Description

Selection Criteria

• Advanced degree (Master’s/PhD) in a relevant area, for example Finance, Economics, Econometrics, Business Administration, Public Policy.  The minimum requirement to apply is a master’s degree with 8 years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in public financial management including work on strategy and policy frameworks; governance and institutional arrangements; risk management; budget execution; management of contingent liabilities.
• Private sector experience in structuring and implementing risk finance and insurance instruments (e.g., contingent finance, traditional reinsurance, parametric reinsurance, catastrophe bonds, insurance-linked securities); knowledge of regional and national catastrophe risk pools is a plus.
• Experience in advising governments and public institutions on financial risk management in emerging markets and developing countries. The candidate’s professional experience includes working for a financial sector authority (e.g., central bank, Ministry of Finance), an International Financial Institution, a financial institution, and/or private sector insurance industry.
• Experience in the management/leadership of World Bank lending operations, from identification to implementation. The selected candidate will have strong project management skills, with capacity to work simultaneously on a variety of issues and tasks.
• Knowledge of climate finance, such as disclosure and reporting, risk management, innovative climate finance instruments (e.g., green bonds, sustainability-linked bonds).
• Demonstrated ability to establish trust and create partnerships with government officials or public sector clients in emerging markets in order to ensure a collaborative approach to design and implementation of customized financial solutions that achieve development objectives.
• Presentation skills demonstrating the ability to present the results of complex analytical output to a variety of audiences with different levels of technical knowledge and experience.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and experience in working effectively in large and multi-disciplinary teams of (senior) specialists.
• Ability to use quantitative techniques to support analysis and policy formulation, preferably through a track record of policy or academic publications.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, specifically in writing and editing briefs, reports and preparing PowerPoint presentations. Demonstrated ability to advocate positions and defend difficult issues orally and in writing to government officials, management and others. Proficient knowledge of other relevant WB client country languages is a plus.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel.

Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a 3 year term appointment. 

World Bank Group Core Competencies

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

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