Description

Selection Criteria

• Master’s degree in economics, digital development, technology policy, international development, or other related field, with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent technical and analytical skills at the intersection of digital development, emerging technologies, digital skills and ICT industry including the ability to simplify complex issues & think innovatively.
• Operational experience working in and on contexts affected by FCV and a sound understanding of, and experience applying, key concepts related to FCV.
• Prior experience with World Bank corporate support and strategy, as well as country management, including the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines, while delivering high quality outputs.
• Prior experience with World Bank operations—especially leading analytical work, supporting client dialogue, designing inclusive interventions, developing indicators, and supporting project implementation.
• Excellent written communication skills as demonstrated in a proven track record of effectively delivering technical information in a clear, easily understandable, and effective manner.
• Driven, self-starter who can proactively solve problems constructively and effectively and with professionalism.
• High degree of discretion, ethics, tact and sensitivity in handling confidential and sensitive information.
• Strong attention-to-detail, creative problem-solving, and coordination/logistics skills.
• Proven ability to function effectively as a team member of multi-disciplinary teams and resolve disagreements constructively.
• Working proficiency in English is essential. Fluency in other languages including French and Arabic is advantageous.

Required Competencies

• Integrative Skills: Integrating divergent viewpoints of multiple external and internal stakeholders into a coherent project/program/strategy.
• Internal and External Client Engagement: An ability to independently coordinate and engage with stakeholders from various parts of WBG, including IFC and MIGA, during the course of assisting team with operational design and implementation.
• Bank Instruments, Policies, and Procedures, and Ability to Proactively Apply Them: Solid operational experience, including as a TTL/co-TTL Bank lending and non-lending products. Solid knowledge of operational policies and procedures and ability to apply them in the different context, advise teams to resolve the bottlenecks, and find pragmatic operational solutions. An ability to exercise high standards in quality assurance of documents at different stages of project cycle. An ability to review and advice country products.
• Portfolio Management and Results Monitoring and Evaluation: An ability to independently monitor portfolio and pipeline and provide signals to management when the program goes off track. Preparing and leading country/GP portfolio reviews. An ability to monitor IBRD financing as well as IDA utilization. An ability to design, advice and implement results frameworks. Providing key inputs in business planning/MoU exercises.
• Operational Knowledge Sharing: An ability to design and consolidate core content of operational learning programs, and deliver presentations, trainings and BBLs on various topics. Mentoring junior colleagues in all aspects of operations. 

World Bank Group Core Competencies

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