E T Consultant
Job #:
req39271
Organization:
World Bank
Sector:
Social Protection
Grade:
EC3
Term Duration:
2 years 0 months
Recruitment Type:
Local Recruitment
Location:
Washington, DC,United States
Required Language(s):
English
Preferred Language(s):
French
Closing Date:
11/18/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
Description
The Sahel region continues to face high levels of poverty, vulnerability, and fragility. In recent years, climate shocks, insecurity, forced displacement, and global economic pressures have continued to affect livelihoods and food security across the region. The conflict in Sudan and Mali further intensified displacement pressures in Chad and Mauritania respectively, while the conflict in the Middle East contributed to rising energy and transportation costs, creating additional inflationary risks for vulnerable households. Despite this challenging context, Sahelian countries have continued to invest in adaptive social protection (ASP) systems as a key instrument for reducing poverty, strengthening resilience, and responding more effectively to recurrent shocks.
The Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program (SASPP) is funded by a multi-donor trust fund (MDTF) with contributions from Denmark, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. SASPP is hosted under the Sahel and West Africa Countries (SAWAC) Umbrella Program, both administered by the World Bank. Its objective is to support countries in building adaptive social protection systems to help vulnerable households adapt to the impacts of climate change. The program supports country programs with recipient and Bank-executed activities in six Sahelian countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal) as well as a regional analytical work agenda.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provide ongoing support to SASPP management on external and internal reporting, deliverable monitoring, and supporting organization of periodic technical meetings with donors and partners, including SASPP Annual Reports, Operations Portal reporting, Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meetings, M&E framework reporting to donors, and Partnership Council (PC) meetings, among others.
• Support and/or lead SASPP regional analytical tasks in collaboration with Social Policy staff in SASPP countries.
• Support coordination of the Community of Practice on Social Protection in Francophone Africa, including support to members in establishing a governance framework, roles, and responsibilities; and support for: identifying thematic topics, coordination of webinars and face-to-face meetings, and preparation of post-event documentation.
• Support coordination of internal learning events, including planning, mobilizing attendance, presenter and speaker preparation, and post-event documentation.
• Support preparation and review of SASPP knowledge and communication products, including writing and/or editing. Leveraging their access to WBG systems, the ETC would be the focal point for the Individual Contractors working on SASPP Knowledge management and Communications (KMC) to interact with WB systems.
• Support to SASPP-supported operations in Sahel countries as agreed with the Practice Manager and SASPP Program Manager, for example the upcoming ICR in Mauritania.
• Other duties as needed.
Selection Criteria
The candidate for this position should possess the following qualifications and expertise:
• Postgraduate degree in International Development, Economics, Social Sciences, Public Policy, or relevant discipline, with at least 5 years of experience in social protection or adjacent, preferably in the areas of social safety nets that enhance the resilience of poor households and social protection delivery systems.
• Experience in trust fund management: including portfolio monitoring, results reporting and monitoring and evaluation, donor engagement, and compliance.
• Knowledge management and communication experience and technical skills: including outstanding writing and synthesis skills in English and ability to translate technical findings into policy messages.
• Experience with World Bank operations: and with operational implementation of development programs in the field desirable.
• Results/quantitative skills: ability to manage indicator frameworks, clean/merge datasets, and produce clear tables/visuals (advanced Excel required; familiarity with Power BI/Tableau desirable).
• Strong coordination, stakeholder engagement, and facilitation skills; experience with donor reporting is an asset. Capacity to interact effectively with a range of stakeholders within and outside the Bank. Good interpersonal communication and diplomacy skills.
• Willingness to travel to Sahel/West Africa as security allows; sensitivity to FCV contexts.
• Fluency in French is required.
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.
