E T Consultant - Peer Review Services (PRS)
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Job #: |
req33131 |
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Organization: |
World Bank |
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Sector: |
Other |
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Grade: |
EC1 |
| Term Duration: | 1 year 0 months |
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Recruitment Type: |
Local Recruitment |
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Location: |
Washington, DC,United States |
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Required Language(s): |
English |
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Preferred Language(s): |
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Closing Date: |
6/23/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC |
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. For more
information, please visit www.worldbank.org
ETHICS AND INTERNAL JUSTICE SERVICES VPU
The World Bank’s Ethics and Internal Justice Services Vice Presidency (EIJ VPU) is a newly created Vice Presidency within the World Bank Group (WBG) that brings together, under a single umbrella, the WBG’s approach to values, ethics and the resolution of workplace conflict. The EIJ VPU’s vision is to foster a values-based workplace culture and help staff uphold the WBG’s ethical standards. EIJ provides an integrated, empathetic, and efficient approach to resolving workplace conflict, allowing staff to focus with urgency on the WBG’s mission. EIJ’s work covers each of the five WBG institutions.
The Vice Presidency has recently been organized as follows:
1. Ethics Advice and Early Interventions Department, which consists of:
• Advisory, Training & Values (ATV) – responsible for the Core Values and the Code of Ethics and associated rules; manages all training and outreach on behalf of the VPU; provides advice and guidance on the Code, with specific focus on conflicts of interest; and manages the Bank’s Declarations of Interest program;
• Anti-Harassment and Anti-Discrimination (AHAD) – addresses reports of harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse and discrimination based on race and other identity characteristics; provides guidance to management on preventing and addressing such behaviors.
2. Mediation and Formal Reviews Department, which consists of:
• Mediation Services (MEF) – offers a confidential conflict resolution process for staff to resolve workplace issues with the assistance of a neutral third-party. MEF also provides team building and team facilitation services;
• Peer Review Services (PRS) – provides an independent review by a panel of peers of managerial decisions, actions or inactions (not related to performance management) affecting a staff member;
• Performance Management Review (PMR) – provides an independent appellate review of performance management-related decisions; and
• Investigations (INV) – conducts independent fact-finding investigations of allegations of staff misconduct.
3. Ombuds Services, which offers staff a confidential off the record, impartial and informal venue to discuss any workplace issues, and alerts management to systemic trends.
4. Client Services which consists of:
• EIJ Navigator – a centralized intake function to assist staff with their concerns by pairing them with the appropriate channel within the EIJ VPU to resolve their concerns efficiently and expediently.
• Respectful Workplace Advisors (RWAs) – comprising staff selected by their peers, RWAs act as a confidential sounding board for staff and a source of information about EIJ services.
5. Core Services, which consists of:
• Front Office – providing day-to-day unit-based administrative support; and
• Core Services – overseeing centralized administrative and resource management coordination across the VPU, and supporting cohesion through VPU-wide communications.
Extended Term Consultant (MNA Fellows)
The Ethics & Internal Justice Services VPU is seeking to recruit an Extended Term Consultant (ETC). The position reports to the Manager, PRS and may take on other tasks and responsibilities as needed at the direction of the Manager, PRS.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Following a thorough and detail-oriented review of filings and documentation supplied by the requesting staff member and WBG management's response, the ETC will:
• Assist in the preparation of briefs relating to the pre-hearings and pre-written proceedings with Peer Review Panel Members (Panels);
• Prepare corresponding case history and timelines, relating to the PRS proceedings.
• Conduct research in relation to PRS cases and World Bank Administrative Tribunal precedent;
• Assist in the maintenance of a PRS precedent database;
• Perform the quality control review of PRS case documents such as Panels’ reports;
• Draft procedural PRS memoranda;
• Assist in the preparation of recommendations to Senior Management concerning changes to HR Policies as appropriate; and
• Undertake other assignments as the need arises.
Selection Criteria
• Masters' Degree in law and at least two years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Exceptional English legal drafting skills required.
• High degree of flexibility and adaptability, and a demonstrated capacity to handle variety of multiple concurrent activities, to prioritize and balance competing demands under pressure, while maintaining attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, respond to, and deal effectively in diverse situations with good judgment, discretion, and diplomacy in handling confidential and sensitive matters.
• Proven track record of high-quality work. Excellent organizational and time-management skills and demonstrated experience in the smooth operation of a busy office and related systems, assuming primary responsibility for organizing and coordinating workflow.
• Excellent communication (written and spoken), interpersonal, and time management skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, fast-paced environment, and contribute towards common goals.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, to inspire trust and to demonstrate high personal integrity.
World Bank Group Core Competencies
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