ET Consultant - Public Financial Management

World Bank Group • Washington, DC

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The World Bank Group is a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. The Governance Global Practice (GGP) brings together professionals in various fields to develop innovative solutions to institutional problems, utilizing a problem-driven diagnostic approach. The Fiduciary Systems Global Unit (WKPGF) within GGP focuses on public financial and investment management, procurement, state-owned enterprises, fiduciary assurance, and governance in sectors. This role will contribute to the Public Financial Management (PFM) Global Program and the PFM for Health (PFM4Health) initiative, which aims to improve country systems for PFM essential to achieving universal healthcare coverage. The PFM4Health initiative uses the FinHealth diagnostic toolkit to identify PFM bottlenecks in the health sector, with planned country implementation and module development.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Economics, Financing and/or Public Financing and Administration or equivalent, and a minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Country experience in working on public financial management in social sectors in three or more low and/or middle-income countries including in a client-facing role.
• Experience in working in (or closely with) ministries of finance, budget, central bank or local government agencies.
• Experience with disseminating analytical information with multiple stakeholders, leveraging evidence to influence decision-making and fostering improvement in interventions and outcomes.
• Extensive and current knowledge of relevant analytical tools, and technical and administrative functions.
• A proven track-record of leading or making substantive contributions to analytical work on public financial management relating to social sectors.
• Experience developing and managing a portfolio of work/work program – including managing workplans, timelines, budgets, and reporting on results.
• Ability to coordinate contributions of specialists in other disciplines to complete a joint product.
• Strong track record in working effectively in teams and foster a collaborative work culture.
• Experience in an international development or research institution/agency/firm necessary.
• Very good understanding of development partner, and World Bank instruments and processes.
• Fluency in English (excellent oral and written communication skills) is essential, with ability to prepare documents on complex subjects, speak and write persuasively, and present ideas clearly and concisely.
• Ability to carry out WBG missions in French is required.
• Ability to work simultaneously on a variety of issues and tasks, independently adjusting to priorities as needed and achieving results in line with agreed objectives.
• Ability to deliver against ambitious deadlines.
• Adept at developing, supporting and leading the implementation of work programs within and across teams in a multicultural environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and partnership skills, diplomatic acumen, including a strong client focus, and the ability to foster collaborative relationships are required.
• Ability to deal effectively and diplomatically with member country authorities.

Nice To Haves

• Health sector specific experience would be an asset as well as an understanding of health financing in general.
• Experience with World Bank or IMF operations preferred.
• Ability to carry out WBG missions in Portuguese is a plus.
• Experience in coalition building, and problem-based approaches, facilitating reform processes and working supporting reform in a flexible manner is strongly preferred.
• Experience in facilitating reform processes and working supporting reform in a flexible manner is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead country implementation of the FinHealth diagnostic in at least 2 countries, including field missions and diagnostic report writing.
• Lead technical assistance and policy dialogue with government in PFM in health in countries.
• Lead knowledge management and facilitate collaboration and coordination of PFM in health across agencies, especially dissemination of the FinHealth toolkit and documentation of lessons learned.
• Lead the design, organization, and delivery of virtual and in-person trainings, workshops, and events related to FinHealth dissemination and lessons learned.
• Contribute to revisions and finalization of the FinHealth diagnostic toolkit, including leading modules and collaborating with experts.
• Contribute to the PFM Global Program (approximately 50% of time).
• Contribute to PFM for Health (approximately 50% of time) in close coordination with Program Managers.

Benefits

• Extended Term (ET) appointment is subject to a lifetime maximum of three (3) years.
• Equal opportunity and inclusive employer
• Do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

What This Job Offers

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