Overview
The Manager, Climate Strategy, Learn. & Ops, Solutions & Impact role is a strategic position within the World Bank Group, focused on leading and managing a multidisciplinary team to drive cross-departmental integration, operationalize the climate Knowledge Bank, and oversee strategic climate trust funds and donor engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team, setting strategic direction, aligning staffing, and fostering a high-performing team culture.
- Lead the department’s integration and Knowledge Bank agenda, translating the One Climate model into practical operating mechanisms.
- Lead and coordinate the department’s strategic trust fund, partnership, and fundraising agenda, providing strategic oversight of key climate trust funds.
- Lead the department’s knowledge, learning, and climate network agenda, overseeing learning programs, practitioner exchanges, and network systems.
- Provide visibility across budgets, trust-funded activities, delivery pipelines, and operational risks, overseeing the development of management products and analytics.
Required Experience
- Work in at least two world regions or a combination of regional and corporate assignments is required; field experience is preferred.
- A minimum of 12 years’ relevant experience.
- Experience in the fields of climate, environment and/or mitigation and adaptation considerations of relevant sectors: infrastructure, agriculture, manufacturing, etc.
- Demonstrated team management skills and experience, managing and motivating staff, delivering program and managing budget.
- Demonstrated leadership experience in complex, cross-departmental and matrixed organizational environments.
- Strong strategic judgment and problem-solving skills.
- Extensive knowledge of World Bank Group instruments, operational policies, and procedures.
- Strong track record in donor engagement, fundraising, and partnership management.
- Proven ability to foster operational integration and collaboration across institutional boundaries.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex operational workstreams, portfolio oversight, and results monitoring in large and globally matrixed organizations.
Qualifications
• Advanced degree (Master’s or PHD) in a relevant field.
