E T Consultant

World Bank Office Manila

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E T Consultant

Job #:

req20808

Organization:

World Bank

Sector:

Other

Grade:

EC2

Term Duration:

1 year 0 months

Recruitment Type:

Local Recruitment

Location:

Manila,Philippines

Required Language(s):

English

Preferred Language(s):

Filipino

Closing Date:

1/29/2023 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

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. ***************


The East Asia Pacific Region

The World Bank Group serves 23 client countries in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region, with a total population of about 1.9 billion people. Clients range from middle-income countries to low-income countries, to fragile states and small island economies in the Pacific. This region has made the fastest progress in growth and poverty reduction of any region around the world in the last quarter century. While Covid-19 has impacted the region significantly, some client countries in the region are still expected to reach middle-income levels, and others are preparing to join the small group of high-income countries. Such rapid transformation is leading to the largest shift in rural-to-urban population in human history, generating rising inequality within and across countries, while leaving some countries, sub-national regions and groups behind. A number of countries face sub-national conflicts which threaten development progress and expansive growth for all.

Multi-country department context– Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand (BMPT)

The BMPT department handles a broad and diverse program in the four countries which range from Lower MIC (Philippines) through to HIC (Brunei). While Philippines is the only active IBRD Borrower, knowledge engagement and increasingly Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS) are key modalities of partnership in all four countries. The Country Director, based in Manila, is responsible for three country offices in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Manila. The offices in Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur are led by Country Managers reporting to the Country Director, while an Operations Manager is located in Manila and handles the day-to-day management of the Manila office.

Country Context – Philippines

The Philippines is one of the most dynamic economies in the East Asia and the Pacific region! With increasing urbanization, a growing middle-income class, and a large and young population, the Philippines’ economic dynamism is rooted in strong consumer demand supported by improving real incomes and robust remittances. Sound economic fundamentals and a globally recognized driven workforce reinforces the growth momentum. The country has been severely by the COVID-19 crisis, but is now on the path of recovery and expected to reach upper-middle income country status in the medium term.

Background and Duties and Responsibilities

A development professional is being sought to join the BMPT Country Management Unit (CMU) Team as an ET Consultant for the Front Office. The selected candidate will have three primary responsibilities:

(i) support the Country Director on various tasks including reviews of key reports;

(ii) curating and sharing knowledge products produced in the BMPT department (quarterly knowledge brief or bulleting);

(iii) provide reviews of and comments on corporate documents;

(iv) and support to key meetings The majority of the deliverables will focus on the work program in the Philippines, but the ET Consultant will also provide support to other countries of the CMU.

Reporting:

The ET Consultant will report to the World Bank’s Country Director for BMPT.

Selection Criteria

• Master’s degree in relevant field/subject area
• At least 5 years of validated experience in positions of increasing complexity and responsibility).
• Prior work experience in achieving results on the ground, preferably in more than one country.
• Sound operational experience of preparation and implementation of development projects and programs, knowledge of Bank Group policies, programs, and procedures, and exposure to economic and sector work, as well as strategy activities would be an advantage.
• A consistent track record in development operations with tried results in financing and non financing products.
• Understanding of the full range of the Bank’s financial and advisory products, services and procedures, gained through tried operational experience.
• Experience in leading development partner relationships and trust funds.
• Outstanding interpersonal, and respectful partnership skills required for building and maintaining collaborative relationships with senior government officials and other counterparts, including experience with donor coordination with the aim of strengthening country-led development processes.
• Strong communication skills, ability to communicate and defend orally and in writing difficult issues and position to senior Bank management, government official and partners, including the ability to speak persuasively and present ideas clearly and concisely.
• Superior level of resourcefulness, ability to work with considerable autonomy as well as willingness to work under tight deadlines and through the whole spectrum of activities from the strategic level to the resolution of specific implementation issues.
• Ability to operate effectively in a matrix management environment.

Competencies

• Project Management - Demonstrates in depth knowledge and understanding of the project management concepts, as they relate to the implementation of complex, multi-functional projects in varied geographical and economic conditions
• Analytical and Technical Skills, Operational Strategy Development & Advice - Recognized by peers and/or managers for ability to identify and pro-actively solve operational issues and problems.
• Sector Dialogue - Able to conduct a dialogue with the client on familiar topics, with a narrow scope, based on a solid understanding of the sector.
• Team Leadership - Leads teams to achieve exciting outcomes, providing a role model and enhancing the team-leadership skills of team members.
• Client Orientation - Maintains clien relationships in the face of conflicting demands or directions and provides evidence-based advice and solutions based on sound diagnosis and knowledge.
• Commit to Results - Identifies the needed resources to accomplish results involving multiple partners and finds solutions to obstacles affecting key results.
• Teamwork (Collaboration) and Inclusion - Shows leadership in ensuring the team stays organized and focused, and actively seeks and considers diverse ideas and approaches.
• Knowledge, Learning and Communication - Leads in the sharing of standard methodology, trends, knowledge and lessons learned across units and with clients and partners, articulating ideas verbally and in writing in a clear and compelling way across audiences of varied levels.
• Business Judgment and Analytical Decision Making - Gathers inputs, assesses risk, considers impact and articulates benefits of decisions for internal and external partners over the long term.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

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Note: The selected candidate will be offered a one-year appointment, renewable for an additional one year, at the discretion of the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET Appointment of two years. If an ET appointment ends before a full year, it is considered as a full year toward the lifetime maximum. Former and current ET staff who have completed all or any portion of their second-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.

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Deadline: 11-04-2024

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