Sr HR Specialist, Executive Recruitment

World Bank Group•Washington, DC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The World Bank Group’s Talent Acquisition and Global Mobility Department leads strategic efforts to attract, recruit, and mobilize talent worldwide. The Sr HR Specialist, Executive Recruitment partners with senior leaders and HR stakeholders to understand global executive talent needs and deliver internal and external recruitment strategies. The role drives the full executive recruitment lifecycle, improves recruitment quality and efficiency, develops sourcing pipelines and external partnerships, and advises hiring managers on talent acquisition and market conditions. The specialist also collaborates with Talent Development on assessment methods, executive rotation programs, succession planning, and internal candidate pipelines. The role facilitates offer negotiations and onboarding, produces data-driven analysis and reporting aligned with diversity goals and other KPIs, maintains accurate search records, and shares search progress with clients. This is an open-ended staff position based in Washington, DC. The internal requisition is open only to World Bank Group and IMF staff, including short-term and extended-term consultants and temporaries; external candidates are not eligible to have their applications considered.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
At least 8 years of talent acquisition experience, preferably as an Executive Recruiter, with a record of delivering end-to-end senior executive recruitment across multiple countries or regions in a complex, dynamic environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Strong understanding of core HR and talent acquisition areas, including sourcing, talent research and mapping, candidate marketing, assessment, onboarding, and succession planning.
Hands-on understanding of institutional internal recruitment processes, including executive recruitment.
Understanding of World Bank Group HR processes, systems, and policies related to recruitment.
Ability to understand business priorities and strategy and translate them into recruitment plans.
Excellent interpersonal and diplomatic skills, including discretion in handling confidential information.
Ability to interact confidently with senior management, build relationships at all levels, and collaborate across teams.
Initiative and strong project management, planning, organizational, coordination, and logistical skills.
Ability to multitask, meet deadlines, and prioritize under pressure.
Strategic thinking, analytical capabilities, and ability to make data-driven recommendations.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including preparing management documents and presentations.
Applicants must be World Bank Group or IMF staff, including short-term or extended-term consultants and temporaries; external candidates’ applications will not be considered.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in fragile, conflict-affected, and violent (FCV) contexts.
Ability to collaborate effectively across teams, disciplines, cultures, and institutional boundaries.
Experience responsibly leveraging digital and AI-enabled tools to enhance productivity, learning, and decision-making.

Responsibilities

Partner with senior leadership and HR leaders to understand global executive talent needs and develop and implement internal and external recruitment strategies.
Plan and drive the full lifecycle recruitment process, improving its quality, consistency, and efficiency.
Identify process gaps and implement approaches to improve time to fill, candidate and hiring manager experience, and diversity and quality of hires.
Work with hiring managers, HR Business Partners, and Talent Acquisition to develop and execute sourcing strategies using channels such as networking, referrals, social media, and industry events.
Build and nurture pipelines of top executive talent.
Develop external sourcing partnerships, manage relationships with executive search and research firms, and build networks with executive professionals, industry leaders, and influencers.
Attend conferences, industry events, and networking opportunities to expand professional connections.
Provide consultative guidance and support to hiring managers throughout recruitment and seek feedback for improvement.
Monitor industry trends, market conditions, and competitor activity; provide talent acquisition insights and recommendations to clients.
Coordinate and communicate with World Bank Group Management stakeholders to promote alignment and collaboration.
Partner with Talent Development to design assessment methods, implement internal executive rotation programs, understand succession gaps, and identify and pipeline internal candidates based on talent reviews, succession plans, and other initiatives.
Facilitate offer negotiations, including salary, benefits, and other employment terms, and manage offers and onboarding.
Design and deliver analysis, insights, and reporting on executive talent acquisition in alignment with corporate diversity goals and other KPIs.
Maintain accurate records of candidate interactions, interviews, assessments, and client feedback.
Prepare reports and presentations on executive search progress.
Keep current with industry best practices, recruitment trends, and executive search techniques; participate in professional development, training, and industry associations.