Overview
The World Bank Group is seeking a Portfolio & Results Management Consultant to support the Climate Investment Fund's monitoring, reporting, and results management functions. The role involves collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure effective program delivery and impact.
Tasks Summary
- Lead implementation of annual results reporting for two CIF programming areas.
- Develop an approach to retroactively review and quality assure program results.
- Oversee data collection, quality assurance, and management for select CIF programs.
- Lead quantitative/qualitative analysis and writing of select CIF program results reports.
- Contribute to CIF program design, IP development, and project review functions.
- Develop methodological guidance and content for CIF’s MEL toolkits.
- Review CIF’s co-financing methodology and propose modifications.
- Provide results-based design inputs and technical support to CIF’s strategic areas.
- Conduct targeted research and develop knowledge products and analytics.
- Help coordinate delivery of “CIF Delivers” country investment plan results web modules.
- Coordinate with Communications team to support CIF messaging and results-related communications.
- Support joint-MCF working group in the development of joint results metrics and methods.
- Collaborate with MDBs, CIF recipient countries, and other partners in results-related engagements.
- Field and prepare CIFSEC responses to external requests related to CIF results, data, and information-sharing.
- Support the review of CIF’s operational and results reports and contribute to revamp.
- Support the optimization of CIF data systems and integration of CIF’s results and portfolio management functions.
- Support the quality assurance and enhancement of CIF’s Collaboration Hub (CCH) online information management platform.
- Contribute to discussions and testing of Artificial Intelligence applications for the optimization of CIF’s results and portfolio management functions.
Experience Requirements
- A minimum of 5-7 years of relevant professional working experience.
- Technical expertise in M&E across the programming cycle, including results-based design and theory-building, results frameworks, annual monitoring, mid-term reviews, end-line assessments, as well as capacity-building and stakeholder engagement.
- Strong understanding of data collection, data management, and data analysis functions.
- Applied qualitative and quantitative social science research skills (including fieldwork, portfolio/thematic reviews, modeling, surveys, case studies, statistical analyses, evaluations, and other methods).
- Sectoral expertise in energy, nature, and/or resilience with fungibility to cross-support additional CIF sectors as needed.
- Familiarity with climate metrics and methods, e.g., GHG accounting, adaptation benefits, nature-based solutions, etc.
- Operational knowledge of CIF, MDBs, climate financing, and development practice in relevant sectors.
- Direct experience in one or more CIF-targeted regions (Africa, Latin America, Eastern and Central Europe, Asia).
Qualification Requirements
• Master’s degree relevant to climate change, international development, monitoring and evaluation, natural sciences and environment, social sciences, economics, public policy, or related field
