Analyst

• The Analyst will report to the Program Manager in Riyadh. S/he will be a key member of a growing Country Office (CO) that includes resident staff mapped to Global Practices (GPs), as well as staff working on RAS operations, resource management, IT, external affairs, and administration. S/he will be part of the GCC Operations Team (OT) that supports GCC operational work across the six countries, in addition to particular tasks in the CO that s/he is based in.

• Undertake research and analytical tasks on specific country issues, maintain informational database in order to assist the TTLs and task teams with regular country monitoring notes and updates; draft sections of briefing materials on the status of the country program and project issues for the WBG Annual and Spring Meetings, as well as for management visits and other purposes; and prepare materials for periodic portfolio reviews and country team meetings.
• Interact with country and task team members, and the respective government agencies in the formulation and implementation of documents related to strategic cooperation with the government; prepare inputs into business plans, work program agreements, mid-year reviews, etc.; review and screen relevant reports for consistency with the country RAS program, in coordination with the Operations Officer (OO).
• Generate portfolio report regularly to support portfolio monitoring.
• Work closely with the Operations Manager and Program Leaders as well as Resident Representatives (RRs) to undertake portfolio monitoring, analyze operational data and provide regular and ad-hoc reports to the management on the status of the country program. Identify issues and raise concerns with regard to the overall portfolio quality.
• Coordinate with Resource Management staff to ensure accuracy of data (budget and expenses) in the institutional information systems.
• Assist in the monitoring and evaluation of the overall RAS country portfolio performance as well as in monitoring and managing individual activities in the portfolio.
• Contribute to specific operational activities at all stages of the project design and implementation, including participation in the development of the concept notes, facilitating communication between the Bank’s task teams and counterpart agencies, follow up on agreements, reviewing budget planning, monitoring use of funds and assisting with client billing.
• Support visiting missions by scheduling and participating in meetings with government agencies and maintaining records of meetings to help with drafting aide-memoires and other correspondence with the government, in coordination with the OO.
• Conduct follow-up discussions with client representatives on selected problems and issues identified by the TTLs and task teams, in coordination with the OO.
• Analyze projects at completion, comparing actual results with those projected at the concept note stage.
• Provide back-up duties for those s lacking Operational coverage in countries by participating in dialogue with clients, joining kick-off/ wrap-up meetings, and informing the OT member responsible for the PG of the main messages and conclusions.
• Perform other tasks as reasonably requested by the Operations Manager/RRs.

• The successful candidate will have:
• MA/MS in a relevant discipline (e.g., economics, finance, business administration, social sciences, or other field related to development).
• Minimum years for relevant experience: 2
• Knowledge of the GCC country context is a plus.
• Knowledge and experience in applying the World Bank or other international and governmental agencies operational processes and procedures, as well as a well-developed understanding of specific country issues.
• Ability to perform effective portfolio monitoring and reporting; e.g., monitoring the implementation of projects under execution; monitoring the progress of country strategy; regularly preparing and reviewing progress reports, identifying and following up on issues, participation in supervision missions;
• Ability to participate in country-focused missions, under the guidance of the respective mission leader and independently carry out assigned tasks.
• S/He will have to demonstrate experience with using networks for collaboration in both operations and knowledge management.

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