Location:

Kyiv, Ukraine
Salary:

negotiable / YEAR
Job type:

CONTRACTOR
Posted:

2 months ago
Category:

Environment and Natural Resources
Deadline:

19/08/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

non profit

JOB SUMMARY

Description

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? 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 and promoting shared prosperity. 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. https://ww.worldbank.org.

The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Region:

The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region comprises 30 extremely diverse countries, with a population of nearly 500 million people. Although ten of our clients have joined the EU and seven of these have graduated, most continue to remain active recipients of knowledge and/or lending services. Furthermore, because of the covid pandemic, some of the advanced countries re-engage with the Bank for additional support, including financial. ECA has 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, ECA continues to be at the forefront in confronting the numerous development challenges that countries face in the evolving global economy. The region is at the vanguard of building regional connectivity while having to manage the changing structure of the labor market. At the same time, digital technologies are changing the nature of work, populations are aging, and large migration flows have generated social tensions that have contributed to increased political polarization. These emerging trends threaten to reverse the region’s achievements in regional integration, poverty reduction and shared prosperity.

The ECA region is also vulnerable to climate change. It has a large potential to strengthen climate resilience and reduce its contribution to GHG emissions. Other important challenges affecting parts of the region include conflicts and domestic political instability. For more information on ECA, please refer to https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/eca

The Planet Practice Group:

The Planet Practice Group (PG) helps countries tackle their most complex challenges in the areas covered by the four Planet Global Practices: Agriculture and Food, Environment, Natural Resources & Blue Economy, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, and Water, as well as cross-cutting area of Climate Change. In addition, Planet’s staff provide services to the rest of the Bank’s program on environmental and social risk management, gender and citizen engagement, and leadership on crafting climate action.

Environment, Natural Resources & Blue Economy (ENB) Global Practice (GP):

The sustainable management of the environment and natural resources is vital for economic growth and human wellbeing. When managed well, renewable natural resources, watersheds, productive landscapes, and seascapes can provide the foundation for sustained inclusive growth, food security and poverty reduction. The ENB also contributes to sustainability of the entire World Bank portfolio through supporting implementation of the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) and compliance with safeguards policies.

For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/environment

The Eastern Europe Country Management Unit (Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus) is seeking to hire an extended term consultant, based in Kiev, Ukraine, to support its operations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The selected consultant will support a broad and evolving portfolio of lending and policy dialogue in all ENB business lines. He/she will also support operations in all relevant sectors, including but not limited to Emergency Operations, Resilience, Energy, Resilience, Climate Change, Housing and Urban Development, Social Protection, Education, Health, and Pollution Management. The Selected candidate will work under supervision the ENB SACE 2 Practice Manager (PM) based in the WB’s Vienna Office. He/she will have the following main duties and responsibilities:

Environmental Safeguards/Environmental and Social Framework:

• During project preparation: screen potential Environmental and Social (E&S) risks & impacts; Determine the appropriate risk classification; Prepare Concept Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS); Conduct thorough assessment of E&S risks & impacts; Review E&S documents available prior to Appraisal; and Prepare Appraisal ESRS.

• During project implementation: supervise project compliance with the Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) and Safeguard Policies as provided in the environmental and social assessment documents and management plans. Participate in project technical discussions and field visits. Review project reports and build effective working relationships with the project implementation agency to ensure proper implementation of the ESF.

• During both preparation and implementation: go beyond narrow policy compliance to look for opportunities to support clients in achieving the project development goals. Work closely with the project task team and the social development specialist to ensure that projects are implemented in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner.

• Capacity building: support and build the capacity of the client on the Bank’s environmental safeguard policies and objectives of ESF.

Operations Support:

• Provide support in the preparation and implementation of ENB operations in Ukraine, and possibly Moldova. Support the country dialogue and the day-to-day follow up on projects in the three ENB lines of business (Brown, Blue, and Green). This includes, but is not limited to, project preparation, implementation; review of procurement plans and TORs submitted by the client to ensure alignment with the project objectives and consistency with World Bank fiduciary policies; participate in implementation support missions under the guidance of the Task Team Leader and follow up on project progress; elaborate mission aide-memoires and ensure timely execution of missions’ action plans.

• As requested by the PM, support ongoing dialogue with the European Commission on ESG, EU Taxonomy, and EU accession of Ukraine.

• Analytical Works: Support ENB’s advisory and analytical works in the ENB business lines, and ESF thematic reviews.

Selection Criteria

• Master’s degree or equivalent in engineering, environmental science, natural resource management, Geography, or a related field.

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in the environment and natural resources management sector, including proven experience in environment and social risks management, environmental pollution, climate change or/and biodiversity. Candidates of 8+ years will be preferable.

• Knowledge and applied experience of ESF or similar environmental and social standards of other multilateral development institutions, including policies, and environmental institutions and policies.

• Field experience in project preparation and supervision, with a focus on environment and social risks management, working closely with client and stakeholders.

• Ability to analyze environment risks management related data and information, linking those analyses to country development priorities and economic impacts.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Ukrainian.

• Familiarity with the World Bank Group’s organizational structure, processes, guidelines and procedures will be desirable.

• Strong client orientation with the ability to build an understanding with implementing agency counterparts on the value-added of Bank products.

• Good team player who can work as a member of multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team, as well as ability to function independently, with a degree of motivation, flexibility and reliability.

• A drive for results while working with limited supervision and under tight timelines. Understanding of the programmatic approach to forests, climate change and natural resources management (in the context of multi-sectoral approaches and the national development plan and using various sources of financing).

Fragile, Conflict and Violence Situations Skills:

• Knowledge of FCV context, applied to operations and analytical tasks, joint with a substantive understanding of fragility, conflict, and violence, including polarization of state-society relations, diminished client capacity, and relevance of partnerships.

• FCV behavioral skills and ability to demonstrate the mind-set needed for success in FCV settings (adaptability, resilience, determination, and sound judgment), willingness to coach others on the team around these factors;

• FCV operational skills in coordinating a pragmatic approach to FCS operations, looking for ways to help the client to achieve early results while maintaining a strategic approach.

Note: 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, they will retain the duration of their current Term appointment.

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