E T Consultant
Job #:
req38868
Organization:
IFC
Sector:
Grade:
EC1
Term Duration:
1 year 0 months
Recruitment Type:
Local Recruitment
Location:
Washington, DC,United States
Required Language(s):
English
Preferred Language(s):
Closing Date:
10/23/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
Description
The CAO's mandate is to assist the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)-the private sector lending and insurance arms of the World Bank Group-to address complaints from people affected by IFC and MIGA activities in a manner that is fair, objective, and constructive and to enhance the E&S outcomes of activities in which these institutions play a role. For more information, visit www.cao-ombudsman.org.
Role and Responsibilities
CAO is seeking a consultant with strong research, data, and policy analysis skills to join its Advisory Team. Reporting to the head of Advisory, this consultant will undertake a range of duties, including but not limited to the following:
• Contribute to CAO's data identification, collection, organization, and management processes, including entering, quality assuring, revising, and monitoring data.
• Interpret patterns and trends related to CAO's data and case experience;
• Review CAO data and other pertinent information to generate ideas for potential advisory work in collaboration with other staff.
• Handle assigned work responsibly and ensure deliverables in a timely manner amongst competing pressures and priorities.
• Contribute to the translation of insights into concrete and actionable recommendations using understanding of institutional processes and culture and creativity, drawing on CAO colleagues in other functions.
• Effectively explain data analysis, its results, and other relevant information relating to their assigned work to a variety of audiences within and outside the World Bank Group, as and when requested by the supervisor.
• Assist CAO colleagues in developing and implementing CAO's and Advisory Function's Monitoring and Evaluation system, including the collection of survey data from a range of stakeholders, production of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) reports, and coordination of inputs to the Management Action Tracking Record.
• Provide support in relation to the contracting, work planning and budgeting of advisory consultants.
• Demonstrate conflict management skills and foster engagement with IFC/MIGA staff, community groups, NGOs, and private sector sponsors, while maintaining the independence and integrity of CAO.
• Help and input in relation to work planning and budgeting as assigned.
• Collaborate closely with Dispute Resolution team, Compliance team, the Strategy and Operations team, world bank group integrated accountability teams, and across organizational boundaries, internally and externally.
• Ability to hold a conference, facilitate workshops, and deliver key presentations with support and guidance from more senior staff.
• Other duties as assigned by the head of the CAO advisory function and the CAO Director General.
• Develop relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders to improve advisory impact.
Selection Criteria
• Master's Degree in a relevant field, including social sciences, international development, environment, business, or engineering.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience.
• Outstanding research skills, including the ability to organize, review, synthesize, and analyze large amounts of information clearly and coherently.
• Excellent writing skills with clarity of expression.
• High-level skill at reviewing and interpreting qualitative and quantitative data.
• High-level skill in policy analysis and interpretation, particularly as it pertains to E&S standards.
• Demonstrated ability to work with Excel, knowledge of Tableau or other similar software.
• Ability to define and complete assigned tasks with limited supervision.
• Commitment to accountability and access to remedy for project-affected people.
• Capacity to work effectively with a range of stakeholders, including the private sector, government, NGOs, and project-affected communities.
• Ability to deal with conflicting priorities under high pressure and with issues of ethics and integrity at the forefront of work.
• Ability to work effectively in teams and in highly sensitive and politically charged environments.
• Ability to navigate sensitive situations and issues around confidentiality appropriately.
• Excellent communication (written and oral), inter-personal, and problem-solving skills.
• Fluency in English required, with other languages an asset.
Preferred qualifications
• Experience working on environmental and social sustainability in relation to the private sector with exposure to less developed country contexts.
• Advanced knowledge of IFC's Sustainability Framework or similar systems for identifying and managing environmental and social risks and impacts.
• Advanced knowledge of CAO processes.
• Advanced knowledge of IFC's business and systems.
World Bank Group Core Competencies
As per WBG policy, an Extended Term (ET) appointment is subject to a lifetime maximum of three (3) years. Former and current ET staff who have completed or are in the process of completing their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.
