Recruitment at World Bank Group

The World Bank Group – Established in 1944, the WBG is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for development solutions. In fiscal year 2018, the WBG committed $67 billion in loans, grants, equity investments and guarantees to its members and private businesses, of which $24 billion was concessional finance to its poorest members. It is governed by 188-member countries and delivers services out of 120 offices with nearly 15,000 staff located globally.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: ET-Consultant

Job ID: req35045
Location: Nigeria
Sector: Education
Grade: EC2
Term Duration: 1 year 0 months
Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment

Duties and Accountabilities 

• The Education Economist/Specialist (ETC) provides technical expertise to support and lead/coordinate the preparation, design and implementation supervision of complex or large education or education-related lending operations (IPF, PforR and DPF); and non-lending operations in Nigeria. In addition, he/she will contribute to the development of the IDA pipeline; in addition to contributing to other tasks in the Country Management Unit. More specifically, the ETC tasks and accountabilities include:
  • Supporting strategic and operational work on the Education agenda in Nigeria;
  • Participating in the technical educational dialogue in the country and serve as one of the focal points for the World Bank on education related activities;
  • Co-leading or contributing to the preparation and implementation of education and multisectoral operations and ASAs;
  • Facilitating and coordinating the Knowledge, Analytics and Assessment activities;
  • Providing policy analysis and advice to counterparts in the areas of education systems reform; offer international comparative perspectives; and recommend policy options and implementation strategies;
  • Maintaining and fostering partnerships with government actors, bilateral donors, humanitarian and development partners engaged in the education sector;
  • Identifying opportunities for cross-sector collaboration to improve education service delivery, efficiency, outcomes, and impact of education interventions and to enhance human development impact where relevant;
  • Executing other tasks and deliverables as deemed appropriate by the Education GP Practice Manager.

Selection Criteria
The candidate should have:

• Educational Degree: a Ph.D. in the field of education, economics, public policy or a Master’s degree with a minimum of 5 years’ experience is required.
• Demonstrated experience, including recognized technical expertise within core education areas, such as early childhood education, learning poverty, learning assessment, teacher management, training, higher education, or economic analysis for education.
• Diverse operational experience supporting clients to build capacity and lead complex policy dialogue on education.
• Ability to pay attention to political and economic aspects and design programs for comprehensive education reforms.
• Strong operational, technical, research, and analytical skills in education and training, including a demonstrated track record of thought leadership on education and training, publications, as well as demonstrated impact of analytical work.
• Experience in working with cross-sectoral WBG teams, such as cross-People and cross-PG teams.
• Track record of building trustful partnerships with external partners, including development partners, to coordinate support for clients and raise resources.
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentational skills.

WBG Culture Attributes:

• Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
• Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
• Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

Application Closing Date
17th December, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Senior Environmental & Social Specialist

Job ID: req35051
Location: Nigeria
Organization: IFC
Sector: Environment
Grade: GG
Term Duration: 3 year 0 months
Recruitment Type: International Recruitment

Duties and Accountabilities
Early Screening, Due Diligence, Portfolio supervision:

• Lead or contribute to assessment of E&S issues/risks in new investments and select advisory engagements.
• Lead or contribute to identification and development of risk mitigation measures and value-add solutions that support clients in addressing identified issues; advise on structuring, appropriate mitigation measures and contractual alignment of interest to address risks and impacts. Provide clear and responsive guidance to IFC investment teams on E&S risk management in project decision-making and processing in light of E&S risk issues, including clear communication to teams and management throughout the investment cycle.
• When leading E&S assessments, ensure effective and efficient use of staff, consultants, and resources, ensuring the timely completion of deliverables. Provide guidance and support to team members.
• Discuss and support formulation of E&S legal conditions for projects legal agreements.
• Proactively monitor portfolio clients and engage with clients and investment departments to achieve compliance. Clearly document and communicate any outstanding or emerging gaps between client performance and IFC requirements, and related risks to IFC.
• Support industry teams and clients in response to Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO – https://www.cao-ombudsman.org/) and The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) requests, leading discussion with CAO and IEG officers.
• In coordination with industry and E&S advisory teams, build capacity with clients on issues related to E&S issues, including clients’ monitoring and evaluation of E&S activities and outcomes.
• Contribute to portfolio analysis to identify systemic issues and assess trends; or of policy nature and propose policy adjustments as needed.
• Contribute to regional supervision program reviews and quarterly reports.

Upstream and Advisory Services:

• On basis of portfolio analysis, help identify systemic bottlenecks existing in the market that prevent adequate E&S risk management in key markets. In collaboration with Upstream officers and advisory teams, help develop upstream activities by using technical experience and expertise.
• Work proactively to identify opportunities for advisory engagements that result in greater development impact and value for the client; provide expert input into new IFC advisory offering.
• Participate in strategic decision making (as needed) regarding IFC role in advisory support to enhance E&S risk management. Where relevant support the development of appropriate solutions.
• Work proactively to identify opportunities for advisory engagements that result in greater development impact and value for the client; provide expert input into new IFC advisory offering.

Knowledge Management:

• As needed, participate in cross-regional and global teams responsible for the preparation of policy interpretation notes on E&S topics and contribute to the corporate knowledge base by analyzing and disseminating lessons learned from project work.
• As needed, participate in forums or conferences to showcase IFC experience, approach and value proposition (which includes serving as a panelist or moderator for internal and external events).
• Prepare management briefs of relevant E&S matters.
• Provide guidance/mentor more junior staff and Short-Term Consultants working on E&S risk management and supervise the timeliness and quality of their work, in coordination with Regional Team Lead.

Selection Criteria

• Master’s degree or equivalent in environment management, occupational health and safety management, engineering, economics or/and finance, climate change, social, or other relevant disciplines.
• Minimum of 12 years of professional experience working on E&S due diligence in the international context, with strong preference for experience in the private sector working in the agribusiness sector.
• Experience working E&S Policies and Standards. Experience with IFI and/or World Bank Group Standards preferred.
• In-depth, practical experience in addressing E&S issues on sectors listed. Consultancy, contracting and/or operational experience in developing countries would be advantageous.
• Experience in assessing and managing occupational health and safety risks would be an advantage.
• Working experience in emerging markets, ideally in fragile and conflict environments.
• Willingness to travel regularly in Africa.
• Strong analytical skills, ability to think strategically, analyze and synthesize diverse information sources, and draw conclusions from sometimes limited data.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously under tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing circumstances, organize and prioritize deliverables, and maintain attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively and concisely on complex environmental and social issues in spoken and written form, in a manner that can be understood by non-experts. Proficiency in English is essential.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to relate well with a wide range of internal and external parties (including senior staff, management, IFC’s accountability mechanism and clients) and develop solutions in potentially tense or conflicting situations.

WBG Culture Attributes:

• Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
• Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
• Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

Application Closing Date
11th December, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online