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Working at the World Bank provides a unique opportunity for you to join us to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank (WB) is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions (IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA, and ICSID) dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. 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.

Job Description

This is an Environmental Analyst (Extended Term Consultancy/ETC) position. It is a one-year assignment, with a possibility of an extension.

Job Responsibilities

The Environmental Analyst will report to the Environment Department Manager for South Asia/SSAE1 based in Singapore. He/She would work under the daily supervision of the India-based Environmental Risk Management (ERM) Coordinator but will also work very closely with the Regional Safeguards Coordinator (RSC) in Washington and the Deputy RSC based in Singapore.

The Environmental Analyst’s program would cover the India program. and would focus on supporting the ERM of the India program, establishing and implementing a monitoring system for ERM, supporting training and capacity building for clients and unit staff on ERM-related issues, and providing risk management support to the unit’s operations and supporting the India-based ERM Coordinator, RSC and Deputy RSC on tracking and monitoring on the risk management of the India program, including budget and risk analysis, staff planning, etc. This includes support to investment projects using the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) and Safeguard Policies, Program for Results Financing and Development Policy Financing as well as providing guidance and support related to teams and clients working with other lending and analytical support with environmental and social risks.

Environmental Risk Monitoring, Management and Processing

• Working with the Environmental Risk Focal Point for India and the Regional Safeguards Coordinator and the Deputy Regional Safeguards Coordinator, the Environmental Analyst would establish and implement a strategic monitoring system for ERM-related issues. This includes monitoring the pipeline and active projects, ensuring project-related information is timely shared between task teams and ADM specialists and working with the Environmental Analyst and the Regional Safeguards/ESF Team in Washington DC for timely review of packages tracking ERM-related processing, monitoring performance, and communicating with staff to help support implementation. Support overall pipeline and portfolio monitoring and management including ensuring information systems are updated to accurately reflect project status working very closely with the Environmental Analyst based in DC, ERM Focal Point in India, RSC and Deputy RSC.
• Help the ENV Manager and Senior ESF Specialists working on the India program to track projects and tasks assigned to Environmental and Social Specialists working on the ESF and track filing of key safeguards/ESF instruments in preparation and implementation phase. 
• Work with the country ESF focal point, support the bi-annual project staffing allocation assignment. Serve as unit focal point in ensuring task planning is done for the India country team, aligned with unit standards.
• • Support budget planning exercise for ERM-related tasks. Monitor the unit’s budget utilization, working with the BPS team, RD front office, and PM, proactively trouble-shooting emerging issues. 
• Support efforts to monitor and report on overall portfolio risks, including through consolidating project risk lists maintained at the CMU, regional or corporate level. Maintain and update information on project and program risk lists and assist in preparing for risk review meetings. Support preparation and consolidate materials for various risk review meetings. 
• Using the ESCP as a key tool, work under the guidance of Senior Environmental Specialists to help identify and track known and emerging environmental risks and their management and resolution during project implementation. 
• For projects being supported by the Bank’s ESF, using the ESCP as benchmarking tool, under guidance of RSC and Deputy RSC, Focal point and senior environmental specialist, help monitor compliance with the ESSs, sector specific guidelines, other relevant policies, contract specific conditions, and track deadlines. 
• Support implementation of ESF Simplification priorities, including tracking, proactively identifying opportunities for promoting simplification. 

Operational Work Program

• Serve as a team member contributing to environmental risk management of lower risk projects, providing advice and support to clients and teams on risk management, corporate requirements and processing needs, as appropriate.

Knowledge Management

• Coordinate and carry out other tasks as requested by the Manager such as for example, contribute to the organization of training or knowledge sharing events.
• Create (with help of other ENV staff) and maintain a repository of safeguards and ESF related documents, including TORs for ESF/Safeguards instruments, cleared Environment and Social Commitment Plans (ESCPs), cleared ESRSs, as well as lessons learned and best practices from specific Bank projects for research, knowledge and learning purposes.

Training/Capacity Building

• Support efforts to strengthen India’s existing environmental risk management tools, processes and approaches including efforts to “strengthen borrower systems”. 
• Support and participate in training activities on the WB’s safeguard policies and the ESSs and their provisions and implications for project preparation and implementation to World Bank Clients, WBG staff and other interested / relevant parties (e.g. NGOs, academia). 
• Contribute to the further development of ESS-related technical materials, such as Good Practice Notes, knowledge tools, or metrics as applicable.
• Develop your own learning plan, in coordination with the ENV Manager, to support your skills development on technical and operational issues related to environmental risk management.

Education Qualifications/Required Skills & Experience

• Advanced degree (MS minimum) in environmental or natural sciences, environmental policy, engineering, energy, agriculture, geography, development studies, or equivalent areas. 
• Minimum of 2 years of full-time relevant professional experience post-Masters Degree. 
• Strong analytical skills, ability to think strategically, analyze and synthesize diverse qualitative and quantitative environmentally related data and information.
• Experience with Indian environmental legislation required. Basic knowledge of World Bank’s safeguards policies, ESF and/or IFC Performance Standards/MIGA Environmental and Social policies or similar standards would be an advantage.
• Ability to function effectively working with a range of stakeholders, including project-affected parties, government officials, non-governmental organizations / civil society, as well as project investors and their staff.
• Basic knowledge of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change GHG accounting methodologies, or similar standards, is an advantage.
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly and confidently, articulate issues and recommend solutions.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including its analytical and data mining functions, and database management applications would be an advantage. 
• Excellence in English communication skills is required (writing, speaking, listening and reading).
• Proven collaboration skills and successful experience working with multi-disciplinary teams, and ability to work independently with limited supervision.

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