Job Description

E T Consultant

Job #: req38790 Organization: World Bank Group Sector: Digital Development Grade: EC2 Term Duration: 1 year 0 months Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment Location: Malabo,Equatorial Guinea Required Language(s): Spanish - English Preferred Language(s): French Closing Date: 11/1/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

At the World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. For more information, visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/who-we-are/ibrd

VPU Context:

Digital technologies offer a unique opportunity to transform development through digital solutions. The Digital and AI Vice Presidency and its global and regional teams will support client countries in building the foundational and cross-cutting elements of digital transformation through: • Building digital infrastructure and data platforms (including AI, cloud computing and digital public infrastructure); • Protecting institutions, businesses, and citizens through cybersecurity and data protection & privacy • Developing ICT sectors and supporting digital entrepreneurship, skills, and jobs; • Implementing and digitalizing digital government services that improve accountability and transparency; • Supporting the Vice presidencies of People, Prosperity, Planet, and Infrastructure in the digitalization efforts of their clients, and in leveraging digital solutions, including building client sectoral digital capacity, defining sectoral specific AI strategies, and designing sectoral AI solutions; • Coordinating the operationalization of the WBG Digital Strategy as well as cross-GP efforts of achieving the new Corporate Scorecard digital indicators.

For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/ext/en/topic/digital-and-ai

Unit Context: The DAWDU Unit is looking for a Digital Specialist under an Extended Term Consultant (ETC) contract to be based in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The ETC will report to the DAWDU Practice Manager.

Duties and accountabilities: The Digital Specialist (ETC) will be responsible for:

• Contributing to the preparation, implementation and supervision of the WBG-financed digital transformation projects in Equatorial Guinea as a primary focal point to coordinate the clients and stakeholders on the ground. The key immediate priority is to support the preparation of the Central Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (CARDIP).
• Coordinating data collection and compilation activities, primarily in EQG.
• Providing technical expertise and advice on a range of key project activities focused primarily on broadband infrastructure development, and also on digital government and services, digital public infrastructure (DPI), digital skills and innovation, cyber resilience, data governance as well as addressing WBG corporate priorities (e.g. climate change, gender, etc.).
• Advising clients on strategies, best practices and design of programs to develop the foundations of their digital economies.
• Supporting the management and implementation of Trust Funds (TFs) grants related to digital development in EQG, including coordination of activities, monitoring of deliverables, and ensuring alignment with WBG operational and fiduciary requirements.
• Contributing to drafting, and finalizing analytical documents related to digital economy, and relevant project preparation documents, and other ad-hoc operation related documents in close interaction with World Bank teams and Project Implementation Unit(s).
• Providing technical expertise and advice on a range of policy and regulatory issues to promote regional integration, enhance private sector development and innovation in the digital economy sector with the aim of achieving the African Union (AU)’s digital economy target that people, businesses and governments to be digitally enabled by 2030.
• Providing technical expertise and advice on policy, institutional reform, project development and execution to support digital government and services delivery in client countries.
• Collaborating with other sector colleagues in WBG, as well as with the Country Office teams in EQG, in cross-cutting solutions and use cases that technologies can leverage the impact. Key sectors include energy, agriculture, health, education, social protection, financial services, transport, climate change, disaster management, etc.
• Developing innovative and practical approaches to solving difficult policy and operational issues for selected high priority digital transformation related activities.
• Contributing to policy dialogue with senior officials of client countries, regional institutions, private sector/industry, and development partner agencies.
• Representing the DAWDU Unit and the Bank at digital transformation related fora and events, as well as liaison in the above areas with key external partners.

Selection Criteria

• Master's degree in telecommunications, engineering, computer science, law, economics, public policy or related field with a minimum of 5 years of experience in ICT / Digital Economy policy and regulation and/or ICT / Digital Economy project design and implementation, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent conceptual and analytical skills, including ability to think strategically and innovatively about the role of digital technologies for socio-economic development and for transformation in other sectors of the economy.
• Strong technical and operational skills as evidenced in a proven track record in supporting the government dialogue and preparation of project operations within the Bank or similar type of projects/products for other entities; knowledge and experience in World Bank Group Policy and Procedure Framework (PPF) is not mandatory but would be a plus.
• Good understanding of development challenges in EQG, and good understanding of digital development landscape in both countries.
• Excellent understanding of EQG in terms of government functioning (structure, hierarchy and business protocols), and ability to build effective working relations with the government and colleagues.
• Strong client engagement skills, taking responsibility and accountability for timely response to client queries, requests or needs, working to remove obstacles that may impede execution or project success.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Spanish as demonstrated in a proven track record of effectively delivering technical information in a clear, easily understandable and effective manner. French and English are highly desirable.
• Excellent presentation skills, using charts, graphs and other data presentation techniques appropriately to communicate data, technical information, or complex concepts to non-specialists.
• Strong drive for results, taking personal ownership and accountability to meet deadlines and achieve agreed-upon results.
• Strong business judgment and analytical decision making, analyzing facts and data to support sound and logical business decisions.
• Proven ability to function effectively as a team member of multi-disciplinary teams and resolve conflicts constructively.
• Willingness and ability to travel.

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

As per WBG policy, an Extended Term (ET) appointment is subject to a lifetime maximum of three (3) years. Former and current ET staff who have completed or are in the process of completing their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.

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