Senior Environmental Specialist

at  World Bank Group

• Serve as key technical expert on air quality management, helping oversee quality of technical approaches and modeling, and ensuring alignment with related policy dialogue, technical assistance activities, and lending approaches. Stay abreast of emerging technical and policy developments in the AQM field.
• Lead/co-lead policy dialogue; analytical and advisory services; lending project preparation and implementation in environment sector; and portfolio reviews with a focus on pollution, circular economy and particularly air quality management.
• Provide technical guidance/advice to operational teams and mentor junior staff to strengthen project design related to pollution management.
• Collaborate with World Bank Group staff globally, across region and in the IGP countries (India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Pakistan) and across sector boundaries and seeking opportunities for knowledge sharing. Disseminate/support dissemination of lessons learned and best practices for research, knowledge, and learning purposes.
• Contribute to, and sometimes lead in the development of a variety of written products and communications, including components of major reports (Briefs, Analytical Notes, Aide Memoires, Project Concept Notes, and Project Documents), as well as drafts of other reports, technical working papers and professional publications for wider circulation.
• Support in the coordination of development partners that contributes to the development and implementation of the IGP AQM program.
• Collaborate closely with World Bank Global Practices and IFC/MIGA colleagues on joint projects and with other colleagues from other multilateral development institutions.
• Coordinate and carry out other tasks as requested by the Manager, such as contributing to the organization of training or knowledge sharing events.

Selection Criteria

• An advanced degree (master’s or PhD) in environmental/civil engineering, environment-related science or economics is required.
• A minimum of 8 or more years’ relevant professional practical experience in projects or policy dialogue related to pollution management is required.
• Strong analytical skills, ability to think strategically, analyze and synthesize diverse qualitative and quantitative environmentally related data and information is required.
• Strong expertise/experience in air quality management that will be relevant for India and the other countries in IGP is desired.
• Strong results orientation, with ability to up multiple work-streams simultaneously.
• Record of accomplishment of dealing effectively with external and internal clients; ability to work well with a range of stakeholders, including project-affected parties, government officials, non-governmental organizations and civil society, and project investors and their staff.
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly and confidently, articulate issues and recommend solutions, particularly related to air quality management.
• Excellent inter-personal and team leadership skills and ability to easily interact with people of diverse backgrounds and seniority inside and outside the World Bank, including clients and partners.
• Experience working in developing countries required.
• Excellent writing and communication skills in English is required that, among others, can contribute substantively to professional publications, particularly in air quality management. Knowledge of other languages will be an advantage.
• Good team player who can work as a member of a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team, motivate and lead group efforts and network effectively across boundaries.
• A drive for results while working with limited supervision and under tight timelines.

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