JOB TITLE: Senior Social Development Specialist / Senior Social Sustainability and Inclusion Specialist
JOB LOCATION: Abuja,Nigeria
JOB DETAILS:
- The Senior Social Development/Sustainability and Inclusion Specialist will be responsible for managing the planning of large, complex, and strategically significant activities currently led/co-led by the Social Sustainability and Inclusion Practice.
- She/he will provide oversight, coordination, and strategic guidance for the implementation of activities according to agreed work plans and corresponding deliverables.
- She/he will also coordinate the implementation of the activities in the broader context of World Bank’s contributions to the Government of Nigeria’s development agenda.
In particular, she/he will focus on the following specific areas:
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- As co-Task Team Leader, provide strategic leadership and technical support to all aspects of the implementation of the $376 million Multi-sector Crisis Recovery Project for North Eastern Nigeria (MCRP), with a primary focus on Component One (Peacebuilding and Strengthening Social Cohesion and Livelihoods) and other social development aspects. This will include day-to-day interaction with the four Project Coordination Units and regular travel to the North-East.
- Serve as main focal point / coordinator within the World Bank Nigeria Team for FCV issues, including the North-East program. This will include leading the engagement toward delivery of the core objective of ‘reducing fragility in the North-East and other areas affected by conflict’ in the FY21-25 Country Partnership Framework (CPF), as well as leadership of a planned new advisory and analytical program on FCV issues.
Selection Criteria
- This position is suited to constructive, highly motivated team players with an eye for detail, understanding of the bigger picture context of operations, and creative problem-solving abilities.
- The successful candidate should have strong operational and analytical skills, have practical experience handling complex/sensitive social development issues through participatory processes of stakeholder engagement, and be able to integrate social development considerations in an operational context.
- Master’s Degree or PhD in Social Sciences (Gender Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, Social Development, Public Health, Conflict and Violence Prevention etc.), and a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant professional experience in social/community development, inclusion, resilience, etc.
- Demonstrated team leadership experience and operational skills and experience in the areas of community empowerment, social inclusion, forced displacement, citizen engagement, local service delivery, community driven development, fragility, conflict and violence in low- and middle-income countries.
- Experience with managing operations in low capacity, fragile and conflict-affected environments, working on complex multi-sectoral development challenges and working in a federal system.
- Knowledge and experience in addressing issues covered by the World Bank’s ESF and social safeguards policies in complex and challenging settings, and across practices.
- Demonstrated ability to translate analytical work into policy advice and actionable, practical recommendations.
- Experience in contributing to high-level strategic decisions and technical support to government counterparts, policy makers, beneficiaries, community-based organizations, and development partners on effective approaches to close gender gaps.
- Proven capacity to work with a wide range of stakeholders, international organizations, development agencies, government counterparts, beneficiaries of Bank projects, and civil society organizations; ability to effectively negotiate and build consensus to achieve constructive outputs.
- Outstanding interpersonal, communication, problem-solving, and team skills, and ability to think innovatively and strategically to find balanced solutions to complex development problems, with a strong client focus.
- Demonstrated ability to work across practices, work in cross-thematic teams, foster teamwork, and mentor junior staff.
Competencies:
- Policy Dialogue Skills – Anticipate needs and requests in the field and conduct independent policy discussions with representatives of government and non-government partners.
- Social inclusion, empowerment, and resilience – Experience in successfully applying social sustainability and inclusion principles and good practice, covering issues of FCV, inclusion and non-discrimination of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, stakeholder engagement, etc.
- Social Development implications on policies, institutions, and operations –Solid understanding of the implications of social development on policy, institutions, and operations.
- Participation and Consultation – Extensive experience conducting social development consultative and participatory approaches, deriving results that resonate with the client; ability to coach others in the application of the interventions.
- Analytical Tools for Social Sustainability – Extensive experience conducting social development analyses, deriving results that resonate with the client; ability to coach others in the application of the tools.
- Integrative Skills – Understand relevant cross-practice areas and how they are interrelated; able to undertake cross-practice work in lending and non-lending operations.
- Knowledge and Experience in Development Arena – Translate technical and cross-country knowledge into practical applications and contributions to country and sector strategies; interact with clients at the policy level.
- Lead and Innovate – Develop innovative solutions with others.
- Deliver Results for Clients – Achieve results and identify mission-driven solutions for the client.
- Collaborate Within Teams and Across Boundaries – Initiate collaboration across boundaries and broadly across the World Bank Group and bring differing ideas into the forefront.
- Create, Apply and Share Knowledge – Create, apply, and share knowledge from across and outside WBG to strengthen internal and or external client solutions.
- Make Smart Decisions – Recommend and take decisive action.
Language:
- Required Language(s): English
- Preferred Language(s): French.
Deadline: April 30, 2021
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