E T Consultant

JOB 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. Visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

THE WORLD BANK GROUP GLOBAL PRACTICES & CROSS‑CUTTING SOLUTIONS AREAS. Established in 1944, the WBG is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for development solutions. In fiscal year 2015, the WBG committed $60 billion in loans, grants, equity investments and guarantees to its members and private businesses, of which $19 billion was concessional finance to its poorest members.

It is governed by 188 member countries and delivers services out of 120 offices with nearly 15,000 staff located globally.

THE ROLE OF THE GLOBAL PRACTICE FOR FINANCE, COMPETITIVENESS, AND INNOVATION (FCI) IN THE WBG. Finance, Competitiveness, and Innovation (FCI) is comprised of about 700 staff working across more than 120 countries. It works toward creating an enabling environment in which financial stability, efficiency and firm‑level solutions are provided in an integrated way to crowd in the private sector, support the creation of markets, and accelerate equitable growth.

FCI also houses the IFC Implementation Units focused on implementing public sector advisory work in support of the finance and entrepreneurship agenda across all six regions. About one third of FCI professional staff are decentralized to the field working closely with the Country Management Units and in proximity to clients. FCI professionals also lead or participate in a wide variety of analytical and advisory work that add to the core expertise delivered to client countries.

Knowledge and learning are a central part of the FCI agenda, with work focused on the following thematic areas: (a) Financial Stability and Integrity; (b) Long Term Finance; (c) Financial Inclusion and Infrastructure; (d) Industry Solutions; (e) Firm Capabilities and Innovation; and (f) Crisis and Disaster Risk Finance. FCI works closely with the Global Practice for Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment (MTI) on systematic country diagnostics, country strategies, policy lending and other private sector diagnostics, analytical and lending activities.

Home to about half a billion of Africa’s people, Eastern and Southern Africa is a geographically, culturally and economically diverse region of 26 countries stretching from the Red Sea in the North to the Cape of Good Hope in the South. The subregion harbors some of Africa’s protracted conflicts, rendering many of its countries fragile, while significant gaps in education, health, and skills development continues to keep people from reaching their full potential.

This creates a huge development challenge, impacts heavily on the lives and livelihoods of people, and hinders regional integration and trade. But it also creates an opportunity to work closely with country leaders, civil society, development partners, and young people to chart a brighter course for the future.

The World Bank’s Eastern and Southern Africa Region, comprised of approximately 1,207 staff, mostly based in 26 country offices, has been helping countries realize their considerable development potential by focusing on the following priorities:

• Creating Jobs and Transforming Economies
• Building up the Digital Economy
• Institutions more Efficient and Accountable
• Investing in People
• Supporting Climate Change Mitigation and Adaption
• Addressing the Drivers of Fragility, Conflict, and Violence
• Building Partnerships and Working across the African Continent

This position is for an Extended Term Consultant in…