**Job #**:
- req27453**Organization**:
- World Bank**Sector**:
- Operations**Grade**:
- GE**Term Duration**:
- 3 years 0 months**Recruitment Type**:
- Local Recruitment**Location**:
- Mexico City,Mexico**Required Language(s)**:
- English and Spanish**Preferred Language(s)**:
**Closing Date**:
- 5/21/2024 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC**Description**
**Regional Context**
The WBG serves 30 client countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region (LCR). Clients range from large rapidly growing sophisticated middle-income clients to IDA countries to small Caribbean states to one fragile state. Despite immense resources, dynamic societies, and an average annual per capita income of about $4,000, deep inequalities persist in most LCR countries, with nearly a quarter of the Region's people living in poverty. The Bank's strategy in LCR is focused on five pillars: (a) stimulating growth and improving competitiveness; (b) reducing poverty and inequality; (c) making governments and institutions work for people; (d) providing a platform for tackling global issues (climate change, trade, disease, migration), and (e) reducing risk, whether from extreme weather events, climate change, crime and violence or other.
**CMU Context**
The LC1 Country Management Unit (CMU) is comprised of Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela. The Country Director (CD) is based in a decentralized office in Mexico City, supported by the Operations Manager, also based in Mexico City and an office in Bogota, Colombia, headed by a Country manager. The Mexico country office has more than forty staff, covering all aspects of strategy and operations. The CMU oversees a wide range of Bank activities, including financial services and a strong program of innovative knowledge, reimbursable and convening activities and actively seeks to expand its program in Mexico. The Operations Manager oversees strategic and operational work by the Bank in the CMU, including strategy development and implementation, pipeline, and portfolio management as well as analytical and advisory work. Currently, the World Bank is closely monitoring developments in Venezuela, but does not having an active engagement with the country. Given the setup of the CMU, extensive communication and coordination among virtual teams working in Bogota and Headquarters is required.
S/he will report to the Operations Manager and will support the Country Director (CD), Program Leaders (PLs), the CMU Operations Team, as well as work with colleagues in the Front Office and other Units. The Operations Analyst will be based in Mexico City.
The World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in terms of race, gender, nationality, culture, and educational background. Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.
**Role & Responsibilities**:
LC1 is seeking an Operations Analyst based in Mexico to be part of its Operations Team, reporting to the Operations Manager. The Operations Analyst will work in close collaboration with the CD, OM, PLs and other members of the CMU management and country teams on all aspects of the work program to ensure strategic focus, integration, and consistency across and within the portfolio and pipeline. The Operations Analyst is expected to have strong analytical skills, both quantitative and qualitative to conduct research as needed, analyze operational issues, prepare briefings and develop proposals. The Operations Analyst is also expected to work very closely with clients across sectors, deepening the engagement, responding to client requests, and support problem-solving. Key tasks include the following:
Country Strategy and Planning
- Support the design and implementation of the Country Partnership Framework process and assess strategic, and thematic issues in relationship with the broader country developments and Country Partnership Framework and global challenges,
- Contribute to the preparation and delivery of the Completion Report of the current Country Partnership Strategy for Mexico and support the elaboration of the new Country Partnership Strategy,
- Participate as a key team member of important strategic activities, including the operations management strategy,
- Prepare briefings notes for management and review and contribute to other reports,
- Assist in country program management, including business planning and work program preparation, WPA budget allocation, monitoring of work program and budget implementation,
- Prepare regular analysis of the portfolio, including portfolio trends, through excel, PPT and other means.
- Contribute to quarterly reviews, progress reporting, and responses to corporate and regional requests, and
- Participate in the client dialogue with the Mexican government, actively deepening the dialogue on the Bank's strategic and operational work in Mexico to enhance business development.
Support to Pipeline. Portfolio management and program Implementation
- Assist and conduct the operational work for Mexi
