Analyst

Analyst

Job # : req34820

Organization : World Bank

Sector : Human Development

Grade : GE

Term Duration : 5 years 0 months

Recruitment Type : Local Recruitment

Location :

Washington, DC,United States

Required Language(s) :

English

Preferred Language(s) :

Closing Date :

11 / 20 / 2025 (MM / DD / YYYY) at 11 : 59pm UTC

Description

Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group 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. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org

The MENAAP Region

The Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan Region (MENAAP) serves twenty two countries, of which twelve are active / potentially active IBRD / IDA borrowers (Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, West Bank and Gaza, Tunisia, Yemen, Afghanistan, and Pakistan) and eight are users of the Region's non-lending services, mostly on a reimbursable basis (Bahrain, Kuwait, Libya, Malta, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates). The mission of MNA is to foster sustainable growth with a focus on job creation and poverty reduction, economic and social inclusion, and good governance. MENAAP attaches importance to creating a supportive work environment based on the values of teamwork, transparency, trust, and client service, underlined by professional excellence. MENAAP places high value on diversity. MENAAP is organized in seven Country Departments (CMUs), the Office of the Regional Chief Economist, and the Development Effectiveness Unit (MAPDE).

With an expanded regional strategy, the World Bank aims to help the MENAAP region weather the current crises, move from stabilization to transformation, unlock its vast economic potential of youth and women, and ease the constraints that hamper their creative energies.

The Bank's MENAAP Regional Vice Presidency has placed Human Development at the heart of its engagement as a critical part of its strategy in supporting countries rebuild trust between citizens and the state, promoting regional cooperation, building resilience in countries amidst the refugee challenges in the region, and supporting recovery and reconstruction.

MENAAP People - Education

The MENAAP Human Development (HMADR) team is led by a Regional Practice Director (RPD) and encompasses three units (Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP); Social and Protection and Labor (SPL), and Education). The MENAAP HD strategy aims to enhance Human Capital in the Region to help MENAAP become a region that realizes its vast potential by harnessing its greatest untapped assets : the human capital of its population, including youth, women, and the elderly. The MENAAP Education Global Practice manages a portfolio of over $4 billion dollar and more than 15 projects, with close to 40 full-time staff.

Roles & Responsibility :

The successful candidate will support the implementation of MENAAP Education programs with a focus on strengthening the alignment between knowledge and operations to deepen impact and visibility of World Bank supported interventions. The candidate will also support activities related to knowledge management, RAS program and portfolio across the department as part of a larger departmental team working on these issues. The position requires a strong combination of skills and experience in both operational delivery as well as knowledge management activities, with attention to details and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Working closely with the Practice Manager and the operational teams, the candidate will :

• Work with the front office for the department on portfolio monitoring and management, creating customized reports from World Bank operational system, and using various BI dashboards and standard reports to inform the PM.
• Work with GP operational staff on operational and portfolio aspects, including but not limited to, risk assessments, corporate scorecards, corporate commitments (gender, CCBs, etc).
• Support the coordination of large and, at times complex RAS programs, such as programmatic engagement by tracking timelines, monitoring progress, budget planning and execution to ensure delivery of advisory outputs in a timely and budget efficient manner.
• Plan and organize knowledge sharing and learning events, such as academies, large scale training on behalf of the unit with internal and external stakeholders, including providing logistical and administrative support, venue coordination, participant outreach, agenda preparation, and post-event documentation.
• Support the delivery of critical RAS outputs.
• Track progress on knowledge and partnership activities, monitoring budget and tasks execution for knowledge activities, creating customized reports and using various dashboards in close collaboration with RM.
• Support ongoing work on establishing partnerships with key stakeholders in the region.
• Support communications and dissemination activities, such as through organization of consultations, preparation of written outreach materials, language for social media engagement, among others.
• Organize and maintain digital repositories of reports, presentations, and learning materials. Ensuring MENAAP publications and web pages (internally / externally) are updated regularly and liaise regularly with ECR and ITS on such matters.
• Be a focal point for further leveraging AI and new technologies to streamline the generation, curation and dissemination of knowledge.

Selection Criteria

This internal requisition is open to WBG and IMF staff only (including short-term and extended term consultants / temporaries). External candidates are requested not to apply. In case an external candidate applies, their application will not be considered.

WBG Culture Attributes :

1. Sense of urgency : Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.

2. Thoughtful risk-taking : Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.

3. Empowerment and accountability : Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

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.

Learn more about working at the World Bank and IFC, including our values and inspiring stories.