Manager

Job #: req24096

Organization: World Bank

Sector: Public Sector Development

Grade: GH

Term Duration: 4 years 0 months

Recruitment Type: International Recruitment

Location: Washington, DC,United States

Required Language(s): English

Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 9/15/2023 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and operating in more than 140 countries worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. Visit www.worldbank.org.

About Group Internal Audit

Now is an exciting time to join our team! Join the World Bank’s Group Internal Audit team (GIA), and you will have opportunities to take risks, challenge the status quo and shape the future by supporting the World Bank’s mission for the greater good. We are looking for people who can think innovatively, are enthusiastic, and who enjoy working in teams.

GIA helps to protect and enhance the World Bank’s processes by providing independent, objective, and insightful risk-based assurance and advisory services. We encourage you to visit our website and read our latest annual report to learn more about us. GIA is headed by the Vice President and Auditor General (AG).

The Director of Strategy and Operations (DSO) supports the AG.

Duties and Accountabilities:

•  The Manager, Public Sector, under the supervision of the DSO, will lead internal audit services covering the Public Sector operations and strategic initiatives of IBRD and IDA.
•  The Manager will focus on all operations across the World Bank’s public sector activities including but not limited to, lending and project supervision, implementation of key global initiatives, e.g., related to climate and gender, as well as country engagements, public sector-related advisory services, internal and external knowledge sharing, stakeholder management, finance, HR, risk management; legal, and corporate security.
•  The Manager will collaborate with other members of the GIA Management Team to ensure the successful delivery of the entire GIA work program. This includes the Managers overseeing the GIA portfolios covering the World Bank’s Private Sector, Information Technology, Country Assurance & Advisory Program and Ukraine, and Professional Practices & Innovation.

The Manager will be responsible for the following: Business/Work Program Management:

•  Undertaking a regular comprehensive risk assessment of the entire Public Sector institution (IBRD and IDA).
•  Developing an internal audit and advisory work program based on the risk assessment in consultation with Management, the Audit Committee, and other oversight and control units.
•  Delivering the approved work program by managing individual assurance and advisory engagements.
•  Providing guidance to staff on planning, fieldwork, and reporting of individual assurance and advisory engagements and delivering high-quality assurance and advisory reports that meet GIA’s professional practice and quality standards.
•  Leading the follow-up process to monitor and ensure that management actions have been effectively implemented or that senior management has accepted the risk of not taking action.
•  Ensuring the integration of application auditing and usage of data analytics where possible and relevant.
•  Leading key initiatives in line with GIA’s strategic direction.
•  Demonstrating thought leadership and applying innovative approaches to maximize GIA’s value to the institution.

People/ Talent Management:

•  Managing the unit’s staff, including recruitment, coaching, performance evaluation, and career development guidance.
•  Mentoring and developing staff: Identifying staff performance gaps, developing with staff an appropriate course of action, and nurturing emerging talent. Identifying career development opportunities for staff in collaboration with HR, clients, other oversight units, other multilateral development banks, and relevant industry associations.
•  Promoting a culture of effective teamwork.

Resource Management

•  Managing resources for the development and delivery of the work program. Resources include staff costs, administrative budget, consultants, and co-sourcing partners.

Relationship Management:

•  Building strong relationships with clients. Maintaining a strategic dialogue with them to identify areas suited for assurance and advisory engagements and the right time of execution.
•  Collaborating with other risk management, second line, and oversight units, including the Independent Evaluation Group, the Integrity Vice Presidency, the Inspection Panel, and Compliance Advisor Ombudsman, to identify areas of coordinated assurance to increase synergy and avoid duplication of work.
•  Establishing strong working relationships with external assurance functions from other development institutions, humanitarian and aid organizations, and donors.

Knowledge Management:

•  Capturing critical business knowledge relevant to audits, sharing the knowledge with all staff, and building a robust knowledge base of the organization’s public sector activities within GIA.
•  Developing a staff learning plan in public sector operations, including its administrative and finance processes, and facilitating the execution of it in coordination with GIA’s DSO and the Professional Practice & Innovation Manager.
•  Proposing and implementing knowledge sharing and learning sessions for GIA staff; and
•  Sharing GIA’s internal audit practices and knowledge with World Bank staff working in other risk management, oversight units, and development partners.

Selection Criteria

•  Current or prior experience with the World Bank is preferred.
•  This role requires a person with excellent leadership skills and a record for delivering results. A strong, persuasive, and clear communicator who is comfortable with a diverse range of stakeholders (including beneficiaries, government officials, and the Board).
•  MS/MA/MBA (advanced degree) in a related field.
•  A minimum of 12 years of relevant experience, preferably in development banks and agencies, international organizations, large non-profit organizations, or multilateral companies. A background in the private as well as the public sector would be an asset, given the Bank operates in both sectors. For a non-MS/MA/MBA holder, a minimum of 15 years of relevant business experience is required.
•  A professional qualification is preferred (i.e., Certified Internal Auditor, Chartered Financial Analyst, Certified Fraud Examiners, Chartered Accountant, Certified Public Accountant, or equivalent). Non-holders would be required to obtain, at a minimum, with GIA’s support, the Certified Internal Auditor Practitioner accreditation within 2 years of assuming the Manager role.
•  An understanding of leading internal audit practices and experience in applying them through assurance engagements, preferably in developing countries.
•  A genuine interest in development finance and fiduciary frameworks in public sector operations, and the ability to apply knowledge of key policies.
•  Critical thinking and the ability to understand business activities in a broad strategic context, linking them to business objectives.
•  Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
•  Outstanding ability to reach out to clients and partners and build relationships and alliances.
•  Ability to effectively prepare, present, and discuss results in written and oral form to convey complex ideas in an engaging manner with clarity, precision, and balance.
•  Proven track record of navigating a sensitive business environment to achieve intended results.
•  Ability to maintain objectivity and independence as an assessor under pressure from various competing interests in controversial situations.
•  Proven track record of executing with a high sense of accountability, demonstrating a high level of productivity and quality, consistently looking for new ways to apply skills and get work done.
•  Ability to focus on continuous improvement by questioning the status quo, challenging self and others to identify opportunities to increase GIA’s efficiency on delivering impactful results.
•  Capability to improve results by generating, encouraging, and supporting new ideas or approaches.
•  Experience in leading a multi-functional, multi-cultural team and keeping people motivated.

Bank Managerial Competencies:

•  Fostering Openness to New Ideas – Invites others into the decision-making process through collaboration, group discussion and debate. Creates an environment in which respect, equity, and positive recognition of differences are cultivated. Adjusts tactics or approach in response to input from others. Requests feedback with the intention of taking action based on consideration of that feedback. Encourages others to seek diverse views from across the organization. Identifies ways to ensure that diversity of thought is incorporated into and strengthens our overall solutions and approaches to problem-solving.
•  Building Talent for the Future – Provides challenging stretch assignments to build employee capabilities and increase confidence for handling situations in the future. Broadens others’ understanding; for example, exposes them to broader business issues and provides growth opportunities even when this involves risk for meeting short term goals. Encourages others and provides feedback after a setback to help them learn from their experience, expressing confidence in their ability to grow. Takes ownership for people that they develop and promote. Consistently finds ways to identify and spotlight diverse talent and provide them with tangible opportunities to develop and broaden their skill sets.
•  Leading the Team for Impact – Obtains the necessary resources to enable the team to do their jobs, including hiring or attracting the best people with the right skills from a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives. Directly addresses performance related issues, consistently motivates team to high performance standards. Looks for ways to differentiate rewards to recognize individual and team performance and give credit where credit is due. Protects the team and their actions/decisions from negative influences when actions/decisions are based on sound judgment and in line with the World Bank’s values and mission.
•  Influencing Across Boundaries – Has broad networks and is able to use them to influence indirectly within and outside of own unit or department. Leverages understanding of the informal organizational network to develop trusting relationships; for example, knows who influences whom and seeks their involvement in influencing the target audience. Invests personal energy and time in building buy-in to ideas, strategic direction, or key decisions. Recognizes that diversity may lead to different opinions and values and ensures that its impact is incorporated into their approach to persuading.
•  Courage of your Convictions – Leads in a decisive, firm and fair manner, inviting, encouraging, and listening to all other’s opinions and suggestions and making decisions based on expertise, data, and an understanding of what is best. Facilitates open debate and remains confident when challenged, stating the rationale for one’s views clearly. After stating one’s views clearly and confidently, stands by team and organizational decisions regardless of personal viewpoint.

Core Competencies:

•  Lead and Innovate – Fosters open discussions with broad audiences to set vision and establish buy-in for innovation that can enhance World Bank’s effectiveness. Inspires others to develop new solutions that have a development impact and advocates for changes and application of new methods to enhance results. Develops partnerships and relationships that enable the World Bank to achieve results through innovation.
•  Deliver Results for Clients – Creates opportunities that are aligned with the mission to increase impact and leads initiatives to take advantage of these opportunities. Proactively guides clients to see the possibilities in new approaches and solutions. Takes full accountability for managing risk and ensuring outcomes consistent with the strategy of the World Bank.
•  Collaborate within Teams and Across Boundaries – Clearly articulates and models expectations of collaborative behavior, recognizes collaboration and contributions of others. Provides safe environment for exchange of ideas where people feel free to express dissenting opinions, handling conflicts as opportunities and problems to be solved. Prioritizes World Bank’s corporate goals over individual or team goals when in conflict.
•  Create, Apply and Share Knowledge – Leverages external knowledge and partnerships to strengthen solutions for internal and/or external clients. Is known across the World Bank and externally in their subject area and is routinely sought out by World Bank colleagues to advise, peer review, or contribute to knowledge products of others. Encourages a learning culture by seeking out and being open to feedback, as well as effectively mentoring others, on how to improve contribution and impact through continuous learning and knowledge acquisition. Builds networks of experts and clients to share knowledge and experience for the purpose of strengthening internal and/or external client solutions as well as the World Bank’s role as convener and facilitator of knowledge.
•  Make Smart Decisions – Makes timely decisions, which anticipate, evaluate and plan for the impact across organizational boundaries and stakeholder groups. Demonstrates the confidence to make bold decisions quickly, balancing speed and thoroughness even in the face of ambiguous circumstances. Takes accountability for decisions that involve higher levels of risk, works effectively with stakeholders to minimize risks involved.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

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