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Closing date Sept 17, 2021
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The Jobs Group is a Cross-Cutting Solutions Area (CCSA), based in the Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice, which is charged with leading the Bank’s work on the jobs agenda, in close collaboration with the appropriate Global Practices (GPs) under the technical supervision of the Jobs Steering Committee (JSC), which is composed of Global Directors from 10 GPs and the IFC. The Jobs Group also houses two specialized partnerships, which bring together the WBG, donors and private or not-for-profit actors to address jobs challenges. These are: Solutions for Youth Employment (S4YE); and the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD).
About the position:
The Jobs Group is looking to recruit a Senior Labor and Environment/Natural Resources Economist to help develop and lead the WBG’s contributions to the “Green Jobs” agenda. This responds to the urgent need, in the aftermath of the Covid 19 crisis, to “Build Back Better” by accelerating positive labor market transitions (better jobs) while also addressing the challenges facing the WBG’s client countries in the areas of environmental management and climate change (including both the mitigation and adaptation agendas). The work program will focus on the conceptualization and operationalization of programs and policies to create better jobs that also improve environmental outcomes (such as the reduction of negative environmental externalities linked to productive activities and jobs). This will involve working with diverse teams across the World Bank Group, especially in the Global Practices (GPs) grouped in the Sustainable Development (SD) practice group and the Climate Change Cross Cutting Solutions Area (CCSA); but also those in the Human Development (HD) and Economics, Finance and Investment (EFI) practice groups. The work program will combine global and country specific activities, including providing technical advice to county-based teams and to client governments.
The Senior Economist will report to the Jobs Group Manager but will form part of the WBG’s Environment and Natural Resources talent pool.
The position is based in Washington DC.
Duties & accountabilities
The Senior Economist will have the following range of responsibilities with the detailed deliverables to be agreed with the Manager and reflected in an annual Results Agreement.
• Analytical Work Program - The Sr Economist is expected to be a thought leader for the World Bank at the interface between jobs and labor market policies and environmental and natural resource policies for transformations towards environmentally sustainable, resilient, inclusive and efficient economies. This will include remaining current on the latest developments in the field. The position requires the flexibility and adaptability to address practical problems and opportunities to improve both jobs outcomes and environmental outcomes as a result of transitions from jobs with negative environmental externalities to “green” and environmentally sustainable jobs across a broad range of activities including: agriculture, forestry, tourism and landscape management, fisheries and the broader blue economy, circular economy, manufacturing, pollution and waste management, energy and mining and infrastructure services. The Sr Economist will lead and/or contribute to studies on the critical path to solving global and local problems in the areas listed above. This will also include the effective communication of the results of these studies through written and verbal communication.
• Global Outreach - The Sr Economist will be expected to provide input into the World Bank’s global outreach on the interface between jobs, economic development, the environment and climate change issues. This will include preparing briefs and presentations for the Bank’s senior management for engagement in international conferences, negotiations, and bilateral cooperation. The Sr Economist will also be encouraged to present the Bank’s work at technical conferences and workshops.
• Technical Advisory Work - The Sr Economist will be expected to provide technical advice on a broad range of jobs-related challenges facing World Bank operations units that work directly with clients. This will include technical review of pieces of analytical work carried out by other teams in the Bank, economic advice to lending operations managed by the World Bank, and providing technical assistance and capacity building to World Bank clients in jobs diagnostics and the alignment of labor market, social, economic, fiscal and environmental policies.
• Trust funded activities - The Sr Economist will be expected to support activities related to “green jobs” supported by the Jobs Multi-donor Trust Fund (MDTF), which is managed by the Jobs Group; and other Bank-administered trust funds that fund activities in environment, natural resources, and pollution management that might be mobilized in support of the “green jobs” agenda. This will include supporting development partner relations, and the monitoring and evaluation of the relevant grants.
• Knowledge Management – The Sr Economist will be expected to maintain effective communication with relevant communities of practice, including NGOs, academia, civil society, the private sector as well as specialized international organizations. Active participation in communities of practice and global level technical innovation and knowledge sharing will be an important component of this position.
Selection Criteria
• Advanced university degree(s): Master’s or PhD (preferred) in Economics, Applied Economics, Labor Economics, Environmental and/or Natural Resource Economics, Finance or a related field.
• A minimum of eight (8) years of relevant professional experience.
• Deep technical knowledge of environmental and natural resource economics and the related policy agenda including “green”, “blue”, “brown”, and climate issues.
• Strong understanding of jobs diagnostics, labor market policies and macroeconomics and the related policy agenda.
• Demonstrated ability to combine the analysis of jobs and environmental challenges.
• Experience working in developing countries, understanding the institutional and political context and the jobs and environmental policy challenges.
• Understanding or (for outside candidates) ability quickly to learn the roles of the WBG’s member institutions in relation to jobs, the environment, natural resources management and climate change.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team of professionals in the execution of major projects with multiple priorities and tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English is a requirement. Fluency in at least one other WBG language is strongly preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work sensitively in a multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to coach/mentor more junior staff.
• Flexibility, adaptability and willingness to undertake new tasks as required.
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Job #: req12934 Organization: World Bank Sector: Economics Recruitment Type: International Recruitment Department/Division: Jobs - Cross Cutting Solution Area - IBRD (HSPJB) Grade: GG Term Duration: 3 years 0 months Hire Type: Non-Managerial Location: Washington, DC,United States Required Language(s): English Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 9/17/2021 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC