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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.  For more information, visit www.worldbank.org.

The Human Development (HD) Practice Group (PG)

The World Bank Group (WBG) is the largest provider of development finance and solutions for human development working with high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries to develop country-tailored solutions for human development (HD) under the themes of education, health, social protection, jobs, and gender. The HD PG coordinates with other Practice Groups to ensure a coordinated and integrated approach to development challenges, and through the World Bank Regional Units is expected to deliver the strongest and most pertinent support to our client countries.

The Human Development Vice Presidency (HDVP) at the World Bank Group is made up of the Global Practices for education; health, nutrition, and population; and social protection and jobs; additionally, the HDVP houses the gender group.  As such, HD is central to the World Bank Group’s goals to end extreme poverty by 2030 and raise shared prosperity on a livable planet.

Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice

The central contribution of the Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Global Practice to the WBG’s twin goals is to strengthen systems, governance, and policies for health and to foster and support progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC), in which all people are effectively covered by essential health services, and nobody suffers undue financial hardship as a result. To achieve this, the HNP practice deploys an array of analytical and advisory services, strategic partnerships with other global institutions and financing agencies, and an active lending portfolio. Our $34 billion global health portfolio includes over 240 projects that help countries take a comprehensive approach to improving health outcomes, especially for poor and vulnerable people, by strengthening primary care and key public health functions. The HNP Global Practice includes staff members in Washington, DC and country offices.

The HNP Global Practice is led by a Global Director, with the overall responsibility for the GP. The HNP Global Practice Leadership Team, which leads and manages the HNP GP, consists of the Global Director, Regional Directors, and Practice Managers. The HNP Global Practice works with and across multiple sectors, in recognition of the fact that HNP outcomes often depend on actions that lie outside the HNP sector. Accordingly, a capacity to work across GP boundaries, forge coalitions and influence multi-practice solutions is essential for achieving the major objectives of improving HNP outcomes.

The Global Health Unit 

The Global Health Unit (GHU) supports WBG HNP teams across the globe to deliver better results through World Bank financed health systems projects and analytical work. The GHU is led by the Practice Manager and has five technical teams on health financing, service delivery, pandemic preparedness and response and public health, climate and health and nutrition. The GHU provides technical assistance to clients and regions, develops analytical work and thought leadership in key technical areas and is responsible for the knowledge and the learning program for client countries and staff. In addition, the GHU manages the institutional relationships with global health institutions and other partners and is responsible for fundraising for the HNP GP.

Duties & Responsibilities:

The Pandemic PPR and Public health team in the HNP GHU is seeking to recruit a high-performing, dynamic and experienced senior health specialist or economist.

The team is responsible for the Unit’s contributions to thought leadership, analytical work, technical assistance, knowledge products, learning agenda and global partnerships related to PPR and Public health. This includes a significant program of work on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). The team’s work on AMR focuses on broad public health programing, supporting lending operations, providing technical assistance to country team and engagement with multiple partners. AMR is one of the pillars of our public health programming and an important part of how the team is supporting clients to avoid future pandemics and public health risks.

• Provide written and verbal technical assistance and guidance to country-based task teams seeking to address AMR;
• Support country-based task teams and clients to establish and strengthen the policy dialogue with relevant ministries by providing technical leadership and pragmatic, hands-on support and expertise and providing implementable options for governments and task teams;
• Supporting the Global Engagement team’s interactions with donors, external organizations and partners on AMR through the provision of technical assistance, briefing materials for management and donors
• Lead analytical outputs and management briefings on AMR-related issues;
• Collaborating with internal and external partners to advance the ability of task teams to address AMR through World Bank loans;
• Supporting the wider Pandemic Preparedness and Response agenda by leading and supporting operational, analytical and policy dialogue programs, and by connecting AMR and Health Emergencies program to key health system strengthening work
• Contribute to learning and knowledge exchange and promote breakthrough innovations to clients and internal audiences;

Selection Criteria

• A Masters or higher degree in a relevant health field (medicine, public health, health sciences), or an undergraduate degree in health related field and a Masters or higher degree in outside health (e.g. Economics, Public policy, International Development or related social sciences field). A human or veterinary medicine degree would be an asset.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience.
• Strong research and analytical skills with a track record on AMR and PPR or One Health. A record of relevant publications is an advantage.
• Experience working on World Bank financed projects or similar experience from other bilateral or multilateral development institutions is an advantage.
• Direct experience working on AMR, PPR and related agendas in World Bank client countries and of contributions to policy dialogue across relevant sectors; experience from multiple regions is an advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and communicate collaboratively across sectors related to AMR, PPR and/or One Health in operational and analytical work.
• Experience developing and managing a portfolio of work/work program – including managing workplans, timelines, budgets, and reporting on results.
• Excellent interpersonal, team, and partnership skills; diplomatic acumen, including a strong client focus; and the ability to foster collaborative relationships are required.
• Strong communication (written and oral) and presentation skills in English.
• Computer literacy in basic software for word processing, spreadsheet, and database

The World Bank Group values diversity and encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of World Bank Group member countries to apply, regardless of gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.  Sub-Saharan African nationals, Caribbean nationals, and female candidates are encouraged to apply. Poverty has no borders. Neither does excellence. This is why we continually search for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds from around the globe. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

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