E T Consultant

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E T Consultant

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BACKGROUND

Over the course of the last Country Partnership Framework (FY19-23), the World Bank's portfolio in Somalia has increased significantly requiring additional capacities to support the risk management and partnership aspects of the portfolio. To date, the portfolio comprises 21 operations (16 national and 5 regional) amounting to US$2.3 billion in active investment portfolio. The recent Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA) and Completion and Learning Review (CLR) underline the high-risk profile of the portfolio and call for portfolio-wide enhanced risk management framework to continue the good performance of the portfolio to date. The Multi-Partner Fund (MPF) plays a critical role alongside the IDA portfolio to anchor and strengthen the risk management support to operations across the portfolio. This position will support Country Management to strengthen risk management and project implementation support with a focus on enabling operations to generate impact for Somalis.

The new CPF (FY24–28) aims at consolidating existing and forthcoming portfolio investments to strengthen the monitoring, learning, and results agenda for the Somalia portfolio. The CPF program will focus heavily on strengthening implementation of the existing portfolio and current pipeline. This includes strengthened focus on connecting portfolio investments to increase impact, while enabling operations to increase the geographic footprint. The portfolio increasingly enables Somalia to deliver social services and resilience interventions on government systems to reduce the reliance on humanitarian assistance. The growing footprint however requires close engagement and partnerships with operational partners across humanitarian and development organizations. The position will support country management and operations in improving risk management, strengthen portfolio-wide implementation support and partnerships to enable the implementation of Multi-Partner Fund resources and the scaled-up national and regional IDA portfolio.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The CMU is seeking an ETC/Operations Officer to support risk management and partnerships for implementation of the CPF and form an integral part of the CMU team. The ETC will contribute to the risk management and partnership dialogue with country counterparts, monitor the quality of the partnership portfolio, participate in the country strategy preparation and progress assessments (Turn-Around Allocation, CPF, etc.) with regards to risk management and partnerships. He or she would also support the CMU to prepare briefs for senior management, and provide support to teams, as needed. The Operations Officer will report to the Senior Operations Officer and Country Manager for Somalia and work in close coordination with the wider CMU team and support the respective Task Teams. Duties and responsibilities include:

· • Enhanced risk management support: Support the CMU in the development and lead the implementation of an enhanced portfolio-wide risk management framework supporting the delivery of the Multi-Partner Fund and IDA portfolio in close coordination with the Financial Management and Procurement teams, the FCV Advisor and Third-Party Monitoring Agent. HE or she would help conceptualize improved and innovative implementation and monitoring arrangements to increase the delivery of results in high risk and low-capacity environments, including GEMS. The ETC will provide regular updates on the enhanced risk management to the CMU and MPF partners.

·•• Implementation Support with focus on the UN supported portfolio and crisis response: Take a proactive role in reviewing and monitoring crisis response, recovery and resilience, including the UN supported country portfolio performance in close collaboration with country management; project teams; fiduciary, safeguards, and legal staff; and government counterparts, and the UN-WB liaison officer. Identify and assess implementation problems and bring them to the attention of the Country Manager and Senior Operations Officer. Assist the client and project teams in addressing operational challenges in the implementation and transition of hybrid implementation arrangements from UN agencies and NGOs to the client. Support the client in its engagement with UN and humanitarian partners to strengthen risk management in the delivery of relief and development operations.

·• • Support implementation of Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA), Turn Around Allocation (TAA) and Country Learning Review (CLR) recommendations: Provide thematic and strategic advice to the CMU, task teams and the client to address drivers of fragility and risk and enhance resilience through the new Country Partnership Framework, including on issues related to the implementation of the humanitarian, development and peace nexus, stabilization in newly recovered areas, while building government systems. Alongside the FCV advisor, co-lead analytical work on the further geographic expansion of the portfolio.

· • Client and development partner relations: In close coordination with country team members and the UN-WB liaison officer, develop and maintain regular country contacts with UN agencies, NGOs, civil society, media and stakeholders, as well as relevant client partners. Respond to routine inquiries from MPF shareholders, development partners, NGOs, and other civil society representatives, as well as relevant client partners. Support donor coordination especially around aid flow transparency and the Use of Country Systems.

· • Support implementation of country analytical and strategy documents: Participate in the development and implementation of Country Engagement products (Risk and Resilience Assessments, PLR, etc.), including research, drafting sections of these documents, and preparing the results frameworks.

· • General CMU Support: Support the Country Director and Country Manager by preparing notes, briefings, and other communication products for internal and external clients.

BACKGROUND

Over the course of the last Country Partnership Framework (FY19-23), the World Bank's portfolio in Somalia has increased significantly requiring additional capacities to support the risk management and partnership aspects of the portfolio. To date, the portfolio comprises 21 operations (16 national and 5 regional) amounting to US$2.3 billion in active investment portfolio. The recent Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA) and Completion and Learning Review (CLR) underline the high-risk profile of the portfolio and call for portfolio-wide enhanced risk management framework to continue the good performance of the portfolio to date. The Multi-Partner Fund (MPF) plays a critical role alongside the IDA portfolio to anchor and strengthen the risk management support to operations across the portfolio. This position will support Country Management to strengthen risk management and project implementation support with a focus on enabling operations to generate impact for Somalis.

The new CPF (FY24–28) aims at consolidating existing and forthcoming portfolio investments to strengthen the monitoring, learning, and results agenda for the Somalia portfolio. The CPF program will focus heavily on strengthening implementation of the existing portfolio and current pipeline. This includes strengthened focus on connecting portfolio investments to increase impact, while enabling operations to increase the geographic footprint. The portfolio increasingly enables Somalia to deliver social services and resilience interventions on government systems to reduce the reliance on humanitarian assistance. The growing footprint however requires close engagement and partnerships with operational partners across humanitarian and development organizations. The position will support country management and operations in improving risk management, strengthen portfolio-wide implementation support and partnerships to enable the implementation of Multi-Partner Fund resources and the scaled-up national and regional IDA portfolio.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The CMU is seeking an ETC/Operations Officer to support risk management and partnerships for implementation of the CPF and form an integral part of the CMU team. The ETC will contribute to the risk management and partnership dialogue with country counterparts, monitor the quality of the partnership portfolio, participate in the country strategy preparation and progress assessments (Turn-Around Allocation, CPF, etc.) with regards to risk management and partnerships. He or she would also support the CMU to prepare briefs for senior management, and provide support to teams, as needed. The Operations Officer will report to the Senior Operations Officer and Country Manager for Somalia and work in close coordination with the wider CMU team and support the respective Task Teams. Duties and responsibilities include:

· • Enhanced risk management support: Support the CMU in the development and lead the implementation of an enhanced portfolio-wide risk management framework supporting the delivery of the Multi-Partner Fund and IDA portfolio in close coordination with the Financial Management and Procurement teams, the FCV Advisor and Third-Party Monitoring Agent. HE or she would help conceptualize improved and innovative implementation and monitoring arrangements to increase the delivery of results in high risk and low-capacity environments, including GEMS. The ETC will provide regular updates on the enhanced risk management to the CMU and MPF partners.

·•• Implementation Support with focus on the UN supported portfolio and crisis response: Take a proactive role in reviewing and monitoring crisis response, recovery and resilience, including the UN supported country portfolio performance in close collaboration with country management; project teams; fiduciary, safeguards, and legal staff; and government counterparts, and the UN-WB liaison officer. Identify and assess implementation problems and bring them to the attention of the Country Manager and Senior Operations Officer. Assist the client and project teams in addressing operational challenges in the implementation and transition of hybrid implementation arrangements from UN agencies and NGOs to the client. Support the client in its engagement with UN and humanitarian partners to strengthen risk management in the delivery of relief and development operations.

·• • Support implementation of Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA), Turn Around Allocation (TAA) and Country Learning Review (CLR) recommendations: Provide thematic and strategic advice to the CMU, task teams and the client to address drivers of fragility and risk and enhance resilience through the new Country Partnership Framework, including on issues related to the implementation of the humanitarian, development and peace nexus, stabilization in newly recovered areas, while building government systems. Alongside the FCV advisor, co-lead analytical work on the further geographic expansion of the portfolio.

· • Client and development partner relations: In close coordination with country team members and the UN-WB liaison officer, develop and maintain regular country contacts with UN agencies, NGOs, civil society, media and stakeholders, as well as relevant client partners. Respond to routine inquiries from MPF shareholders, development partners, NGOs, and other civil society representatives, as well as relevant client partners. Support donor coordination especially around aid flow transparency and the Use of Country Systems.

· • Support implementation of country analytical and strategy documents: Participate in the development and implementation of Country Engagement products (Risk and Resilience Assessments, PLR, etc.), including research, drafting sections of these documents, and preparing the results frameworks.

· • General CMU Support: Support the Country Director and Country Manager by preparing notes, briefings, and other communication products for internal and external clients.

Selection Criteria

In addition to meeting WBG core competencies, the successful candidate must possess:

• Master’s degree in a relevant field such as economics, international relations, finance and political science, or other related field. • At least 5 years of relevant experience with development agencies, international organizations, government, non-governmental organizations working on Fragility, Conflict and Violence (FCV) situations. • Field experience in FCV contexts and demonstrated competence in supporting portfolio, project and programme delivery in FCV contexts, ideally in Somalia. • Proven experience in thematic advice and support to country management and operations in FCV contexts, including on analysis and development of country strategies, risk management and experience in using partnerships to support implementation and monitoring of projects and portfolio results. • Experience in working with United Nations agencies and NGOs to support the delivery of hybrid implementation arrangements. • Strong organizational, analytical and strategic planning skills are required including ability to organize and interpret data and produce tables and graphs. • Strong written and verbal communication, including the ability to draft concise reports and correspondence and provide presentations in English. • Outstanding inter-personal skills with proven ability to work cooperatively in multi-cultural environment with a multi-disciplinary team. • Proven ability to work in a team and intercultural environment, with minimal supervision.

In addition to meeting WBG core competencies, the successful candidate must possess:

• Master’s degree in a relevant field such as economics, international relations, finance and political science, or other related field. • At least 5 years of relevant experience with development agencies, international organizations, government, non-governmental organizations working on Fragility, Conflict and Violence (FCV) situations. • Field experience in FCV contexts and demonstrated competence in supporting portfolio, project and programme delivery in FCV contexts, ideally in Somalia. • Proven experience in thematic advice and support to country management and operations in FCV contexts, including on analysis and development of country strategies, risk management and experience in using partnerships to support implementation and monitoring of projects and portfolio results. • Experience in working with United Nations agencies and NGOs to support the delivery of hybrid implementation arrangements. • Strong organizational, analytical and strategic planning skills are required including ability to organize and interpret data and produce tables and graphs. • Strong written and verbal communication, including the ability to draft concise reports and correspondence and provide presentations in English. • Outstanding inter-personal skills with proven ability to work cooperatively in multi-cultural environment with a multi-disciplinary team. • Proven ability to work in a team and intercultural environment, with minimal supervision.

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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.