Description

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.

Europe and Central Asia Region 

The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region comprises 30 diverse countries, with a population of nearly 500 million people. Most of the countries are high and upper-middle-income countries with only three being low-income IDA countries. ECA has an active portfolio of 253 projects with a net commitment of around US$46.5 billion and a strong lending pipeline as well as a large and growing portfolio of Reimbursable Advisory Services. Knowledge is critical to the Bank’s value proposition to client countries in the ECA region in both lending and advisory services. A predominantly middle- and high-income region, the ECA region is at the vanguard of building regional connectivity while having to manage the changing structure of the labor market. To learn more above ECA region visit: https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/ECA

Governance Global Practice 

The Governance Global Practice GGP (GGP) comprises a variety of different professional disciplines working on public institutions, including procurement, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption, and financial management.

The GGP interventions range from diagnostics, technical assistance, and advisory services, knowledge management, and sharing, creating peer learning platforms, lending and reform project implementation, and monitoring and reporting.  An important part of its responsibilities is to deliver operational support to other Practices, including through inputs for policy-based operations, hands-on implementation advice, and direct fiduciary due diligence of investment financing.

Procurement Team in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Region provided implementation support to the Bank portfolio and works with client countries on procurement reform and policy and strategy development.

ECA Procurement Unit is looking for a Procurement Specialist

The Procurement Unit convenes leading group of practitioners focused on advancing cutting-edge practices and innovations in the field of procurement. The unit support governments and non-governmental actors in institutional strengthening and capacity building, improvement and modernization of procurement systems and ensuring efficiency of transactions for improved governance and enhanced development outcomes.

At present, the Ukraine Portfolio comprises of 16 active projects with a net commitment of US$ 9.84 billion and is supported by one procurement specialist and one senior procurement specialist. To augment capacity to support the growing portfolio in Ukraine, the Unit seeks to recruit an Extended-Term Consultant (ETC) with passion for development.

The duty station is Kyiv, Ukraine.

Institutional Arrangement 

The staff will be working under the oversight and guidance of the Accredited Practice Manager, based in Washington DC. For the day to day work, the staff will be mentored and supervised by the Procurement Team Leader (PTL), based in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Duties and Responsibilities:

·   Provides technical fiduciary advice on procurement activities and engage in policy dialogue to strengthen procurement systems in client country.

·   Supports clients in achieving value for money (VFM) in public procurement in order to enhance service delivery and development outcomes with integrity.

·   Understand relevant procurement markets using analytical tools and approaches to define more effective procurement strategies.

·   Participates in missions and plays a key role in developing practical approaches to procurement while simultaneously dealing with difficult policy and operational issues.

·   Prepares and/or comments on draft operational directives and policy papers; produces major/complex reports.

·   Develops and executes training modules on complex sector related procurement topics.

The work implies frequent interaction with the following stakeholders

·   Management in the duty station and in some occasions in HQ or other countries.

·   Government officials and equivalent contacts in other international organizations, partner entities, etc.

·   Procurement specialists within the World Bank and government units.

·   Counterparts in the Bank across VPUs, Global Practices and other units involved in meeting the Bank’s business objectives.

·   Other external constituencies and expert groups.

Selection Criteria

• High level of integrity.
• Excellent command of English and Ukrainian Language.
• A master’s degree with a major in a relevant field (e.g., business administration, engineering, commerce, law, procurement, public policy, economics, etc.).
• Knowledge of the concepts, principles and practices governing international procurement, with the ability to translate concepts into operational work, including but not limited to value for money, sustainable procurement, strategic sourcing, market analysis, contract management, etc.
• Minimum of 5 years of proven experience in carrying out technical duties in procurement inside or outside the World Bank.
• Ability to deal sensitively in a multi-cultural environment and build effective working relations with clients and colleagues.

General Competencies

• Good interpersonal skills and persuasiveness in presenting, discussing, and resolving highly complex issues, both orally and in writing.
• Autonomous and committed with technical quality.
• Ability to solve problems involving multiple partners and constraints.
• Analytical skills to recognize patterns, extract conclusions and formulate strategies out of information coming from multiple sources and in a variety of forms.

Specific Specialized Skills, Knowledge and Competencies

• Knowledge of institutions and procurement reforms in Borrower’s countries.
• Understanding of the World Bank’s business objectives, products, and project cycle.
• Understanding of political economy, public policy, public systems, and public management.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of contract management tools & methodologies.
• Ability to handle complex, multi-functional, cross-regional projects/programs including maintaining relationships with partners & counterparties.
• Good understanding of risk management.
• FCS Behavioral Skills – Demonstrates the mind-set needed for success in FCS settings: adaptability, resilience, determination, sound judgment, etc.
• FCS Operational Skills – Coordinates a pragmatic approach to FCS operations. Looks for ways to help the client achieve early results while maintaining a strategic approach and identifies practical ways to implement longer-term/reform measures.
• FCS Policies, Tools and Instruments – Is aware of the range of FCS related policies, tools and instruments, political economy analysis, etc.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

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