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Manager, Disaster Risk Finance, Solutions & Impact

Job # : req35557 Organization : World Bank Sector : Financial Sector Grade : GH Term Duration :  4 years 0 months Recruitment Type : International Recruitment Location : Washington, DC,United States Required Language(s) : English Preferred Language(s) : Closing Date : 2 / 11 / 2026 (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. Please visit .

PROSPERITY

VICE PRESIDENCY

The WBG

Prosperity Vice Presidency leads the WBG’s key global engagements in

support of : Growth and jobs (including supporting teams across the WBG on the

jobs agenda); debt sustainability and debt management; improved domestic

resource mobilization and expenditure efficiency; a resilient and inclusive

financial sector; business-enabling policies and regulations; trade policy and

facilitation; and transparent, effective, and accountable government

institutions world-wide. The Vice Presidency also houses the group that

examines the distributional / poverty impacts of all policies.

It is

responsible for getting the right public and private sector solutions to our

operational teams and to our clients, and to produce scalable impact. Its

mandate is to deliver knowledge for impact to enable and support the WBG to

achieve its goals in support of our mission and specifically : providing

guidance on creating more and better jobs; supporting foundational

infrastructure and human capital, a business-enabling policy environment, and

private sector mobilization; focusing on agribusiness, healthcare,

infrastructure, manufacturing, and tourism; and support and accelerate

corporate targets and commitments. The VPU’s objectives in driving outcomes

include replicating and scaling effective solutions, enhancing thought

leadership and innovation, and delivering timely knowledge to client teams in

the areas of its mandate.

Financial

Services Sector I Department

The FSS

Global Department is comprised of two directorates : FSS I covers financial

resilience and integrity, financial inclusion, capital market development and

disaster risk finance, while FSS II covers SME finance, Banking, Housing,

Leasing and Insurance, as well as Sustainable Finance.

The FSS I

Global Department is seeking a Practice Manager to lead the Disaster Risk

Finance Team. The Crisis and Disaster Risk Finance Team draws on experienced

professionals with skill sets covering all areas of climate and disaster risk

finance and insurance. Collectively, the team assists countries in areas from

policy formation to regulation and supervision to investment and creating new

financial products against climate and disaster shocks, including index

insurance and disaster risk financing. The team focuses in two primary areas :

(i) enhancing access of households as well as small and medium enterprises to

suitable financial services to increase their resilience, and facilitate their

adaptation to shocks, including natural disasters; and (ii) increasing the

financial resilience of countries against natural disasters by implementing

sustainable and cost-effective financial protection policies and instruments.

This involves

creating innovative public-private disaster risk insurance solutions to address

the insurance protection gap that currently leaves households, businesses, and

farmers vulnerable to disaster-related losses. Additionally, it requires

establishing pre-arranged disaster risk financing mechanisms to ensure

preparedness and rapid response to crises, as well as fostering the development

of insurance markets, including agricultural insurance.

Moreover, the

team provides solutions for disaster risk finance and insurance through

initiatives such as the World Bank Academy Impact Program. The team also

actively informs international policy discussions on financial resilience in

fora such as the G7, G20, the International Association of Insurance

Supervisors (IAIS), the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), and other key

platforms.

The Practice

Manager will lead an integrated WBG team of professionals that provides

expertise and advisory services across these areas and collaborate with other

Departments inside and outside the Prosperity Vice Presidency and WBG regional

teams to design and implement financing, analytical and advisory projects.

Roles

& Responsibilities : The PM will

be responsible to lead the Crisis and Disaster Risk Finance Team. The PM

is a member of the FSS Department Leadership Team and coordinates closely with

colleagues across the department, in particular the PM on Capital Markets

Development, and in the regions. The PM is also a member of the Finance, Trade,

Business (FTB) Talent Board that oversees the strategic staffing, career

development and deployment of GP staff across the Bank.

His / her

responsibilities will include :

Solutions

and Impact

• Leads

her his team to deliver the WBG Vice Presidency and Global Department key

strategic priorities and, in collaboration with Country Directors, ensures

alignment with the WBG Strategy, notably on Knowledge and Partnerships, and

Country Partnership Framework.

on thought leadership and implementation know-how to ensure high impact

multi-sectoral solutions.

excellency and rigor in designing and implementing public-private disaster risk

and maintains a balanced portfolio of innovative, cost-effective, and

demand-driven products and services.

in partnership with other managers, as well as public and private stakeholders,

to find tailored and holistic solutions to complex operational challenges.

for delivering high-quality and timely results.

with KB and regional managers in implementing, replicating and scaling sound

disaster risk finance solutions;

People

Talent Management

exemplary WBG leadership values and managerial behaviors and reinforces these

qualities in own team and staff.

and inspires technical excellence within the team and the Global Department by

creating an environment of learning and innovation that attracts and develops

the best talent reflective of the diversity of our clients.

Global Department management in developing and implementing appropriate

strategies for global staffing, deployment, talent, and performance management.

Knowledge

Management

that the Global Department is at the forefront of the development debate and

contributes to the global dialogue in the area of expertise of the Finance

Directorate.

timely flow and capture of knowledge and expertise so that clients receive the

highest quality support and knowledge they need, when and where they need it.

innovative and cross-cutting research, as well as the dissemination of

technical and experiential knowledge and learning.

a culture of evidence-based, yet client tailored engagement for highest

development impact.

Resource

Management

consultation with relevant stakeholders within the WBG, decides on the best use

of internal and external resources for maximum client and developmental impact.

accountable for delivering the agreed upon work program through cost-effective

use of resources (human and budget) within the agreed parameters and in

compliance with internal controls and policies and ensures timely delivery and

overall quality of outputs.

Communication

and representation of the Department 'brand'.

communication to various audiences, including key stakeholders, clients,

beneficiaries, general public, internal and external partners.

Selection Criteria

Note : If the selected candidate is a current World Bank Group Staff Member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, they will retain their Regular or Open-Ended appointment. If the selected candidate is a current World Bank Group Staff Member with a Term appointment that expires later than the end date of this appointment, they will retain the duration of their current Term appointment.

WBG Managerial Competencies :

Attention : "If you have already submitted your application to

this position, you do not need to reapply.”

WBG Culture Attributes :

1. Sense of urgency : Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.

2. Thoughtful risk-taking : Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.

3. Empowerment and accountability : Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.