World Bank recruits 01 Senior Education Specialist/Economist
Duties and Accountabilities
The candidate will be the World Bank’s education focal point in-country and will take over the team leadership of the portfolio. S/he will also work with colleagues in other sectors on the ground to ensure a multi-sectoral collaborative approach to the World Bank’s development work. In addition, the candidate will:
- Lead key tasks including cross-sectoral and country-level efforts, and potentially work outside the AFR Region;
- Advise client and colleagues on technical matters in education; curate and adapt global knowledge on both education and skills development, with a focus on well-adapted innovations and technologies; interact with government counterparts, local education group, and other partner organizations (civil society organizations, academia, etc.);
- Identify and capitalize on opportunities for bringing well-adapted innovations to the service of our clients, and beyond;
- Provide strong strategic advice and implementation support in fragile and/or conflict-affected environment.
- Model the behaviors that are key for the success of this role as underscored by the Bank’s stated values: Impact, integrity, respect, teamwork, innovation
Selection Criteria
- Master’s or Ph.D. in Education (economics of education, evaluation, etc.) or other related fields (e.g. economics, public policy, other human development or social sector-related areas, etc.);
- Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in education sector dialogue, leading projects, conducting analytics; demonstrated ability to transform technical skills into a strategic vision;
- Demonstrated ability to work in fragile contexts and to collaborate with multiple stakeholders and to deliver multisectoral tasks;
- Excellent written and oral communication in French and in English is essential; ability to represent the Bank at high-level discussions with client governments and development partner meetings is key.
- Experience with leading education tasks, including preparation and supervision of projects and delivering analytical tasks, is essential. Knowledge of Bank policies and procedures would be desirable.
Closing date: 14 September 2022.