E T Consultant - Business Integrity

World Bank Group • Washington, DC

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About The Position

The World Bank Group Business Integrity Office (BIO) is seeking an Extended Term Consultant (ETC) for an initial one-year period to support a strategic project updating the WBG’s group-wide approach to managing business integrity and financial crime risks. This is a Headquarters appointment based in Washington, DC.

The consultant will support the mapping of how business integrity controls are currently operationalized across WBG member entities, contribute to discussions on a proposed group-wide target operating model, draft updated policies and procedures, and assist with interim harmonization activities across private-sector operations. The role will also provide project management, reporting, and other program-related support to the Global Head, Business Integrity and Global Lead, Business Integrity Program Transformation.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, focuses on private-sector development in emerging markets. The World Bank Group works with public- and private-sector partners to support development, shared prosperity, and poverty reduction.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience conducting or leading financial crime risk assessments for regulated financial institutions and/or development finance institutions (DFIs).
• Experience drafting and developing anti-financial crime policies and procedures for regulated financial institutions and/or DFIs.
• Expertise in financial crime risk management, including anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing.
• Fluency in written English.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with anti-fraud and anti-bribery and corruption.
• Experience working within a leading consulting firm or within the anti-financial crimes department of a leading financial institution.
• Additional experience within a supervisory agency and/or internal audit or auditing firm.
• Knowledge of international standards, such as those produced by the FATF, and industry practices related to know-your-customer (KYC) programs and financial crime risk management.

Responsibilities

• Support a WBG-wide mapping of how business integrity controls are operationalized across member entities, including reviewing documentation, interviewing stakeholders, preparing report narratives, and preparing workpapers.
• Support internal discussions on the design of a group-wide target operating model for managing business integrity and financial crime risks.
• Contribute to developing a proposed policy and procedure architecture, centralizing research and screening functions, and updating an oversight and monitoring program.
• Draft updated policies and procedures, including potential second-line group-wide policies and first-line operational procedures within member entities.
• Support interim harmonization across private-sector operations, including aligning management information reporting practices and developing and implementing work plans for program standards.
• Draft policies and procedures and seek stakeholder feedback on them.
• Advise operational units on programmatic standards.
• Provide project management, reporting, and other program-related support to the Global Head, Business Integrity and Global Lead, Business Integrity Program Transformation, as requested.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level