E T Consultant

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E T Consultant

Description

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

Overview

In the context of the World Bank's broad development agenda, the Legal Vice Presidency (LEG), under the Senior Vice President and Group General Counsel, is responsible for providing legal support to internal and external Bank clients on operational, advisory and corporate matters.

The Development Finance (LEGDF) Practice Group in LEG is responsible for the legal work on major aspects of the Bank’s donor relationships, including with respect to the International Development Association (IDA), trust funds and global partnerships and financial intermediary funds (FIFs). Its principal client is the Development Finance Vice Presidency (DFi), the Bank’s vice presidency responsible for managing and monitoring policies and procedures for World Bank development financing vehicles. DFi engages in strategic resource mobilization, playing an intermediation role to help align the needs of recipients, World Bank Group institutional priorities, and priorities of funding partners through a variety of funding instruments. LEGDF also provides support to other departments in the Finance Partners (namely TRE, WFA, CRO) as well as to OPCS and the Regions on trust fund related issues.

The selected candidate will be a lawyer who can operate independently to handle complex legal, operational and policy issues related to the Bank’s development financing business while working collaboratively with other lawyers within the Practice Group and LEG as a whole.

Opportunities and Responsibilities

The selected candidate will work under general supervision of the Chief Counsel, with day-to-day guidance provided by one or more Lead or Senior Counsels working in the same practice specialties, and will be expected to handle at least some of the following areas of responsibility:

Key Opportunities

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the legal and policy issues related to trust funds, programs and partnerships, financial intermediary funds, IDA and the mobilization of private investment in general, particularly in financing responses to various natural and man-made crises.

• Work on the implementation of recommendations on trust fund reforms that have been endorsed and approved by the Executive Directors.

• Work on the replenishment of IDA resources.

• Have a positive and tangible impact on WBG collaboration and best practices with respect to trust funds, programs and partnerships, FIFs and IDA, as well as broaden your exposure to key thought leaders regarding this topic within the institution.

•Develop an in-depth understanding of creating and successfully implementing culture change, including facilitation, communication, and governance practices. Core Responsibilities

Specifically, the selected candidate will be expected to:

• Serve as a lawyer in LEGDF, which provides legal advice and services to the following Vice Presidencies within the World Bank: Development Finance, Treasury, Chief Risk Officer, Controllers, Regions, as well as to the Global Practices.

• Address all trust fund issues from a legal perspective in support of DFi, including assistance on trust fund policy and procedural issues, development (in conjunction with LEGOP) of model forms of trust fund documentation, review of trust fund proposals, and drafting and negotiating of agreements with donors.

• Provide legal support with respect to global partnerships and programs (GPPs), including business process development for GPP review, assistance on policy and procedural issues, review of GPP proposals, and drafting agreements for GPP implementation.

• Provide legal support with respect to IDA matters.

• Handle a wide variety of other projects relating to transactional, operational and policy issues as requested by the Chief Counsel.

The work program will involve frequent interaction with the following:

• Trust Fund and Partner Relations Department (DFTPR) and Corporate IBRD IDA (DFCII) financial and operational officers and managers.

• Other Treasury, Chief Risk Officer, Controllers, and Development Finance staff, including management.

• Staff in the Regions and Global Practices, including management.

• Counterpart officials with development partners and other stakeholders, in particular government, supranational organizations, bilateral agencies, regional and other multilateral agencies, foundations and other corporations and clients.

• Outside counsel for the World Bank, regarding highly specialized matters.

• Colleagues within the Legal Vice-Presidency.

Timeline:

The duration of the assignment will be 1 year (renewable for 1 year).

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

Overview

In the context of the World Bank's broad development agenda, the Legal Vice Presidency (LEG), under the Senior Vice President and Group General Counsel, is responsible for providing legal support to internal and external Bank clients on operational, advisory and corporate matters.

The Development Finance (LEGDF) Practice Group in LEG is responsible for the legal work on major aspects of the Bank’s donor relationships, including with respect to the International Development Association (IDA), trust funds and global partnerships and financial intermediary funds (FIFs). Its principal client is the Development Finance Vice Presidency (DFi), the Bank’s vice presidency responsible for managing and monitoring policies and procedures for World Bank development financing vehicles. DFi engages in strategic resource mobilization, playing an intermediation role to help align the needs of recipients, World Bank Group institutional priorities, and priorities of funding partners through a variety of funding instruments. LEGDF also provides support to other departments in the Finance Partners (namely TRE, WFA, CRO) as well as to OPCS and the Regions on trust fund related issues.

The selected candidate will be a lawyer who can operate independently to handle complex legal, operational and policy issues related to the Bank’s development financing business while working collaboratively with other lawyers within the Practice Group and LEG as a whole.

Opportunities and Responsibilities

The selected candidate will work under general supervision of the Chief Counsel, with day-to-day guidance provided by one or more Lead or Senior Counsels working in the same practice specialties, and will be expected to handle at least some of the following areas of responsibility:

Key Opportunities

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the legal and policy issues related to trust funds, programs and partnerships, financial intermediary funds, IDA and the mobilization of private investment in general, particularly in financing responses to various natural and man-made crises.

• Work on the implementation of recommendations on trust fund reforms that have been endorsed and approved by the Executive Directors.

• Work on the replenishment of IDA resources.

• Have a positive and tangible impact on WBG collaboration and best practices with respect to trust funds, programs and partnerships, FIFs and IDA, as well as broaden your exposure to key thought leaders regarding this topic within the institution.

•Develop an in-depth understanding of creating and successfully implementing culture change, including facilitation, communication, and governance practices. Core Responsibilities

Specifically, the selected candidate will be expected to:

• Serve as a lawyer in LEGDF, which provides legal advice and services to the following Vice Presidencies within the World Bank: Development Finance, Treasury, Chief Risk Officer, Controllers, Regions, as well as to the Global Practices.

• Address all trust fund issues from a legal perspective in support of DFi, including assistance on trust fund policy and procedural issues, development (in conjunction with LEGOP) of model forms of trust fund documentation, review of trust fund proposals, and drafting and negotiating of agreements with donors.

• Provide legal support with respect to global partnerships and programs (GPPs), including business process development for GPP review, assistance on policy and procedural issues, review of GPP proposals, and drafting agreements for GPP implementation.

• Provide legal support with respect to IDA matters.

• Handle a wide variety of other projects relating to transactional, operational and policy issues as requested by the Chief Counsel.

The work program will involve frequent interaction with the following:

• Trust Fund and Partner Relations Department (DFTPR) and Corporate IBRD IDA (DFCII) financial and operational officers and managers.

• Other Treasury, Chief Risk Officer, Controllers, and Development Finance staff, including management.

• Staff in the Regions and Global Practices, including management.

• Counterpart officials with development partners and other stakeholders, in particular government, supranational organizations, bilateral agencies, regional and other multilateral agencies, foundations and other corporations and clients.

• Outside counsel for the World Bank, regarding highly specialized matters.

• Colleagues within the Legal Vice-Presidency.

Timeline:

The duration of the assignment will be 1 year (renewable for 1 year).

Selection Criteria

• J.D. or LLM. Degree

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.

• Excellent oral and written English skills required. Additional languages French or Spanish strongly preferred; Arabic or Portuguese a plus.

General Competencies Required

• Excellent legal research, writing, drafting, analytical and communications skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

• Experience in international, commercial or contract law, in transactional legal work and/or preparation and negotiation of legal agreements.

• Excellent legal drafting skills, including of agreements, legal memos and/or well-reasoned litigation pleadings and ability to deliver cogent oral arguments, where applicable.

• Familiarity in the use of varied legal research sources (including electronic sources on the internet) and other databases.

• Proven ability to operate effectively as a member of one or more teams; must be a self-starter and collaborate well with others; ability to exercise sound judgment in recognizing what issues to bring to the attention of the Chief Counsel and/or another supervising Counsel, and which to handle autonomously.

• Proven ability to lead initiatives, programs and portfolios.

• Proven ability to manage legal risk, through sound judgment, determining and escalating risk appropriately, providing risk-based advice, and guiding more junior staff on the same.

• Proven ability to deal sensitively in multicultural and multi-ethnic environments and build effective working relationships with clients and colleagues.

• Ability to supervise and work with local counsel in a collaborative and collegial way; and

• Ability to work under time pressure and to juggle multiple tasks within tight deadlines.

• J.D. or LLM. Degree

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.

• Excellent oral and written English skills required. Additional languages French or Spanish strongly preferred; Arabic or Portuguese a plus.

General Competencies Required

• Excellent legal research, writing, drafting, analytical and communications skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

• Experience in international, commercial or contract law, in transactional legal work and/or preparation and negotiation of legal agreements.

• Excellent legal drafting skills, including of agreements, legal memos and/or well-reasoned litigation pleadings and ability to deliver cogent oral arguments, where applicable.

• Familiarity in the use of varied legal research sources (including electronic sources on the internet) and other databases.

• Proven ability to operate effectively as a member of one or more teams; must be a self-starter and collaborate well with others; ability to exercise sound judgment in recognizing what issues to bring to the attention of the Chief Counsel and/or another supervising Counsel, and which to handle autonomously.

• Proven ability to lead initiatives, programs and portfolios.

• Proven ability to manage legal risk, through sound judgment, determining and escalating risk appropriately, providing risk-based advice, and guiding more junior staff on the same.

• Proven ability to deal sensitively in multicultural and multi-ethnic environments and build effective working relationships with clients and colleagues.

• Ability to supervise and work with local counsel in a collaborative and collegial way; and

• Ability to work under time pressure and to juggle multiple tasks within tight deadlines.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

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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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