E T Consultant

E T Consultant

Job #: req39348 Organization: World Bank Sector: Environment Grade: EC2 Term Duration: 1 year 0 months Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment Location: Washington, DC,United States Required Language(s): English Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 11/30/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC Description

At the World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. For more information, visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/who-we-are/ibrd

The WBG Infrastructure Vertical provides public and private solutions to operational teams and clients across the WBG to produce scalable impact. Its mandate is to deliver knowledge for impact to support the WBG to achieve its goals in support of our mission. The Infrastructure VPU’s objectives in driving outcomes include replicating and scaling effective solutions, enhancing thought leadership and innovation, and delivering timely knowledge to client teams. For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/infrastructure

The Extractives Global Programmatic Support (EGPS) Trust Fund is a multi-donor trust fund housed within the Metals & Minerals Global Department of the World Bank Group’s Infrastructure Vice Presidency. Its third phase, EGPS-3, began in February 2024. The program supports mineral-rich developing countries in sustainably developing and adding value to their mineral resources to foster job creation, local business development, industrialization, economic diversification, and inclusive growth.

EGPS-3 operates across five thematic funding windows: (1) Decarbonization, Climate Resilience, and Circular Economy (DECRECE); (2) Critical Mineral Supply (CMS); (3) Resilient and Inclusive Supply Chain Enhancement (RISE) Partnership; (4) Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM); and (5) Transparency in Extractive Industries.

Please note this position is financed by a Trust Fund, and renewal is contingent upon availability of funding, in addition to other factors, including but not limited to business needs, staff performance and skills fit.

Duties and Accountabilities:

• Support the implementation of EGPS knowledge dissemination, communications, and partnership engagement plans. Maintain editorial calendars and delivery trackers and coordinate contributions across technical teams. • Review analytical work, project updates, and sector developments to identify findings, results, and emerging issues. Translate technical information into accessible knowledge products and flag communications risks and opportunities to the EGPS Communications Lead. • Coordinate the preparation of the EGPS Annual Report, donor updates, newsletters, knowledge briefs, feature stories, presentations, talking points, and Q&As. Draft and edit content, consolidate inputs, manage reviews, clearances, and production schedules. • Design, develop, and maintain an EGPS dashboard to track key deliverables, milestones, responsibilities, progress, and results, supporting timely and consistent reporting to management, donors, and other stakeholders. • Design and produce written, visual, and multimedia materials using Adobe Creative Suite. Apply World Bank Group editorial, branding, accessibility, and quality standards, including appropriate recognition of donors and partners. • Maintain the EGPS website, digital knowledge resources, and LinkedIn page, including publishing cleared content. Serve as the focal point for internal IT coordination on website maintenance, technical issues, access permissions, and enhancements. Use digital analytics to improve reach and engagement. • Support donor engagements, partner dialogues, report launches, webinars, and knowledge exchanges. Prepare stakeholder research, speaker briefs, invitations, and event materials; maintain contact databases and document outcomes and follow-up actions. • Coordinate service providers through production briefs, consolidated feedback, and tracking of deliverables and relevant budget inputs. Maintain organized files, consent records, and approvals, and report progress and communications results to the EGPS Communications Lead and Program Manager.

Selection Criteria

• Master’s degree in communications, public affairs, international development, knowledge management, business administration, project management, or a related field, with at least 8 (eight) years of relevant professional experience. Experience with multilateral institutions or donor-funded programs is strongly preferred. • Demonstrated experience developing and implementing communications strategies, campaigns, knowledge dissemination plans, and stakeholder outreach activities. Familiarity with metals and minerals or related infrastructure sectors is preferred. • Excellent English writing, editing, and storytelling skills. Ability to translate complex technical information into clear, accurate, and compelling content for diverse audiences; working proficiency in French or Spanish is an advantage. • Strong experience producing communications and knowledge products, including annual reports, donor updates, newsletters, feature stories, briefing notes, talking points, presentations, and multimedia content. Experience supporting senior management communications and institutional review processes is desirable. • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Illustrator, and Acrobat. Experience managing websites, social media channels, content management systems, and email distribution platforms is required; Adobe Experience Manager experience is an advantage. • Strong project management and organizational skills, including coordination of editorial calendars, production schedules, events, contact databases, service providers, and budget inputs. Proficiency in Excel and experience using communications analytics to improve content and audience engagement are required. • Ability to manage competing priorities, deliver accurate work under tight deadlines, and collaborate across teams and time zones. Sound editorial judgment, awareness of reputational risks, diplomacy, and discretion in handling sensitive information are essential.

WBG Culture Attributes:

1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders. 2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact. 3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

As per WBG policy, an Extended Term (ET) appointment is subject to a lifetime maximum of three (3) years. Former and current ET staff who have completed or are in the process of completing their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.

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