Gender Specialist

World Bank Group•Washington, DC

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Build a career with impact. Working at the World Bank Group (WBG) provides a unique opportunity to help countries solve their greatest development challenges. As one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries, the WBG is a unique partnership of five global institutions dedicated to ending poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, the WBG works 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. (MIGA) is a member of the World Bank Group, and our mission is to promote foreign direct investment into developing member countries to help end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity. We do that through the provision of guarantees against non-commercial risks (political risk insurance) to investors and lenders. For more information, visit www.miga.org. The World Bank Group works in every major area of development. We provide a wide array of financial products and technical assistance, and we help countries share and apply innovative knowledge and solutions to the challenges they face. Our vision is to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. Our mission is to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet. This is threatened by multiple, intertwined crises. Time is of the essence. We need to write a new playbook to drive impactful development that is: • Inclusive of everyone, including women and young people; • Resilient to shocks, including against climate and biodiversity crises, pandemics, and fragility and; • Sustainable, through growth and job creation, human development, fiscal and debt management, food security and access to clean air, water, and affordable energy. To achieve this, we will work with all clients as one World Bank, in close partnership with other multilateral institutions, the private sector, and civil society. The World Bank Group (WBG) 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. MIGA was established in 1988 to enhance the flow of capital and knowledge to developing countries and executes its mandate by providing political risk insurance and credit enhancement products against non-commercial risks for cross-border equity investors and lenders in its member countries. As of July 2024, MIGA is home to the WBG Guarantees Platform. The platform brings together guarantee products and experts from across the WBG – the International Finance Corporation (IFC), MIGA, and the World Bank – for efficiency, simplicity, and speed. MIGA’s Gender team is a part of Gender and Evaluation group within the Economics and Sustainability department (MIGES) under the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (MIGCS). MIGA seeks to maximize the gender differentiated impacts of its projects. MIGA’s prioritizes building on the foundation it laid to enhance effective gender interventions in the private sector. MIGA’s Gender Team oversees the implementation of the WBG Gender Strategy 2024-2030, provides technical support to staff and clients, and supports staff training and capacity building. To ensure successful and timely implementation of MIGA’s gender ambitions, MIGA’s Gender Team seeks to recruit a Gender Specialist with expertise in gender, gender analysis, gender interventions in the private sector, strategy implementation, and project management. The Gender Specialist will support MIGA and its Gender Team in its corporate, client engagement and partnerships activities. We are looking for a motivated and dynamic professional with experience on addressing gender and inclusion issues in the context of private sector operations, exceptional analytical skills, hands-on results measurement experience in the private sector, and a track record of managing processes working across teams.

Requirements

Master’s degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience in gender, social development, economics, or a related field
5+ years of experience working in a client-facing role, preferably in a private sector context. Demonstrated ability to understand client businesses, operating model and to identify appropriate gender interventions to support gender equality. Proven ability to engage with clients in a positive and service orientated manner.
Demonstrated ability to analyze and synthesize data and information to develop recommendations for clients related to gender.
Excellent effective and persuasive verbal and written communication skills in English, including ability to communicate complex issues to a wide range of audiences.
Ability to work independently on complex tasks on tight deadlines. Takes personal ownership and accountability to meet deadlines, achieve agreed-upon results, and has the personal organization to do so.
Ability to work in a multicultural environment in an international setting to influence and work constructively across teams to find effective solutions.
Experience with Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), private sector, and/or strong understanding of UN (United Nations) system, frameworks, and structures, particularly those related to gender equality and women's empowerment, both at the corporate, client engagement and partnership levels.
Fluency in written and oral English skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with financial services firms or on financial inclusion and/or with energy sector clients is a plus.
Strong skills in French or Spanish an asset.

Responsibilities

Support MIGA’s client gender engagement at the project level, including: Collaborative engagement with MIGA clients to determine their interest and capacity in undertaking gender actions to narrow gaps; Gender gap analysis at the sector/country level and identification of measurable client actions to narrow gender gaps; Close collaboration with MIGA project teams throughout the gender project lifecycle.
Support the Gender Team in building its internal capacity on gender through the development of training materials to enhance MIGA staff’s gender knowledge.
Actively engage in gender working groups within the WBG, collaborate with the Knowledge Bank as well as with external partners.
Support monitoring of gender Scorecard Indicators and target setting.
Provide support for ad hoc activities related to the operationalization of WBG Gender Strategy and Implementation Plan.