Director - Req30884

**Director**
- Job #:

- req30884
- Organization:

- World Bank
- Sector:

- Communications
- Grade:

- GI
- Term Duration:

- 4 years 0 months
- Recruitment Type:

- International Recruitment
- Location:

- Paris, France
- Required Language(s):

- English
- Preferred Language(s):

- Closing Date:

- 1/13/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

**Description**

The mission of External and Corporate Relations Vice Presidency (ECR VPU) is to help build financial and political support for the World Bank Group, strengthen the Bank Group’s role as a global thought leader in development by enhancing and safeguarding its reputation, and support operational teams to achieve country outcomes. ECR manages corporate communications and global engagement with key stakeholders, including media, civil society, foundations, private sector, donor countries, and international/multilateral organizations, as well as employee engagement.

Within ECR, the Government & Multilateral Relations Department (ECRGR) oversees and coordinates the WBG's institutional relationships and engagement with donor countries including in Western Europe, Australia, Canada, Japan, Israel, New Zealand, the U.S., and emerging donors, including with key stakeholders at the country level. ECRGR also supports the WBG's corporate resource mobilization efforts and leads on engagement with the UN and multilateral system, including those based in New York and Geneva; and engagement through the Global Parliamentary Network.

The ECRGR Director promotes a culture that fosters proactive strategies and solution-oriented ideas, ensuring that these are acted on with clarity, urgency, and vigor. S/he advances the WBG's reputation and its aspirations to be the leading development institution in delivering good outcomes for client countries.

The ECRGR Director is accountable for performing the responsibilities, modeling the behaviors, and maintaining the technical competencies (listed below). Accountability means being answerable for managing quality, risks, results, institutional initiatives, and compliance with Bank policies and procedures.

**Duties and Accountabilities**

The role of the Director, Government & Multilateral Relations would be to:

- Build, through strategic advocacy, political and financial support for the WBG and development priorities among policymakers and opinion leaders, to position the WBG as the leading 21st-century voice on global development and expand the scope of its influence.
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the Government & Multilateral Relations department. This includes the World Bank Group’s engagement with donor and emerging donor governments, building political and financial support for the Bank Group's mission, and ensuring a favorable authorizing environment including through engagement with relevant stakeholders at the country level; and the Bank’s engagement with the UN and multilateral system in New York and Geneva; and with the Global Parliamentary Network.
- Provide strategic advice and support to senior leadership and members of the ECR Extended Management Team on Government & Multilateral Relations issues and opportunities.
- Lead and support the development and delivery of the Bank's Government & Multilateral Relations strategy and related work program, including through any changes in practices and structures needed to deliver on ECR’s strategy, and being responsible for the overall professional standards and quality of content.
- Use metrics and data to measure effectiveness.
- Direct World Bank Group’s strategic engagement in support of resource mobilization efforts (e.g., IDA).
- Represent the WBG as needed to help shape debate and communicate WBG policy positions.
- Ensure and maintain best practices across the department, including via innovation, new technologies, platforms and approaches, and by gathering appropriate inputs from across other ECR teams and the WBG, to create optimal Government & Multilateral Relations strategies to influence external audiences and position the Bank Group’s priorities and the Bank Group as a leader in international development.

**Relationship Management (internal and external)**
- Develop relationships with critical internal and external stakeholders to influence and seek win/win relationships.
- Manage work program and workflow. Delegate appropriately and hold his/her staff accountable for delivering agreed work programs based on agreed parameters.

**People/Talent Management**
- Lead, develop, and manage the Government & Multilateral Relations team, including capacity building, and with a focus on institutional success and development outcomes.
- Foster a positive work culture with a focus on results-orientation, teamwork, and innovation; and role-model the ECR principles of audience-first, staff empowerment, proactive and responsive, creative and informed, with message clarity and alignment.
- Take responsibility for talent management and building a robust pipeline of top-qua