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E T Consultant

Job #: req38241 Organization: MIGA Sector: Gender Grade: EC3 Term Duration: 1 year 0 months Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment Location: Washington, DC,United States Required Language(s): English Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 9/4/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

Build a career with impact. Working at the World Bank Group (WBG) provides a unique opportunity to help countries solve their greatest development challenges. As one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries, the WBG is a unique partnership of five global institutions dedicated to ending poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, the WBG works 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.

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is a member of the World Bank Group, and our mission is to promote foreign direct investment into developing member countries to help end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity. We do that through the provision of guarantees against non-commercial risks (political risk insurance) to investors and lenders. For more information, visit www.miga.org.

The World Bank Group works in every major area of development. We provide a wide array of financial products and technical assistance, and we help countries share and apply innovative knowledge and solutions to the challenges they face. Our vision is to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. Our mission is to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet. This is threatened by multiple, intertwined crises. Time is of the essence. We need to write a new playbook to drive impactful development that is:

• Inclusive of everyone, including women and young people;
• Resilient to shocks, including against climate and biodiversity crises, pandemics, and fragility and;
• Sustainable, through growth and job creation, human development, fiscal and debt management, food security and access to clean air, water, and affordable energy.

To achieve this, we will work with all clients as one World Bank, in close partnership with other multilateral institutions, the private sector, and civil society. The World Bank Group (WBG) 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.

MIGA was established in 1988 to enhance the flow of capital and knowledge to developing countries and executes its mandate by providing political risk insurance and credit enhancement products against non-commercial risks for cross-border equity investors and lenders in its member countries. As of July 2024, MIGA is home to the WBG Guarantees Platform. The platform brings together guarantee products and experts from across the WBG – the International Finance Corporation (IFC), MIGA, and the World Bank – for efficiency, simplicity, and speed.

MIGA’s Gender team is a part of Gender and Evaluation group within the Economics and Sustainability department (MIGES) under the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (MIGCS).

MIGA seeks to maximize the gender differentiated impacts of its projects. MIGA’s prioritizes building on the foundation it laid to enhance effective gender interventions in the private sector. MIGA’s Gender Team oversees the implementation of the WBG Gender Strategy 2024-2030, provides technical support to staff and clients, and supports staff training and capacity building.

To ensure successful and timely implementation of MIGA’s gender ambitions, MIGA’s Gender Team seeks to recruit a Senior Gender Specialist with expertise in gender, gender analysis, gender interventions in the private sector, strategy implementation, and project management. The Senior Gender Specialist will support MIGA and its Gender Team in its corporate, client engagement and partnerships activities. We are looking for a motivated and dynamic professional with experience in addressing gender and inclusion issues in the context of private sector operations, exceptional analytical skills, and a track record of managing processes working across teams.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Gender Specialist will support MIGA's commitment toward operationalizing the 2024-2030 World Bank Group Gender Strategy and Implementation Plan. To do so, the Senior Gender Specialist will be expected to:

• Lead MIGA's client gender engagement on a selected portfolio of projects across sectors and across the WBG Guarantee Platform, including:
• Strategic engagement with clients to assess their interest, capacity, and readiness to undertake gender actions that narrow gaps.
• In-depth gender gap analysis at the sector and country level, and identification of measurable, high-impact client actions based on evidence and best practice.
• Close collaboration with MIGA project teams throughout the gender project lifecycle, providing technical guidance and quality assurance.
• Engage actively with the WBG's Knowledge Bank to ensure that the latest research, tools, and best practices on gender are identified and integrated into client engagement and project design.
• Lead monitoring of gender Scorecard Indicators for projects within this specialist's portfolio, including target setting, results tracking, and reporting.
• Serve as an expert resource to the Gender Team on Financial Institutions Group (FIG) projects, providing guidance, technical oversight, and support to other team members working on FIG engagements as needed.
• Build internal capacity on gender across the Gender Team and MIGA more broadly, including developing training materials, mentoring junior staff, and serving as a technical resource for colleagues on gender integration in operations.
• Lead and support key external partnerships that support client engagement and enhance the quality of MIGA's gender work, including with organizations such as the Financial Alliance for Women, as well as coordination with relevant WBG partners.
• Manage and oversee activities supported by the Umbrella Facility for Gender Equality (UFGE), including implementation oversight of UFGE-sponsored projects, donor reporting, and coordination with the World Bank Gender Group.
• Play a key role in the ongoing integration of gender into WBG Guarantee Platform operations, including contributing to updates to the Gender Flag approach and coordinating with World Bank and IFC counterparts to ensure alignment and coherence across the platform.
• Lead and coordinate ad hoc activities related to the operationalization of the WBG Gender Strategy and Implementation Plan, including providing senior-level input into strategy development and policy discussions.

Selection Criteria

• 10+ years of experience in gender, social development, economics, or another relevant field.
• Significant experience working in a client-facing role, preferably in a private sector or international development context.
• Demonstrated ability to understand client businesses and operating models, and to identify and develop appropriate gender interventions to support gender equality. Proven ability to engage with clients in a positive and service-oriented manner.
• Demonstrated expertise in working with financial institutions, including experience analyzing gender gaps in the financial sector and developing targeted activities to support gender equality through financial sector clients. Experience in other sectors (i.e., energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, agriculture, services, etc.) is an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical guidance, mentoring, or building the capacity of colleagues or teams on gender-related topics, including in a senior specialist or advisory capacity.
• Experience supporting donor-funded programs or institutional partnerships, including oversight of implementation, results tracking, and reporting to partners or funders.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and synthesize data and information to develop recommendations for clients related to gender.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, including the ability to communicate complex issues persuasively to a wide range of audiences.
• Ability to work independently on complex tasks on tight deadlines. Takes personal ownership and accountability to meet deadlines and achieve agreed-upon results.
• Ability to work in a multicultural, international environment and to influence and work constructively across teams to find effective solutions.
• Familiarity with international development frameworks and gender equality commitments at the corporate and operational level, including experience working with or alongside MDBs, the private sector, or the UN system.

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.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

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