E T Consultant
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Location: Washington, DC 20011
Description:
E T Consultant
Job #:
req32699
Organization:
World Bank
Sector:
Transportation
Grade:
EC2
Term Duration:
1 year 0 months
Recruitment Type:
International Recruitment
Location:
Washington, DC,United States
Required Language(s):
English
Preferred Language(s):
Closing Date:
4/24/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
Description
Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank 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 Infrastructure Practice Group
The Infrastructure Practice Group is charged with developing sustainable solutions to help close infrastructure gaps in developing and emerging economiesWe help countries address their unique infrastructure needs by working with the public and private sectors. Infrastructure improves lives by connecting people to opportunity. For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/infrastructure
VPU Context:
The East Asia and Pacific Region (EAP) and the EAP Regional Infrastructure Department (IEADR).
The EAP region serves 22 client countries with a total population of about 2 billion. Clients range from large IBRD countries such as China, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines; to smaller IDA countries (or IDA/IBRD blend countries) such as Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, several Pacific Island states, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste. The EAP region presents a dramatic illustration of the global dynamics, opportunities and risks of the 21st century. EAP has made spectacular progress towards achieving the WBG's twin goals, eliminating extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity - extreme poverty declined faster than any other region and the income of the bottom 40 percent increased substantially. Such a rapid transformation has made EAP one of the most dynamic regions in the world. However, it also faces significant challenges such as managing the largest shift in rural-to-urban population in human history, coping with rising inequality, addressing large infrastructure gaps, dealing with climate change, and building human capital.
The EAP Infrastructure Department (IEADR) is responsible for project lending and policy advisory work in the energy, transport and urban related climate action and private capital mobilization space for the EAP Region. The department presently comprises an energy and extractives unit (IEAE1), a transport unit (IEAT1) and two Urban units (IEAU1 and IEAU2).
Transport Global Practice Context:
The transport sector is undergoing momentous changes due to a variety of factors, including mega trends, such as digitalization, urbanization and climate change, as well as shocks from the COVID19 Pandemic, changing supply chain networks, and regional integration efforts in many parts of the world. These major changes and trends are disrupting traditional business models and networks and laying bare the vulnerability of the transport sector. At the same time, these changes, shocks and trends offer the World Bank, policy makers and development partners a historic opportunity to shape the global transport agenda and steer the sector into a sustainable, resilient, and inclusive mobility system. while the transport sector is key to achieving the sustainable development goals, it also comes with many externalities, including congestion, air pollution, GHG emissions, and traffic accidents. Recent research also shows that transport solutions (and externalities) have differential impacts on women and men.
For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/transport or
https://worldbankgroup.sharepoint.com/sites/wbtransportict/
Transport Competencies
Duties and accountabilities:
The Infrastructure Specialist will provide a full range of technical and operational support on assigned projects under the North Pacific Infrastructure (Transport, Energy, Urban) Portfolio. The specific duties will include, but not necessarily limited to:
Support the implementation of ongoing investment projects in North Pacific. This entails direct day to day management of the projects, providing technical inputs and maintaining relationships with the government authorities under the guidance of the designated Task Team Leader (TTL), following up on contract management issues, monitoring the implementation of works including quality and providing technical advice on procurement, conducting sector and project-related desk reviews, reviewing and producing analytical documents.
Support the TTL in preparation of ongoing and proposed new projects. This would include providing technical inputs on designs, procurement strategies and bidding document specifications, and sectoral issues including general institutional setup and planning and monitoring systems. Day to day tasks shall include preparation of briefs, presentations; reviewing project reports submitted by the Government or consultants; review of bidding documents; participation in implementation support and preparation missions including visiting project sites; collecting secondary data; desk analysis of various reports; and participation at meetings; drafting of Aide Memoires sections; and coordination of Aide Memoires preparation;
Follow up on key implementation issues with the Government, keeping a timetable and action plan of all pending actions in relation to supervision.
Providing procurement and contract management support to project implementing agencies.
Supervising consultants and technical specialists to ensure quality and consistency with World Bank standards.
Participate in coordination meetings with government as requested and engage on sector policy, institutional reforms, and capacity building.
Stay abreast of recent developments in the infrastructure sectors globally and locally.
Participating in policy dialogue with external stakeholders and development partners.
Take an active interest in policy reform developments in the infrastructure sectors and participate in high-level discussions concerning the implementation of these reforms and the supporting role of the Bank interventions.
Keep abreast of key developments in cross-cutting issues affecting the performance of the infrastructure sector, such as: climate change, resilience , environment, social impact, HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence, public-private partnerships.
Participate in country team activities, including portfolio reviews and analytical and advisory services.
Participating in cross-sectoral teams for policy notes, diagnostics, partnership frameworks, public expenditure reviews, sectoral studies, and research.
Selection Criteria
Education: Master's degree or higher in civil/transport/Energy/Infrastructure engineering, planning, economics, public policy, finance, or related disciplines.
Experience: Minimum 5 years in one of the related infrastructure sectors (transport, energy, urban) with expertise in: Infrastructure design or planning, Civil works contract management and execution, Procurement of civil works and consultancy contracts, and Economic, social, and environmental impact of infrastructure investments
Development Programs: Experience on the project financed by the World Bank or other development partners, focusing on one or more of infrastructure sectors would be desirable.
Communication: Effective verbal, analytical, and written communication skills in English, with the ability to produce quality documents and reports.
Regional Knowledge: Desirable work experience in the EAP region and familiarity with transport sector issues.
Cross-Cutting Issues: Knowledge of environmental and social impacts, gender equality, and poverty reduction.
Project Management: Strong project management and problem-solving skills, ability to manage multiple activities, and navigate complex bureaucratic environments independently.
Interpersonal Skills: Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to work effectively in multi-cultural and virtual teams, with clients, stakeholders, and colleagues across units.
Note: We are looking to hire an ETC to work on the Micronesia TransportProgram, based in Pohnpei
World Bank Group Core Competencies
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.
Note: The selected candidate will be offered a one-year appointment, renewable at the discretion of the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET appointment of three years. If an ET appointment ends before a full year, it is considered as a full year toward the lifetime maximum. Former and current ET staff who have completed all or any portion of their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.
Job #:
req32699
Organization:
World Bank
Sector:
Transportation
Grade:
EC2
Term Duration:
1 year 0 months
Recruitment Type:
International Recruitment
Location:
Washington, DC,United States
Required Language(s):
English
Preferred Language(s):
Closing Date:
4/24/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
Description
Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank 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 Infrastructure Practice Group
The Infrastructure Practice Group is charged with developing sustainable solutions to help close infrastructure gaps in developing and emerging economiesWe help countries address their unique infrastructure needs by working with the public and private sectors. Infrastructure improves lives by connecting people to opportunity. For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/infrastructure
VPU Context:
The East Asia and Pacific Region (EAP) and the EAP Regional Infrastructure Department (IEADR).
The EAP region serves 22 client countries with a total population of about 2 billion. Clients range from large IBRD countries such as China, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines; to smaller IDA countries (or IDA/IBRD blend countries) such as Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, several Pacific Island states, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste. The EAP region presents a dramatic illustration of the global dynamics, opportunities and risks of the 21st century. EAP has made spectacular progress towards achieving the WBG's twin goals, eliminating extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity - extreme poverty declined faster than any other region and the income of the bottom 40 percent increased substantially. Such a rapid transformation has made EAP one of the most dynamic regions in the world. However, it also faces significant challenges such as managing the largest shift in rural-to-urban population in human history, coping with rising inequality, addressing large infrastructure gaps, dealing with climate change, and building human capital.
The EAP Infrastructure Department (IEADR) is responsible for project lending and policy advisory work in the energy, transport and urban related climate action and private capital mobilization space for the EAP Region. The department presently comprises an energy and extractives unit (IEAE1), a transport unit (IEAT1) and two Urban units (IEAU1 and IEAU2).
Transport Global Practice Context:
The transport sector is undergoing momentous changes due to a variety of factors, including mega trends, such as digitalization, urbanization and climate change, as well as shocks from the COVID19 Pandemic, changing supply chain networks, and regional integration efforts in many parts of the world. These major changes and trends are disrupting traditional business models and networks and laying bare the vulnerability of the transport sector. At the same time, these changes, shocks and trends offer the World Bank, policy makers and development partners a historic opportunity to shape the global transport agenda and steer the sector into a sustainable, resilient, and inclusive mobility system. while the transport sector is key to achieving the sustainable development goals, it also comes with many externalities, including congestion, air pollution, GHG emissions, and traffic accidents. Recent research also shows that transport solutions (and externalities) have differential impacts on women and men.
For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/transport or
https://worldbankgroup.sharepoint.com/sites/wbtransportict/
Transport Competencies
Duties and accountabilities:
The Infrastructure Specialist will provide a full range of technical and operational support on assigned projects under the North Pacific Infrastructure (Transport, Energy, Urban) Portfolio. The specific duties will include, but not necessarily limited to:
Support the implementation of ongoing investment projects in North Pacific. This entails direct day to day management of the projects, providing technical inputs and maintaining relationships with the government authorities under the guidance of the designated Task Team Leader (TTL), following up on contract management issues, monitoring the implementation of works including quality and providing technical advice on procurement, conducting sector and project-related desk reviews, reviewing and producing analytical documents.
Support the TTL in preparation of ongoing and proposed new projects. This would include providing technical inputs on designs, procurement strategies and bidding document specifications, and sectoral issues including general institutional setup and planning and monitoring systems. Day to day tasks shall include preparation of briefs, presentations; reviewing project reports submitted by the Government or consultants; review of bidding documents; participation in implementation support and preparation missions including visiting project sites; collecting secondary data; desk analysis of various reports; and participation at meetings; drafting of Aide Memoires sections; and coordination of Aide Memoires preparation;
Follow up on key implementation issues with the Government, keeping a timetable and action plan of all pending actions in relation to supervision.
Providing procurement and contract management support to project implementing agencies.
Supervising consultants and technical specialists to ensure quality and consistency with World Bank standards.
Participate in coordination meetings with government as requested and engage on sector policy, institutional reforms, and capacity building.
Stay abreast of recent developments in the infrastructure sectors globally and locally.
Participating in policy dialogue with external stakeholders and development partners.
Take an active interest in policy reform developments in the infrastructure sectors and participate in high-level discussions concerning the implementation of these reforms and the supporting role of the Bank interventions.
Keep abreast of key developments in cross-cutting issues affecting the performance of the infrastructure sector, such as: climate change, resilience , environment, social impact, HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence, public-private partnerships.
Participate in country team activities, including portfolio reviews and analytical and advisory services.
Participating in cross-sectoral teams for policy notes, diagnostics, partnership frameworks, public expenditure reviews, sectoral studies, and research.
Selection Criteria
Education: Master's degree or higher in civil/transport/Energy/Infrastructure engineering, planning, economics, public policy, finance, or related disciplines.
Experience: Minimum 5 years in one of the related infrastructure sectors (transport, energy, urban) with expertise in: Infrastructure design or planning, Civil works contract management and execution, Procurement of civil works and consultancy contracts, and Economic, social, and environmental impact of infrastructure investments
Development Programs: Experience on the project financed by the World Bank or other development partners, focusing on one or more of infrastructure sectors would be desirable.
Communication: Effective verbal, analytical, and written communication skills in English, with the ability to produce quality documents and reports.
Regional Knowledge: Desirable work experience in the EAP region and familiarity with transport sector issues.
Cross-Cutting Issues: Knowledge of environmental and social impacts, gender equality, and poverty reduction.
Project Management: Strong project management and problem-solving skills, ability to manage multiple activities, and navigate complex bureaucratic environments independently.
Interpersonal Skills: Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to work effectively in multi-cultural and virtual teams, with clients, stakeholders, and colleagues across units.
Note: We are looking to hire an ETC to work on the Micronesia TransportProgram, based in Pohnpei
World Bank Group Core Competencies
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.
Note: The selected candidate will be offered a one-year appointment, renewable at the discretion of the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET appointment of three years. If an ET appointment ends before a full year, it is considered as a full year toward the lifetime maximum. Former and current ET staff who have completed all or any portion of their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.