E T Consultant

E T Consultant

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
 
VPU Context:  

The Information and Technology Solutions (ITS) Vice Presidential Unit (VPU) enables the World Bank Group to achieve its mission of ending extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet by delivering transformative information and technologies to its staff working in over 150+ locations. For more information on ITS, see this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=VTFGffa1Y7w

Unit Context:   

The WBG Corporate Solutions Department (ITSCO) is focused on the digital transformation of essential corporate services to ensure WBG operations are seamless, resilient, and future ready. Uniting digitalization roadmaps, experience design, process optimization, application delivery, systems management, and technology modernization across some 70 products and services, the department links business ambition with operational excellence—from intuitive employee experiences and precision payroll to data-driven decision making, intelligent automation, and AI enablement.

Duties and accountabilities:

•  Work with Director/CIO to ensure key strategic initiatives are well formulated and planned, follow-up persistently on execution with teams, and prepare stakeholder updates. 

•  Proactively track and follow up on strategic priorities for the department with urgency, clarity, and consistency.

•  Prepare clear, compelling, and visually-appealing executive-level presentations and reporting for leadership and stakeholders.

•  Support the department’s front office with ad hoc reporting needs, transformation initiatives, knowledge sharing, and more.

•  Embrace an entrepreneurial and change mind set; willingness to challenge the status quo; and digital and AI native ways of working, including proficiency with AI tools such as Claude, Copilot, Gemini to work faster and more effectively.

Selection Criteria

•  Master’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience, or bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

•  Experience reporting to senior management and executives with a focus on clear and impactful presentations, conveying data-driven recommendations, metrics, and program health transparency.

•  Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational abilities. Able to relentlessly move priorities forward without direct authority, and to manage conflict constructively.

•  Proven ability to prioritize effectively, act decisively, and maintain momentum under pressure. Proactively resolve bottlenecks and consistently deliver without sacrificing quality.

•  Demonstrated ability to champion new ways of working and constructively challenge the status quo. Build support for change and help teams navigate transitions with clarity and confidence.

•  Proven ability to connect day-to-day decisions to strategic goals and engage stakeholders with credibility. Apply sound judgment in light of organizational priorities and the broader operating environment.

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.

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.