Overview

Provide general operational support to the World Bank Group Country Manager and contribute to the coordination and management of the country portfolio.

Tasks Summary

• Provide general operational support to the World Bank Group Country Manager (CM) as needed, including attending meetings, facilitating provision of operational information; liaising between donors and stakeholders.
• Compile and disseminates information on behalf of the CM to the country team as necessary, including keeping and distributing minutes of key meetings.
• Contribute to teamwork, workflow coordination and an operating culture focused on client service as envisaged under the Country Partnership Framework.
• Coordinate management of the portfolio, including facilitating in-country missions, providing guidance and comments to task teams, and interacting with the client on a regular basis on portfolio management issues including leading results-based CPPR.
• Produce reports and analysis of the Togo’s portfolio, including ensuring the quality of portfolio performance management through project implementation, monitoring and assistance.
• Carry out regular corporate and country portfolio reviews; drafting briefing and speaking notes; coordinate the preparation of briefs, including for senior management and for Spring/Annual Meeting briefs; helping coordinate CMU contributions into the review of regional and corporate products; and other operational tasks, as needed.
• Carry out results tracking of the IDA and trust fund portfolio, working in collaboration with TTLs and M&E Specialist as needed, liaising regularly with task teams on both the framework and the progress towards project outcomes, raising issues to management as needed.
• In coordination with the country team, provides support to the CM in the preparation of management of work program delivery.
• Provide substantive input to the overall country program development and implementation
• Respond to routine inquiries from clients, donors, NGOs, and other civil society representatives.
• Under the supervision of the CM, provide strategic advice to Government, Civil Society Organization, and Donor Agency counterparts working with the World Bank.
• Foster and maintain on-going working relationships with international agencies that can be leveraged for coordination purposes and collaborate closely with Donors and Cooperation Agencies in Togo in the development and articulation of common actions
• Facilitate dialogue with a diversity of stakeholders and support the development of partnerships with them where relevant.
• Supervise and mentor the Junior Professional Associate dedicated to monitor the PRA/PREP program

Experience Requirements

• Masters’ degree with a minimum of 5 years of professional experience.
• Strong analytical skills – mastery of corporate systems (operations portal, standard reports, BI, etc.)
• Ability to function effectively in multi-disciplinary teams within a matrix environment.
• Experience with multi-stakeholder governance, social accountability, leadership, and managing multi-stakeholder networks that engage non-traditional World Bank clients such as networks of youth, private sector and other specific CSOs.

Qualification Requirements