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

Application Closing Date: 11th March, 2025 at 11:59pm UTC.

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Note

  • Additional Selection Criteria Questions for Job Application: In your cover letter or as an additional one-page document, please include a summary of your actual experience relevant to the selection criteria. Applications that do not specifically address the selection criteria will not be considered.
  • If the selected candidate is a current World Bank Group Staff Member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, they will retain their 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.
  • We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.