E T Consultant - Outreach and Partnership Engagement at World Bank Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

20 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

22 May, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Outreach Strategy, Partnership Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Communications, Donor Reporting, Data Visualization, Event Planning, Results Monitoring, Public Sector Innovation, Technical Writing, Project Coordination, Knowledge Management

Industry

International Trade and Development

Description

E T Consultant - Outreach and Partnership Engagement Job #: req36770 Organization: World Bank Sector: Public Sector Development Grade: EC2 Term Duration: 1 year 0 months Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment Location: Washington, DC,United States Required Language(s): English Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 6/1/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC Description Working at the World Bank Group gives you a unique chance to help our clients address their biggest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and over 120 offices worldwide, we collaborate with public and private sector partners, investing in innovative projects and leveraging data, research, and technology to tackle the world’s most urgent issues. Visit www.worldbank.org. Governance Global Department The Governance Global Department at the World Bank Group aims to help countries build capable, effective, accountable, transparent, and inclusive institutions that provide citizen-focused services, promote private-sector growth, and foster trust in government. The ability of governments to efficiently deliver public goods, support an environment that creates jobs and growth, address market failures, and involve citizens in the process is more crucial than ever. Countries with strong institutions are more resilient, better at encouraging private sector development, reducing poverty, delivering valuable services, and gaining citizens' confidence. The Governance Department brings together experts in public financial management, public administration and service delivery, state-owned enterprise management, public employment, regulatory policy, transparency, digital governance, law and development, anticorruption, performance management, monitoring and evaluation, and social accountability to develop innovative, integrated solutions to complex institutional issues. The department employs a problem-driven, diagnostic approach, merging global knowledge of reform successes and failures with a deep understanding of the institutional challenges and opportunities faced by developing countries. Public Administration and Services, Solutions & Impact Global Unit - WKPGP The Public Administration and Services, Solutions & Impact Global Unit within the Governance Global Department is dedicated to helping countries develop capable, effective, accountable, transparent, and inclusive institutions that provide citizen-centric services, promote private-sector growth, and foster trust in government. The Global Unit concentrates on five key thematic areas and manages related global programs: Public Administration Performance; Anticorruption for Development; Public Sector Innovation and GovTech; Justice and Rule of Law; and Coalitions for Reforms. Each program is organized around four main functions that support countries and World Bank teams through various activities: • Knowledge and Innovation: Supports in-depth research and case studies on public sector innovation across regions and countries. The activities aim to contribute to the global debate. On innovation, as well as to provide good practices and guidance to client countries and World Bank teams. It also supports the development of innovative public sector interventions as prototypes and proof of concepts to support client countries. • Data and Analytics: Supports the development of cross-national datasets and sophisticated data analytics that can assist World Bank task teams, development partners, academia, civil society, the private sector, policymakers, and client governments. • Operational Work: Provides direct technical support on innovative methods, tools, prototyping to World Bank country and regional teams. • Convening and Partnerships: Supports the development of partnerships and convening activities by mobilizing external and internal partners through peer-to-peer learning, global/regional events on Public Sector innovation, as well as thematic working groups with global representation that explore frontier work. As part of its partnership work, the unit manages the Governance and Institutions Umbrella Program (G&I), a multi-donor trust fund that covers thematic areas mentioned above and serves both the global unit as well as regions and countries. The G&I, established in 2022 and currently in its fourth year actively operating with a portfolio of over 25 grants and USD 33 million in donor contributions, is growing with additional donor resources currently being under negotiation and allowing the program to expand its portfolio. Key Duties and Responsibilities WKPGP is seeking to recruit an Extended-Term Consultant (ETC) to support the unit’s outreach and partnerships work. The ETC will take a lead role in translating the unit’s overarching narrative -as well as the narratives of its individual programs = into outreach and visibility actions that help effectively communicate the unit’s work to donor partners, key technical partners, World Bank’s operational counterparts, and other key stakeholders. The scope of work, duties and deliverables include: • Leveraging the knowledge and outputs produced by the Unit (including reports, briefs, forums, events etc.), conceptualize, prepare, disseminate and track the effectiveness of outreach activities vis-à-vis target audiences. Coordinate unit wide efforts across programs and trust fund. • Implement standalone or series of outputs using formats such as presentations, branded materials, newsletters, briefs, social media posts, website updates, blogs, results or feature stories, videos, podcasts, audiovisuals, and through other formats. • Operational ownership of global working groups, communities of practice, learning activities, and knowledge products, in collaboration with communications and KNL teams. Plan and coordinate virtual, hybrid, and in-person technical sessions, in collaboration with communications and KNL teams. • Support partner or client engagement activities and forum organization, including coordination with government counterparts, donors, and other stakeholders. Coordinate external vendors when needed, including graphic design and related services. • Support results monitoring and reporting by tracking program metrics, outputs, and delivery milestones, and by using data and visualization tools to inform internal decision-making, donor reporting, and external knowledge products. • Support other related tasks. Selection Criteria • A master’s degree in communications, international relations, or a related field and a minimum of at least five years of relevant working experience. • Deep understanding and familiarity with working with World Bank trust funds, World Bank ASAs, and relevant World Bank corporate units. Knowledge or professional experience working on Governance or a related area of Bank work. • Strong knowledge of partner and donor landscape and how to reach them effectively with outreach activities. Strong stakeholder management skills. • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and track record in drafting publishable communications outputs such as blogs, results stories, donor reports, and related. Track record in preparing and implementing outreach plans, partner events, dissemination events for publications, knowledge products, and learning materials, and related. • Demonstrated experience working with metrics, results frameworks, and data tracking systems, software and tools for data analysis, visualization, and with key performance indicators such as downloads, reach, engagement, and cost efficiency • Strong organization skills. Demonstrates initiative and leads when necessary. Proactive, ability to anticipate, coordinate, and prioritize activities. • Team-player, who works well in multi-cultural environments and builds effective working relations with clients, partners, and colleagues. High degree of tact, sensitivity, and discretion in dealing with internal and external clients, staff, and managers at all levels, and in handling confidential and sensitive information. Note: 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 As per WBG policy, an Extended Term (ET) appointment is subject to a lifetime maximum of three (3) years. Former and current ET staff who have completed or are in the process of completing their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments. 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.

Responsibilities

The consultant will lead the translation of the unit's narrative into outreach and visibility actions to communicate work to donors and stakeholders. This includes managing global working groups, coordinating technical sessions, and tracking program metrics for reporting.