- Embed cutting-edge knowledge into investments and generate public goods in line with GEF mandate and enhance the role of knowledge management in projects and programs.
- Increase knowledge flows through platforms through partnership and communities of practice; and
- Create and enable the environment for learning and capacity building for greater exchange of knowledge and collaboration across the partnership.
- Oversee implementation plan for all action areas identified in the KM&L strategy, including liaison with GEF agencies, the Science and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) Secretariat, and the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) as appropriate.
- Develop and promote a collaborative and knowledge sharing culture in the GEF Secretariat and the wider GEF partnership, consistent with GEF operational, programming and communication policies and strategies.
- Lead and coordinate all learning and knowledge sharing activities, including the use of cutting-edge ICT, digital tools and platforms.
- Lead and coordinate training and support to GEF Secretariat staff and partners on digital tools and platforms for knowledge co-creation and dissemination, including incentives mechanisms for the GEF partnership.
- Lead and guide the establishment of mechanisms for capturing knowledge on best practices and lessons learned from GEF investments, including the potential application of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence.
- Lead the establishment of knowledge generation and storage mechanisms from GEF investments and activities, to ensure that institutional learning is captured, stored and made accessible within the GEF partnership and externally to other stakeholders.
- Liaise and work closely with the other GEF Secretariat Divisions to streamline and integrate knowledge management related operations and tools.
- Lead and coordinate a GEF Secretariat-wide team on KM&L to ensure coherence and consistency in responding to and supporting the wider-GEF partnership, including greater alignment with project and program outreach plans, and the new GEF Communication and Visibility Policy
- Monitor and guide the evolution of the KM&L strategy, including resources to deliver on the different components in accordance with needs and expectations of the GEF management.
- Lead and coordinate assessment of KM&L plans in projects and programs from conception to design and implementation, and the extent to which these plans are being / have been achieved.
- Prepare reports to regularly update GEF Secretariat management and the GEF Council as required.
- Master's degree in knowledge management, learning, instructional design, organizational performance, international relations, international development, or similar discipline with a minimum 10 years' relevant experience.
- Demonstrated experience working on KM&L in reputable organization(s), including strategically across the organization to coordinate efforts, set clear priorities and develop KM&L programs.
- Experience in and ability to work with ICT tools, digital platforms for data management and social networking, including familiarity with AI tools and their potential application for KM&L.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct both quantitative and qualitative analyses on large datasets using appropriate methods.
- Strong interpersonal skills to work collaboratively in a diverse environment.
- Exceptional organizational and coordination skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English is essential. knowledge of another United Nations language is an advantage.
- Proven ability to handle multiple tasks independently, work under pressure with short deadlines, and be a problem-solver.
- Good familiarity and ease of working with the management information systems and dashboards.
- Previous experience with and/or exposure to members of the GEF Partnership, in positions with an implementing agency, a government agency or an international organization would be a plus.
- Enthusiastic self-starter with proven ability to engage, enthuse, organize, package and share knowledge and information effectively, working with a variety of tools and audiences in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and creative manner.
- Adequate knowledge of GEF mandate, operations, policies, instruments, and systems.
- Demonstrated initiative, and drive for results including the ability to undertake a diversity of tasks within a rapidly changing and demanding environment on short deadlines.
- Advanced knowledge of information resources and information technology, which could include SharePoint, Tableau, Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop, InDesign, Adobe Campaign, Cvent and Crowd Compass, HTML; video editing software; Survey Monkey or MS Forms.
- Demonstrated Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) skills, and the ability to use and produce content using platforms such as SharePoint and Adobe Connect.
- Develops and implements solutions that show understanding of how clients and/or own work achieves results that are financially, environmentally and socially sustainable
- Shares new insights based on in-depth understanding of the client and recommends solutions for current and future needs of clients
- Holds self and team accountable for risk management and outcomes.
- Collaborates across organizational boundaries, internally and externally with a sense of mutuality and respect
- Consistently engages others in open dialogue, brings out any conflicting viewpoints and incorporates viewpoints into solutions, giving credit where credit is due. Leverages expertise of all team members to ensure successful outcomes
- Makes choices and sets priorities with a WBG corporate perspective in mind
- Encourages and works with others to identify, incubate and implement relevant solutions
- Identifies opportunities in changing circumstances and energizes others to continuously improve, using intentional strategies to boost morale, team spirit, and productivity in context of WBG's values and mission
- Helps others to understand problems, client needs and the underlying context
- Ensures systematic sharing of good practice and learning from lessons from across WBG, clients, and partners
- Is known across WBG in their subject area and is sought out by WBG colleagues to advise, peer review, or contribute to knowledge products of others
- Seeks mentoring opportunities with more experienced staff to deepen or strengthen their professional knowledge and mentors junior staff
- Builds networks across the WBG and as part of external professional groups/networks
- Applies critical thinking and seeks inputs and experience from others to recommend a course of action consistent with the WBG's strategy
- Evaluates risk and anticipates the short- and long-term implications of decisions
- Commits to a decision and acts once a decision has been reached.
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Senior Knowledge Management Specialist - Washington DC, United States - World Bank Group
Description
World Bank GroupDescription
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a multilateral financial mechanism created in 1991 to provide grant and concessional funds to recipient countries for projects and programs that address biodiversity loss, climate change mitigation and adaptation, degradation of international waters, land and forests, ozone depletion, elimination or reduction of persistent organic pollutants and mercury, all within the framework of sustainable development.
The GEF unites 185 countries in partnership with international institutions, civil society organizations (CSOs), and the private sector to address global environmental issues while supporting national sustainable development initiatives.
The Convention on Biological Diversity, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), UN Convention to Combat Desertification, and Minamata Convention on Mercury.
GEF was also recently designated to serve as part of the financial mechanism of the international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ).
Since 1991, the GEF has achieved a strong track record with developing countries and countries with economies in transition, providing $24.7 billion in grants for over 5,700 projects in over 170 countries.
The GEF Secretariat is a Vice Presidential Unit (VPU) within the World Bank for administrative purposes and has approximately 70 professional, administrative and client support staff.
The GEF Secretariat is seeking to hire a dynamic and experienced Senior Knowledge Management Specialist who will lead and oversee implementation of the strategy in close coordination with other Divisions.
Duties and Accountabilities
The Senior Knowledge Management Specialist will be responsible for the overall implementation of the GEF KM&L Strategy.
The ideal candidate would have a combination of cutting-edge expertise and in-depth understanding of how to organize, curate and disseminate knowledge across an institutional framework that includes diverse stakeholders and dispersed globally.
Specific responsibilities are as follows:
Achieves results and identifies mission-driven solutions for the client
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.
World Bank Group Core Competencies
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.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
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Sector:
Nonprofit/Community/Social Services/International Cooperation
Role:
Other
Working hours (%
):80-100%
Job type:
Staff (Permanent and Fixed Term)