E T Consultant

E T Consultant

Description

At the World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. For more information, visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/who-we-are/ibrd

For the Nordic and Baltics Desk:

• Conducting research and analysis on economic, political, and development trends in the Nordic and Baltic countries, with a particular focus on priorities relevant to the World Bank Group.
• Monitoring social media, traditional media, and policy discussions to identify emerging influencers, stakeholders, and opportunities for engagement, while support tracking and flagging media coverage relevant to the WBG mandate, including sensitive or contentious issues emerging across key media channels.
• Supporting the planning and coordination of missions, visits, and engagements involving World Bank Group management and officials in the Nordic and Baltic countries.
• Updating country engagement materials, web content, stakeholder databases, and communication products as needed.
• Supporting the preparation of briefing materials, stakeholder analyses, and strategic outreach initiatives.
• Helping with knowledge management and leading on the tracking of engagements between WBG leadership and Nordic-Baltic counterparts
• Assisting with coordination between country desks and contributing to broader Europe team priorities and special projects as required
  
For the French Desk:

• Supporting the planning and delivery of senior management visits, high-level consultations, report launches, and stakeholder engagement events.
• Conducting research and analysis on French political, economic, and development-related issues relevant to the World Bank Group’s engagement and authorizing environment in France.
• Drafting and reviewing briefing materials, stakeholder mapping exercises, strategy documents, talking points, meeting notes, and correspondence.
• Maintaining and updating stakeholder databases, engagement trackers, and calendars of key events and meetings.
• Monitoring developments across government, parliament, civil society, think tanks, academia, and the private sector, and providing timely analysis to support engagement activities.
• Coordinating with internal and external stakeholders and supporting follow-up actions arising from meetings and events.

Selection Criteria

• Masters degree in relevant field.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in government relations, public affairs, policy, international relations, or external relations and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong research, analytical, and drafting skills (briefing notes, talking points, reports).
• Fluent English, written and spoken.
• Professional proficiency in a Nordic language (Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, or Swedish).
• Working knowledge of French is an asset.

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.

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