Finance Analyst Infrastructure

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. 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, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. 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 South Asia Region comprises eight countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) that range in size from India (with a population of over 1.3 billion) to Maldives (with 0.3 million people). The region has experienced a long period of robust economic growth, averaging 6% a year over the past 20 years. It was the second-fastest growing region in the world in the aftermath of the global crisis. This strong growth has translated into declining poverty and impressive improvements in human development. The percentage of people living below the poverty line fell in South Asia from 56% to 16% between 1981 and 2013. Still, the region remains home to a third of the world’s poorest, with 216 million people living below $1.9/day.
The Infrastructure Practice Group
The Infrastructure Practice Group is charged with developing sustainable solutions to help close infrastructure gaps in developing and emerging economies. As part of the Infrastructure Practice Group, the Transport Global Practice (GP) focuses on supporting countries in developing sustainable transport connectivity solutions that address their needs for trade and economic integration in an efficient and resilient manner that minimizes climate emissions, local pollution, safety concerns and other negative impacts. There is a strong emphasis on private sector resource mobilization and catalyzing financing from commercial and other sources of development and climate finance.
The Transport Practice focuses on supporting clients across South Asia on developing transport connectivity solutions that address their needs for trade and economic integration in an efficient and resilient manner that minimizes climate emissions, local pollution, safety concerns and other negative impacts. The Practice includes two units, ISAT1 covering Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Maldives, and ISAT2 covering Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, under separate management. Across all countries in South Asia, the Practice oversees 28 active lending operations with commitments of over $7 billion that include investments in urban mobility, inland waterways, rail, highways at the national and provincial level as level as rural roads; a rich analytical portfolio that focuses on regional integration, urban and e-mobility, climate resilience, multi-modal logistics and road safety and a strong tradition of policy support to national and sub-national clients.  The Practice is a decentralized unit with two-thirds of the staff located in the field.
In India, the Transport Practice focuses on: (i) Decarbonization of transport; (ii) Enhancing connectivity and growth through logistics corridors; (iii) Promoting sustainable urbanization by enhancing accessibility, efficiency and inclusion through urban mobility systems, transit-oriented development and electric mobility; (iv) Mitigating effects of transport externalities such as road crashes and air pollution; (v) Enhancing resilience of transport infrastructure and services to support climate change; and (vi) Supporting regulatory and institutional strengthening and capacity building of relevant levels of government.
The South Asia Transport unit (ISAT2) seeks a Financial Analyst, based in New Delhi, to join a dynamic team of transport specialists. The selected candidate will be expected to perform as a core member of project teams and assist the task team leaders in the origination, preparation, and supervision of the World Bank’s operations.
The responsibilities of the selected candidate will include: