World Bank: IT Value Management Analyst – Washington, DC

Description

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 130 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

ITS Vice Presidency Context:

The Information and Technology Solutions (ITS) Vice Presidential Unit (VPU) enables the World Bank Group to achieve its mission of ending extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet by delivering transformative information and technologies to its staff working in over 150+ locations. For more information on ITS, see this video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=VTFGffa1Y7w

Unit Context

ITSDW Front Office

The ITS Digital Workplace department strives to deliver a friction-free digital workplace experience for WBG personnel. It includes delivery of modern productivity and collaboration solutions, provisioning and management of laptop and mobile devices, and audio visual and videoconferencing solutions to over 30,000 users. The department is also responsible for managing the central Heplpdesk, onsite support, deployments, and sustained adoption.

Background & General Description

The IT Value Management Analyst will be a member of the ITSDW Front Office team and will assist the Department management team with value management analysis and decision making.

Duties and Accountabilities

Role purpose

The role will support the IT budget, investment, and value management, with a focus on administrative (run/operations) and cloud spend. It will include financial analysis, monitoring, and reporting to strengthen transparency, accountability, and decision-making across the ITSDW portfolio.

This role will collaborate with Advisory teams, PMO colleagues, delivery teams, and budget teams to support budget execution, performance monitoring, and governance processes. The selected candidate will support the current PMO team with a focus on administrative budget planning, forecasting and tracking.

IT Investment Analysis and Alignment

•Support planning, execution, and monitoring of IT operational budgets, including administrative/run and cloud budgets

•Track operational budget execution, forecasts, burn rates, and variances, and highlight risks, issues, and adjustments

•Support annual planning, re-baselining, and funding cycles, including cloud consumption forecasting and run-cost estimates

•Ensure accuracy and consistency of financial and budget data across systems and reports

•Coordinate with delivery teams to reconcile spend, commitments, forecasts, and actuals

•Assist in the preparation of funding requests, and decision materials, including cost and value inputs

Performance Measurement & Monitoring

•Support development and maintenance of KPIs, dashboards, and periodic reporting related to spend, value, and performance

•Analyze and flag misalignment between financial data, delivery performance/consumption

•Support agile transformation for the department

Cost Optimization and Collaboration

•Support IT investment analysis by linking cost, budget, and value data – including cloud and administrative cost components – to approved initiatives and portfolios

•Identify and analyze cost optimization and efficiency opportunities.

Selection Criteria

•Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience (for example, in the IT field: Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 1 year of related work experience).

•Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex budget concepts in clear, accessible language.

•Able to take personal ownership and accountability to meet deadlines and achieve agreed-upon results and has the personal organization to do so.

•2+ years of experience in budget management, financial analysis, or IT financial management.

•Strong analytical skills, including forecasting and variance analysis.

•Ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders and delivery teams.

•High attention to detail and demonstrated data quality discipline.

•Proficiency with SAP, Excel and reporting tools such as Power BI (or equivalent).

Recommended Certifications:

•SAFe Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) or Technology Business Management (TBM)

**This internal requisition is open to WBG staff only (including short-term and extended term consultants/ temporaries). External candidates are requested not to apply. In case an external candidate applies, their application will not be considered.**

WBG Culture Attributes:

1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

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.

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.

Learn more about working at the World Bank and IFC including our values and inspiring stories.