Deadline: 18 April 2016
The World Bank Group (WBG) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Senior Operations Officer in Dakar, Senegal.
The Senior Operations Officer will be responsible to provide operational support, guidance and quality assurance to task teams and the CMU management (CD, CM, RRs, CPC and PLs) including advice on the implementation of operational policies and guidelines, and the use of instruments.
WBG has set two ambitious goals to push extreme poverty to no more 3 percent by 2030, and to promote shared prosperity and greater equity in the developing world.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Senior Operations Officer will perform the following functions-
- Organize and lead weekly or bi-weekly Country Portfolio Performance Meetings with the CMU Implementation Support Team (that comprises FM, Procurement and safeguards specialists), project TTLs and PLs to discuss and find solutions to the ongoing concerns and to anticipate potential future problems or bottlenecks.
- Flag implementation problems for the attention of clients and Bank management, and take the lead in and provide support to project teams in resolving systemic portfolio issues.
- Ensure that all proposals to establish a trust fund, or to award a grant under a programmatic trust fund, for activities involving any CMU country, are subject to a structured review and clearance process within the CMU, having regard to the proposal’s relevance to WBG strategies for the country concerned; links to the existing portfolio of lending and AAA; and administrative budget implications.
- Provide timely guidance to staff on the management of trust funded proposals. As part of portfolio management, and responsible for monitoring trust funded activities, to review their performance as part of the overall portfolio and also to track trust fund specific indicators, such as closing dates, and terms of administration agreements.
- On a regular basis, provide timely technical and operational leadership and advisory support to the CD as well as the project teams throughout the project cycle (identification, design, appraisal, implementation, and evaluation) to PCNs, QERs, ROCs, ICRs, AAAs, TFs, etc.
- Participate in meetings, facilitate and provide guidance to the teams regarding issues pertaining to the portfolio quality (e.g., lifting of suspension, closure of lapsed/overdue loans/TFs, etc.). Facilitate resolution of cross-department and cross-sectoral problems.
- Lead the development of key training programs for the client at a portfolio level on fiduciary, safeguards, and the governance and anti-corruption work, drawing on fiduciary, safeguards and governance specialists.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- MA/MS (In relevant discipline.)
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
- Ability to operate effectively in a matrix management environment, both as a team leader and team member.
- Ability to lead a team of professionals in the execution of major projects.
- Ability to coach, mentor and develop more junior staff.
- Ability to deal sensitively in multi-cultural environments and build effective working relations with clients and colleagues.
- Effective verbal and written communications skills.
- Fluency in French and English is required.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit WBG.
