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We are recruiting to fill the positions below:

Job Title: Senior Social Development Specialist / Senior Social Sustainability and Inclusion Specialist

Job #: req8322

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Organization: World Bank

Sector: Social Development

Grade: GG

Term Duration: 4 years - 0 months

Recruitment Type: International Recruitment

Description

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the
World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our
clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank
Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for
developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions
dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and
promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more
than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector
partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research,
and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global
challenges. Visit www.worldbank.org.

The Sustainable Development Practice Group helps countries tackle
their most complex challenges in the areas of Agriculture and Food;
Climate Change; Environmental and Social Framework (ESF); Environment,
Natural Resources and Blue Economy; Social Sustainability and Inclusion;
Urban, Resilience and Land Development; and Water.

Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice

The Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice helps
countries tackle deep-rooted social problems stemming from fragility,
climate change, exclusion, and the digital age with people-centred
solutions that build on local values and institutions.
The Practice engages with citizens, communities and governments to
deepen resilience, build inclusion, and empower vulnerable and
marginalized groups to have influence and voice. It prioritizes
participatory, multi-sectoral approaches that build on norms and
informal institutions to address social challenges and to build more
inclusive, empowered communities.
The Practice also works across the Bank’s portfolio to implement
the Environment and Social Framework (ESF) standards. The ESF offers an
overarching platform for fostering inclusive approaches to ensure
vulnerable groups benefit from Bank investments and mitigate against
related risks.

The Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice has adopted a
new strategy that aims to promote inclusive sustainable development
anchored on three pillars:

Social Inclusion: enhancing opportunities for equality and
inclusion of all people irrespective of income level, geography, gender,
ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation or other grounds of
discrimination; Advancing inclusive laws, regulations, policies and
institutions; and Investing in access to markets and services for hard
to reach and marginalized groups living in lagging regions.
Social Resilience: Strengthening social risk management for social
sustainability; Enhancing social cohesion and opportunities in fragile
communities; Strengthening social resilience to climate extremes and
natural hazards; and Supporting emergency response and an inclusive
recovery from COVID-19.
Social Empowerment: supporting community empowerment for more
effective service delivery; Fostering accountable governance including
from the bottom up; and Promoting community-driven women empowerment and
livelihood support programs.

Nigeria Country Context

A key regional player in West Africa, Nigeria accounts for about
half of West Africa’s population with approximately 202 million people
and one of the largest populations of youth in the world. Nigeria is a
multi-ethnic and culturally diverse federation which consists of 36
autonomous states and the Federal Capital Territory. With an abundance
of natural resources, it is Africa’s biggest oil exporter, and has the
largest natural gas reserves on the continent. While Nigeria has made
some progress in socio-economic terms in recent years, its human capital
development remains weak due to under-investment and the country ranked
152 of 157 countries in the World Bank’s 2018 Human Capital Index.
Furthermore, the country continues to face massive developmental
challenges, which include the need to reduce the dependency on oil and
diversify the economy, address insufficient infrastructure, and build
strong and effective institutions, as well as governance issues and
public financial management systems. Inequality in terms of income and
opportunities has been growing rapidly and has adversely affected
poverty reduction. The North-South divide has widened in recent years
due to the Boko Haram insurgency and a lack of economic development in
the northern part of the country. Large pockets of Nigeria’s population
still live in poverty, without adequate access to basic services, and
could benefit from more inclusive development policies. The lack of job
opportunities is at the core of the high poverty levels, of regional
inequality, and of social and political unrest in the country.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/nigeria/overview

Background: Support for women’s social and economic empowerment in Nigeria:

In response to a request from the Government of Nigeria, the World
Bank supported the design of the Nigeria For Women Project with an
objective to support women’s improved livelihood opportunities in
targeted communities of Nigeria.
The “Nigeria For Women” Project (NFWP) aims to demonstrate the
impact of a multi-dimensional and a medium to long-term approach to
overcome the main institutional and market failures limiting women’s
economic outcomes in Nigeria.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is partnering with the World
Bank to support the implementation of the Nigeria for Women Project,
particularly to establish a solid model of “Women Affinity Groups” that
can be used for effective service delivery in Nigeria. This partnership
is being materialized through activities planned under the Trust Fund
“Support for Women's Social and Economic Empowerment through the NFWP”.
The goal of the proposed partnership is to “support women’s social
and economic empowerment in selected states and LGAs of Nigeria” through
leveraging three distinct but interrelated and interdependent
investments under the World Bank-funded NFWP through interventions to:
(i) Design, strengthen and Institutionalize the WAG model in Nigeria,
(ii) Evaluate the core WAG model as part of the NFWP approach in
Nigeria, and (iii) Layer the WAGs model for Development Outcomes.
Designing, strengthening and institutionalizing the WAG model in
Nigeria: Activities under this area will be used to both established a
solid and functional core model for WAGs in Nigeria as well as providing
the necessary support to the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs to
sustain this program.
Testing and Evaluating the WAG model as part of the NFWP approach
in Nigeria: Following phases and scale-up of the NFWP and the WAGs model
depend on the availability of solid evidence that can prove the impacts
of the WAGs model on women socio-economic outcomes. Activities under
this area will be used to generate this evidence through rigorous impact
evaluations on the overall WAGs model and its impacts on women’s
livelihoods and economic empowerment and in turn on gender equality.
Layering the WAG model for Development Outcomes: Activities under
this grant will be used to strengthen WAGs as platforms for service
delivery that result in better human development outcomes and platforms
for improved livelihoods in Nigeria.

Position:

The Social Sustainability and Inclusion Practice has a growing work
program in Nigeria, encompassing project loans and grants, advisory and
analytical programs and active partnerships supporting a wide range of
engagements across sectors, including women empowerment and gender
equality, Social inclusion, citizen engagement and social
accountability; social resilience and social risk management. SAWS1, one
of the two Social Sustainability and Inclusion units in West and
Central Africa, is looking to recruit a Senior Social Development
Specialist/Senior Social Sustainability and Inclusion Specialist to lead
our women empowerment and gender equality program in Nigeria.
The Senior Social Development Specialist/Senior Social
Sustainability and Inclusion Specialist will be based in Abuja, Nigeria
and will report directly to SAWS1 Practice Manager and will be expected
to work closely with the CMU and task teams in the country.
The selected candidate will also be expected to work
collaboratively and develop good relations with other Global Practice
teams, Global Solution Groups and Global Theme teams specializing in
Gender and Fragility, Conflict and Violence (FCV).
Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff
member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain
his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a
4-year term appointment.

Duties and Accountabilities

The Senior Social Development Specialist/Senior Social
Sustainability and Inclusion Specialist (Program Manager) will be
responsible for managing the planning of large, complex, and
strategically significant activities and achievement of the desired
outcomes under the project “Support for Women's Social and Economic
Empowerment through the NFWP” implemented with the support of the World
Bank and BMGF.
She/he will provide oversight, coordination and strategic guidance
for the implementation of activities according to agreed work plans and
corresponding deliverables.
The Senior Specialist (Program Manager) will also be in charge of
managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and
partners with respect to the NFWP. In addition, the S/he (Program
Manager) will also coordinate the implementation of the project in the
broader context of World Bank’s contributions to the Federal Government
of Nigeria’s agenda of Support to Women and Girls; and serve as the
thought leader for the Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global
Practice in Nigeria on this subject.

Program Management - BMGF Partnership:

Lead and provide strategic guidance for comprehensive program
implementation: Successful program delivery will involve the
implementation of all the different initiatives envisaged under the BMGF
MDTF to ensure the achievement of expected scope and value proposition
of this support, complete on budget and on schedule. This will include:
- Coordinate with the World Bank and BMGF task teams and other
  donors as relevant on the scope and deliverables of the various firms to
  be contracted under the TF.
- Support the development and implementation of an overall as well
  as annual work plan for the TF implementation as well as specific annual
  work plans as agreed with the various firms hired under the TF; ensure
  high-quality reviews and submissions of deliverables with the support of
  an Assistant Program Manager.
- Oversee financial management under the TF including developing,
  tracking, and updating budgets for the different contracts; monitoring
  monthly projections and actuals; anticipate budget modifications and
  other financial matters.
- Provide strategic guidance for the delivery of tasks and ensure
  coordination with the Focal Persons for the different agencies hired for
  the TF activities implementation (for example Umbrella Organization,
  M&E firm, Impact Evaluation management firm, communications
  consultants but also other aspects including health layering, financial
  services, and marketing assessment for which firms/consultants will
  also be hired under this TF).
- Facilitate coordination and strategic engagement with field teams,
  BMGF, and the NFWP Federal Project Coordination Unit (FPCU) and State
  Project Coordination Unit (SPCU) on the status of ongoing activities, as
  well as other donors as relevant.
- Identify issues or potential risks that can hinder program
  implementation, consult with appropriate WB NFWP staff and make informed
  decisions on how to address issues, communicating when appropriate with
  WB NFWP task team and BMGF program officers.
- Network with other stakeholders working on similar scope as NFWP
  and crowdsource knowledge for qualitatively improving project
  implementation and technical assistance support.
Supervise, evaluate, and provide quality control and guidance in
the production of quarterly and annual reports for sharing the NFWP Task
Team, BMGF and other donors as relevant.
Manage and supervise the MDTF team (Assistant Project Manager,
short-term consultants etc.); provide constructive feedback and step in
to help solve a range of issues that may come up from the hired
firms/consultants.
Provide regular constructive performance feedback, prompt
resolution of problems for the different agencies hired for the TF
activities implementation (i.e. Umbrella Organization, M&E firm, IE
management firm, COM Consultants and other consultants and firms).
Ensure adequate coordination and alignment between implementation
of activities under the TF and with the NFWP. This will include regular
communication with the NFWP World Bank Task team as to coordinate
communications and approaches with the NFWP Federal and State Project
Coordination Units and ensure adequate and coordinated spending of TF
resources to support the NFWP implementation.

Women empowerment, gender equality and gender-based violence:

Provide strategic leadership and technical support on women empowerment
gender equality and gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response:

Serve as a core member and co-lead of the Nigeria ‘Supporting Women
and Girls (SWAG’) programmatic initiative, with a primary focus on
leading the ‘Empowerment’ pillar;
Provide leadership and technical inputs into selected analytical
work related to women empowerment, gender equality and GBV, including
serving as peer reviewer for relevant project documents and products;
Engage actively and regularly with government counterparts,
community stakeholder and development partners to promote evidence-based
approaches and policy updates that foster women empowerment, gender
equality and effective GBV prevention and response;
Summarize and globally share lessons from the Nigeria experience;
contribute to the creation of global knowledge on social sustainability
and inclusion issues; actively contribute to the enhancement of Bank’s
support to clients.
As appropriate, build and maintain partnerships with key
international institutions helping to drive the women empowerment and
gender equality agenda (e.g., other multilateral and bilateral donor
institutions, research groups, and civil society organizations);

Social Sustainability and Inclusion:

Lead/support strategic engagement on broader social sustainability and inclusion issues:

Develop and lead analytical work that informs the social
development aspects of key policy and operational decisions in areas
such as gender equality, social inclusion, poverty reduction, social
resilience, and local service delivery.
Contribute to the elaboration of strategies, project concept and
policy analysis relevant to the Social Sustainability and Inclusion
Practice; Participate in cross-practice teams responsible for the
preparation of policy notes, Systematic Country Diagnostics, Country
Partnership Frameworks, sector studies, and research and policy
development activities on the full range of social development topics.
Actively contribute to internal and external discussions on
technical options and new areas of focus and operational business around
social sustainability and inclusion issues.
Guide and mentor junior staff; Supervise the work of consultants
and technical specialists to ensure consistency and conformity to Bank
operational policies.
Contribute to the Unit's briefs, blogs, strategy documents, and
papers on critical social development issues for both internal and
external audiences.

Selection Criteria

This position is suited to constructive, highly motivated team
players with an eye for detail, understanding the bigger picture context
of operations, and creative problem-solving abilities.
The successful candidate should have strong operational and
analytical skills, have practical experience handling complex/sensitive
social development issues through participatory processes of stakeholder
engagement, and be able to integrate social development considerations
in an operational context.
Master's degree or PhD in Social Sciences (Gender Studies,
Anthropology, Sociology, Social Development, Public Health, Conflict and
Violence Prevention etc.), and a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant
professional experience in social development and inclusion; women
economic empowerment, gender/GBV.
Demonstrated leadership experience and operational skills and
experience in the areas of women empowerment, gender/GBV, social
inclusion, citizen engagement, youth community-driven development,
fragility, conflict and violence in low- and middle-income countries.
Proven leadership and project management experience with World Bank
IDA and/or IBRD (or other comparable international organizations)
lending operations, policies, procedures and processes; experience with
leading design and implementation of social development programs
including women empowerment and gender equality, social inclusion,
Community Driven Development and livelihoods support.
Experience in managing Trust Funds/Grants and in coordinating with
donor organizations; knowledge of World Bank trust fund procedures and
processes.
Experience with managing operations in low capacity, fragile and
conflict-affected environments, working on complex multi-sectoral
development challenges and working in a federal system.
Strong organizational skills, with ability to prioritize, deal with
frequent and unexpected changes, and work within tight timeframes
Demonstrated ability to translate analytical work into policy
advice and actionable, practical recommendations; Experience in
collecting, analyzing and effectively using data related to women
empowerment/ gender equality /GBV prevention and response.
Experience in contributing to high-level strategic decisions and
technical support to government counterparts, policymakers,
beneficiaries, community-based organizations and development partners on
effective approaches to close gender gaps.
Proven capacity to work with a wide range of stakeholders,
international organizations, development agencies, government
counterparts, beneficiaries of Bank projects, and civil society
organizations; ability to effectively negotiate and build consensus to
achieve constructive outputs.
Outstanding interpersonal, communication, problem-solving, and team
skills, and ability to think innovatively and strategically to find
balanced solutions to complex development problems, with a strong client
focus.
Proven track record in communicating complex issues in a clear and concise manner to different stakeholders.
Acting with integrity at all times to build trust and to create an
enabling work environment, whether as team leader or team member.
Very high level of energy, initiative and self-motivation; willingness to travel and work under challenging circumstances.
Demonstrated ability to work across practices, work in cross-thematic teams, foster teamwork, and mentor junior staff.
Excellent oral and writing skills in English is essential; ability
to present and facilitate sessions; French language skill is a plus.

Competencies:

Policy Dialogue Skills - Anticipate needs and requests in the field
and conduct independent policy discussions with representatives of
government and non-government partners.
Social inclusion and empowerment - Experience in successfully
applying social sustainability and inclusion principles and good
practice, covering issues of gender/GBV, inclusion and
non-discrimination of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, stakeholder
engagement, etc.
Social Development implications on policies, institutions, and
operations – Solid understanding of the implications of social
development on policy, institutions, and operations.
Participation and Consultation - Extensive experience conducting
social development consultative and participatory approaches, deriving
results that resonate with the client; ability to coach others in the
application of the interventions.
Analytical Tools for Social Sustainability - Extensive experience
conducting social development analyses, deriving results that resonate
with the client; ability to coach others in the application of the
tools.
Integrative Skills - Understand relevant cross-practice areas and
how they are interrelated; able to undertake cross-practice work in
lending and non-lending operations.
Knowledge and Experience in Development Arena - Translate technical
and cross-country knowledge into practical applications and
contributions to country and sector strategies; interact with clients at
the policy level.
Lead and Innovate - Develop innovative solutions with others.
Deliver Results for Clients - Achieve results and identify mission-driven solutions for the client.
Collaborate Within Teams and Across Boundaries - Initiate
collaboration across boundaries and broadly across the World Bank Group
and bring differing ideas into the forefront.
Create, Apply and Share Knowledge - Create, apply and share
knowledge from across and outside WBG to strengthen internal and or
external client solutions.
Make Smart Decisions - Recommend and take decisive action.

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Job Title: E T Consultant

Job #: req8320

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Organization: World Bank

Sector: Social Development

Grade: EC2

Term Duration: 1 year - 0 months

Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment

Social Sustainability And Inclusion Global Practice:

The Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice helps
countries tackle deep-rooted social problems stemming from fragility,
climate change, exclusion, and the digital age with people-centred
solutions that build on local values and institutions.
The Practice engages with citizens, communities and governments to
deepen resilience, build inclusion, and empower vulnerable and
marginalized groups to have influence and voice. It prioritizes
participatory, multi-sectoral approaches that build on norms and
informal institutions to address social challenges and to build more
inclusive, empowered communities.
The Practice also works across the Bank’s portfolio to implement the Environment and Social Framework (ESF) standards.
The ESF offers an overarching platform for fostering inclusive
approaches to ensure vulnerable groups benefit from Bank investments and
mitigate against related risks.

The Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice has adopted a
new strategy that aims to promote inclusive sustainable development
anchored on three pillars:

Social Inclusion: enhancing opportunities for equality and
inclusion of all people irrespective of income level, geography, gender,
ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation or other grounds of
discrimination; Advancing inclusive laws, regulations, policies and
institutions; and Investing in access to markets and services for hard
to reach and marginalized groups living in lagging regions.
Social Resilience: Strengthening social risk management for social
sustainability; Enhancing social cohesion and opportunities in fragile
communities; Strengthening social resilience to climate extremes and
natural hazards; and Supporting emergency response and an inclusive
recovery from COVID-19.
Social Empowerment: supporting community empowerment for more
effective service delivery; Fostering accountable governance including
from the bottom up; and Promoting community-driven women empowerment and
livelihood support programs.

Nigeria Country Context

A key regional player in West Africa, Nigeria accounts for about
half of West Africa’s population with approximately 202 million people
and one of the largest populations of youth in the world. Nigeria is a
multi-ethnic and culturally diverse federation which consists of 36
autonomous states and the Federal Capital Territory.
With an abundance of natural resources, it is Africa’s biggest oil
exporter, and has the largest natural gas reserves on the continent.
While Nigeria has made some progress in socio-economic terms in recent
years, its human capital development remains weak due to
under-investment and the country ranked 152 of 157 countries in the
World Bank’s 2018 Human Capital Index. Furthermore, the country
continues to face massive developmental challenges, which include the
need to reduce the dependency on oil and diversify the economy, address
insufficient infrastructure, and build strong and effective
institutions, as well as governance issues and public financial
management systems. Inequality in terms of income and opportunities has
been growing rapidly and has adversely affected poverty reduction.
The North-South divide has widened in recent years due to the Boko
Haram insurgency and a lack of economic development in the northern part
of the country. Large pockets of Nigeria’s population still live in
poverty, without adequate access to basic services, and could benefit
from more inclusive development policies. The lack of job opportunities
is at the core of the high poverty levels, of regional inequality, and
of social and political unrest in the country.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/nigeria/overview

Background: Support for women’s social and economic empowerment in Nigeria:

In response to a request from the Government of Nigeria, the World
Bank supported the design of the Nigeria For Women Project with an
objective to support women’s improved livelihood opportunities in
targeted communities of Nigeria.
The “Nigeria For Women” Project (NFWP) aims to demonstrate the
impact of a multi-dimensional and a medium to long-term approach to
overcome the main institutional and market failures limiting women’s
economic outcomes in Nigeria.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is partnering with the World
Bank to support the implementation of the Nigeria for Women Project,
particularly to establish a solid model of “Women Affinity Groups” that
can be used for effective service delivery in Nigeria. This partnership
is being materialized through activities planned under the Trust Fund
“Support for Women's Social and Economic Empowerment through the NFWP”.
The goal of the proposed partnership is to “support women’s social
and economic empowerment in selected states and LGAs of Nigeria” through
leveraging three distinct but interrelated and interdependent
investments under the World Bank-funded NFWP through interventions to:
(i) Design, strengthen and Institutionalize the WAG model in Nigeria,
(ii) Evaluate the core WAG model as part of the NFWP approach in
Nigeria, and (iii) Layer the WAGs model for Development Outcomes.
Designing, strengthening and institutionalizing the WAG model in
Nigeria: Activities under this area will be used to both established a
solid and functional core model for WAGs in Nigeria as well as providing
the necessary support to the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs to
sustain this program.
Testing and Evaluating the WAG model as part of the NFWP approach
in Nigeria: Following phases and scale-up of the NFWP and the WAGs model
depend on the availability of solid evidence that can prove the impacts
of the WAGs model on women socio-economic outcomes. Activities under
this area will be used to generate this evidence through rigorous impact
evaluations on the overall WAGs model and its impacts on women’s
livelihoods and economic empowerment and in turn on gender equality.
Layering the WAG model for Development Outcomes: Activities under
this grant will be used to strengthen WAGs as platforms for service
delivery that result in better human development outcomes and platforms
for improved livelihoods in Nigeria.

Position

The Social Sustainability and Inclusion Practice has a growing work
program in Nigeria, encompassing project loans and grants, advisory and
analytical programs and active partnerships supporting a wide range of
engagements across sectors, including women empowerment and gender
equality, Social inclusion, citizen engagement and social
accountability; social resilience and social risk management. SAWS1, one
of the two Social Sustainability and Inclusion units in West and
Central Africa, is looking to recruit an Extended Term Consultant (ETC –
Assistant Grant Manager) to support our women empowerment and gender
equality program in Nigeria.
The selected candidate will be based in Abuja, Nigeria and will
report directly to the NFWP Task Team Leaders and Senior Social
Sustainability and Inclusion Specialist (BMGF MDTF Program Manager)
under the overall oversight of SAWS1 Practice Manager. S/he will be
expected to work closely with the CMU and task teams in the country and
to work collaboratively and develop good relations with other Global
Practice teams, Global Solution Groups and Global Theme teams
specializing in Gender and Fragility, Conflict and Violence (FCV).
Note: The selected candidate will be offered a one-year
appointment, renewable for an additional one year, at the discretion of
the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET Appointment
of two years. If an ET appointment ends before a full year, it is
considered as a full year toward the lifetime maximum. Former and
current ET staff who have completed all or any portion of their
second-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.

Duties and Accountabilities

The Assistant Grant Manager will provide day-to-day oversight and
follow up to ensure that activities planned under the BMGF MDTF are
implemented according to agreed work plans and corresponding
deliverables in close coordination with the Program Manager.
S/he will also support the NFWP Task Team Leaders and Program Manager as needed.

Oversight of day-to-day Program Implementation:

Provide day-to-day support to field teams and the Federal and State Project Coordinators of NFWP, as required.
Provide day-to-day oversight and guidance to project teams for the
different activities under the Trust Fund to ensure that such activities
are implemented in a timely manner, according to work plans, with high
levels of quality and according to agreed budgets.
Identify any challenges during implementation of activities,
implement corrective actions and measures as needed and escalate such
issues to the Program Manager as needed.
Maintain regular and constant communication with the various teams/firms engaged during implementation of activities.
Coordinate as needed activities with the NFWP World Bank Task Team
to ensure adequate alignment of activity implementation under the NFWP.
With the support of Administrative staff in the WB Nigeria Country
Office, oversee contractual agreements with the various firms and
consultants engaged as part of TF activities’ implementation as per WB
procurement guidelines.

Financial and Donor reports:

Ensure timely submission of accurate and quality narrative and financial reports in accordance with donor requirements.
Liaise and coordinate activities with donors and other WB teams the
for different activities, including communications and responding to
requests. This will be done under the guidance of the Program Manager.

Documentation and Knowledge:

Support the documentation and dissemination of program experiences
and lessons learned; provide or produce communications materials for
different audiences.
This will include writing blog pieces and other communication
materials in coordination with the World Bank Senior Communications
Officer.
Maintain an organized system of tracking, monitoring, and
prioritizing tasks and projects using teams, SharePoint, salesforce, and
other document storage systems.

Selection Criteria

Master's degree with 5 years’ experience, or equivalent combination
of education and experience in social science (e.g., Sociology,
Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, etc.), business management
or related fields.
Relevant experience in grant management; knowledge of World Bank
trust fund processing and administration; donor and stakeholder
relationship management.
Demonstrated analytical capacity, through written work and
dialogue; proven capacity to translate analytical work into policy
advice and operational, actionable, recommendations.
Relevant experience and knowledge of operations addressing critical social development issues and etc.
Working knowledge of World Bank’s operations, policies and procedures.
Demonstrated skills and direct work experience with at least one or
more of the following: women empowerment, gender equity, gender-based
violence; public consultations; public hearings; participatory research
methods (including observation, surveys); participatory rural and/or
urban appraisal; participatory poverty assessments; participatory
monitoring and evaluation; grievance redress mechanisms; designing
projects that address social inclusion, social cohesion, fragility,
conflict and violence (FCV), or other related experiences.
Proven capacity to work with a wide range of stakeholders,
international organizations, development agencies, government
counterparts, beneficiaries of Bank projects, and civil society
organizations.
Excellent Oral and written fluency in English. Strong oral and written presentation skills in English.
Excellent communicator, creativity and problem-solving skills.
Outstanding interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams.
Willingness to travel regularly in the region.
Enthusiasm for, and commitment to, poverty alleviation, social development and addressing the needs of the most vulnerable.

Competencies:

Social Development implications on policies, institutions, and
operations – Solid understanding of the implications of social
development on policy, institutions, and operations.
Policy Dialogue Skills - Anticipate needs and requests in the field
and conduct independent policy discussions with representatives of
government and non-government partners.
Social inclusion and empowerment - Experience in successfully
applying social sustainability and inclusion principles and good
practice, covering issues of gender/GBV, inclusion and
non-discrimination of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, stakeholder
engagement, etc.
Participation and Consultation - Extensive experience conducting
social development consultative and participatory approaches, deriving
results that resonate with the client; ability to coach others in the
application of the interventions.
Analytical Tools for Social Sustainability - Extensive experience
conducting social development analyses, deriving results that resonate
with the client; ability to coach others in the application of the
tools.
Integrative Skills - Understand relevant cross-practice areas and
how they are interrelated; able to undertake cross-practice work in
lending and non-lending operations.
Knowledge and Experience in Development Arena - Translate technical
and cross-country knowledge into practical applications and
contributions to country and sector strategies; interact with clients at
the policy level.
Lead and Innovate - Develop innovative solutions with others.
Deliver Results for Clients - Achieve results and identify mission-driven solutions for the client.
Collaborate Within Teams and Across Boundaries - Initiate
collaboration across boundaries and broadly across the World Bank Group
and bring differing ideas into the forefront.
Create, Apply and Share Knowledge - Create, apply and share
knowledge from across and outside WBG to strengthen internal and or
external client solutions.
Make Smart Decisions - Recommend and take decisive action.
The World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in terms
of gender, nationality, culture and educational background. Individuals
with disabilities, women and SSA/CR candidates are strongly encouraged
to apply. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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