Overview
The Director General leads the WBG Independent Accountability Mechanism (IAM), reporting directly to the WBG Boards. The role ensures the effective functioning of the IAM's dispute resolution, compliance, and advisory functions, and oversees its operations, budget, and staff.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the development and implementation of the new WBG IAM policy and facilitate the transition process.
- Ensure the effective functioning of the IAM’s three arms: Dispute Resolution, Compliance, and Advisory.
- Direct complex, multi-disciplinary investigations and ensure impartial factfinding.
- Manage the IAM’s day-to-day operations, including planning, budget, and staff performance.
- Present IAM budget requests to the Boards annually.
- Monitor and report on key performance indicators to assess the IAM’s effectiveness.
- Communicate with complainants and affected parties, and maintain communication with relevant WBG departments.
- Provide strategic leadership to the IAM team and manage staff.
- Hire staff and consultants/independent contractors as needed.
- Ensure the integrity, quality, coherence, and accuracy of IAM reports and products.
- Represent the IAM in public and private fora.
- Meet regularly with relevant Board Committee Chairs to keep them informed of the IAM’s activities.
- Safeguard independence from all stakeholders and maintain reporting line to the Boards.
- Coordinate with CAO, DRS, and IPN to develop transitional arrangements.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 20 years of relevant professional experience.
- Demonstrated expertise in managing or engaging on complex E&S issues in large-scale projects.
- Demonstrated expertise in managing complex institutional interfaces and multi-stakeholder environments.
- Demonstrated expertise in leading large multidisciplinary teams in a complex institutional setting.
- Demonstrated expertise in engaging effectively with the WBG Boards, WBG Management, and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated expertise in leading institutional change and system-building processes.
- Solid expertise in E&S compliance aligned with international standards and legal frameworks.
- Demonstrated experience in dispute resolution approaches.
- Substantial experience working across public and private sector contexts, including in developing countries and with international institutions.
- Proven leadership and management skills in leading large multicultural and multidisciplinary teams.
- Demonstrated track record of leading an organizational office or team and managing institutional change and system-building processes.
- Understanding of and experience in international development and multilateral financial institutions and private sector financing are preferred and desirable.
Qualifications
Educational background in economics, law, social or environmental sciences, or a related development field.
