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The World Bank Group (WBG) Treasury
WBG Treasury is the Vice Presidency (VPU), reporting to the Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Financial Officer, performing treasury functions for the IBRD, IDA and IFC and, to varying degrees, other members of the World Bank Group and other public and private sector entities. Its activities are organized and grouped into the following divisions: Capital Markets; Asset Management; Client Solutions & Structuring; Treasury Operations; Treasury Partnerships & Advisory; and Treasury Risk, Compliance & Controls. Treasury has been a large and significant participant in the international financial markets for over eighty years and has achieved a global reputation as a prudent and innovative borrower, investor, and risk manager. Treasury is responsible for: (i) managing approximately 300 billion in assets for the World Bank Group and other official sector investors; (ii) leading IBRD's, IDA's and IFC's triple-A rated financing programs in international and domestic bond and derivative markets; (iii) conducting asset and liability management for IBRD's, IDA's and IFC's balance sheets; (iv) overseeing the development and outreach related to the financing and hedging products the WBG provides for its developing-country clients; and (v) collaborating with the World Bank member countries to help build their financial markets related capacity through advisory services. Staff in Treasury regularly interact and work with other Departments across the Bank and IFC finance, operations, investment teams.
The Pension Department (PEN), responsible for the management of the post-retirement benefit Plans of the World Bank Group, is also part of the WBG Treasury Vice-Presidency, reporting to the VP and WBG Treasurer. PEN fulfills its fiduciary mandate under a strong governance framework established by the World Bank Group, under the oversight of the Pension Finance Committee, chaired by the MDCFO. 
The Pension Investments (PENIN) team is responsible for the investment management of the pension plan assets. The key responsibilities include developing the investment strategy, which is outlined in the policy framework and strategic asset allocation and approved by the PFC, and executing the investment strategy through external fund management, ensuring the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors. PENIN manages approximately US47 billion across various asset classes such as fixed income, public equities, private equity, real assets, private credit, and absolute return strategies. 
Staff in PENIN are allocated to a particular team upon entry. They may be reassigned to other PENIN teams at the discretion of the Manager of PENIN in response to business priorities. This ET Consultant (ETC) position is intended for PENIN's Investments Capabilities function.
The responsibilities of PENIN's Investment Capabilities team include:
1. Investments Administration:
o Coordinating and monitoring investment and legal investment pipelines (in close collaboration with LEGFI).
o Timely completion/execution of legal documents in liaison with LEGFI 
o Providing logistical support for investment due diligence and documentation for new investments.
o Coordinating the execution, transmission and archival of all legal documentation.
o Managing communication with asset managers, including meetings, due diligence sessions, and other outreach activities.
o Coordinating and providing logistical support to the asset class teams, as needed.
2. Implementation of IT solutions: Collaborate with ITS, PENMO, and all PENIN teams to select and implement integrated end-to-end technology solutions that streamline investment processes for investment functions. The key functional building blocks of the technology solutions include:
o Ensuring data aggregation and recording from external managers and processing transactions.
o Managing relationships with external managers and processing transactions.
o Monitoring investment portfolios and producing performance metrics.

Roles & Responsibility:
The consultant will be responsible for specific tasks related to the implementation of tools and systems that enable investment management processes  and support the Pension Investment Team in leveraging modern digital tools to streamline workflows, enhance data analytics, and embed automation across investment operations which will include a combination of, but not limited to, the following:
Assist in the end-to-end implementation of the Investment Management System, including scoping, configuration, testing, and go-live activities. 
Participate in conversations with internal stakeholders (investment officers, risk, compliance, IT, finance) and external vendors to align on requirements, timelines, and deliverables.
Support the design of data migration strategies, including data mapping, cleansing, validation, and reconciliation across legacy and new systems
Facilitate UAT sessions with end users, documenting issues and driving resolution with the vendor.
Support the creation of user training materials and deliver training sessions for investment and operations staff.
Support change management efforts to ensure smooth adoption of the new system across the team
Support designing and deploying AI-powered automation flows using Power Automate's AI Builder capabilities, including document processing, data extraction from investment reports, and intelligent routing of tasks.
Support building Power Bi dashboards to monitor investment activities 
Monitor, maintain, and continuously optimize automated workflows, ensuring reliability and alignment with evolving business processes.
Document all automation flows with clear process maps and operational guides for team use.