Communications Officer

World Bank Group • Washington, DC

12d

About The Position

Working at the World Bank Group (WBG) provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group 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. Please visit www.worldbank.org. The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is a member of the WBG and home to the WBG Guarantee Platform. Our mission is to promote investment in developing countries to help end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity through political risk insurance, credit enhancement, and trade finance guarantees against non-commercial risks. As one of the two private sector arms of the WBG, MIGA works closely with the International Finance Corporation (IFC)—the world’s largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets—to mobilize private capital at scale, create jobs, and expand our guarantee business to $20 billion by 2030. For more information, visit www.miga.org and www.ifc.org. The integrated IFC and MIGA communications team manages all aspects of internal and external communications for IFC and MIGA, seeking to: • Promote a greater awareness of and support for the World Bank Group among all stakeholders. • Communicate development impact. • Provide marketing and communications support to business operations. • Safeguard the institution’s external image and reputation. MIGA's communications focus on highlighting the WBG Guarantee Platform’s added value among investors (e.g., better financial terms and conditions, innovative products and deals); disseminating information on the Agency's development impact; cultivating contacts with stakeholders; and coordinating with IFC and World Bank counterparts.

Requirements

• Master’s degree (e.g., in communications, journalism, English, economics, or international development) and at least five years of relevant experience in communications/journalism (ideally in international development work), or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and present complex financial subjects in writing clearly and accurately.
• Experience working with financial subject matter as a journalist or at an international financial institution.
• Ability to work as part of a team and collaborate with multiple colleagues across geographies and institutional boundaries.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, juggling multiple priorities independently.
• Excellent command of written and oral communications in English.

Responsibilities

• Work in close coordination with World Bank and IFC communications colleagues, following WBG messaging guidance to ensure alignment with corporate messages. In particular, work with IFC colleagues on a harmonized approach to private sector communications.
• Develop a thorough understanding of MIGA’s business model and operations, build good relations with MIGA’s operations department, and monitor the project pipeline to generate ideas.
• Manage engagement with MIGA’s stakeholders, including private and public sector clients, prospective clients, civil society organizations, private sector business associations, academics studying private sector development, and others.
• Maintain and grow robust databases of stakeholder and journalist contacts.
• Cultivate relationships with CSO representatives and members of the media who can help tell MIGA's story.
• Identify and coordinate participation of MIGA clients and principals for major events and stakeholder engagement opportunities.
• Take proactive steps to minimize reputational risks and manage the response to them when they occur.
• Coordinate closely with MIGA’s E&S, Legal, and Partnerships teams, as well as with the risk and stakeholder engagement teams at the World Bank and IFC, ensuring a coordinated One WBG response.
• Draft and maintain comprehensive risk briefs on sensitive projects and emerging issues.
• Support access to information requests and coordinate on Due Diligence notes for high-risk projects.
• Drive media relations: coordinate interviews, pitch stories, manage media registry, distribute and track press releases.
• Arrange press conferences and media interviews, and support MIGA staff in their interactions with the press.
• Write key announcements, internal and external feature stories, as well as other innovative communications products, for MIGA’s internal and external websites and other outlets, in line with WBG corporate priorities.
• Coordinate and write MIGA's contributions to the World Bank Group Annual Report, collaborating closely with WB and IFC counterparts to ensure all deadlines are met.
• May occasionally travel to project sites in developing countries to report stories.

Benefits

• The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees