• Master’s degree in knowledge management, learning, instructional design, organizational performance, international relations, international development, or similar discipline with a minimum 10 years’ relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience working on KM&L in reputable organization(s), including strategically across the organization to coordinate efforts, set clear priorities and develop KM&L programs.
• Experience in and ability to work with ICT tools, digital platforms for data management and social networking, including familiarity with AI tools and their potential application for KM&L.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct both quantitative and qualitative analyses on large datasets using appropriate methods.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work collaboratively in a diverse environment.
• Exceptional organizational and coordination skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English is essential. knowledge of another United Nations language is an advantage.
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks independently, work under pressure with short deadlines, and be a problem-solver.
• Good familiarity and ease of working with the management information systems and dashboards.
• Previous experience with and/or exposure to members of the GEF Partnership, in positions with an implementing agency, a government agency or an international organization would be a plus.
• Enthusiastic self-starter with proven ability to engage, enthuse, organize, package and share knowledge and information effectively, working with a variety of tools and audiences in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and creative manner.
• Adequate knowledge of GEF mandate, operations, policies, instruments, and systems.
• Demonstrated initiative, and drive for results including the ability to undertake a diversity of tasks within a rapidly changing and demanding environment on short deadlines.
• Advanced knowledge of information resources and information technology, which could include SharePoint, Tableau, Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop, InDesign, Adobe Campaign, Cvent and Crowd Compass, HTML; video editing software; Survey Monkey or MS Forms.
• Demonstrated Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) skills, and the ability to use and produce content using platforms such as SharePoint and Adobe Connect.
WBG Core Competencies
Achieves results and identifies mission-driven solutions for the client
• Develops and implements solutions that show understanding of how clients and/or own work achieves results that are financially, environmentally and socially sustainable
• Shares new insights based on in-depth understanding of the client and recommends solutions for current and future needs of clients
• Holds self and team accountable for risk management and outcomes.
Initiates collaboration across boundaries and broadly across WBG, and brings differing ideas into the forefront
• Collaborates across organizational boundaries, internally and externally with a sense of mutuality and respect
• Consistently engages others in open dialogue, brings out any conflicting viewpoints and incorporates viewpoints into solutions, giving credit where credit is due. Leverages expertise of all team members to ensure successful outcomes
• Makes choices and sets priorities with a WBG corporate perspective in mind
Develops innovative solutions with others
• Encourages and works with others to identify, incubate and implement relevant solutions
• Identifies opportunities in changing circumstances and energizes others to continuously improve, using intentional strategies to boost morale, team spirit, and productivity in context of WBG’s values and mission
• Helps others to understand problems, client needs and the underlying context
Creates, applies and shares knowledge from across and outside WBG to strengthen internal and/or external client solutions
• Ensures systematic sharing of good practice and learning from lessons from across WBG, clients, and partners
• Is known across WBG in their subject area and is sought out by WBG colleagues to advise, peer review, or contribute to knowledge products of others
• Seeks mentoring opportunities with more experienced staff to deepen or strengthen their professional knowledge and mentors junior staff
• Builds networks across the WBG and as part of external professional groups/networks
Recommends and takes decisive action
• Applies critical thinking and seeks inputs and experience from others to recommend a course of action consistent with the WBG’s strategy
• Evaluates risk and anticipates the short- and long-term implications of decisions
• Commits to a decision and acts once a decision has been reached.
Note: If the selected candidate is a current World Bank Group Staff Member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, they will retain their Regular or Open-Ended appointment. If the selected candidate is a current World Bank Group Staff Member with a Term appointment that expires later than the end date of this appointment, they will retain the duration of their current Term appointment.
