Location:

Vienna, Austria
Salary:

negotiable / YEAR
Job type:

CONTRACTOR
Posted:

4 months ago
Category:

Education
Deadline:

20/09/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

Description

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

People Practice Group

The People Practice Group supports countries to protect and invest in their people, enabling them to reach their full potential and enjoy a good quality of life. Investments in human development – education, health, social protection and jobs, and gender equality – are intrinsically important for individual well-being. They are also instrumental for building human capital which underpins productivity and economic growth.

Education Global Practice:

Education is a human right, a powerful driver of development and one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty and improving health, gender equality, peace, and stability. It delivers large, consistent returns in terms of income and is the most important factor to ensure equality of opportunities.

For more information, visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/education

Regional Context:

The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region comprises 30 extremely diverse countries, with a population of nearly 500 million people. The ECA region faces multiple challenges today. First, the region is considerably vulnerable to climate change. It has a large potential to strengthen climate change resilience and improve energy efficiency, thereby reducing its contribution to climate change. Second, the COVID-19 outbreak has affected all the economies in the region, impacting people’s health and education service delivery, and causing a sharp slowdown in growth in many countries. Third, the Russia occupation of, and war in Ukraine, are causing significant humanitarian and infrastructure losses in Ukraine and slowing down growth, increases costs of food and energy and destabilizing macro-fiscal outlooks across the region. The devastating war is further exacerbated by several conflicts in the region including unsettled land disputes and delineations. These major challenges and crises serve to re-emphasize the critical importance of ECA’s medium-term strategic agenda. In order to reach the World Bank Group’s twin goals, the ECA region’s strategy focuses on: (i) boosting human capital – addressing inclusion, resilience, quality of delivery and next generation Human Capital challenges, (ii) enabling markets – supporting the private sector to compete in a knowledge-intensive global economy, (iii) green transition – innovative knowledge and financing engagements to decarbonize, build resilience and support a just transition through policy engagements, investments, and (iv) building & strengthening institutions – supporting the quality of spending, improve debt management, and enhance service delivery.

For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/eca

Duties and Accountabilities:

The Operations Analyst, to be based in the World Bank Vienna regional office will work on ensuring the quality of operations and support the management of the ECA region portfolio. As a key team member, the Operations Analyst will play a role in communicating the sector strategy and its formulation, implementation, and preparation of briefings. The Analyst will report to the ECA Education Practice Manager (PM) and work closely with other selected staff, including the Quality Team and TTLs of selected projects. In particular, the Analyst will:

• Provide operational support to TTLs, contributing to different teams across the region in preparing, supervising, and evaluating projects.

• Support the PM on strategic matters, including drafting briefs and presentations, and support monitoring the portfolio and corporate commitments.

• Prepare/contribute to briefing books, talking points, and presentations (aimed at an internal or external audience).

• Support the PM in communicating and disseminating strategic country and regional education results and achievements.

• Conduct education information/data analysis under the guidance of senior staff with a focus on cross-country and regional approaches.

Selection Criteria

• A Master’s degree in economics or a related field (Public Policy, Business Administration, Finance), a minimum of 2 years of relevant and progressive development policy and operational experience, and a good knowledge of World Bank strategic directions.

• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with strong result orientation and proven ability to apply these in carrying out operational and analytical tasks and presenting findings and recommendations in compelling ways.

• Strong and interpersonal skills with proven ability to work cooperatively with multi-disciplinary country teams, all levels of staff and managers, and development partners.

• Strong client orientation and excellence in client management coupled with strong planning and organizational skills.

• Experience using software and relevant applications such as Stata, R, and SPSS.

• Demonstrates understanding of the core education data sets, indicators, tools for analysis of this data, and the use of evidence for education policy.

• Oral and written communication skills include speaking and writing persuasively and presenting ideas clearly and concisely.

• Self-starter, conscientious, and able to demonstrate initiative with a clear focus on results.

• Familiarity with World Bank operational policies and procedures, and relevant experience in portfolio management would be an added advantage.

See the WBG Core Competencies for GE level for more details

The World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in race, gender, nationality, culture, and educational background. Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. Women and SSA/CR candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

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.

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