Partnership Specialist

World Bank; Paris; Sur place; USD 60 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

An established industry player is seeking a Partnership Specialist to enhance donor relations and fundraising efforts. This role involves developing strategies for engaging with donors, managing existing partnerships, and contributing to the overall mission of disaster risk management. The successful candidate will work closely with various stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and collaboration. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in global development, addressing critical challenges faced by low and middle-income countries. Join a dynamic team dedicated to fostering sustainable solutions and enhancing resilience in vulnerable communities.

Prestations

Retirement plan

Medical insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid parental leave

Accommodations for disabilities

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required with 5+ years in donor relations and fundraising.
• Fluency in English and French, with knowledge of World Bank operations.

Responsabilités

• Contribute to GFDRR’s donor strategy and fundraising efforts.
• Manage relations with existing and prospective donors.
• Organize senior management missions and prepare briefing materials.

Connaissances

Donor relations management

Fundraising

Analytical skills

Communication strategies

Formation

Master’s degree in public policy

Master’s degree in international development

Master’s degree in finance or economics

Description du poste

Partnership Specialist

Job #: req32747

Organization: World Bank

Sector: Disaster Risk Management

Grade: GF

Term Duration: 3 years 0 months

Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment

Location: Paris, France

Required Language(s): English

Preferred Language(s): French

Closing Date: 4/28/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank consists of two entities – the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). It is a global development cooperative owned by 189 member countries. As the largest development bank in the world, the World Bank provides loans, guarantees, risk management products, and advisory services to middle-income and creditworthy low-income countries, and coordinates responses to regional and global challenges. For more information, please visit www.worldbank.org.

Infrastructure Vice Presidency

Globally, one billion people live more than 2 kilometers from all-weather roads, 685 million people lack electricity, and nearly 4 billion people lack internet access. Access to basic infrastructure services is critical for creating economic opportunities for the poor. The Infrastructure (INF) Vice Presidency within the World Bank is charged with developing sustainable solutions to help close infrastructure gaps in developing and emerging economies. It consists of four global departments: Energy & Extractives (EEX); Transport (TRA); Urban, Resilience and Land (URL), and Global Infrastructure Finance Department. It oversees the Bank's work across energy and transport sectors, urban development, as well as efforts to promote energy transition, low-carbon transportation, livable cities, disaster risk resilience, land management, and quality infrastructure services through public-private partnerships. Infrastructure represents around $110 billion of the Bank’s portfolio. For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/infrastructure.

The Global Unit for Disaster and Climate Risk Management (IDURM) supports low and middle-income countries to understand, manage, and reduce their risks from natural hazards and climate change. Within IDURM, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) umbrella trust fund is a global partnership that helps low- and middle-income countries better understand and reduce their vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change. GFDRR has 14 Global Technical Programs, which provide grant financing, analytics, and technical assistance to the most vulnerable countries and communities where it will have the greatest positive impact. As a donor-funded program, GFDRR consults regularly with donors and actively strives to maintain and develop new partnerships for increased impact. For more information: https://www.gfdrr.org/en.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

The Partnership Specialist’s primary role will be to contribute to GFDRR’s donor strategy, by enhancing relations and fundraising efforts. The Partnership Specialist will work on the following tasks:

1. Contribute to the development of the engagement and fundraising strategy for GFDRR donors, including preparation of in-depth political and economic analysis taking into account the impact of national policies and trends on countries’ bilateral and multilateral cooperation.
2. Serve as focal point for existing and prospective donors’ inquiries into GFDRR.
3. Monitor and evaluate development cooperation risks and opportunities and their potential impact on GFDRR.
4. Organize senior management missions/ participation to events including preparation of briefs and talking points.
5. Liaise, manage and maintain relations with GFDRR existing and prospective donors, in particular European ones, but not only. This includes gathering intelligence, developing and maintaining GFDRR EU donor profiles and donor tracking table.
6. Contribute to enhancing new GFDRR partnership efforts (foundations, academia, IFIs, UN agencies, private sector), with a specific focus on disaster risk management, urban resilience, and leveraging of private sector financing.
7. Contribute to the management of specific trust funds and trust-funded programs by ensuring regular financial monitoring and reporting, and by managing internal/ external audits.
8. Contribute to enhancing strategic collaboration between GFDRR and its donors by proactively identifying and promoting synergies with GFDRR technical lines of work and facilitating dialogue with related donor counterparts.
9. Facilitate coordination with related programs within the Infrastructure Vice-Presidential Unit and the World Bank in general.
10. Contribute to the work of GFDRR teams, facilitating team building, learning and knowledge sharing and collaboration.
11. Contribute to the production of donor briefings and reports, including the annual work plan and annual report, in collaboration with GFDRR M&E and communication teams.
12. Carry out other tasks relevant to support the overall objective of the position.

Selection Criteria

1. Master’s degree in public policy, international development, finance, economics, or a related field.
2. At least five years of work experience in managing donor relations, partnerships, and fundraising in disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation, or urban resilience.
3. Good overall knowledge of the WBG, its mission and strategy. Familiarity with WB operations, policies and procedures, in particular on disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation, or urban resilience.
4. Active network within the authorizing environments in one of more GFDRR donor countries.
5. Excellent written and spoken English and French and fluency in another official World Bank language or official language of GFDRR donor countries.
6. Familiarity with World Bank trust fund policies and familiarity with preparing and managing IBRD/IDA trust funds is a plus.
7. Superior analytical skills.
8. Knowledge of ODA priorities and positions in GFDRR donor countries.
9. Experience working with a wide range of stakeholders, NGOs, private sector, development partners, and/or government agencies.
10. Ability to effectively interact with internal and external clients at all levels in a multicultural environment and to exercise judgment and discretion in dealing with sensitive matters.
11. Good understanding of communication strategies, tools, and approaches relating reporting results and impact to increase GFDRR’s overall visibility.
12. Excellent sense of initiative, drive for results and client orientation, coupled with strong planning and organizational skills.

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