Background / General description
The World Bank, the leading multilateral institution in global economic development, is seeking
applications for the position of an Accounting Assistant. This is a local position based in the Bank’s
office in Abuja, Nigeria
The Accounting Assistant will be a member of the World Bank’s Resource Management team
recruited locally.
The incumbent in this position works under the guidance of senior team members on detailed
issues, using accuracy and attention to details) in order to meet the country office’s need for The
 Duties and Accountabilities
Acounting Assistant will be responsible for:
Financial Accounting:
• Processes accurately and promptly all accounting transactions, including payroll, operating
expenses, procurement, travel, consultant payments, vendor payments, charge backs and
other office running expenses. Processes transactions in the Asset Management module for
office and residence inventories;
• Maintains accounts reconciled at any given point in time. Regularly reviews the open item
accounts and resolves any outstanding items; keeps relevant documents and invoices
systematically to fully support the accounts;
• Performs bank account reconciliation and reviews cash flow and replenishment needs.
• Interacts with clients both inside and outside the Bank, e.g., staff, consultants, vendors, etc.,
to effect timely payments and resolve accounting related issues;
• Assists in planning and monitoring budget and expenses linked to country office work
program;
• Provides references to Bank’s financial and administrative policies and procedures in
administrative expense related subject areas;

Financial Accounting Controls and Reporting:
• Maintains consistency in the application of accounting rules and procedures, including
safeguarding of cash and checks;
• Maintains and administers the petty cash in the Country office
• Processes the monthly phone bills and provides advice on reasonableness, including
reconciliation.
• Reviews general ledger accounts regularly to ensure accurate postings;
• Monitors operating expenses and highlights potential issues;
• Reviews documentation for travel statements of expenses;
• Periodically reviews exception reports and takes remedial actions (such as missing time,
SOE exceptions, above average consultant and vendor expenses, overtime, open purchase
orders and commitments, excessive travel advances etc.);
• Ensures compliance with institutional and regional policies and guidelines;
• Generates a variety of standard and customized financial/accounting reports;
• Reviews, follows up and resolves issues noted in accounting scorecard and other quality
assurance reports issued by Head Quarter Accounting Department;
• Follows up on audit and COSO recommendations which relate to the accounting and
Resource Management functions.

Selection Ctiteria:
Academic Training and Experience: A relevant degree (e.g. Finance, Accounting, Business,
or Economics).
Minimum of 3 years experience in a relevant field (e.g Accounting or Finance.) Preference
will be given to candidates with 5 or more years of cognate experience.

Academic Training and Experience: A relevant degree (e.g. Finance, Accounting, Business,
or Economics).
Minimum of 3 years experience in a relevant field (e.g Accounting or Finance.) Preference
will be given to candidates with 5 or more years of cognate experience.

Communication and Team Skills: High level of personal and professional integrity. Strong
analytical skills and ability to function well in a multi-cultural environment. Result-oriented
personality with proven problem-solving skills. Strong communication skills with ability to
prepare, present and discuss findings in written and oral form. Effective skills as an
interlocutor in handling and facilitating client and inter-unit business relationships. Ability to
function effectively in multi-disciplinary teams within a matrix management environment.

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Government, and other agencies in implementing World Bank-financed programs by providing critical procurement advice and support. The incumbent will respond to the increasing demand to provide procurement support to World Bank operations in Nigeria and other countries as required from time to time.

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The Statistics for Results Facility (SRF) is a global initiative concerned with supporting the strengthening of statistical systems and building capacity in developing countries. The SRF focuses on
scaling-up levels of resources for investing in statistical capacity on the basis of an agreed National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS), and on the promotion of more effective delivery of assistance, particularly through the use of program-based approaches.

The World Bank is managing a “Catalytic Fund” to support the SRF approach in several pilot countries. The Catalytic Fund is designed to stimulate support for implementing an NSDS; to
Job #    100644
Job Title    Statistician
Job Family    Economic Policy
Location    Abuja, Nigeria
Appointment    International Hire
Closing Date    21-Apr-2010
Language Requirements    English [Essential]
Appointment Type  
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The Africa Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Department (AFTP3) is seeking a GH level Lead Economist for the Nigeria country program to be posted in Abuja, Nigeria in
January 2010.  The Lead Economist will provide strategic advice to the country director and lead the economic dialogue with the Nigerian authorities and development partners. S/he would would also lead high-profile lending operations and Analytic and Advisory Activities (AAA) and provide intellectual leadership and quality assurance for the PREM team covering Nigeria, which currently consists of 4 additional economists, all located in Abuja.

The Africa Region of the World Bank covers 47 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.  As reflected in the Africa Action Plan, Bank support aims at: strengthening the results framework for achieving impact at the country level; building capable states and improving governance; supporting the drivers of growth; ensuring that the benefits from growth are shared broadly; and leveraging IDA assistance by strengthening partnerships.  To this end, the Region has an active and diverse work program encompassing significant IDA operations, HIPC debt relief, a diverse program of analytical work, and a large portfolio of almost 400 projects under supervision.  The Region has been at the forefront of work on PRSPs and accompanying PRSCs; and post-conflict countries.  Over 1,400 staff work in the Region; and more than 50 percent are based in the 37 country offices.  The core values guiding our work are passion for our mission of sustainable poverty reduction, putting the needs of the client at the center of all our activities, trust and respect as a common currency, intellectual rigor and curiosity, honesty and integrity, teamwork, and openness to learning and the courage to admit we do not always have the answer.

The Africa Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Group (AFR PREM) plays a key role in implementing the Africa Action Plan.  It has particularly significant responsibilities in strengthening efforts to: support shared growth; build sustainable and effective institutions; and deepen results orientation.

The AFTP3 unit comprises about 30 staff working on Nigeria and 10 Central African countries (Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe). The countries in the unit are Anglophone, Francophone or Lusophone and include countries with widely varying performance levels and capacities (including one IBRD country).  The country economists’ work programs are tailored to the specifics of each country but involve in virtually all cases a high level of responsibility and visibility as country economists are expected to carry forward the macroeconomic dialogue in each country, interacting with both senior government officials (up to and including Ministers) as well as other development partners and the IMF.

The Bank’s actvities in Nigeria comprise a large and very active program of lending and analytic work.  The Bank is engaged in twenty-five active projects with undisbursed commitments of about $3 billion, and a IDA lending pipeline exceeding $1 billion per year.  Partnership with government is strong and growing, and the PREM team plays a critical role through its advisory services as well as supervision of a large technical assistance project. In June 2009, a federal level DPO for $500 million was negotiated to help the government with the mitgation of the financial crisis. The Bank is also increasingly active on the state level, where governors seek to avail themselves of policy advice and technical assistance, particularly on public financial management. The new CPS under preparation envisages state-level Development Policy Operations, starting with Lagos in 2010. The Nigeria PREM team has recently produced a series of ESW on growth, fiscal federalism, and state-level public expenditure that have made the Bank a close partner of the federal government and state governments in identifying options to accelerate growth and enhancing the effectiveness of spending.
  
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Job #    100564
Job Title    Lead Economist
Job Family    Economic Policy
Location    Abuja, Nigeria
Appointment    International Hire
Closing Date    15-Apr-2010
Language Requirements    English [Essential]
Appointment Type  
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 The world bank Africa is currently recruiting for the under-listed job vacancies in the aforementioned African countries
Job # 100690
Job Title Team Assistant
Job Family Administration
Location Accra, Ghana
Appointment Local Hire
Closing Date 19-Apr-2010
Language Requirements English [Essential]
Appointment Type
Background / General description

Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a 2 year renewable term appointment.

The role would suit an individual who is able to demonstrate initiative and flexibility and would offer full involvement in the team’s activities.

Duties and Accountabilities

The Team Assistant will report to the

Task Team Leaders as well as the Executive Assistant.  Her/his main responsibility will be, but not limited to:

• Drafts routine correspondence and proofreads and edits materials using proper grammar, punctuation, and style;
• Incorporates agreed upon review comments into documents, making full use of shared drives and software capabilities;
• Uses word processing or desktop publishing skills to type complex text, reports, figures, graphs, etc., according to standard Bank formats and distribution;
• Coordinates schedules taking priority into account, monitors changes, and communicates the information to staff inside and outside the immediate work unit, including officials outside the Bank;
• Solves non-routine problems (e.g., responds to requests requiring file search, etc.);
• Assists in preparation of conferences, seminars, workshops, etc;
• Handles logistic planning for negotiations, Board presentations and signings or equivalent events;
• Tracks assigned project steps/timetables, coordinates with relevant staff and provides assistance and/or information on project-related matters;
• Maintains current distribution lists, phone/address lists of project/product contacts, and distributes documents for relevant task team;
• Maintains up-to-date work unit project and other files (both paper and electronic).

Qualifications and Skills

In selecting candidates, the following qualifications and skills will be considered:

• High School and Secretarial Diploma or equivalent diploma, with a minimum of 2-5 years working experience in a reputable organization.
• Proficiency in use advanced functions on Bank standard computer applications (Word, Excel and Power Point)
• Knowledge of and ability to execute diverse and intricate work procedures related to the timely processing and production of assigned outputs and supporting administrative activities;
• Applied knowledge of Bank’s organization, procedures and practices, including Bank records management and filing procedures;
• Thorough knowledge of work procedures in assigned work unit;
• Ability to retrieve reference materials from various sources (e.g., databases, IRIS or other filing systems, joint library, internet, etc.);
• Demonstrated use of initiative and ability to make appropriate linkages in work requirements and anticipate next steps;
• Ability to follow through on team priorities in the absence of the team leader and respond to requests for information;
• Ability to pass relevant Bank tests (e.g. English language, computer applications, etc.) as required;
• Committed, dedicated and team player with ability to deal tactfully and effectively with staff and clients in a multi-cultural environment;
• Proficient English skills (verbal and written), including ability to draft routine correspondence and edit materials using proper grammar, punctuation and style;
• Effective time management and organizational skills;
• Ability to produce high-quality work under pressure.
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Job # 100640
Job Title Receptionist (Uganda)
Job Family Administration
Location Kampala, Uganda
Appointment Local Hire
Closing Date 12-Apr-2010
Language Requirements English [Essential]
Appointment Type
Background / General description

Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a 2 year renewable term appointment.

The successful candidate will be required to provide professional reception and administrative support services to the organization. He/She will be required to work on multiple concurrent tasks with constant interruption without losing concentration or attention to detail. He/She must be able to deal with emergency situations in a calm, efficient and prompt manner; showing an excellent sense of initiative and discretion.
Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a 2 year renewable term appointment.

Duties and Accountabilities

These include but are not limited to:

•    Using a multi-line telephone, answering a high volume of telephone calls with courtesy, speed and accurately routing the calls.
•    Receiving, communicating and screening visitors then directing them to their proper destination in a courteous and professional manner.
•    Providing general information regarding the Bank and responding to routine inquiries or complaints from clients and members of the public in line with Bank’s policies and management direction.
•    Referring non-routine, sensitive and/or complex requests for information and other inquiries or complaints to appropriate staff.
•    Relaying messages accurately orally, manually and by electronic mail.
•    Performing other office support functions, examples of which include receiving, sorting and ensuring distribution of incoming mail.
•    Making calls on behalf of staff and when needed
•    Coordinates monthly subscriptions of newspapers to ensure that they are valid.
•    Receive and distribute newspapers and regular journals to relevant staff
•    Maintain Internal and external directories, circulating and updating of the visiting missions schedule weekly, updating of staff AWS/Leave/Missions schedule, recording and dispatch of pouch weekly.

Selection Criteria
•     Minimum qualification of Diploma in Secretarial studies or an equivalent.
•       Excellent command of written and spoken English
•        Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to interact tactfully with people of all levels.
•        Demonstrable team spirit and strong desire to actively contribute to a Bank’s objectives.
•         Willingness and ability to assist in any ad-hoc tasks that may come up.
•        Excellent word and data processing skills (Word, Excel, Lotus Notes, etc.)
•         Ability to pass relevant Bank Group test at time of recruitment (English language).
•        Minimum of two years cognate experience in a busy office environment.

Qualified male and female candidates of diverse background (gender, religious, ethnic, disability) are encouraged to apply.

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Job # 100647
Job Title Program Assistant
Job Family Administration
Location Cairo, Egypt
Appointment Local Hire
Closing Date 06-Apr-2010
Language Requirements Arabic [Essential]; English [Essential]
Appointment Type  
Background / General description
The Middle East and North Africa region (MNA) has around 350 staff. About 50 % are located in the field within 13 countries and the rest in HQ. The MNA Human Resources Team is committed to delivering high-quality HR services and advisory support to the MNA region staff and management teams. Our services range from analytical, problem-solving, strategic interventions to HR actions and administrative work at individual and unit levels.

Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a 3 year renewable term appointment.

Duties and Accountabilities
This position is for a locally recruited staff Cairo – based who will provide a full time specialized and advanced HR administrative support to the decentralized HR function in MNA. The scope of the job includes but is not limited to delivering HR services/products related to recruitment, training, staffing, policies and handling day to day client HR queries and/or reroutes to Sr. HRO.
Based in the World Bank Cairo country office, the position involves interaction with country office staff in MNA countries and counterparts at HQ.
Duties and Accountabilities include but are not limited to the following:

•    Act as a local focal point for the HR Administrators to ensure consistency and quality of HR administration in client country offices.
•    Perform HR administrative work covering employment cycle from recruitment through retirement stages. This includes for example, processing job vacancy advertisements, screening candidates and finalizing recruitment process. Also benefits administration and orientation of new staff.
•    Help in developing, maintaining and updating database and spreadsheets for specific HR reporting activities as in Performance Management, Compensation and Strategic Staffing. Also, perform research and analytical tasks under general guidance.
•    Provide information and guidance to staff on routine HR policies and procedures.
•    Undertake coordination of regional training events and programs as well as extract training needs and help prepare and administer a regional training calendar.
•    Introduce ways to enhance the effectiveness of HR administrative support to the Country Offices.
•    Ensure quality and adherence to standards in HR administration matters for example contracts.
•    Monitor follow-up on deadlines and submissions for management reviews, mid-term reviews, HR Actions and other HR deliverables.
•    Set up appointments with clients, draft minutes of meetings and perform admin responsibilities to address business needs.

Selection Criteria

•    BA degree in HR related fields with minimum four years relevant experience.
•    Professional English skills, verbal and written, including ability to draft routine correspondence and edit materials.
•    Strong computer skills and good knowledge of relevant software applications.
•    ACS tests required

Essential Specialized Skills/Knowledge/Competencies
•    Able to maintain a high degree of confidentiality and trust.
•    Demonstrated ability to operate sensitively in a multi-cultural environment.
•    Excellent interpersonal / communications skills with high level of maturity and good judgment.
•    Results-oriented team player who is adaptable to changing business needs.
•    Effective time management and organizational skills
•    Initiative and resourcefulness to develop HR practical new approaches
•    Ability to learn new practices and procedures quickly with potential for greater responsibility.
•    Ability to choose appropriately between acting independently and consulting with supervisor.
•    Demonstrable skills in retrieving, gathering and obtaining information from various sources (internet) and pulling them together in a usable form.

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The world Bank in Nigeria is recruiting for E T Temporary in  Abuja

E T Temporary, Abuja

Closing Date: Sunday, 25 April 2010
The World Bank

433 ECOWAS Road

Assokoro District

Abuja

Job # 100693

Job Title E T Temporary

Job Family Learning

Location Abuja, Nigeria

Appointment Local Hire

Closing Date 25-Apr-2010

Language Requirements English [Essential]; French [Desired]

Appointment Type

Background / General description

In line with its regional learning strategy, the Africa Region of the World Bank recently created a Regional learning hub in its Abuja Office to achieve the following objectives:  Providing learning opportunities which support Regional staff to maintain and build required skills.  Providing relevant learning opportunities which support staff to perform and achieve development results as the Bank’s business evolves, as decentralization continues and as change accelerates  Providing learning opportunities to maintain the breath and relevance of Bank’s knowledge base.  Developing a more innovative and strategic learning program better-aligned with the region’s key business needs.  Providing adequate learning opportunities for locally-recruited staff.

Duties and Accountabilities

Under the supervision of the Sub-Regional Human Resource Officer, the responsibilities would include but not limited to the following: 1. Coordinate the Language and Culture Program (LCP) • Participate in periodic vendor meetings and support programs as required • Set up webinars and/or video-conferences; coordinate connectivity testing with participants in country office, relying on assistance from Bank’s IT help desk as needed • Establish and manage a community of learners practice by using WBG’s Scoop social network • Coordinate communications between LCP and Abuja country office staff and management • Manage weekly schedule of tutoring sessions for various groups; • Coordinate peer learning activities (i.e. lunches, BBL, etc) • Help LCP organize tutoring observations via video-conferences • Ensure that participants complete periodic assessment activities following LCP standards (i.e. Oral Proficiency Interviews); Ensure that all participants have access to a microphone/headset and other learning aids as may be needed from time to time. • Run, read, and file regular reports on courses and individual participants’ level of usage following LCP standards, and ensure that everyone who needs to see a given report will receive it • Coordinate records for Level 1 and Level 3 evaluations. This will involve primarily working with Monitoring and evaluation colleagues, but it could also include some program-specific evaluations to track trends and help program manager plan appropriate responses • Create and manage periodic reports on usage of Rosetta Stone and follow-up communication, in consultation with Lead Trainers in the LCP 2. Workshop administration: • Find appropriate venue for the Training in accordance with the training requirements • Secure the venue and Vendors by getting LPOs • Liaise with Task Team Leaders on the list of invitees and substantive programme of the event to guide event preparation. • Book appropriate conference venue • Organize special activities i.e. identification of appropriate activities and their organization – e.g. special dinners, entertainment (proposals for this shall be described in the refined event concept) • Assist in outsourcing / hiring equipments needed for the training for example printers, translation equipments • Ensure appropriate branding of the venue • Assist in ordering of Stationary to be purchased locally. • Prepare appropriate event packages including name tag, binders with event logo, quality pens, notebooks • Lay out the conference meeting room 3. Training Logistics • Organize logistics related to travel, entry visas, accommodation and rooming lists, airport transfer, in house tea-break, catering facilities, etc as may be required from time to time. • Create participant list associated data • Make appropriate provision for protocol and diplomatic arrangements as may be needed • Ensure security arrangements. • Ensure participant registration processing of registration forms (i.e. LMS registration) • Communicate with participants regarding their participation and requirements • Prepare and distribute all printed and digital documents • Ensure that all the equipments are working well i.e. LCD projector, sound recording of the event • Coordinate all the special events for example reception and closing dinners • Ensure to schedule the Photographer for the event, press conference, opening reception • Ensure availability of technical support during the event • Ensure IT assistance, project fair/exhibition assistance • Print workshop certificates • Manage overall coordination and financial monitoring of the event • Collect feedback and experiences, analyzing the lessons learned • Liaise with the venue and vendors to update final billing documentation and facilitating payment with Accounts • Facilitate pouch logistics of conference materials as necessary

Selection Criteria

• A Minimum of Bachelors degree preferably in Secretarial Studies or Office Management or Business Administration, or other relevant discipline. • At least 3 years of direct relevant experience in a large International, service or Private Sector Organization. (Relevant hands-on experience in a reputable training outfit, professional body or consulting firm will be an added advantage) • Proficiency in English (verbal and written) and effective time management and organizational skills. • A working knowledge of French Language is an added advantage. • Experience in working effectively with numbers. • Pass relevant Bank Group tests in place at time of recruitment i.e. language and computer applications such as Ms Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Typing. • Proficiency in using advance functions of standard computer applications and adaptability to use state-of-art software. • Knowledge of and ability to execute business processes involving diverse and work procedures related to the processing and production of assigned outputs in a timely manner. • Ability to retrieve reference materials from various sources and pulling the information together in a useable format. • Ability to follow through on team priorities in the absence of the team leader and respond to requests for information. • Committed team player with demonstrated inter-personal skills and ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural/disciplinary environment and able to produce high quality work under pressure.
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The world Bank is recruiting for Abuja Office the position of Senior Public Sector Governance Specialist

Job # 100280
Job Title Environmental Spec.
Job Family Environment
Location Abuja, Nigeria

Appointment Local Hire
Job Posted 04-Feb-2010
Closing Date 25-Feb-2010
Language Requirements English [Essential]
Appointment Type
Background / General description
Sub-Saharan Africa, with a population of around 782 million people in 47 countries, is home to 36 of the world’s poorest countries.  Making headway against poverty in sub-Saharan Africa continues to present the world with its most formidable development challenge.  The Africa Region is committed to working with Africans and other development partners to make faster progress toward the MDGs, particularly cutting poverty levels in half by 2015.  The Region is comprised of approximately 1750 staff members of whom over 60% are based in the Region’s 37 field offices.
Nigeria: With a population of 148 million people, Nigeria is the largest country in Africa and accounts for 47 percent of West Africa’s population.. Nigeria is also the second largest economy in Sub Sahara Africa and accounts for 41 percent of the region’s GDP.  Development partner coordination in Nigeria is strong.   A Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for FY10-13 has been prepared by the World Bank, DFID, USAID and AfDB to increase development effectiveness and its main components are driven by the Government’s 7-Point Agenda.  In addition to support in response to the global financial crisis, the partnership will focus on three themes of: (i) improving governance; (ii) maintaining non-oil growth; and (iii) promoting human development.  The International Development Agency (IDA) is the Bank’s interest-free lending arm for the poorest countries. The Nigeria portfolio currently supports twenty eight IDA projects and 2 GEF grants.  Bank commitments have tripled from $1.5 billion in FY05 to $4.5 billion in early FY10.  The Bank is the largest development partner in Nigeria and the country’s portfolio is the largest in terms of net commitments in the Bank’s Africa Region. The strong focus on the current portfolio is on project implementation for results.  The country portfolio cuts across a range of sectors including: Infrastructure (water supply, energy/energy and transport); Human Development (health, HIV/AIDS, education and social projects), Agriculture and Rural Development; Urban Development, Public Sector Governance, Financial and Private Sector and so on.

The strategic thrust of the Environment and Natural Resources group includes sustainable land, water, forest, coastal and marine management; climate change adaptation and mitigation and related disaster risk management; environmental governance; and ensuring sound environmental design and implementation of all projects and programs in the Africa region, including addressing environmental issues in key natural resource extraction and large infrastructure projects, and protecting regional and global public goods.
The core values guiding our work are passion for our mission of sustainable development and poverty reduction, putting the needs of the client at the center of all our activities, trust and respect as a common currency, intellectual rigor and curiosity, honesty and integrity, teamwork, openness to learning and the courage to admit we do not always have the answer.

Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a 2 year renewable term appointment.

Sub-Saharan Africa, with a population of around 782 million people in 47 countries, is home to 36 of the world’s poorest countries.  Making headway against poverty in sub-Saharan Africa continues to present the world with its most formidable development challenge.  The Africa Region is committed to working with Africans and other development partners to make faster progress toward the MDGs, particularly cutting poverty levels in half by 2015.  The Region is comprised of approximately 1750 staff members of whom over 60% are based in the Region’s 37 field offices.
Nigeria: With a population of 148 million people, Nigeria is the largest country in Africa and accounts for 47 percent of West Africa’s population.. Nigeria is also the second largest economy in Sub Sahara Africa and accounts for 41 percent of the region’s GDP.  Development partner coordination in Nigeria is strong.   A Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for FY10-13 has been prepared by the World Bank, DFID, USAID and AfDB to increase development effectiveness and its main components are driven by the Government’s 7-Point Agenda.  In addition to support in response to the global financial crisis, the partnership will focus on three themes of: (i) improving governance; (ii) maintaining non-oil growth; and (iii) promoting human development.  The International Development Agency (IDA) is the Bank’s interest-free lending arm for the poorest countries. The Nigeria portfolio currently supports twenty eight IDA projects and 2 GEF grants.  Bank commitments have tripled from $1.5 billion in FY05 to $4.5 billion in early FY10.  The Bank is the largest development partner in Nigeria and the country’s portfolio is the largest in terms of net commitments in the Bank’s Africa Region. The strong focus on the current portfolio is on project implementation for results.  The country portfolio cuts across a range of sectors including: Infrastructure (water supply, energy/energy and transport); Human Development (health, HIV/AIDS, education and social projects), Agriculture and Rural Development; Urban Development, Public Sector Governance, Financial and Private Sector and so on.

The strategic thrust of the Environment and Natural Resources group includes sustainable land, water, forest, coastal and marine management; climate change adaptation and mitigation and related disaster risk management; environmental governance; and ensuring sound environmental design and implementation of all projects and programs in the Africa region, including addressing environmental issues in key natural resource extraction and large infrastructure projects, and protecting regional and global public goods.
The core values guiding our work are passion for our mission of sustainable development and poverty reduction, putting the needs of the client at the center of all our activities, trust and respect as a common currency, intellectual rigor and curiosity, honesty and integrity, teamwork, openness to learning and the courage to admit we do not always have the answer.

Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a 2 year renewable term appointment.

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The World Bank requires the services of a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, to be based in Abuja.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will work closely with the country teams to strengthen results management, under the management of the AFTRL Sector Manager and guidance of the AFCS2 Country Director.

Specifically, He/She would report jointly to the AFTRL Lead M&E Specialist and HD Sector Leathe in the Bank’s matrix environment. He/She would spend 70% of time on Humane Development projects in the portfolio and 30% on other sectors

Key responsibilities include:

Providing advisory support in all aspects of monitoring and evaluation for operations, including developing results frameworks, designing monitoring and evaluation systems for Bank-supported operations, supervising the implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems, and providing guidance on retrofitting ISRs and monitoring and evaluation frameworks for projects under implementation to capture Bank wide core indicators;

* Providing advisory support to develop results matrix and monitoring and evaluation system for CAS and related CAS products;
* Strengthening country teams’ capacity to improve monitoring and evaluation systems, impact evaluations, and statistical systems, through design and delivery of learning activities and knowledge sharing tools;
* Contributing to the design and implementation of the Bank wide and Africa Regional results monitoring and measurement platforms that integrate reporting on country, sector and global program results, in collaboration with other Bank units;
* Supporting capacity building of national systems and institutions for effective monitoring and evaluation the national Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) and national development strategies;
* Working with other development partners and civil society to harmonize country monitoring systems and strengthen country monitoring and evaluation capacity to meet PRS monitoring and reporting requirements.

The specific duties will include, but not necessarily be limited to:

* An advanced degree in public health, economics, statistic, social sciences, or related subject area, and at least five years of relevant experience in development work, including design and implementation of public sector results management and monitoring and evaluation;
* Demonstrated knowledge of the Bank’s Results Agenda, the systems and processes that support its implementation (including the new Bank-wide Results Monitoring and Measurement Platform), and the international efforts by Borrowers and Donors to promote the monitoring and management for development results;
* Relevant experience in Bank operations, including provision of operational support for results management in projects and country assistance strategies, in at least one region and one sector, and strong knowledge of World Bank’s operations and business processes;
* Superior organizational and logistical skills; capacity to work simultaneously and effectively on a variety of tasks;
* Excellent writing, oral and presentation skills.
* Behavioral competencies that facilitate dialogue with country partners and country teams, including listening skills, effective teamwork, knowledge sharing, training and capacity development skills, and ability to adapt advice to the local institutional realities.

Deadline is 4th November 2009

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