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About the Organization

Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. 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 Responsibilities

The selected candidate would be expected to:

• Support teams in designing and developing new projects and providing implementation support for clients and monitoring project performance.
• Support the team in preparing Implementation Completion Results Reports for closed projects.
• Serve as a core contributor to the education and related operations work carried out by the team, with a focus on reducing learning poverty and emerging areas of importance in the sector.
• Support the team in the delivery of the work program and manage the delivery of individual tasks as assigned.
• Help to support policy dialogue and interactions with relevant government authorities; development partners; and civil society organizations.
• Proactively work across sectors and support teams to build synergies and identify entry points to leverage education and skills development and promote equitable and resilient growth in India.
• Support the Bank to bring global and regional good practice and lessons learned to promote education system strengthening, improve inclusive access to high quality learning and skills development, and enhance institutional accountability.
• Contribute to reviewing or providing inputs to documents on behalf of the sector team.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Master’s degree in education or a relevant field.
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in operational work in education or related sectors.
• Integrate divergent viewpoints of multiple external and internal stakeholders into a coherent project/program/strategy.
• Possess political judgment, diplomatic acumen, and teamwork skills.
• Support the building and sustaining of key stakeholder relationships with government and other key stakeholders.
• Support task teams to guide clients and/or development partners in establishing priorities and identifying key operational issues and optional solutions.
• Demonstrate deep understanding of policy making process in India and the role of education sector expertise in that process.
• Guide operational efforts and translate technical and cross-country knowledge into practical applications and contributions to country and sector strategies and for discussions with clients and development partners.

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