E T Consultant

E T Consultant

Description

• Financial Stability & Integrity (ensuring countries financial systems are stable, sound and transparent)
• Financial Inclusion, Infrastructure & Access (supporting access to and use financial services by households and firms; strengthening payment systems and market infrastructures; and credit infrastructure,)
• Long-Term Finance (helping countries deepen and diversify their financial sectors, facilitating long term finance through capital markets, and strengthening the role of institutional investors)
• Climate & Risk Management (supporting countries to become more resilient and able to mitigate the impact of natural disasters combining financial and insurance tools).

• Review, clean and analyze results indicators pulled from the World Bank project portfolio, in coordination with respective task teams and GP technical experts and submit aggregated data for the Scorecard update, following the agreed methodology.
• Develop and maintain data tracking system to collect results data from relevant operational documents (e.g., PADs, ISRs, ICRs, etc.), including producing disclosable database to accompany the Scorecard data.
• Perform results data analysis to better support management in the decision-making process for various corporate requirements in addition to corporate results reporting.
• Manage production of results narratives with relevant task teams as needed.
• Ensure that task teams submit quality results data through relevant operational reporting mechanism (e.g., PADs, ISRs, ICRs, etc.) by providing guidance, quality assurance and feedback in coordination with relevant teams (e.g., FCI Finance team, Prosperity Practice Group Front Office, task teams, OPCS, etc.). This includes development and maintenance of task team guidance as well as delivery of training and hands-on advice for task teams as necessary.
• Keep abreast of institutional policies and procedures on corporate reporting to ensure results reporting from FCI GP aligns with them.
• Update the methodology note and task team guidance as needed, in collaboration with relevant teams, as lessons learned emerge from the new Scorecard implementation.
• Other operational and results measurement tasks to support the FCI GPs work.

Selection Criteria

• Masters degree in finance, economics, or in a related field, and at least eight years of relevant professional work experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge and hands-on experience in financial sector development, specifically in financial inclusion.
• Good understanding of financial products and services markets, including, credit, deposit products and services and retail payments, as well as digital innovations in the financial sector.
• Knowledge of financial sector development, financial inclusion and digital financial services and typical financing and technical assistance engagements and instruments used by multilateral development banks and development community in these areas, would be an advantage.
• Demonstrated knowledge and hands-on experience in quantitative analysis of large data sets, monitoring and evaluation (including knowledge of theory of change, results framework, indicators development, results-based management tools and systems, SDGs, country level outcomes).
• Solid knowledge of World Banks results frameworks and M&E plans, relevant policies and procedures and key principles to assess and evaluate development results.
• Demonstrated experience of the WBG corporate results reporting (e.g., Corporate Scorecard, IDA RMS), as well as good understanding of the new WBG Corporate Scorecard and Corporate Results Indicators.
• Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills with a strong results orientation.
• Excellent writing and analytical skills, including the ability to draft presentations, concept notes, outcome reporting, and other written communications.
• Strong interpersonal, relationship building and diplomatic skills.
• Demonstrated initiative and drive for results including ability to work well also under high pressure and tight deadlines.
• Proven ability to handle databases, advanced excel capabilities, and data presentation.
• Good familiarity with operational products, processes, and policies of the World Bank.
• Ability to apply a practical approach to problem solving, produce high quality work outputs, effectively prioritize, and adapt to competing and unexpected demands.
• Demonstrated ability to work across organizational boundaries and to function effectively both as a member of a team and individually as required.

Core Competencies

• Knowledge and Experience in Financial Inclusion Demonstrates technical and cross-country knowledge on financial sector development, with a specific focus on financial inclusion
• Integrative Skills – Understands relevant cross-sectoral areas how they are interrelated; able to undertake cross-sectoral work in lending and non-lending operations.
• Developing a Results Framework for monitoring & evaluation – Demonstrates knowledge of results-based M&E system including theory of change, and ability to identify outcomes, define indicators, collect baselines, set targets, and monitor progress against them.
• Data collection and management Demonstrates knowledge of data collection techniques, ability to establish data collection plan, data quality assurance and reporting guidelines.
• Communicating, sharing knowledge on monitoring and evaluation findings: Demonstrates ability to develop and communicate M&E results, tailored to specific audience and needs.
• Sustaining the M&E system and managing partnerships: Demonstrates ability to manage the planning and implementation of activities to build M&E capacity at individual and team levels to support a unified and effective M&E system.
• Internal and external stakeholder collaboration. Familiarity with the Bank Group’s organizational structure, complementarities among different Bank Group agencies, with an ability to apply this knowledge.
• Bank instruments, policies, and procedures. Knowledge of key strategic, analytical, and financing instruments. Good knowledge of Bank operational policies and procedures. Advanced knowledge and practical skills in using key relevant WBG data systems and tools such as the Ops Portal, Standard Reports, Business Intelligence, etc.
• Strategy Formulation and Policy and Program Design. Knowledge and experience of sector, thematic, and/or country-relevant cross-cutting and/or macro issues relevant to World Bank Group’s work. Knowledge of roles and interactions of different operational and corporate departments. Ability to translate understanding of key corporate and development partner initiatives related to country engagement into formulating options for Bank engagement.
• Team and Leadership Skills. Ability to serve as a team member making contributions and taking responsibility for operational tasks assigned. Ability to make good judgment and step in to help resolve obstacles, building credibility with colleagues.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

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Note: The selected candidate will be offered a one-year appointment, renewable at the discretion of the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET appointment of three years. If an ET appointment ends before a full year, it is considered as a full year toward the lifetime maximum. Former and current ET staff who have completed all or any portion of their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.