The World Bank Group (WBG) is the largest provider of development finance and solutions for human development working with high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries to develop country-tailored solutions for human development (HD) under the themes of education, health, social protection, jobs and gender. The HD PG coordinates with other Practice Groups to ensure a coordinated and integrated approach to development challenges, and through the World Bank Regional Units is expected to deliver the strongest and most pertinent support to our client countries.

The Human Development Vice Presidency (HDVP) at the World Bank Group is made up of the Global Practices for education; health, nutrition, and population; and social protection and jobs; additionally, the HDVP houses the gender group. As such, HD is central to the World Bank Group’s goals to end extreme poverty by 2030 and raise shared prosperity.

Health, Nutrition & Population Global Practice

The World Bank Group (WBG) supports countries’ efforts towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and to provide quality, affordable health services to everyone —regardless of their ability to pay — by strengthening primary health care systems and reducing the financial risks associated with ill health and increasing equity. For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/health

The HNP Global Practice is led by a Global Director, who has overall responsibility for the GP. The HNP Global Practice works with and across multiple sectors, in recognition of the fact that HNP outcomes often depend on actions that lie outside the HNP sector. Accordingly, a capacity to work across GP boundaries, forge coalitions and influence multi-practice solutions are essential for achieving the major objectives of improving HNP outcomes.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prioritization and Alignment

o Helping to organize and support the implementation of the various pieces of analytical work that will be required for the Investment Case (IC) and/or rapid prioritization processes

o Supporting the GFF Government Focal Point in finalizing the IC and the associated Results Framework and updating it when necessary.

o Leading a systematic process to design and periodically assess the validity, progress and outcomes of the priorities and reform processes of the IC and/or rapid prioritization plans

o Working with the Government to monitor government expenditures with respect to IC and annual operational plan priorities. In this work, the consultant may be supported by a public financial management consultant.

o Support and facilitate the process of institutionalization of resource mapping, costing and expenditure tracking using resource mobilization and expenditure tracking and help to disseminate results.

o Liaising with the GFF Secretariat country Focal Point to identify technical expertise that may not be available in-country for the development of the and implementation of the IC

o Integrate monitoring of the IC with broader health sector and multisectoral monitoring plans, processes and reviews, as appropriate

o Helping the government to iteratively map resources and stakeholder 

Selection Criteria

• Minimum Education/Work Experience: Master’s Degree in a field revenant to the work of the GFF (e.g., Public Health, Public Administration, Economics, Health Economics or any other relevant field). At least 10 years of work experience in RMNCAHN-G and/or health systems strengthening or other areas that require strong results-focus and coordination of stakeholders 
  • Demonstrated experience in effective coordination and stakeholder engagement, including government, donors, development partners, civil society, youth and the private sector. 
  • Proven leadership skills, including ability to; identify opportunities for leverage; foster collaboration, trust and accountability; serve in a representational role and support administrative and convening processes 
  • Strong organization skills with ability to multi-task and prioritize actions with attention to detail. 
  • Basic ability to analyze data to advocate for evidence information decision-making, identify outliers, develop data-driven plans of action, etc. 
  • Proficiency with problem-solving including risk identification and management, conflict management, negotiation.
  • Strong communication skills, written and verbal in English with an ability to adapt information for different audiences to convey project goals, objectives and operations and convey messages diplomatically.
  • Knowledge of GFF-related systems in the country (e.g., health, social protection, education, etc.)
  • Experience working in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health/nutrition or health financing would be an asset 
  • Experience with or understanding of GFF and/or World Bank operations would be an asset. 
  • Knowledge of IT programs used for data collection, analysis and visualization would be an asset

• Helping to organize and support the implementation of the various pieces of analytical work that will be required for the Investment Case (IC) and/or rapid prioritization processes
• Supporting the GFF Government Focal Point in finalizing the IC and the associated Results Framework and updating it when necessary.
• Leading a systematic process to design and periodically assess the validity, progress and outcomes of the priorities and reform processes of the IC and/or rapid prioritization plans
• Working with the Government to monitor government expenditures with respect to IC and annual operational plan priorities. In this work, the consultant may be supported by a public financial management consultant.
• Support and facilitate the process of institutionalization of resource mapping, costing and expenditure tracking using resource mobilization and expenditure tracking and help to disseminate results.
• Liaising with the GFF Secretariat country Focal Point to identify technical expertise that may not be available in-country for the development of the and implementation of the IC
• Integrate monitoring of the IC with broader health sector and multisectoral monitoring plans, processes and reviews, as appropriate
• Helping the government to iteratively map resources and stakeholder i