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World Bank

Senior Private Sector Specialist

Washington, DC · On-site

$88K - $109K/yr

... environment, and private sector mobilization; and supporting and accelerating specific targets and commitments such as Mission AgriConnect, Mission Water, Climate Change Action Plan. The VPU ...

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Senior Private Sector Specialist

Senior Private Sector Specialist

World Bank

Washington, DC • On-site

$88K - $109K/yr

Other

Posted 12 days ago

Job description

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? The World Bank Group is a unique global partnership of five institutions driven by a bold vision to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. As one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries, we help solve the world's greatest development challenges. When you join the World Bank Group, you become part of a dynamic, diverse organization with 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide. We work with public and private sector partners, invest in groundbreaking projects, and use data, research, and technology to bring tangible and transformative change around the globe. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org.

The WBG Planet Vice Presidency is leading WBG's efforts to make the planet livable, as a necessary condition for job creation and poverty elimination. It is responsible for getting the right public and private sector solutions to our operational teams and to our clients, and to produce scalable impact.  Its mandate is to deliver knowledge for impact and business to enable and support the WBG to achieve its goals in support of our mission and specifically: providing guidance on creating more and better jobs, focusing on agribusiness, tourism (nature-based tourism), infrastructure (water) and health (sanitation, nutrition); supporting foundational infrastructure and human capital, policy environment, and private sector mobilization; and supporting and accelerating specific targets and commitments such as Mission AgriConnect, Mission Water, Climate Change Action Plan. The VPU's objectives in driving outcomes include replicating and scaling effective solutions, enhancing thought leadership and innovation, and delivering timely knowledge to client teams.  

World Bank Group Water Department: 
The World Bank Group's (WBG) Water team works with regions to implement the Water Strategy Implementation Plan (https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099122425094016453).  The key purpose of the plan is to improve water security for 400 million people by 2030 through scalable solutions geared toward key client segments, namely, national and sub-national governments, private sector operators, investors, and financial institutions.  Read more about the World Bank's Water Department at:  https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/water

2030 Water Resources Group:
The 2030 Water Resources Group (WRG) is a global multi-donor trust fund, established to advance global water security through public-private collaboration.  WRG works with governments, corporations, and civil society to address water risks affecting food, cities, and ecosystems. By offering strategic insights, fostering collaboration, and securing financing, we help scale solutions that deliver lasting impact (www.2030wrg.org).  WRG is hosted by the World Bank Group's Water Department.

WRG's work is structured along three themes, namely: (1) Water for Planet, to address water pollution and water use for catchment protection and restoration, (2) Water for Cities, to support resilient city regional water systems, balancing the demand and supply of water, and (3) Water for Food, in particular through climate-resilient irrigation.  

The WRG Governing Council recently approved the 2026-2030 Strategic Plan to increase the impact of WRG's work.  The strategy pivots WRG's work to greater alignment with the World Bank Group's Water Strategy Implementation Plan to enhance impact.  
The Sr. Private Sector Specialist will be based at the Headquarters of the World Bank in Washington DC, USA. She/he will report to Program Manager of 2030 WRG.  

Duties and Accountabilities:
2030 Water Resources Group is seeking a highly qualified and motivated individual to serve as a Senior Private Sector Specialist. The principal duties and responsibilities would include:

Provide technical leadership on private sector development and private capital mobilization in 2030 WRG's global and country programs and activities, including the design of investment funds, PPPs, capital markets instruments etc.
Support Bank operations as agreed with the Program Manager with respect to enabling private capital mobilization.
Lead high-quality global analytical products on private capital mobilization and private sector development. 
Coordinate engagements with key partners at senior-most levels on private sector participation in the water sector, including public sector, private sector, multilateral development banks, bilateral agencies, and civil society. 
Innovate on private sector financing solutions across water sub-sectors with IFC, MIGA, and other parts of the WB.  
Support the engagement with various private sector companies (e.g., agribusiness companies, technology companies, industrial/ manufacturing companies, operators, financiers etc.) as potential 2030 WRG/ WBG partners at the global, regional, and national levels.
Support strategy development, business planning, financial management and monitoring of the global WRG program.
Lead the coordination of the 2030 WRG global governance structure and the development of the annual operational plan.

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