Program Officer

4 weeks ago

Washington, Sunderland, United Kingdom World Bank Group Full time
About the Role

We are seeking two Program Officers to support the management and administration of the State and Peacebuilding Fund (SPF) and the Global Concessional Financing Facility (GCFF). The selected candidates will report to the Manager, FCV Support Unit 1, FCV, and work as part of the SPF and GCFF program teams, under the day-to-day supervision of one of the two respective fund program managers.

Key Responsibilities
  • Contribute to the review of grant proposals, funding requests, progress and completion reports, and results and deliverables, to ensure consistency with the SPF objectives, priorities, and criteria and ensure quality and timely submission
  • Coordinate, support and facilitate the development of proposals supporting key SPF Focus Areas, including on frontier topics and provide advice, support and guidance to teams applying for SPF funding
  • Support the work of the SPF Technical Secretariat, the technical advisory committee which reviews and approves proposals
  • Facilitate a smooth functioning of governance structures with both internal and external partners
  • Support advancing the SPF knowledge agenda through promoting knowledge production, and the collection and dissemination of lessons of experience, results, and knowledge generated through SPF-funded activities
  • Contribute to a proactive communication effort
  • Lead inputs and drafting for the preparation and production of SPF annual reports
  • Coordinate Frontier areas in FCV initiative
  • Partnerships and relationship management
  • Reports and briefings
Requirements
  • Advanced degree (Master or PhD) in social sciences or management and at least five years of relevant experience
  • Familiarity with the WB required, and with the FCV agenda and multiple GPs strongly preferred
  • Demonstrable experience working with trust funds, including WB-administered umbrella trust funds and Financial Intermediary Funds (FIFs), is strongly preferred
  • Experience with portfolio monitoring / quality assurance process and procedures from within the WB or other IFIs would be particularly desirable
  • Excellent organizational and management skills, and ability to manage a broad program of activities; ability to prioritize and be proactive, to deal with frequent and unexpected changes, and to work within tight timeframes and with a significant degree of autonomy
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills in English, including the ability to write short reports and briefing notes as well as proven ability to produce robust analytical and technical reports
  • Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, diplomatic, and team skills, and ability to work with a range of stakeholders to effectively negotiate and build consensus to achieve constructive outputs
  • Personal integrity, with demonstrated ability to handle confidential matters in a discreet and respectful manner

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