Job Title: Senior Social Development Specialist / Senior Social Sustainability and Inclusion Specialist
Job #: req8322
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Organization: World Bank
Sector: Social Development
Grade: GG
Term Duration: 4 years – 0 months
Recruitment Type: International Recruitment
Description
Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? 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. Visit www.worldbank.org.
Selection Criteria
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- This position is suited to constructive, highly motivated team players with an eye for detail, understanding 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 development and inclusion; women economic empowerment, gender/GBV.
- Demonstrated leadership experience and operational skills and experience in the areas of women empowerment, gender/GBV, social inclusion, citizen engagement, youth community-driven development, fragility, conflict and violence in low- and middle-income countries.
- Proven leadership and project management experience with World Bank IDA and/or IBRD (or other comparable international organizations) lending operations, policies, procedures and processes; experience with leading design and implementation of social development programs including women empowerment and gender equality, social inclusion, Community Driven Development and livelihoods support.
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Deadline: August 26, 2020
Job Features
Job Category | Sales / Business Development |
Deadline | 26th August, 2020 at at 11:59pm UTC |