Job description
Description
Practice Management Unit Context
You will be under the supervision of the Governance Practice Manager (PM) for the EAEG2 Unit (Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, South Africa) and will be part of a team that develops and implements EAEG2’s lending and analytical program, primarily in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mozambique. You will work in coordination with other EAEG2 team members based in Washington DC as well as with colleagues from Procurement and other Global Practices.
The Senior Public Sector Specialist plays the following important roles:
- Lead policy and operational dialogue with country authorities in the engagements related to public finance (expenditure management, domestic resource mobilization, fiscal decentralization, SOE governance); public administration (civil service reform, sub-national governance); and public accountability (citizen engagement, oversight institutions, transparency, anticorruption); and
- Task team leader for specific lending or analytical tasks.
Selection Criteria
- The selected candidate will have significant, directly relevant, experience including:
- Specialized Public Financial Management expertise in the areas of budget formulation and execution, public sector accounting and auditing, fiscal decentralization and domestic resource mobilization.
- Across governance business lines, with a focus on public finance, public administration and public accountability arrangements
- Across World Bank (or MDB) operational instruments: Development Policy, Program for Results, Investment Projects, and Trust Funds
- Providing Advisory Services and Analytics
- Team leadership, coordination, coaching, mentoring of more junior staff
- Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., public administration, economics, accounting, finance, law)
- 8 years of relevant professional experience
- Experience across multiple countries
- In addition to English, fluent spoken and written Portuguese and/or French is required.
World Bank Group Core Competencies
The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
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