Trust Fund Analyst

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Context

This assignment is part of the World Bank Group (WBG) engagement in Tunisia to help the Government moving forward with economic transition, building on the political transition initiated in 2011. Established in 1944, the World Bank Group (WBG) is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for development solutions. In fiscal year 2018, the WBG committed $67 billion in loans, grants, equity investments and guarantees to its members and private businesses, of which $24 billion was concessional finance to its poorest members. It is governed by 188-member countries and delivers services out of 120 offices with nearly 15,000 staff located globally. The WBG consists of five specialized institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The World Bank Group is one of the world's largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries. It uses financial resources and extensive experience to help our client countries reduce poverty, increase economic growth, and improve quality of life. Tunisia has known a sustained transition to democracy and an ambitious political reform agenda since the 2011 revolution. In 2016, the Government of Tunisia adopted the Five-Year Development Plan 2016–2020, followed by the Economic and Social Roadmap 2018–2020. The World Bank Group (WBG) has provided significant support to Tunisia to face the economic challenges resulting from the political and security situation and to improve its economic governance, foster private sector led growth, reform the social protection system and reduce regional inequalities. The WBG’s Country Engagement is country-led and composed of four components: the Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD), which provides the analytic underpinnings; the Country Partnership Framework (CPF), which articulates the WBG’s country programs, drawing on the SCD; the Performance and Learning Review (PLR), which is used periodically to update the Country Partnership Framework-CPF; and the Completion and Learning Review (CLR), which is prepared when the Country Partnership Framework (CPF) is complete to inform the next Country Partnership Framework (CPF). Two years after the approval of the CPF (CPF FY16-20), the Board of Directors of the World Bank approved the PLR for Tunisia (May 2018) – a review of the implementation progress, in terms of its delivery and relevance of its objectives to the socio-economic agenda. The PLR extended the implementation period of the CPF by one additional year (2021). In preparation of the new cycle, the World Bank teams will perform a CLR exercise, to draw out lessons learned from the implementation experience of the previous CPF and in time to inform the design of the follow-on CPF. The WBG’s Country engagement is also Country-led to provide technical assistance required for the economic transition of Tunisia.

Task description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Program Manager or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer Specialist will: - Supports the implementation of the Tunisia Economic Resilience and Inclusion (TERI) Umbrella Program 2.0. The implementation of the Program includes technical discussion with Government, technical coordination with World bank staff to design and launch activities, organization of technical committees to discuss proposals, etc. - Provides technical support to review project proposals and advance suitable proposals to the Technical Committee and Steering Committee for deliberation and approval - Participates to and supports preparation of related documentations (Presentation, Minutes, Briefs for the Chair, etc.) for Partners consultations. The Tunisia Economic Resilience and Inclusion Umbrella Program is supported by 6 main Development Partners: Switzerland (State Secretariat for Economic Affairs -SECO and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation-SDC), European Commission, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Norway and Germany. - As part of the Project Management Team, the Trust Fund Analyst will assist overseeing the day-to-day activities of the Umbrella Program and implementation of the projects funded by the grants of this Program, including procurement, staffing, monitoring and evaluation, etc. - Helps in drafting the progress report of the program, including technical progress of activities and financial statement. - Helps in preparing content for the landing page, newsletters, factsheets and other supports. - Helps preparing financial statement and establishing a framework for the regular reporting based on extraction from the MyTF system. - Provide technical support for coordination of strategic activities under Compact with Africa Multi-Donors Trust Fund. This includes essentially, but not limited to, support the update of the policy matrix and other supports to the Task Force CwA.