E T Consultant

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E T Consultant

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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

REGIONAL CONTEXT: SOUTH ASIA The South Asia Region (SAR) has the largest concentration of poor people of any region, home to 2 billion people, with over 1 billion living under $2/day. It has had high growth of 6 percent average annual rate in the last 20 years, despite its poverty, conflict, and instability. The WBG is and will continue to be a key development partner in South Asia. The South Asia Region (SAR) strategy is based on three pillars promoting growth, enhancing social inclusion, and strengthening climate/environment.

South Asia is home to some of the world's countries most vulnerable to climate change and disasters. In the past decade alone, nearly 700 million people-- half of the Region's population-- were affected by one or more climate-related disasters. Now, changing weather patterns are expected to impact directly over 800 million people by 2050 and will continue to burden South Asian countries' economies. Between 2000 and 2017, disasters caused by natural hazards in the Region caused damages worth $149.27 billion.

GLOBAL PRACTICES & CROSS-CUTTING SOLUTIONS AREAS: The 14 GPs are: Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation; Governance; Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment; Poverty & Equity; Education; Health, Nutrition & Population; Social Protection & Jobs; Agriculture; Energy & Extractives; Environment & Natural Resources; Social; Urban, Rural & Resilience; Transport & Digital Development; Water. The 5 CCSAs are: Climate Change; Fragility, Conflict & Violence; Gender; Infrastructure, PPPs & Guarantees; Knowledge Management. The new operating model is part of a broader internal reform aimed at delivering the best of the World Bank Group to our clients, so that together we can achieve the twin goals of (1) ending extreme poverty by 2030, and (2) promote shared prosperity for the bottom 40% of the population in every developing country.

Background: Economic growth and rapid urbanization are increasing exposure to disasters in South Asia. Unplanned human settlements, unsafe building practices, high population densities, economic growth, and accumulation of assets have dramatically increased exposure to hazards and increased disaster loss. Climate change can significantly worsen the losses associated with these risks.

To address these challenges, the South Asia Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change unit partners with countries in the region (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) to create the conditions for improved resilience to natural hazards and climate change. Achieving resilience requires a continuous process, including (i) developing green, inclusive, and resilient cities; (ii) addressing the social inclusion of the poor, vulnerable, and excluded groups through accountable institutions, and ensuring compliance with social safeguards; (iii) enhancing urban and rural development through supporting and managing the urban-rural transition, assisting local development through developing land tenure, management and information systems; and (iv) assisting in disaster risk management through issues of risk assessment, risk reduction (including flood management, urban drainage, coastal management, and retrofitting of infrastructure), disaster preparedness (including hydromet services, early warning systems, and civil defense), risk financing (including CAT-DDO), and resilient reconstruction (including post-disaster damage and loss assessment).

The Unit seeks a highly qualified and motivated climate professional to support the analytical and advisory services and existing portfolio and pipeline operations.

Duties and Responsibilities: The candidate will provide technical and operational support to the SSACD unit in New Delhi, India, in managing the ongoing and pipeline operations and technical assistance activities and developing critical analytical work. The work program will include operational and analytical work equally.

The ETC is expected to undertake the following duties and responsibilities:

• Support the unit’s operational tasks in India, including preparation and supervision of lending and technical assistance activities focused on addressing climate and disaster risks; assessment of climate co-benefits; and helping prepare relevant technical, mission, and project documentation.

• Support the client dialogue on climate change at national and sub-national levels and develop the plan in close coordination with GP colleagues on new and innovative approaches.

• Contribute to the development of the business and technical strategies of the South Asia CC&DRM Unit.

• Participating in missions and other operational meetings.

• Facilitate communications and general outreach, including organizing workshops or events and drafting outreach documents and materials such as blog posts, feature stories, etc.

Please note this is a local position. Only Indian citizens or non-citizens with an authorization to work in India will be considered.

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

REGIONAL CONTEXT: SOUTH ASIA The South Asia Region (SAR) has the largest concentration of poor people of any region, home to 2 billion people, with over 1 billion living under $2/day. It has had high growth of 6 percent average annual rate in the last 20 years, despite its poverty, conflict, and instability. The WBG is and will continue to be a key development partner in South Asia. The South Asia Region (SAR) strategy is based on three pillars promoting growth, enhancing social inclusion, and strengthening climate/environment.

South Asia is home to some of the world's countries most vulnerable to climate change and disasters. In the past decade alone, nearly 700 million people-- half of the Region's population-- were affected by one or more climate-related disasters. Now, changing weather patterns are expected to impact directly over 800 million people by 2050 and will continue to burden South Asian countries' economies. Between 2000 and 2017, disasters caused by natural hazards in the Region caused damages worth $149.27 billion.

GLOBAL PRACTICES & CROSS-CUTTING SOLUTIONS AREAS: The 14 GPs are: Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation; Governance; Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment; Poverty & Equity; Education; Health, Nutrition & Population; Social Protection & Jobs; Agriculture; Energy & Extractives; Environment & Natural Resources; Social; Urban, Rural & Resilience; Transport & Digital Development; Water. The 5 CCSAs are: Climate Change; Fragility, Conflict & Violence; Gender; Infrastructure, PPPs & Guarantees; Knowledge Management. The new operating model is part of a broader internal reform aimed at delivering the best of the World Bank Group to our clients, so that together we can achieve the twin goals of (1) ending extreme poverty by 2030, and (2) promote shared prosperity for the bottom 40% of the population in every developing country.

Background: Economic growth and rapid urbanization are increasing exposure to disasters in South Asia. Unplanned human settlements, unsafe building practices, high population densities, economic growth, and accumulation of assets have dramatically increased exposure to hazards and increased disaster loss. Climate change can significantly worsen the losses associated with these risks.

To address these challenges, the South Asia Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change unit partners with countries in the region (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) to create the conditions for improved resilience to natural hazards and climate change. Achieving resilience requires a continuous process, including (i) developing green, inclusive, and resilient cities; (ii) addressing the social inclusion of the poor, vulnerable, and excluded groups through accountable institutions, and ensuring compliance with social safeguards; (iii) enhancing urban and rural development through supporting and managing the urban-rural transition, assisting local development through developing land tenure, management and information systems; and (iv) assisting in disaster risk management through issues of risk assessment, risk reduction (including flood management, urban drainage, coastal management, and retrofitting of infrastructure), disaster preparedness (including hydromet services, early warning systems, and civil defense), risk financing (including CAT-DDO), and resilient reconstruction (including post-disaster damage and loss assessment).

The Unit seeks a highly qualified and motivated climate professional to support the analytical and advisory services and existing portfolio and pipeline operations.

Duties and Responsibilities: The candidate will provide technical and operational support to the SSACD unit in New Delhi, India, in managing the ongoing and pipeline operations and technical assistance activities and developing critical analytical work. The work program will include operational and analytical work equally.

The ETC is expected to undertake the following duties and responsibilities:

• Support the unit’s operational tasks in India, including preparation and supervision of lending and technical assistance activities focused on addressing climate and disaster risks; assessment of climate co-benefits; and helping prepare relevant technical, mission, and project documentation.

• Support the client dialogue on climate change at national and sub-national levels and develop the plan in close coordination with GP colleagues on new and innovative approaches.

• Contribute to the development of the business and technical strategies of the South Asia CC&DRM Unit.

• Participating in missions and other operational meetings.

• Facilitate communications and general outreach, including organizing workshops or events and drafting outreach documents and materials such as blog posts, feature stories, etc.

Please note this is a local position. Only Indian citizens or non-citizens with an authorization to work in India will be considered.

Selection Criteria

• A minimum of a Masters degree or equivalent in climate change, economics, urban/regional/environment planning, infrastructure engineering, public/business administration, or related field from an accredited university with a minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• A track record of policy-relevant analytical work, demonstrated by publications (peer-reviewed journals or books) or reports, and experience with policy dialogue would be a plus.

• Knowledge of the economics of climate change (and/or: energy economics, development economics, urban/environmental economics); long-term climate change mitigation scenarios (e.g., IPCC SSP/RCP modeling, 2050 Pathways).

• Excellent written and oral skills in English and native fluency in any Indian official language other than English.

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Note: The selected candidate will be offered a one-year appointment, renewable for an additional one year, at the discretion of the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET Appointment of two 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 second-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.