Job Description

ET Consultant

Job #: req38988 Organization: World Bank Sector: Financial Management Grade: EC2 Term Duration: 1 year 0 months Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment Location: Beirut,Lebanon Required Language(s): English, Arabic Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 11/11/2026 (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.

Background and Objective

The consultancy provides Public Financial Management (PFM) advisory, implementation, and coordination support to the World Bank Task Team and the Ministry of Finance under the Fiscal Management Project (FMP).

The objective of the assignment is to provide timely technical and operational support to facilitate effective project implementation, strengthen follow-up on agreed actions, address implementation bottlenecks, and contribute to the achievement of the Project Development Objective.

Scope of Work

The Consultant will continue to provide support in the following areas:

• Provide technical PFM advice and implementation support to the Task Team, ensuring consistency with the project’s objectives, implementation priorities, and agreed work program.
• Support coordination with the Ministry of Finance, the Project Coordination Unit, implementing entities, and other relevant stakeholders to facilitate implementation, follow up on agreed actions, and address emerging issues in a timely manner.
• Support the preparation, review, and follow-up of key project documentation, including Terms of Reference, Requests for Expressions of Interest, procurement-related documentation, the Project Operations Manual, Action Plans, implementation and tracking matrices, the Results Framework, Performance-Based Conditions, and financial reporting requirements.
• Support implementation across the principal FMP reform areas, including tax administration, SIGTAS, ITAS, IFMIS, Customs and UNCTAD-related activities, Land Registry and Cadastre modernization, payroll audit, budget preparation and execution, Institute of Finance activities, and related institutional strengthening initiatives.
• Support project financing and grant-related matters, including effectiveness requirements, legal and institutional actions, Authorized Signatory Letters, LFF grants, additional financing, extension requests, disbursement-related actions, and associated documentation.
• Support procurement and financial management follow-up, including STEP-related actions, procurement processes, technical assignments, contract implementation, Interim Financial Reports, and other relevant fiduciary requirements.
• Support the preparation and delivery of World Bank supervision and technical missions, including mission planning, agenda preparation, stakeholder coordination, participation in meetings, preparation of Aide-Mémoires, Management Letters, action matrices, and post-mission follow-up.
• Prepare and consolidate implementation updates, briefing notes, progress summaries, tracking tools, and other information required by the Task Team to monitor progress, identify bottlenecks, and support timely corrective action.

Working Arrangements

The Consultant will continue to work closely with the World Bank Task Team Leader and relevant technical, fiduciary, and operational specialists, while maintaining regular coordination with the Ministry of Finance, the Project Coordination Unit, implementing entities, and other project stakeholders.

Expected Outputs

Expected outputs will include timely technical inputs and implementation support, reviewed and updated project documentation, implementation and tracking tools, mission-related documentation, progress and briefing notes, and follow-up on agreed project actions.

The consultancy will contribute to strengthening coordination, sustaining implementation momentum, facilitating the resolution of operational issues, and supporting the effective delivery of the Fiscal Management Project in line with its development objectives.

Selection Criteria

Candidates will be assessed based on the following qualifications and experience:

• A master’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, business administration, public administration, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in public financial management and fiscal reforms, fiscal management, public debt management, or related institutional reform.
• Strong knowledge of Lebanon’s PFM systems, institutions, and reform priorities, with demonstrated experience working with the Ministry of Finance or comparable government finance institutions.
• Experience supporting World Bank-financed or other development-partner PFM operations, including project implementation, fiduciary and procurement follow-up, results monitoring, and institutional coordination.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating and supporting the implementation of complex, multi-component PFM reforms, preferably covering areas such as budget management, IFMIS, tax and customs administration, public debt management, fiscal reporting, payroll, and institutional strengthening.
• Proven ability to provide hands-on, timely implementation support, follow up on agreed actions, address implementation bottlenecks, and coordinate effectively with government counterparts, project teams, and development partners.
• Strong analytical, organizational, drafting, communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Fluency in Arabic and English (French would be an advantage), and availability to provide regular in-country support.

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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