DESCRIPTION

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank consists of two entities – the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). It is a global development cooperative owned by 189 member countries. As the largest development bank in the world, the World Bank provides loans, guarantees, risk management products, and advisory services to middle-income and creditworthy low-income countries, and coordinates responses to regional and global challenges. For more information, please visit www.worldbank.org.

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND LEARNING:

• Lead analytical work on emerging digital economy trends, digital inclusion, and industry modernization, producing global knowledge products and policy recommendations.
• Lead the delivery of training programs, workshops, and knowledge-sharing initiatives to build digital capabilities among policymakers and industry stakeholders.
• Promote cross-sectoral digital integration, ensuring digital solutions drive economic growth in areas such as finance, trade, and public services.
• Be a core member of the Digital Transformation community of practice, fostering continuous learning, innovation, and collaboration within the digital development ecosystem.
• Lead global analytical work, provide comments to documents that deal with knowledge generation/use and/or implementation from use cases that advance Digital Transformation.
• Work with the knowledge academy/hubs, innovation group, Vice Presidencies and regions, work with the Practice Managers and Regional Directors to ensure that best practices and lessons learned are widely disseminated. By being a core member of the digital community of practice, foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation, ensuring that digital initiatives remain relevant, effective, and impactful for client governments and stakeholders.
  This role will be instrumental in shaping the digital economy landscape, supporting digital infrastructure growth, and ensuring inclusive and sustainable economic progress through digital transformation.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Digital Development Specialist – Digital Economy will lead the design of transformative digital solutions that accelerate economic growth, enhance public service delivery, and drive digital inclusion for implementation by the regions. This role involves developing and executing large-scale digital strategies, leveraging emerging technologies such as AI, blockchain, data analytics, and cloud computing to optimize efficiency and accessibility across key sectors.
The senior specialist will collaborate with the Vice Presidencies on the development and design aspects. The specialist will collaborate, as and if invited by the regions, with governments, private sector leaders, and development partners to build scalable, user-centric digital platforms that foster innovation, financial inclusion, and equitable access to technology.
The senior specialist will provide high-level technical advisory, support capacity-building efforts, and shape policy frameworks that promote cybersecurity, digital trust, and regulatory alignment. With a strong focus on impact measurement and sustainability, the specialist will drive thought leadership, foster strategic partnerships, and position organizations at the forefront of the global digital etc.