Overview
Provide senior technical and operational leadership for the World Bank’s mining sector engagement across the MENAPP region, with an initial focus on specific countries.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the in-region coordinator for P&R mining engagement across MENAAP, supporting business development, portfolio quality, and program coherence.
- Advance preparation and implementation support for the Baluchistan Mining Master Plan in Pakistan.
- Support development of WBG mining partnerships in Egypt and Jordan, including compact design and sector assistance.
- Support engagement with the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources and other stakeholders in Saudi Arabia.
- Serve as the locally based senior interface with governments on mining sector strategy and implementation, providing technical guidance and coordinating WBG engagement.
Required Experience
- At least 8 years of relevant mining sector experience.
- Significant experience in mining sector policy, regulation, and institutional reform, ideally combined with exposure to large‑scale mining investments and transactions.
- Significant experience in the WBG MENAAP region would be a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex, multi‑country programs and work effectively across World Bank Group institutions and global practices.
- Knowledge of the other various infra core sectors (power, transportation, utilities) and/or experience in financial advisory will be a plus.
Qualifications
• Minimum of a master’s degree or higher in mining, engineering, geology, public policy, economics, management or a related discipline and/or a master’s degree in finance or project management with demonstrated mining project transactions experience.
