Global Partnerships Lead – Infrastructure Finance

World Bank Group; Washington; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

World Bank Group is seeking a Senior Partnerships Specialist in Washington, DC to strengthen GIF’s donor relations, governance, and strategic partnerships. The role reports to the GIF Head and collaborates with the GIF Management Unit, World Bank senior management, Funding Partners, and Advisory Partners.

The incumbent will lead sovereign donor engagement, craft engagement strategies, provide strategic analysis and messaging, and coordinate governance processes and external communications to

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in international relations, public policy, international development, law, economics, finance, business administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 8+ years of donor relations, partnerships, governance, or resource mobilization experience.
• Experience engaging senior government and MDB/DFI officials and managing multi-stakeholder processes.
• Strong drafting, briefing, and senior-level communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead donor engagement with GIF Funding Partners and priority financing partners.
• Develop tailored donor engagement strategies considering political economy and budgeting cycles.
• Provide strategic intelligence, risk assessments, and briefing materials for leadership.
• Manage stakeholder mapping and engagement plans with sovereign and non-sovereign partners.
• Support resource mobilization through proposals, talking points, and governance communications.
• Build relations with ministries, missions, executive offices, MDBs, and private sector partners.
• Coordinate high‑level engagements with ministers and senior officials to advance GIF priorities.

Skills

Donor relations

Strategic partnerships

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Master’s degree in international relations/public policy/International development/law/economics/finance/business administration

Job description

World Bank Group is seeking a Senior Partnerships Specialist in Washington, DC to strengthen GIF’s donor relations, governance, and strategic partnerships. The role reports to the GIF Head and collaborates with the GIF Management Unit, World Bank senior management, Funding Partners, and Advisory Partners.

The incumbent will lead sovereign donor engagement, craft engagement strategies, provide strategic analysis and messaging, and coordinate governance processes and external communications to