Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist

Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist

Job #:

req23097

Organization:

World Bank

Sector:

Environment

Grade:

GG

Term Duration:

3 years 0 months

Recruitment Type:

International Recruitment

Location:

Washington, DC,United States

Required Language(s):

English

Preferred Language(s):

Closing Date:

6/30/2023 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

Would you like 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. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org

The Environment and Natural Resources and Blue Economy Global Practice (ENB GP):

Located within the World Bank's Sustainable Development Practice Group, the Environment, Natural Resources, and Blue Economy Global Practice (ENB) provides expertise, technical assistance, and financing to help developing countries manage land, sea, and freshwater natural resources in a sustainable way! This helps create jobs, improve livelihoods, enhance ecosystem services, decrease pollution, and increase resilience to climate change.

For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/environment

Unit Context:

The SSAEN is an ENB unit in South Asia Region (SAR). Staff in the unit manage a full spectrum of environment, forest, climate change, green growth, blue economy, pollution management, and natural resource lending and non-lending tasks in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Importantly, the unit provides environmental risk management support to the entire World Bank investment portfolio in these countries, helping them to increase sustainability through managing potential environmental impacts from their Bank-financed development programs.

The Environment and Natural Resources and Blue Economy Global Practice (ENB GP): Sustainable environment and natural resources (ENB) management, including support to the blue economy, is at the heart of the World Bank Group (WBG) poverty agenda. Natural resources and biodiversity often constitute the social safety net of the poor, representing a food bank and often their only source of livelihood. The world Bank promotes green, clean, and resilient development where natural resources-from forests to fisheries, freshwater, oceans, coastal zones and ecosystems-are managed to support livelihoods, strong economies, and a world better prepared for shocks and global challenges. The ENB GP has been established to deliver on the opportunities, benefits and outcomes offered by enhanced management of the environment and natural resources. The ENB GP team is also leading analytical work, policy dialogue, and lending operations in a range of areas such as pollution and waste management, air quality improvement, integrated coastal zone management, forest and fisheries management.

ENB GP is seeking to recruit a skilled Senior Environmental Specialist with expertise and practical experience in Blue Economy/ Fisheries. The Senior Environmental Specialist will report to the ENB Practice Manager for the South Asia Region (SAR). While the position may be based in Washington, DC or in one the SAR countries or regional hub, the candidate is expected to work across several countries in the South Asia Region on lending and non-lending tasks, as well as act as Regional Focal Point for Blue Economy. The primary responsibilities for the tasks are listed below.

Duties and Accountablities:

The Senior Environmental Specialist will have the following tasks:

• Serve as a technical lead and point person on fisheries and blue economy and provide leadership on the natural resources management in the region. He/She is expected to bring knowledge and expertise from the global unit on natural resources management, blue economy and fisheries.• Provide clients with lending and non-lending services aimed at supporting blue economy, fisheries, marine, coastal and aquatic resources management. This includes regional integration around the Indian Ocean in terms of blue economy, sustainable regional fisheries management, sustainable ocean scape development.• Lead and guide the project preparation and demonstrate a leading role, including within the blue and green islands integrated program, with a focus on Maldives. He/She is expected to explore more such opportunities in the region and explore to tap additional financing potentials with caveat of proper usage for the sustainable development with blue, green, resilient, inclusive development framework.• Lead and promote dialogues with the clients in terms of blue biodiversity conservation, biodiversity and connection to climate resilience, promoting thirty by thirty initiatives in the region.• Provide in-depth technical assessments and analytical work on environmental and natural resource management issues in the region, with a focus on oceans, coastal and aquatic management, climate resilience, coastal landscapes, and marine pollution management. This includes in-depth analyses in relevant chapters in the country environmental analyses and the country climate development reports especially in relation to blue economy, fisheries, natural resources management and environment. If possible, he/she is expected to bring cutting-edge innovative ideas and technologies in this domain.• Conduct natural resource policy dialogue and manage effective communication with government and other partners including NGOs, the private sector, international organizations in relation to the Bank's natural resources and environment portfolio. This includes coordination with other financiers, and review of sector policies, strategies, and legislation.• Support effective environmental risk management and sustainability by managing risk at the project level and creating opportunities to advance sustainable development, in part through the implementation of the Bank's environmental policies.• Work closely with other sectors to mainstream environmental considerations into their policies, strategies, and operations.• Work closely with diverse stakeholders from the government, private sector, organizations, academia, coastal communities towards more blue, green, resilient and inclusive

Selection Criteria

• Master's or PhD degree in environmental science, natural resources management, fisheries or related disciplines. • Minimum of eight (8) years of proven experience. • A sound knowledge of the World Bank's client countries, especially the challenges and opportunities for borrowing countries would be an advantage. • A sound knowledge of project preparation and implementation including climate finance and with the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) financing, is an advantage. • Field experience in project management is required. • Demonstrated ability to lead high quality analytical tasks that include environmentally related analytics and studies. • Experience in developing countries / emerging economies is a strong advantage. Ability and willingness to travel frequently, including to developing countries and possibly remote, fragile and conflict affected areas, is required. • Collaborate with a range of stakeholders, including project-affected parties, government officials, non-governmental organizations / civil society, as well as project investors and their staff. • Excellent verbal and written English language skills are essential; French or Spanish or Arabic language proficiency is highly desirable. Knowledge of other languages will be an advantage. • Good team player who can work as a member of a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team, motivate and lead group efforts and network effectively across boundaries.

BANK COMPETENCIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STANDARDS SPECIALISTS

• Environmental Policy, Strategy, and Institutions

Has a solid understanding of the environmental and/or OHS policies, strategies, institutions, and regulations needed to support development and for the success of the project. Knows the client's strategy and structure and can assess risks and impacts of projects. Can credibly and effectively engage with a range of environmental institutions to support project outcomes. Explains to clients and other stakeholders the risks to the project when environmental laws and regulations are deficient or not enforced. Supports client efforts to address such weaknesses.

• Environmental Sciences and/or Health and Safety

Has direct experience in the environmental sciences and related fields and OHS, including deeper experience in at least one area. Has extensive experience with applying this knowledge to projects, studies, and other deliverables. Develops novel approaches to mitigate risk or overcome difficult challenges. Has experience applying this knowledge to policy-related decisions and advice.

• Communication

Has ability to translate technical and cross-country knowledge into practical applications and contributions to country and sector strategies. Interacts with clients at the policy level and organizes and manages policy development initiatives in collaboration with other development agencies and donors. Ensures consistency and conformity to Bank standards.

• Mentoring and Developing People

Builds informal mentoring network within own immediate work unit, and proactively provides mentoring and coaching to others within team or in other departments. Assists with onboarding of new Bank staff (including any specific onboarding programs). Contributes to training exercises. Manages behavior to have a positive impact on others.

• Due Diligence

Demonstrates understanding of the World Bank's Environmental and Social Framework and applies the Framework to identify and address environmental issues and risks. Works independently to undertake environmental due diligence and provides input to the project team on environmental issues/risks with minimal supervision. Proactively determines risk mitigation measures. Demonstrates effective time and resource management skills. Provides effective and timely guidance to clients on environmental issues/risks, and actively participates in discussions with clients on environmental matters.

• Portfolio Monitoring

Leads the monitoring of the environmental performance of assigned projects. Anticipates potential issues and formulates corrective plans for identified environmental problems. Engages effectively with clients to achieve compliance and leads discussions on environmental matters.

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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