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Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? 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 and promoting shared prosperity. 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 Infrastructure Practice Group

Globally, 840 million people live more than 2 kilometers from all-weather roads, 1 billion people lack electricity, and 4 billion people lack Internet access. Access to basic infrastructure services is critical for creating economic opportunities for the poor. The Infrastructure Practice Group is charged with developing sustainable solutions to help close infrastructure gaps in developing and emerging economies.

The World Bank Group helps developing countries build smart infrastructure that supports inclusive and sustainable growth, expands markets, creates job opportunities, promotes competition, and contributes to a cleaner future. We help countries address their unique infrastructure needs by working with the public and private sectors. Infrastructure improves lives by connecting people to opportunity. For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/infrastructure

The World Bank’s Infrastructure Vice Presidency (INF VPU) is keen to increase recruitment of highly-qualified, early and mid-career African and African Diaspora (A&AD)[1] staff for careers in transport, energy, digital development, infrastructure finance and infrastructure economics. To this end, the INF VPU has created two branded recruitment programs: (i) the A&AD Infrastructure Fellows Program; and (ii) the A&AD Infrastructure Mid-Career Professionals program. The present recruitment process is carried out under the A&AD Infrastructure Fellows program. Applicants should describe in their cover letter how they meet the requirements of the A&AD Infrastructure Fellows Program.

[1]African and African Diaspora candidates are citizens of Sub-Saharan African countries or those who hold the citizenship of other countries but trace their ancestry to Sub-Saharan Africa.

Infrastructure Finance, PPPs & Guarantees Global Practice

Building modern, sustainable, and reliable infrastructure is critical for meeting the rising aspirations of billions of people around the globe. Infrastructure investment helps raise economic growth rates, offers new economic opportunities, and facilitates investment in human capital. PPPs can be a tool to deliver much needed infrastructure services.

IPG provides support, in collaboration with the World Bank Global Practices, IFC and MIGA, across the infrastructure investment cycle:

• Upstream, through advice on strategic prioritization and planning for infrastructure investment programs, support for policy and regulatory strengthening, and institutional capacity building; • Midstream through project identification, preparation, and structuring, including analysis of the most appropriate contracting and financing modes; and • Downstream by structuring alternative options to public finance and by deploying financial instruments of the WB, including WB Guarantees to that end, while ensuring financial and technical sustainability of appropriate financial solutions.

Duties and Accountabilities

The Director’s office is recruiting an Extended Term Consultant, based in Washington, DC to support the Department’s objective in helping WBG teams and client countries improve the quality and affordability of service delivery through sound infrastructure policies and investment programs; strong enabling environments; and bankable projects. The Extended Term Consultant will also support the Director on selected tasks around the corporate objectives to maximize finance for development and mobilize private capital. The Extended Term Consultant will selectively be in selected activities linked to knowledge products that support informed choices on the role and value of the private sector in financing and delivering infrastructure, while deploying financial structures and instruments that sustainably manage, mitigate and reduce risk.

The Extended Term Consultant will work closely with the IPG GP Global Director and Front Office team to advance the strategic priorities of the IPG Group. In particular, she/he will:

• Support the development of IPG’s strategic direction, and contribute to the on-going improvement of IPG’s operational, management, and quality assurance processes; • Prepare the Director for, and join him/her as needed in, meetings and missions, and liaise with WBG staff and external partners to ensure prompt, effective follow-up on decision items from the Director’s agenda; • Translate strategic messages on the IPG GP’s agenda into briefings, presentations, speeches, and talking points for the Global Director, the Infrastructure Vice Presidency, and WBG Senior Management; • Liaise with the IPG management team and INF GPs as needed to respond to emerging priorities related to IPG’s work program and strategic priorities on behalf of IPG GP and the Global Director; • Lead and support the preparation of internal and external events featuring IPG work and/or contributing to MFD agenda, including during the World Bank-IMF Annual and Spring Meetings; • Lead or contribute to specific thematic knowledge or country-facing IPG workstreams that reflect IPG GP’s strategic priorities; • Support IPG GP’s contributions to the global debate around infrastructure finance and delivery, by leading or contributing to WBG deliverables and liaising with external partners related to the G20 Infrastructure Working Group (IWG), the MDB Infrastructure Cooperation Platform, and other global fora, in close coordination with communications colleagues as needed; • Lead on coordinating development of critical briefs that synthesize complex issues and substantial documentation from multiple units into effective strategic documents and briefs on IPG work for Infrastructure Practice Group FO and WBG senior management; • Contribute to coordination of IPG’s internal staff learning and department activities; and • Support IPG Group’s strategic priorities through contributions to WBG corporate initiatives as needed.

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? 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 and promoting shared prosperity. 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 Infrastructure Practice Group

Globally, 840 million people live more than 2 kilometers from all-weather roads, 1 billion people lack electricity, and 4 billion people lack Internet access. Access to basic infrastructure services is critical for creating economic opportunities for the poor. The Infrastructure Practice Group is charged with developing sustainable solutions to help close infrastructure gaps in developing and emerging economies.

The World Bank Group helps developing countries build smart infrastructure that supports inclusive and sustainable growth, expands markets, creates job opportunities, promotes competition, and contributes to a cleaner future. We help countries address their unique infrastructure needs by working with the public and private sectors. Infrastructure improves lives by connecting people to opportunity. For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/infrastructure

The World Bank’s Infrastructure Vice Presidency (INF VPU) is keen to increase recruitment of highly-qualified, early and mid-career African and African Diaspora (A&AD)[1] staff for careers in transport, energy, digital development, infrastructure finance and infrastructure economics. To this end, the INF VPU has created two branded recruitment programs: (i) the A&AD Infrastructure Fellows Program; and (ii) the A&AD Infrastructure Mid-Career Professionals program. The present recruitment process is carried out under the A&AD Infrastructure Fellows program. Applicants should describe in their cover letter how they meet the requirements of the A&AD Infrastructure Fellows Program.

[1]African and African Diaspora candidates are citizens of Sub-Saharan African countries or those who hold the citizenship of other countries but trace their ancestry to Sub-Saharan Africa.

Infrastructure Finance, PPPs & Guarantees Global Practice

Building modern, sustainable, and reliable infrastructure is critical for meeting the rising aspirations of billions of people around the globe. Infrastructure investment helps raise economic growth rates, offers new economic opportunities, and facilitates investment in human capital. PPPs can be a tool to deliver much needed infrastructure services.

IPG provides support, in collaboration with the World Bank Global Practices, IFC and MIGA, across the infrastructure investment cycle:

• Upstream, through advice on strategic prioritization and planning for infrastructure investment programs, support for policy and regulatory strengthening, and institutional capacity building; • Midstream through project identification, preparation, and structuring, including analysis of the most appropriate contracting and financing modes; and • Downstream by structuring alternative options to public finance and by deploying financial instruments of the WB, including WB Guarantees to that end, while ensuring financial and technical sustainability of appropriate financial solutions.

Duties and Accountabilities

The Director’s office is recruiting an Extended Term Consultant, based in Washington, DC to support the Department’s objective in helping WBG teams and client countries improve the quality and affordability of service delivery through sound infrastructure policies and investment programs; strong enabling environments; and bankable projects. The Extended Term Consultant will also support the Director on selected tasks around the corporate objectives to maximize finance for development and mobilize private capital. The Extended Term Consultant will selectively be in selected activities linked to knowledge products that support informed choices on the role and value of the private sector in financing and delivering infrastructure, while deploying financial structures and instruments that sustainably manage, mitigate and reduce risk.

The Extended Term Consultant will work closely with the IPG GP Global Director and Front Office team to advance the strategic priorities of the IPG Group. In particular, she/he will:

• Support the development of IPG’s strategic direction, and contribute to the on-going improvement of IPG’s operational, management, and quality assurance processes; • Prepare the Director for, and join him/her as needed in, meetings and missions, and liaise with WBG staff and external partners to ensure prompt, effective follow-up on decision items from the Director’s agenda; • Translate strategic messages on the IPG GP’s agenda into briefings, presentations, speeches, and talking points for the Global Director, the Infrastructure Vice Presidency, and WBG Senior Management; • Liaise with the IPG management team and INF GPs as needed to respond to emerging priorities related to IPG’s work program and strategic priorities on behalf of IPG GP and the Global Director; • Lead and support the preparation of internal and external events featuring IPG work and/or contributing to MFD agenda, including during the World Bank-IMF Annual and Spring Meetings; • Lead or contribute to specific thematic knowledge or country-facing IPG workstreams that reflect IPG GP’s strategic priorities; • Support IPG GP’s contributions to the global debate around infrastructure finance and delivery, by leading or contributing to WBG deliverables and liaising with external partners related to the G20 Infrastructure Working Group (IWG), the MDB Infrastructure Cooperation Platform, and other global fora, in close coordination with communications colleagues as needed; • Lead on coordinating development of critical briefs that synthesize complex issues and substantial documentation from multiple units into effective strategic documents and briefs on IPG work for Infrastructure Practice Group FO and WBG senior management; • Contribute to coordination of IPG’s internal staff learning and department activities; and • Support IPG Group’s strategic priorities through contributions to WBG corporate initiatives as needed.

Selection Criteria

Candidates should have a Master’s degree in a relevant subject (such as finance, economics, public policy, accounting, business administration, engineering, or related fields) and 5 years of professional experience as a practitioner in the infrastructure finance, PPP, and/or infrastructure policy-making fields, or an equivalent combination of graduate education and experience.

Technical Competencies

• 5-7 years of relevant experience in the fields of infrastructure development, finance, regulation or PPPs, with working knowledge and demonstrated ability to engage on a range of infrastructure issues; • A solid understanding of the institutional landscape for international development, in particular with respect to the roles of MDBs, DFIs and other partners in supporting private participation in infrastructure in their client countries, and a clear understanding of WBG’s organizational structure, mandate, and roles of different WBG agencies in this regard; • Solid understanding of international experience and good practice with respect to infrastructure finance, PPP structuring and transaction management, legal, policy, and institutional frameworks for PPPs and other forms of private participation in infrastructure, fiscal policy and fiscal risk management; • Strong analytical and integrative skills; able to synthesize complex issues and substantial documentation into effective strategic documents and briefs; • Track record of delivering high-quality work to tight deadlines, demonstrating initiative and flexibility; ability to problem-solve, learn quickly, and anticipate and respond to emerging priorities; • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present ideas clearly and concisely, engage in a strategic dialogue with key stakeholders, and speak persuasively. Excellent written and spoken English essential; fluency in a second language is a plus; • High degree of discretion, tact, and sensitivity in dealing with others and in handling confidential and sensitive information. • Experience in contributing or leading research or analytical work. • Advanced skills in PowerPoint and Excel. Working knowledge of visual basic will be an advantage. • Strong written and oral communication and client engagement skills. Ability to develop and synthesize internal briefs for senior management. • Written and oral fluency in English required, proficiency in additional languages an advantage.

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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.

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