E T Consultant
Job #:
req39040
Organization:
World Bank
Sector:
Operations
Grade:
EC3
Term Duration:
1 year 0 months
Recruitment Type:
Local Recruitment
Location:
Washington, DC,United States
Required Language(s):
English
Preferred Language(s):
Closing Date:
11/8/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
Description
Background
Fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) is a central development challenge. By 2030, half of the global extreme poor will live in fragile and conflict-affected settings. The global FCV landscape has deteriorated in recent years, with rising levels of conflict, violence, and forced displacement affecting both low- and middle-income countries. Addressing these challenges is central to the World Bank Group's (WBG) mission and critical to achieving its vision of a world free of poverty on a livable planet. In response, the WBG recently released its Refreshed Strategy for FCV [redacted] to strengthen support for countries addressing the drivers of fragility and displacement.
The WBG has significantly expanded its engagement on forced displacement, supporting refugee-hosting and IDP-affected countries through country strategies, operations, and dedicated financing instruments. This engagement addresses medium- to longer-term development challenges associated with displacement, including access to services, economic opportunities, and inclusion in national systems. This includes growing efforts to operationalize the Bank's approach to internal displacement, including through the Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) Good Practice Note on the Inclusion of Internally Displaced Persons in Bank-Financed Projects.
The FCV Group steers and drives the FCV agenda within the WBG, ensuring consistency, complementarity, and synergies across the institution. It works with Country Management Units (CMUs) and Global Practices (GPs) to enhance the impact of strategic and programmatic approaches in FCV-affected countries. The FCV Group is led by a Senior Director and comprises two units: Operational Support and Forced Displacement (GTFOS) and Strategy, Analytics, and Financing Solutions (GTFSA).
Within this structure, the GTFS2 team leads the WBG's forced displacement agenda, focusing on medium-term socioeconomic opportunities for displaced persons and host communities. Key instruments managed by GTFS2 include the Global Concessional Financing Facility (GCFF) and the IDA Window for Host Communities and Refugees (WHR) as well as the Forced Displacement Trust Fund (FDTF) and the Partnership for Improving Prospects for Forcibly Displaced Persons and Host Communities (PROSPECTS). The team also maintains close partnerships with UNHCR, the UN system, bilateral partners, and the UNHCR-World Bank Joint Data Center (JDC) in Copenhagen.
Duties and Responsibilities
The ETC will report to the GTFS2 Manager under the supervision of the Forced Displacement Team Lead. The selected candidate is expected to work with proactivity and autonomy within a larger forced displacement team to provide operational and strategic support to the WBG's forced displacement agenda in close coordination with colleagues in Global Practices, Country Management Units, and corporate units, as well as external stakeholders including borrower countries, partner multilateral development banks (MDBs), and UNHCR.
Specific activities will include:
Support the strategic delivery of the Global Concessional Financing Facility (GCFF), including:
• Provide upstream engagement for GCFF Implementation Support Agencies (ISAs) and benefiting countries, engaging with task teams during project design and conceptualization to ensure alignment with GCFF eligibility criteria, and prepare summary notes and briefing materials arising from this engagement;
• Lead the roll-out of new GCFF activities based on external evaluation recommendations, including a knowledge platform, portfolio-level governance mechanisms, fund-level risk discussions, and sustainability alignment;
• Lead GCFF Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), including managing the results framework, tracking project progress, conducting annual stakeholder surveys, and preparing results reports for the Steering Committee;
• Support the development and launch of new GCFF Private Sector Operations programs under the expanded blended finance modality.
Support the strategic delivery of the IDA Window for Host Communities and Refugees (WHR), including:
• Provide analytical support for the IDA21 WHR portfolio, including reviewing project-level performance, analyzing portfolio-level data, and drafting technical inputs on project status, operational challenges, and opportunities;
• Lead stocktaking exercises and guidance notes on lessons learned from WHR-supported operations, with actionable recommendations for future project design, and maintain a catalog of best practices and innovative approaches;
• As demand arises, contribute to WHR eligibility processes and provide upstream support to WHR task teams, reviewing projects and helping teams apply effective approaches and integrate lessons into design.
Support the strategic delivery of the PROSPECTS partnership program, including:
• Lead on program knowledge management and learning (KML), serve as a focal point for the PROSPECTS learning initiative/knowledge repository, represent the Bank in the related meetings, including with the donor and partners;
• Incorporate PROSPECTS/FDTF learnings into stocktaking exercises on WHR, GCFF etc. as applicable, ensuring a comprehensive approach to covering the lessons and knowledge generated through the trust fund programs hosted by GTFS2;
• Contribute to programming efforts under PROSPECTS/FDTF.
Contribute to the broader forced displacement agenda, cross-WBG collaboration, and knowledge-sharing, including:
• Contribute to the FCV Group's work on internal displacement, including technical and operational support to country teams, analytical work, knowledge-sharing, and engagement with internal and external partners. Over the course of the appointment, the scope of this engagement is expected to expand, in line with team needs and priorities;
• Liaise with other World Bank practices and programs to ensure collaboration and harmonization on forced displacement;
• Contribute to analytical products and reports on FCV-related issues, and respond to corporate demands (briefs, events, etc.);
• Contribute to a community of practice on forced displacement, including through training, regular communications, and peer-to-peer exchanges;
• Undertake other related responsibilities as agreed with the GTFS2 Manager.
Selection Criteria
• Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in social sciences, international development, public policy, economics, law, or a related discipline, and at least 8 years of directly relevant professional experience.
• Substantial and current knowledge of forced displacement issues, including refugee and host community programming, and familiarity with internal displacement and the Bank's approach to IDPs.
• Experience with Bank operations, policies, procedures, and processes, or operational and programmatic experience with MDBs, the UN system, or comparable institutions.
• Proven track record in analysis, stocktaking, and the synthesis and dissemination of best practices and lessons learned.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation, including formulating theories of change, developing results frameworks, and selecting and tracking indicators.
• Track record of fostering partnerships with a range of stakeholders, including UN agencies, government counterparts, bilaterals, NGOs, and other development partners.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex technical workstreams, exercise sound judgment, and deliver high-quality outputs within tight deadlines.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage a broad program of activities, prioritize, and work within tight timeframes.
• Excellent interpersonal, diplomatic, and team skills, and ability to work effectively in a high-performing, multicultural, and multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, with demonstrated experience drafting high-visibility reports, guidance materials, and briefing notes.
• Personal integrity, with demonstrated ability to handle confidential
WBG Culture Attributes:
1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.
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.
