E T Temporary
| Job #: | req36434 |
| Organization: | World Bank |
| Sector: | Administration/Office Support |
| Grade: | ET3 |
| Term Duration: | 1 year 0 months |
| Recruitment Type: | Local Recruitment |
| Location: | Brasilia,Brazil |
| Required Language(s): | English, Portuguese |
| Preferred Language(s): | |
| Closing Date: | 5/7/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC |
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Description 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 http://www.worldbank.org/
Regional Context:
The World Bank Group serves 33 client countries in Latin America and the Caribbean Region (LCR). Clients range from large rapidly growing sophisticated middle-income clients to IDA countries to small Caribbean states to one fragile state, and to varying degrees face three key challenges – low productivity and growth, low quality jobs and low resilience to shocks. The region is tackling these challenges with a strong WBG approach, underpinned by selectivity and complementarity between the value added of public and private arms, and in strong partnership with relevant regional development partners.
A. The challenge of low growth. After recovering lost output, the region is returning to pre-pandemic low growth and productivity scenario. After a solid post-pandemic rebound in economic activity (7.2% and 3.9% growth in 2021 and 2022 respectively), GDP growth returned to the pre-pandemic low growth around 2.2% in 2023 and 2024, with a medium-term outlook of 2.5%. With an average Gini co-efficient of [0.52] LAC remains also one of the most unequal regions in the world. It is a region where the bottom 50% earn 27 times less than the top 10%. It also represents stark differences in opportunity, a child born today in the poorest 20% quintile in LAC will on average be 17 percentage points less productive than a child born in the richest 20%.
B. The challenge of quality jobs: the need for better quality jobs is paramount, with 6.2% unemployment rates, these low levels mask a deeper issue of job quality. Reflecting stagnating living standards, labor earnings have only grown by 1% or less per year in most countries over the past decade, and some 19% of workers in the region are earning incomes below the poverty line.
• Investing in foundational infrastructure critical to job creation, LAC needs to invest at least 3.1% of GDP in infrastructure investments per year, yet it only invests 2%, which is significantly lower than the world average of 5.4% of GDP. This underinvestment in physical infrastructure, including in key infrastructure sectors (including resilient transport, water, energy etc.) is holding back potential for better jobs. The region is supporting clients by supporting selective transformative infrastructure projects (e.g. urban mobility, regional transport and connectivity). On human infrastructure challenge, firms in the region continue to cite skills shortages (55% of firms in LAC vs 45% in MIC regions) as a key barrier to growth and job creation. A child born in LAC is expected to reach only 56 percent of their productive potential. Three out of four 15-year olds fail basic math proficiency and cannot read adequately the soft side involves supporting clients revamp their education and health sectors. The region is supporting clients to revamp their education and health care sectors.
• The LAC region also needs to foster a predictable, business-enabling policy and regulatory environment. These include ensuring macro stability, eliminating restrictive business regulations in product and factor markets, and improving access to finance, especially long-term capital. Labor market regulations in LAC are noted to be on par with the most restrictive labor market regimes among OECD countries. Further, enforcement of competition policy needs to be supported due to high levels of market concentration in LAC markets: the 50 largest firms in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile have revenues greater than 30% of GDP. At 55% of GDP, domestic credit to the private sector remains much lower than EAP (178%).
• Private capital needs to be appropriately incentivized to support the provision of public goods and investments in key sectors, especially those that have the highest potential to enable and/or create better quality jobs. However, at only 19.8% of GDP, gross capital formation remains lowest among all regions (EAP is at 38% and South Asia at 30%). Private capital mobilization in the region is being held back by shallow capital markets, lack of long-term finance, high cost of capital, regulatory and institutional barriers (including in PPP frameworks). Based on country contexts, the WBG will support investments in productive clusters (energy/mining, value added manufacturing, agribusiness, tourism, etc) across the public-private spectrum.
C. The challenge of vulnerability to shocks. Building resilience of the countries to shocks, including natural disasters, through contingent financing and other innovative risk management platforms at country and regional levels is critical given the high exposure to climate–related disasters and natural hazards. The Central America and the Caribbean have recurrent hurricanes that have impacts on GDP significantly higher than the regional average of 1.7%. Several countries are experiencing deep, long droughts, increasingly intense storms, and floods that disrupt economic activities and affect livelihoods, with impacts on the most vulnerable populations.
Country Unit and Position Context:
The WB has 53 active projects in Brazil, totaling $9.2 billion in commitment (including 3 RETFs, $120 million). The country’s program continues to outperform expectations. In FY25, IBRD approved 16 operations totaling US$3.86 billion. In the first half of FY26, seven projects were approved by the Board, adding US$2.07 billion in new commitments. We expect to deliver an additional US$3.4 billion by the end of FY26. Looking ahead, for FY27 and beyond, teams are already preparing 26 projects worth US$4.8 billion.
Roles and Responsibilities:
The CMU is currently looking for three experienced, hard-working, upbeat Program Assistants (PA). The incumbents would work closely with other members of the World Bank’s country office team in Brazil. The selected PAs will be based in Brasilia, Brazil. They will report to the Operations Manager (OM) and will also work closely with the teams they support. Broadly, the duties and accountabilities can include the following and may be prioritized based on the needs of the specific role:
• Coordinate and manage the different teams’ meeting agendas, solving scheduling issues.
• Provide comprehensive administrative support to senior staff, including handling confidential and sensitive information.
• Contribute to other operational task as requested.
• Serve as a resource to other colleagues for more complex problems requiring advanced administrative and technical skills (in consultation with the relevant colleagues in the team).
• Provide back-up support to the other teams as needed.
• Attend and prepare minutes for staff meetings, as requested.
• Draft reports on the team’s achievements for internal purposes.
• Work efficiently and effectively, often from own initiative, to provide support to all relevant colleagues in the team.
• Draft routine correspondence, project-related documents, and proofread materials.
• Maintain up to date the unit’s filing system (electronic documents) and retrieve data from various sources when needed.
• Prepare folders of documents to be signed, ensure timely clearance and perform proper distribution.
• Coordinate logistics arrangements (videoconference, WebEx, and audio-conference) for meetings, including preparation of meeting folders and coordination with IT team to assure VC connections are well established before the meetings.
• Exercise quality enhancement function for all type of documents.
• Assist visiting missions and project teams with preparation of mission announcements, planning of local logistics, scheduling of meetings, and coordination of administrative arrangements in connection with the mission requirements.
• Maintain up to date the distribution lists, phone/address lists, and databases.
• Create and maintain systematic records management for correspondence and key unit documents for easy reference using the unit’s SharePoint.
• Monitor and track assigned tasks/project steps/timetables, coordinate with relevant staff.
• Coordinate with other Bank Group units, Government officials, NGOs, non-government institutions, academia, other development partners, and other stakeholders, and serve as liaison with team members located in different locations.
• Provide logistical and planning support for various external events, such as workshops and negotiations.
• Access and use all relevant systems (e.g., SAP/FM System/ Operations Portal) to check, monitor, and update project milestones.
• Assist TTLs and teams in inputting information in WBG Corporate systems.
• Independently, within delegated authority of a task team leader, handle clearance procedures and finalization of documents by ensuring incorporation of needed amendments.
• Support with travel arrangements including creating trips, travel agency coordination, passport and visa assistance, security clearances, SOE submission, travel budget allocation etc.
• Perform other ad-hoc duties as required.
• Handle a variety of informational requests from Bank staff, staff from other agencies, donors, consultants and borrowers, and draft standard communications on procurement for Borrowers and for internal Bank use.
Selection Criteria Attention: “Preference will be given to local talent, that is, applicants that are authorized to work in the duty station for any employer. Internal applicants may apply per existing guidelines.”
• Minimum Education/Experience: High school diploma with 7 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Fluent English and Portuguese skills (verbal and written).
• The selected candidate may be required to work flexible hours and to travel.
• Ability to retrieve reference materials from various sources (e.g., databases or other filing systems, Internet, etc.).
• Ability to handle critical and confidential information with utmost discretion.
• Committed, self-motivated teammate with good inter-personal skills, and ability to work optimally in a multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to produce high-quality work during difficult situations.
• Strong communication skills with ability to prepare, present and discuss findings in written and oral form.
Required Competencies:
Technology and systems knowledge:
• Demonstrates knowledge and experience working with Microsoft office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.). Has ability and willingness to maintain up-to-date knowledge and skills as technology and workflow change.
Project and task management
• Demonstrates good organizational skills, and ability to work capably with minimal direction in a fast-paced environment; can identify and resolve routine and non-routine issues. Able to stay organized, calm, and constructive in stressful situations. Able to select task and project delivery process and schedule, handle multiple tasks within tight deadlines; demonstrates willingness to do the needed to get a task completed within the agreed schedule. Demonstrates orientation to detail and quality; able to independently conduct quality control of own work (review for accuracy, fulfillment of relevant requirements, etc.
WBG Culture Attributes: 1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders. 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. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. Learn more about working at the World Bank and IFC including our values and inspiring stories. |
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