| Job #: | req5865 |
| Organization: | World Bank |
| Sector: | Health/Nutrition/Population |
| Grade: | GG |
| Term Duration: | 3 years 0 months |
| Recruitment Type: | International Recruitment |
| Location: | Washington, DC,United States |
| Required Language(s): | English |
| Preferred Language(s): | French |
| Closing Date: | 2/19/2020 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC |
| https://worldbankgroup.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=5865&cid=ECR_E_NewsletterWeekly_EN_EXT&deliveryName=DM54427 Description Established in 1944, the WBG is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for development solutions. In fiscal year 2018, the WBG committed $67 billion in loans, grants, equity investments and guarantees to its members and private businesses, of which $24 billion was concessional finance to its poorest members. It is governed by 188-member countries and delivers services out of 120 offices with nearly 15,000 staff located globally. The WBG consists of five specialized institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The World Bank is organized into six client-facing Regional Vice-Presidencies, several corporate functions and thirteen Global Practices to bring best-in-class knowledge and solutions to regional and country clients. The World Bank Group (WBG) is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for development solutions. The vision of the World Bank Group (WBG) is to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity by fostering sustainable and inclusive growth, building human capital, and strengthening the resilience of the countries it serves. To achieve that vision the WBG leverages the strengths of its global presence and partnerships to deliver customized development solutions backed by finance, world-class knowledge and convening services. It has three components: (1) maximizing development impact by engaging country clients in identifying and tackling the most difficult development challenges; (2) promoting scaled-up partnerships that are strategically aligned with the goals; and (3) crowding in public and private resources, expertise and ideas. The Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice, with a central mandate to enable the achievement of universal health coverage, is one of thirteen Global Practices working in concert with the WBG regions to design solutions to address clients’ most pressing developmental challenges, and ultimately, enabling the WBG to meet its twin goals of eliminating extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. The Global Practices perform the following functions: • Defining Strategic Direction: (i) define strategic priorities to deliver solutions and achieve results based on country and regional demands and interactions and global priorities; (ii) define/implement integrated resource strategies, (iii) engage in selected, high-priority partnerships, and (iv) establish robust monitoring and reporting systems. • Developing and Deploying Expertise Globally: (i) lead the development and delivery of solutions to clients by deploying the right technical staff where and when needed; and (ii) invest in developing technical talent. • Delivering Integrated Solutions: (i) deliver operations, while Regions ensure fit for purpose; (ii) develop public-private integrated solutions that draw on GPs, CCSAs, MIGA and IFC; and (iii) hold the “Concurrence” role in all project/AAA approval steps, ensuring that all technical quality, safeguard and fiduciary requirements (if applicable) are met. • Capturing and Leveraging Knowledge Effectively: (i) ensure that knowledge is used effectively to deliver solutions to clients; (ii) assign staff roles and accountabilities in creating, capturing, sharing and using knowledge’ (iii) reward knowledge sharing and learning, in performance management and career development; and (iv) develop knowledge base around key development challenges and solutions sets. Global Financing Facility Context The global community has made considerable progress over the past 25 years in improving the health and well-being of women, children, and adolescents. Rates of preventable death have dropped significantly in many countries and improvements have been seen across a range of key measures of health and well-being. But the progress has not been enough: too many women, children, and adolescents have been left behind, dying and suffering from preventable conditions, in considerable part because of a large financing gap. The Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF) was launched at the Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa in July 2015 as part of a global conversation about how to finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which requires a shift from thinking about billions of dollars to recognizing that we need trillions to achieve the ambitious targets that we have agreed upon. This shift is only possible through new approaches to financing that recognize that countries themselves are the engines of progress and that the role of external assistance is to support countries both to get more results from the existing resources and to increase the total volume of financing. The GFF partnership supports countries in three specific ways: 1) developing an investment case and implementation plan for prioritizing key reforms to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition and a strong primary health care system; 2) strengthening a country-led platform that aligns all key stakeholders around this investment case and uses data to make decisions and create mutual accountability; and 3) mobilizing and coordinating the financial resources needed to accelerate progress for the most vulnerable populations, often in the hardest-to-reach regions. The GFF recently held a replenishment for the GFF Trust Fund to respond to the demand from countries that want to be part of the GFF. It mobilized more than US$1 billion as a first phase to begin expansion over the period 2018–23 to 50 countries facing the most significant needs. The GFF partnership is led by the GFF director; the day-to-day management of the GFF team is the responsibility of the GFF practice manager. The GFF secretariat, which is based at the World Bank and is situated in the HNP Global Practice, works to deliver on the GFF objectives. This includes working with countries to develop quality investment cases, managing the GFF Trust Fund, technical assistance to regional teams, and support to the GFF Investors Group, the governance mechanism for the GFF. The GFF is seeking an experienced, talented, motivated communications professional to be part of this high-impact team, working to deliver on the goals of this dynamic partnership. Duties and Accountabilities The Senior External Affairs Officer will work as part of the external relations team of the GFF secretariat under the leadership of the lead external relations and formally report to the GFF practice manager. The Sr. External Affairs Officer will be responsible for the design and implementation of the overall communications strategy of the GFF and will deliver on the following duties: • Design, implement, oversee, monitor and assess all GFF communications strategies, campaigns and channels, including the GFF’s communications partnerships and relationships with key stakeholders; • Lead and further build the GFF’s media relations; • Design and oversee all GFF communications and communications product launches in global, regional country events; • Oversee, monitor and assess all English- and French-language websites, social media channels and multimedia; • Write, edit and lead the development of all communications products, content and vehicles, including briefings, speeches and talking points for GFF Leadership and key partners; • Act as editor-in-chief of the GFF Annual Report; • Support development and help oversee overall GFF Communications workplan and budget • Play a supporting role in the GFF’s donor relations and partnership efforts; • Provide strategic and timely advice to the GFF Director and Practice Manager and the lead external relations on high-profile or sensitive internal or external communications issues, including potential reputational risk issues, and keep abreast of relevant developments in the global health, development and development financing arena; • Work closely within HNP Global Practice and with other World Bank Group communications staff to align, coordinate and support communications around GFF issues, initiatives, projects or programs. Selection Criteria • A Master’s degree (Communications, International Relations/Public Affairs, or other related field) plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience or a • Bachelor’s degree with at least 13 years of relevant work experience; • Substantial knowledge of issues related to the global health arena with proven understanding and experience working in the area of women, children and adolescents’ health and nutrition; • Strong interest in effectively communicating the GFF country engagement and progress • Proven excellent writing skills and a track record of published pieces in health related matters • Demonstrated experience leading major communications initiatives, efforts and events, with evidence of impact; • Proven experience developing and leading compelling digital, social media and multimedia content and campaigns, to drive and foster impactful conversations with stakeholders. • Demonstrated ability to nurture and maintain relationships and communications with critical internal and external constituencies and stakeholders; • Excellent English language skills, proficiency and creativity to write and edit complex communications products; French language skills is a strong advantage • Substantial experience in digital, social media and multimedia to drive and foster impactful conversations with stakeholders; • Strategic thinking skills, including being able to rapidly analyze information from various sources; • Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and achieve results; • Experience in donor relations is a plus; Poverty has no borders, neither does excellence. We succeed because of our differences and we continuously search for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds from around the globe. https://worldbankgroup.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=5865&cid=ECR_E_NewsletterWeekly_EN_EXT&deliveryName=DM54427 |
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