Senior Public Sector Specialist

Senior Public Sector Specialist

Job #:

req22472

Organization:

World Bank

Sector:

Governance

Grade:

GG

Term Duration:

4 years 0 months

Recruitment Type:

International Recruitment

Location:

Washington, DC,United States

Required Language(s):

English

Preferred Language(s):

Portuguese /French

Closing Date:

5/31/2023 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

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. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org

Practice Management Unit Context

You will be under the supervision of the Governance Practice Manager (PM) for the EAEG2 Unit (Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, South Africa) and will be part of a team that develops and implements EAEG2's lending and analytical program, primarily in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mozambique. You will work in coordination with other EAEG2 team members based in Washington DC as well as with colleagues from Procurement and other Global Practices.

The Senior Public Sector Specialist plays the following important roles:

• Lead policy and operational dialogue with country authorities in the engagements related to public finance (expenditure management, domestic resource mobilization, fiscal decentralization, SOE governance); public administration (civil service reform, sub-national governance); and public accountability (citizen engagement, oversight institutions, transparency, anticorruption); and• Task team leader for specific lending or analytical tasks.

Selection Criteria

• The selected candidate will have significant, directly relevant, experience including:• Specialized Public Financial Management expertise in the areas of budget formulation and execution, public sector accounting and auditing, fiscal decentralization and domestic resource mobilization.• Across governance business lines, with a focus on public finance, public administration and public accountability arrangements• Across World Bank (or MDB) operational instruments: Development Policy, Program for Results, Investment Projects, and Trust Funds• Providing Advisory Services and Analytics• Team leadership, coordination, coaching, mentoring of more junior staff

In addition, the following minimum education and experience criteria apply:

• Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., public administration, economics, accounting, finance, law)• 8 years of relevant professional experience• Experience across multiple countries• In addition to English, fluent spoken and written Portuguese and/or French is required.

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.

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