Afrique Sierra Leone

La Banque Mondiale recruits 01 Operations Officer

La Banque Mondiale recruits 01 Operations Officer

La Banque Mondiale

Sierra Leone
Banque et Assurances

Operations Officer
Job #: req8295Organization: World BankSector: OperationsGrade: GFTerm Duration:  3 years 0 monthsRecruitment Type: Local RecruitmentLocation: Sierra LeoneRequired Language(s): EnglishPreferred Language(s): Closing Date: 8/25/2020 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
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

The World Bank Group (WBG) Office in Freetown-Sierra Leone is responsible for overseeing the World Bank’s programs for both IBRD and IFC in the Country.   The WBG Office houses about 45 World Bank and IFC staff including consultants who are responsible for maintaining a successful Bank relationship with our clients.  The team works with integrity, dedication and strong team spirit to improve the well-being of the most disadvantaged and promote shared prosperity. 
Duties and accountabilities
The Operations Officer will work in close collaboration with the Country Manger (CM) for Sierra Leone, the Operations Manager (OM), and the other members of the CMU management and country teams on all aspects of the Sierra Leone work program to ensure strategic focus, integration and consistency across and within the portfolio. More specifically (s)he will, under the overall supervision of the Country Manager:
• Analyze and monitor the delivery of AFMSL work program; and this will entail liaising with relevant members of AFCW1 management team, Global Practices (GPs), other Bank units and internal partners such as IFC, MIGA and IEG, as required.
• Take the lead on portfolio management, monitoring, analysis and problem resolution; this will include managing the periodic working sessions with Government technical teams and project coordination units, country portfolio performance reviews (CPPRs), regular analysis of operational performance, quality and trends.
• Provide problem solving advice to operations teams and interact with government counterparts to facilitate action needed to address challenges facing operations.
• Help foster teamwork and cross-sectoral cooperation on program preparation and implementation and contribute to country team meetings and activities.
• Play a key role in the formulation and implementation of the Sierra Leone Country Partnership Framework (including Performance/Completion and Learning Reviews – PLRs/CLRs),and assess sector and thematic issues in relationship with the broader country developments. 
• Prepare briefing notes (e.g., for Spring and Annual Meetings, Sr. Management country visits, etc.) and other internal complex reports; and draft and review operational correspondence.
• Make substantive contributions to Sierra Leone country and sector strategies, lending and non-lending work programs.
• Monitor and interpret political, social and economic developments; develop and maintain understanding of country socioeconomic and political conditions.
• As necessary and subject to agreement with the Country Manager, assume a supervisory role of GA-GD staff (administrative and country services staff; ACS); this entails leadership in managing ACS work program and performance, ensuring delivery of high quality administrative and operational services, and providing mentoring and coaching as needed.
Selection Criteria

• Masters in a relevant field (Economics, Business Studies, Political Science, Finance, International Relations, or similar filed relevant to the Bank’s mission.)
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. Knowledge of Bank operational policies and business practices would be a plus.
• Proven ability to think strategically, and to apply this to the design and implementation of country assistance programs.
• Outstanding inter-personal skills with proven ability to work cooperatively with a multi-disciplinary country team, other groups throughout the Bank, and development partners.
• Demonstrated initiative, leadership skills and drive for results, including ability to undertake diverse tasks within a rapidly changing and demanding environment on short deadlines.
• Strong problem-solving skills and solutions-oriented attitude.
• Political sensitivity and mature judgment; and ability to focus on the big picture, while not losing sight of details.
• Highly developed spoken and written communications skills; including the ability to draft concise briefs, reports and correspondence.
• Language proficiency in English (speak, read and write).
Behavioral Core Competencies:
 • Client Orientation: Builds linkages across boundaries for optimal performance
• Drive for Results: Facilitates and impacts results across units
• Teamwork (Collaboration) and Inclusion: Leverages capabilities of others within and across boundaries
• Knowledge, Learning and Communication: Produces and disseminates knowledge products to create added value
• Business Judgment and Analytical Decision Making: Provides leadership in analytical decision making across boundaries
Required Competencies
• Integrative Skills. Integrating divergent viewpoints of multiple external and internal stakeholders into a coherent project/program/strategy.
• Internal and External Stakeholder Engagement. An ability to independently coordinate and engage with stakeholders from various parts of WBG, including IFC and MIGA. Providing substantial inputs into and participating in the dialogue with external clients and stakeholders, including governments, NGOs and CSOs, and development partners.
• Strategy formulation and policy and program design. Proficiency in playing a leading role and making substantive contributions to the strategy formulation process and related strategic products.
• Project Design, Implementation, and Management. Proven skills to design and provide implementation support on projects.
• Portfolio Management and Results Monitoring and Evaluation. An ability to independently monitor portfolio and pipeline and provide signals to management when the program goes off track. Preparing and leading country/GP portfolio reviews. An ability to design and implement results frameworks; and to provide key inputs in business planning/Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) exercises.
• Team Leadership. Solid experience of being a team leader or core task team member on one or more strategic or operational tasks. Demonstrated talent in forming, leading and making changes to team composition and delivering tasks on budget and high quality.
• Knowledge of Bank instruments, policies, and procedures, and ability to proactively apply them is desirable. 
• Knowledge of the country portfolio will be beneficial.
Poverty has no borders, neither does excellence. We succeed because of our differences and we continuously search for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds from around the globe.POSTULER

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