Jobs at World Bank Group

• The Country Program Officer (CPO) leads on the grant processes, portfolimanagement, grant performance monitoring, and grant agent relationship.  They are responsible for driving pre-grant effectiveness and grant implementation from allocation tclose. They bring knowledge of program design, aid alignment, implementation, and monitoring; experience in helping countries and grant agents with GPE grant processes, rules and guidelines.  The CPis skilled at resolving obstacles tkeep review processes—and proactive in taking measures tkeep grant implementation—on track.

Duties And Accountabilities

• Focal point for countries on GPE grant application, implementation phases and timelines.
• Relationship coordinator for Grant Agents in country.
• Coordinates all Secretariat review processes, facilitating communications between contributors, defining timelines, tracking and reporting, and ensuring high quality of Board decision documents.
• Leads all compliance (PDG; EOI for Multiplier; Extensions) and hybrid (SCG; final Compact; QAR3 for STG, Multiplier and GEA; Restructurings) reviews, including drafting and preparing documents for review and submitting CEO/Board packages for approval.
• Leads on grant implementation phase from start tclose. This includes:
• Grant performance monitoring: regular portfolireviews with grant agents, monitoring missions, regular drafting of Monitoring Updates in relevant GPExchange module (including Secretariat rating of grants).
• Grant reporting: advising grant agents on progress and completion reporting requirements, ensuring reporting accountability of grant agent is adhered to; ensuring audit and PSEAH reports received and shared with Risk and Compliance Team.
• Provides continuing support tcountry on questions and issues related tgrant processes, including grant agent selection.
• Leads grant restructurings and consults CEL when significant program redesign is required.
• Works closely with the Aid Alignment specialist and CEL on aid alignment and financing modalities for GPE funding.

Selection Criteria

Education

• Master’s/Bachelor's degree in economics, international development or a relevant related field.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years’ experience (with Master's degree) OR minimum 7 years’ experience (with Bachelor's degree) in education sector, program management and/or grant monitoring with a similar organization, such as a development agency (desirable).

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• The Regional Grant Finance Officer is mapped to the regional team, and supports countries on fiduciary, finance and budget elements for grant applications, participating in application reviews and working with country teams to communicate and address related issues.

Duties And Accountabilities

Pre-Grant:

• Advises partner countries and grant agents on GPE fiduciary, finance, and budget requirements and best practice -including going on mission when required.
• Reviews grant applications for their region to ensure compliance with GPE standards relating to budget, implementation arrangements, and risks (fiduciary, sub-recipient and legal status).
• Ensures accuracy of finance/budget numbers and language relating to finance areas, in CEO/board documents.
• Provides aid alignment inputs in grant application process and quality assurance reviews regarding adequate description of funding modality, flow of funds, fiduciary risk oversight.
• Implementation:
• In concert with the CPO, monitors audit and progress reports during grant implementation, going on mission when required, and at CPO request, engaging with grant agents and countries.
• Reviews requests for program revisions to ensure that proposed changes to fiduciary, finance and budget elements are reasonable and appropriate.
• Primary contact for engagement with grant agent country offices and partner countries for incidents of misuse of funds or PSEAH on grants in their region.
• Escalates systemic grant agent issues for region to Risk & Compliance or GO practices.
• Provides timely information on fiduciary elements (such as misuse of funds, audit reviews, etc.) to the practice to facilitate reporting to the Board and relevant committees.
• Post-Completion:
• Reviews completion reports and ensures that lessons learned are incorporated into the design of new programs.
• Global Programs
• Is finance focal point for assigned global grants such as EOL, KIX and Technical Assistance Initiatives (formerly strategic capabilities).

Selection Criteria

Education

• Master’s/Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or relevant field of study and/or relevant professional qualification.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years’ (if Master's) or 7 years' (if Bachelor's) experience in financial management (public financial management, auditing, consulting, etc.)

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• The Senior Regional Operations Assistant’s (ROA) main responsibility is to provide operational and knowledge management support to the country teams.  The ROA works closely with country teams to ensure robust knowledge management and archiving so that GPE stakeholders can find up-to-date and accurate information in GPE systems.

Duties And Accountabilities

• Understands GPE’s protocols and processes related to grant cycle including data capture, file organization and other knowledge management.
• Supports Country Program Officers and Country Engagement Leads with timely handling of knowledge management and archiving.
• Supports Regional Coordinator in maintaining and pulling together regional pipeline data for regular reports.
• Assists country teams in scheduling and preparing for review meetings.
• Assists teams in completing templates and documents for review and approval.
• Maintains regional portal or website.
• Assists Regional Coordinator in tracking Secretariat queries and projects pending for delivery.
• Assists country teams in observing protocols for regional alignment.
• Supports other ad-hoc regional team needs.

Selection Criteria

Education and Experience

• High school Diploma + 6 years of experience or Bachelors degree + 3 years of experience.