Recrutement de 01 Senior Education Specialist/Economist

Recrutement de 01 Senior Education Specialist/Economist
Niveau d'études: Bac + 5 ou plus
Expérience: 8 ans
Expire le: 14-09-2022

World Bank
Dakar, Sénégal
Senior Education Specialist/Economist

Job # : req18908
Organization : World Bank
Sector : Education
Grade : GG
Term Duration : 4 years 0 months
Recruitment Type : International Recruitment
Location : Dakar,Senegal
Required Language(s) : English and French
Preferred Language(s) :
Closing Date : 9/14/2022 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org

Western and Central Africa (AFW) Region

We need the best and brightest talent focused on Sub-Saharan African countries in order to harness the potential and innovation happening across the continent. Africa is a continent on the move, with a young population and a growing market of nearly 1.2bn people. We are committed to making the Africa regional teams into leading innovation hubs.

Yet these vast opportunities are tempered by persistent gaps in education, health, and skills, which have Africa only reaching forty percent of its estimated potential. Moreover, conflict, food insecurity, population growth, and the disruptive forces of climate change threaten to curtail or even reverse the progress that has been made over the past decades.

In West and Central Africa, the World Bank is a leading partner with a growing portfolio of 350 projects totaling more than $38 billion in areas such as education, agriculture, trade and transport, energy, health, water and sanitation- all to support job creation, gender equality, poverty reduction, and better lives. Across the continent, the World Bank’s program has nearly doubled over the last 10 years. By 2030, about 87% of the world’s extreme poor are projected to live in Sub-Saharan Africa, so this is where our mission to end extreme poverty and to promote shared prosperity will be achieved.

Are you ready to make an impact? We are looking for dedicated professionals to join our innovative and diverse team to improve people’s lives and help countries build back better after COVID.

Western and Central Africa (AFW) Region link

The Human Development (HD) Practice Group (PG)
Human development is at the core of the World Bank’s strategy to improve people’s lives and support sustainable development. The Human Development PG spans education, health, social protection, and jobs.

Education Global Practice

Education is a human right, a powerful driver of development and one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty and improving health, gender equality, peace, and stability. It delivers large, consistent returns in terms of income and is the most important factor to ensure equality of opportunities. For more information:
Hiring unit and country context

Do you want to work on the most challenging and the most rewarding development issues? Join the West Africa Education team at the World Bank. We cover 13 countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, The Gambia and Togo. The Senegal Country Management Unit (CMU) managed out of Dakar covers five countries: Senegal, The Gambia, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde.

This job is for you if you bring top technical/analytical and operational skills, if you are energized by big challenges, if you see the value of listening and learning as much as speaking and informing, if you are able to be agile in adapting to new and evolving realities, and if you work well with diverse teams.

Senegal places a high priority on education as a key driver of human capital development and economic growth as the country aims to transition from a primarily factor-based economy to a knowledge driven economy. To support this transition, Senegal is implementing its education sector development program for the period 2018-2030 based on a sector-wide approach combining investment planning and continued policy reforms to achieve the government’s education policy goals. Senegal has an ambitious portfolio and pipeline of projects supported by the World Bank covering the education sub-sectors from early childhood education to higher education. At the primary and secondary levels, the portfolio focuses on improving quality, equity, and access in the education sector. The ongoing Senegal Investing in the Early Years for Human Development Project aims to reach 2.5 million parents and caregivers through integrated community-based stimulation and parenting education programs. At the higher education level, a project is currently under preparation and will support improved quality of higher education institutions, system-wide reforms, and research initiatives. The Government of Senegal has led many efforts to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and return to an inclusive and resilient recovery. In support of these ongoing efforts, the World Bank aims to support Senegal in building an education and training system that is resilient, inclusive, and prepared to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.

Duties and Accountabilities

• The candidate will be the World Bank’s education focal point in-country and will take over the team leadership of the portfolio. S/he will also work with colleagues in other sectors on the ground to ensure a multi-sectoral collaborative approach to the World Bank’s development work. In addition, the candidate will:
• Lead key tasks including cross-sectoral and country-level efforts, and potentially work outside the AFR Region;
• Advise client and colleagues on technical matters in education; curate and adapt global knowledge on both education and skills development, with a focus on well-adapted innovations and technologies; interact with government counterparts, local education group, and other partner organizations (civil society organizations, academia, etc.);
• Identify and capitalize on opportunities for bringing well-adapted innovations to the service of our clients, and beyond;
• Provide strong strategic advice and implementation support in fragile and/or conflict-affected environment.
• Model the behaviors that are key for the success of this role as underscored by the Bank’s stated values: Impact, integrity, respect, teamwork, innovation

Selection Criteria

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Education (economics of education, evaluation, etc.) or other related fields (e.g. economics, public policy, other human development or social sector-related areas, etc.);
• Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in education sector dialogue, leading projects, conducting analytics; demonstrated ability to transform technical skills into a strategic vision;
• Demonstrated ability to work in fragile contexts and to collaborate with multiple stakeholders and to deliver multisectoral tasks;
• Excellent written and oral communication in French and in English is essential; ability to represent the Bank at high-level discussions with client governments and development partner meetings is key.
• Experience with leading education tasks, including preparation and supervision of projects and delivering analytical tasks, is essential. Knowledge of Bank policies and procedures would be desirable.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

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.