Practice Manager28728 at World Bank
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Location:
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Salary:negotiable / YEAR
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Job type:FULL_TIME
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Posted:5 months ago
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Category:Management and Strategy
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Deadline:14/08/2024
JOB DESCRIPTION
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
non profit
JOB SUMMARY
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.
Please visit www.worldbank.org.
PROSPERTITY VICE PRESIDENCY
The Prosperity Vice Presidency is one of the World Bank Group’s five verticals, with a mandate that emphasizes “Growth, Finance, and Institutions for all.” Our approach leverages data-driven analysis and combines expertise from both the public and private sectors, together with International Finance Corporation (IFC).
The Prosperity Vice-Presidency supports clients in advancing evidence-based structural reforms to establish the foundations for inclusive and sustainable growth in the thematic areas of macro-fiscal policy; financial sector resilience, access and deepening; private sector development, trade and competitiveness; and governance and public sector reform, including statistical capacity.
Prosperity is comprised of five Global Departments.
ECONOMIC POLICIES GLOBAL DEPARTMENT
The Economic Policy (EP) department comprises over 400 staff in regional and global units. The global department for this unit focuses on economic growth, jobs, macroeconomic and debt, and fiscal policies.
Global departments play a key role in supporting the regional departments deliver best global knowledge and practices. More than half of the EP’s regional staff is decentralized to the field working very closely with the country management units (CMUs) and in proximity to the clients.
EP leads or participate in a wide variety of AAA and client advisory work requiring an integrative function that add to their core expertise. EP’s professionals are responsible for the preparation and delivery of the majority of the Bank’s Development Policy Operations using both IDA and IBRD.
The Jobs and Growth global department in Economic Policies GP is seeking to recruit an outstanding Practice Manager.
This department has developed the CEM3.0 product (Jobs and Growth Report) and supports the regional units to deliver it to the client.
In addition to the CEM3.0, this units advises, develops models and analytical products, creates tools, and builds global data platforms to support the regions in the area of growth of jobs. It consists of a dedicated team of around 30 professionals, including macro-modelers, and jobs and growth experts. The selected Practice Manager will report to the Global Director of EP.
Roles & Responsibility:
• Leads the team in global engagement on jobs and economic growth topics, including in knowledge development, supporting regional teams work, applied research and dissemination, global databases, monitoring, and partnerships.
• Works closely with regional PMs in supporting the (i) delivery of jobs and growth reports and related analytical work, (ii) advisory and lending projects by providing in-depth technical inputs and quality reviews and, (iii) sharing global experiences and practices.
• Works in partnership with public and private stakeholders, to find tailored and holistic solutions to complex jobs and growth challenges.
• Drives and inspires technical excellence within the team and the GP by creating an environment of learning and innovation that attracts and develops the best talent reflective of the diversity of our clients.
• Drives and inspires technical excellence within the team and the GP by creating an environment of learning and innovation that attracts and develops the best talent reflective of the diversity of our clients.
• Supports the Department’s management in developing and implementing appropriate strategies for global staffing, deployment, talent, and performance management.
• Is effective in the communication to various audiences, including key stakeholders, clients, beneficiaries, public, internal, and external partners.
The Practice Manager will collaborate across technical, geographic and institutional boundaries to help design and deliver development solutions to a diverse range of clients, while supporting global knowledge flows that share knowledge and practical development experience with other countries, assuring that global lessons are reflected in the Bank-supported programs.
The Practice Manager is a member of EP Practice Management Team and coordinates closely with the other EP Practice Managers, EP Program Leaders and the Regional Management Teams.
The PM is also a member of the EP Talent Board to oversee the strategic staffing, career development and deployment of GP staff across the Bank.
People Management: Strong people management capabilities are essential to ensure the team deliver effectively, with the highest quality. The Practice Manager will be accountable for building high-performing teams with the right skill sets and talent, managing team members’ performance and mentoring/guiding team members on their career paths.
Oversight of Program Delivery and Quality: The Practice Manager is accountable for day-to-day management and quality delivery of programs.
Intellectual Leadership and Strategy: The Practice Manager is accountable for providing intellectual leadership and business development based on a substantive understanding of client needs and with particular effort on innovative solutions and crowding in other resources.
Other Shared Accountabilities: The Practice Manager has shared accountabilities with his/her Global Director for prudent resource management and other GP/Corporate assignments as required.
Selection Criteria
General Knowledge and Analytical Skills – Recognized economist with track record of applying research and high-level economic policy dialogue to achieve development results and deep technical knowledge and relevant knowledge and policy experience in macroeconomics, labor economics, and economic growth.
Education – Master’s degree (Ph.D.
preferred) in economics, finance, public finance or financial economics, with at least twelve (12) years of relevant professional experience.
Strong leadership skills – demonstrated ability to lead large and diverse teams to deliver complex tasks.
Integrative Skills – Demonstrated experience working across institutional disciplinary boundaries, and with multiple stakeholders inside and outside the World Bank.
Knowledge and Experience in Development Arena – Proven track record in influencing the design and execution of major policy and/or research initiatives in jobs and growth issues.
Written and Verbal Communication – Strong command of all forms of communication and delivery of messages in a consistently effective, timely, and engaging manner.
Experience in exposure to the media, external constituencies, and expert groups.
OTHER SELECTION CRITERIA
• A combination of experience in two regions, corporate assignment or similar experience that builds global expertise and client-facing skills;
• Proven sense of initiative, results orientation, and leadership qualities, as well as effective teamwork skills;
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to speak persuasively and to present ideas clearly and concisely with senior policy officials;
• Strong integrative capacities; i.e., ability to situate EP and jobs and growth activities within a coherent strategic framework;
• Demonstrated effectiveness in conducting policy dialogue on economic issues with senior government officials, the private sector, donor representatives and civil society;
• Superior analytical skills demonstrated through task leadership of major economic reports and other published work related to jobs, growth, and structural policy issues;
• Proven experience in Bank operations in one or more areas covered by EP;
• Ability to gain the trust and respect of country counterparts, while maintaining objectivity and clear focus on the Bank’s mission;
• Ability to enhance the quality of Bank products through early guidance, constructive feedback, encouraging innovation and risk taking, and establishing links with other networks and relevant partners;
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills to be an effective Bank
spokesperson in macroeconomics, growth and fiscal management;
• Proven ability to lead, team work, mentor staff, inspire staff commitment to technical excellence and teamwork, and resolve conflicts constructively;
• Ability to juggle numerous competing demands and priorities, respond quickly to country and management requests, and set priorities for self and others; and
• Excellent knowledge of English is essential.
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.
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.
Learn more about working at the World Bank and IFC, including our values and inspiring stories.
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