Lead Natural Resources Management Specialist - Washington, United States - IFC Systems Corporation

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Lead Natural Resources Management Specialist

Job #:

- req27389
Organization:


  • World Bank
    Sector:
  • Environment
    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:


  • 6/5/2024 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
    Description

The South Asia Region Context


The South Asia Region comprises eight countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) that range in size from India (with a population of over 1 billion) to Maldives (with 0.3 million people).

The region has experienced a long period of robust economic growth, averaging 6% a year over the past 20 years.

It was the second-fastest growing region in the world after the global crisis. This strong growth has translated into declining poverty and impressive improvements in human development.

The percentage of people living below the poverty line fell in South Asia from 56% to 16% between 1981 and 2013.

Still, the region remains home to a third of the world's poorest, with 216 million people living below $1.9/day.


The SAR ENB (SSAEN) program is one of ENB's largest, comprising over $900 million of loan financing support under implementation, with another several hundred million in the Fy25-26 pipeline, all towards a program on green, inclusive and resilient development, including a focus on sustainable landscapes and forests, oceans and pollution management, reflecting the critical importance of renewable natural resources for the economy and jobs.

SAR NRM assets are also tied closely with South Asia longer term development.

However, these resources are under significant pressure, with deforestation and land use change, land and water pollution, and coastal and marine resources management facing important challenges.


Job duties and responsibilities:


  • Lead the identification, design and implementation support of natural resource management lending programs and projects, including through leading preparation of detailed technical and operational design elements, with a primary focus on large landscape and forest programs and platforms, and contribution to the resilience agenda of the region.
  • Ensure and maintain effective communication and coordination with regional, national and local partners, including government, civil society, academic/research institutions, the private sector, and bilateral and multilateral development partner agencies. Partnership development and joining efforts in country dialogue and financing, across institutions, financial sources and expertise will be a key focus of this position.
  • Contribute to and/or lead analytical inputs in support of the SAR's sustainable landscapes. Assess and advise on policy frameworks, particularly around tradeoffs between agriculture and land/forest/water management, promoting sustainable development of landscapes habitats, and/or community natural resources management.
  • Support capacity building needs of/knowledge sharing opportunities for key partners, through developing programs to build capacity/share knowledge at technical and administrative levels and deliver related training in support of the implementation of the new Knowledge Compact.
  • Provide and mobilize strategic technical assistance in support of client's needs to improve capacity for natural resources management, from within and outside the Bank's global network.
  • Produce and present major/complex reports, including the supervision, coordination and quality control of lending and nonlending products.
  • Ensure strong regional knowledge sharing, dissemination and awareness raising activities with key clients.
  • Participate, contribute and shape specific areas of upcoming SCDs/CPFs/PLRs, in support of, and together with the country team, including the strategic vision for a program pillar(s) and its results framework.
  • Lead, support the development and implementation of the large scale natural resources management strategies and programs in countries and facilitates, engages in and shapes high level policy dialogues on natural resourcesrelated topics.
  • Lead the development of new business opportunities in natural resources management and landscapes.
  • Working across sectors, engage with GPs and PGs colleagues, CMUs and clients to develop and ensure effective, impactful program priorities at scale to address client needs, expected program results, and mix of interventions in the context of the implementation of the Evolution Road Map which will be front and center to guide the work of the Lead Specialist
  • Ensure collaboration among the WB, IFC and MIGA to develop integrated programs and, to provide integrated technical and financial solutions to clients, including climate finance.
  • Ensure an emphasis on thematic, multisectoral work, with clear results and impact oriented frameworks.
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