Recrutement de 01 Social Protection Specialist

Recrutement de 01 Social Protection Specialist
Niveau d'études: Non précisé
Expérience: Non précisé
Expire le: 12-10-2022

La Banque Mondiale
Conakry, Guinea
Banque et Assurances
Social Protection Specialist

Job #: req19129
Organization: World Bank
Sector: Social Protection
Grade: GF
Term Duration: 3 years 0 months
Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment
Location: Conakry,Guinea
Required Language(s): English and French
Preferred Language(s):
Closing Date: 10/12/2022 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description
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 and promoting shared prosperity. 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,

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 agriculture, trade and transport, energy, education, 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.

The Social Protection and Jobs (SPJ) Global Practice delivers analytical and operational approaches and evidence-based solutions to help individuals and families manage risk and cope with chronic/transitional poverty. It also undertakes work on labor, migration and remittances.

These include:
• Strategy, analysis, financing and design of programs delivering social safety nets/social assistance in the form of cash transfers, public works programs, and fee waivers.
• Advisory and analytical services on design and delivery of contributory transfers (including old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, disability and survivor benefits), and their fiscal sustainability (including budget support for transitions).
• Analysis, design and delivery of labor market and youth employment programs (with a focus on supply side interventions, as well as policy advice on labor market regulations and interventions.
• Strategy, analysis, financing and design of integrated social protection delivery systems (e.g., payments, identification, registries, systems assessments) as underpinnings of effective social programs that can help cope with climatic shocks or underpin fiscal reforms.

The Social Protection and Jobs (SPJ) Global Practice has a large and growing portfolio in West and Central Africa, which includes long-standing engagements supporting Governments to strengthen their safety net programs as well as promoting innovations around jobs and, increasingly human capital investments. In West Africa, SPJ projects span engagements in safety nets, service delivery for investments in human and productive capital, interventions in humanitarian and disaster-response, and youth skills and employment.

The World Bank’s SPJ program in Guinea is focused on building an adaptive social protection system and expanding the reach of social safety nets. The Bank’s Guinea program currently includes the Emergency Response and Nafa Program Support Project of $70mn which will provide social protection programs to poor and vulnerable households in Guinea. The project has also provided emergency transfers for COVID-19 emergency response throughout the country, including in large urban centers like Conakry. The project is supported by an analytical and advisory task which supports Government in developing gender-inclusive social protection tools and productive inclusion activities to be tested out under the project. Guinea is a participating country in a $400 mn West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI), a regional program which will cover 100 million individuals in 6 countries. The WURI Guinea ($49.7 mn) project aims to establish robust foundational identification systems to increase the number of persons who have government-recognized proof of unique identity that enables them to access services at national and regional (cross-border) levels.

The World Bank is seeking to recruit a Social Protection Specialist to contribute to the technical and operational aspects of the Social Protection country program in Guinea. The selected candidate will be a member of the West and Central Africa Unit of the Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice and report to the Practice Manager of the unit. The selected candidate will be based in Conakry, Guinea.

Duties and Accountabilities
The successful candidate will support the World Bank’s engagement in the design and implementation of the SPJ program in Guinea, as a key member of the team, based in Guinea. The successful candidate would focus on the effective implementation of the ongoing projects and analytical and technical assistance work, while working to broaden the engagement with clients and development partners in-country. Prior experience or readiness to work in low-income settings will be essential.

Major responsibilities include:
• Support Task Team Leaders /Co-Task Team Leaders with implementation support for operations currently under implementation and with preparation of new projects.
• Carry out responsibilities for a variety of operational tasks, e.g. technical analyses, design of technical assistance interventions, participation in loan negotiations, briefings, etc.
• Provide Technical Assistance to Government, including technical inputs and guidance to counterparts on appropriate scope, technology, costs, etc., and serve as the day-to-day interface with government counterparts on social protection operations.
• Help shape the high-level policy dialogue on social protection, with a focus on social protection delivery system building with key sector ministries and development partners.
• Ensure high quality implementation support to the Government implementation team and oversight of risk management issues working with relevant safeguards experts.
• Ensure strong coordination and teamwork within the SPJ program and liaise across Human Development and other Global Practices to support joint programming and analytical activities to strengthen program delivery in both countries.
• Serve as a core member of the Guinea Country Team, providing inputs into strategic country work and liaising closely with the CMU.

Selection Criteria
• Minimum of MSc degree in Development, Economics, Social Sciences, Public Policy, or relevant discipline with at least 5 years of relevant work experience in social assistance or other human development interventions and programs that promote the income-generating capacity of poor households and their resilience.
• Demonstrated experience with operations and key aspects of program management and with operational implementation of development programs in the field. Experience with large scale, multi-sectoral programming and multiple partners, including within low capacity environments is an asset.
• Strong operational track record in delivering results in challenging and low-capacity contexts, including program monitoring & evaluation.
• Demonstrated strong understanding of issues related to social protection policy and preferably adaptive social protection. Understanding of relevant cross-sectoral areas connecting across Human Development and other sectors and how they are interrelated; ability to undertake issues and assist in building systems and institutional linkages to promote effective delivery.
• Strong analytical skills and proven ability to conduct and oversee policy-relevant research, translate theory into practical applications, and adapt professional knowledge and technical skills to analyze, diagnose and propose solutions to policy issues and challenges.
• Ability to convey analysis in easily communicable and compelling fashion, and on often short turnaround times. Demonstrated ability to capture knowledge and communicate main messages in knowledge briefs and policy notes, as well as power point presentations for high level audiences.
• Fluency in French and English (written and verbal) is required.
• Ability to maintain client relationships in the face of conflicting demands or directions and provides evidence-based advice and solutions based on sound diagnosis and knowledge.
• Evidence of strong interpersonal skills, judgement and with proven ability to work in a team and intercultural environment, with minimal supervision.
• Proven track record of multi-tasking, managing competing demands and effectively time-manage tasks.

Competencies:
• SPJ Sectoral Knowledge and Experience - Analytical and operational expertise in SPJ is strongly preferred. Priority will be given to candidates with demonstrated experience in Social Safety Nets and adaptive social protection.
• Data Collection, Processing and Analysis – Demonstrates ability to contribute to the analysis, possess knowledge of the sector strategy, programs and portfolio issues. Capable of i) gathering and compiling data from various non-digitized and digitized sources, ii) organizing and analyzing them using computerized spreadsheets (e.g. MS-Excel), and iii) preparing succinct narratives based on the analysis.
• World Bank procedures, work-flow and internal division of labor – understands and follows World Bank Policies and Procedures, including those for Knowledge Management products and Trust Fund management.
• Client Orientation - Record of developing strong internal and external client relationships. Capacity to interact effectively with a range of stakeholders within and outside the Bank. Good interpersonal communication and diplomacy skills.
• Drive for Results - Takes ownership and accountability to meet deadlines and achieve agreed-upon results and has the personal organization to do so.
• Teamwork (Collaboration) and Inclusion - Collaborates with other team members and contributes productively to the team's work and output, demonstrating respect for different points of view. Proven ability to work in teams and intercultural environment, with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge, Learning and Communication - Actively seeks knowledge needed to complete assignments and shares knowledge with others, communicating and presenting information in a clear and organized manner. Excellent oral and written communication skills in English required.
• Business Judgment and Analytical Decision Making - Analyzes facts and data to support sound, logical decisions regarding own and others' work.