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Description
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VPU Context:
The South Asia Region (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) is at a crucial stage of development. Rapid economic growth, driven by urbanization and demographic dividend, has brought down poverty rates, but severe forms of exclusion and disparities based on ethnicity, caste, and gender remain. Rapid growth has also come with congestion and pollution in cities. South Asia is more than other regions affected by changes in temperature and extreme weather event. Additional challenges are that South Asia is underperforming in exports, has large informal sectors and low female labor force participation rates. All these challenges must be addressed to secure rapid growth in coming decades. Private sector led growth, focused on investments in infrastructure, energy, logistics and cities are essential to generate the jobs needed to employ South Asia’s sizeable youth population. At the same time, the region needs to continue building human capital so that South Asia’s population is well equipped for the jobs of the future.
Unit Context:
The Maldives is an island nation comprised of many islands and atolls dispersed in the Indian ocean. It is made up of 1,192 small coral islands of which 198 are inhabited by a local population of 543,620 individuals. With more territorial sea than land, marine resources have played a vital role in shaping economic development, with nature-based tourism and fisheries as key drivers of economic growth. Our current active portfolio in Maldives comprises 10 IDA projects and one IDA guarantee operation with a net commitment of US$198 million. We support education, environmental management, health emergency, social protection, urban resilience, renewable energy, youth employment, macro-fiscal and solid waste management.
The Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka Country Management Unit (CMU) is hiring a Team Assistant under an Extended Term Temporary (ETT) appointment for its Country Office in Maldives. The Country Office is comprised a Resident Country Economist and an Operations Officer assisted by the Team Assistant. The Maldives country program is led by a Country Director (CD) based in Kathmandu and managed by a Country Manager (CM) based in Colombo.
Duties and accountabilities:
Team Assistants play a crucial role in supporting the successful implementation of the World Bank’s operations. This position involves a wide range of office, project-related and administrative tasks that may vary according to business needs and requirements and will be mainly responsible for providing general assistance to support current and anticipated country program activities.
The team assistant will perform several functions related to the Unit’s content activities, including, but not limited to:
• Support the Resident Country Economist and Operations officer on daily tasks and provide administrative and logistics support. • Assist the Country Manager / Country Director and missions managed by the Country Management Unit (CMU), including VIP visits, to Maldives. Assist with travel arrangements where needed – mainly local field visits. • Provide support and logistical coordination for CMU-managed workshops, retreats, or learning events, sends invitations to participants and follows up on confirmation of attendance as necessary. • Provide appropriate responses and directs clients/visiting missions to appropriate individuals for complex issues. • Provide back-up support to World Bank administrative staff with visa coordination and facilitation of the visiting mission programs. • Interact regularly with World Bank task teams, Government officials and other development partners to ensure efficient dialogue on program matters. • Assist internal and external clients with general inquiries. • Maintain an up-to-date database of Government officials, donors, UN Agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations, vendors and other institutions/persons. • Handle courier services and delivery of letters/publications to clients as and when required. • Provide backup to the Operations Officer as and when needed.
Selection Criteria
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline with minimum 2 years of relevant experience. • High organization skills with attention to details. • Knowledge of World Bank policies and procedures and familiarity with project cycle is a plus. • Advanced computer skills and proficiency in office information technology and programs (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint). • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English. • Interpersonal Skills and ability to work effectively in a diverse team. • Good communication skills
World Bank Group Core Competencies We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
Learn more about working at the World Bank and IFC, including our values and inspiring stories. Note: The selected candidate will be offered a one-year appointment, renewable at the discretion of the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET appointment of three years. If an ET appointment ends before a full year, it is considered as a full year toward the lifetime maximum. Former and current ET staff who have completed all or any portion of their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.
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