At the World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. For more information, visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/who-we-are/ibrd Unit Context: The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) was established to assist developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change in responding to associated economic and non-economic loss and damage, including from extreme weather events and slow-onset events. The Fund is governed by its Board and is served by an independent Secretariat hosted by the World Bank on an interim basis. The Secretariat is led by the Executive Director (ED). The Board-approved Terms of Reference for the Executive Director establish the ED's mandate and responsibilities for leading the Secretariat and supporting the Board in advancing the Fund from institutional establishment toward delivery at scale. The ED's responsibilities encompass, among other areas, strategic leadership; implementation of Board policies and decisions; management of the Secretariat and its work programme; external representation and strategic partnerships; resource mobilization; communications and knowledge; human resources; and budget and administration. As the Fund develops and the breadth, complexity and intensity of the ED's responsibilities increase, the ED requires dedicated senior-level advisory capacity to support the effective execution of this mandate. Duties and accountabilities: • Assignments will be determined by the ED based on priorities arising from the ED's mandate and responsibilities. • The Adviser will complement, rather than duplicate or substitute for, responsibilities assigned within the Secretariat's organizational structure. • Where an assignment touches upon the responsibilities of another Secretariat function, the Adviser will work in coordination with the relevant lead, as directed by the ED. • Advice provided by the Senior Adviser is for the consideration of the ED, who retains responsibility and accountability for decisions falling within the ED's mandate. The Senior Adviser will support the Executive Director in selected aspects of the ED's Board-approved mandate. The precise scope and priority of assignments will be determined by the ED and may evolve according to the needs of the Fund: • Strategic Advice and Decision Support • Support in Board and Governance Matters • Support to Strategic and Institutional Development • Support on Resource Mobilization and Strategic Partnerships • Support to External Representation and High-Level Engagement • Support to Secretariat Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness Special Assignments as assigned by the ED This role provides support to a Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF). Roles funded by a FIF are subject to the WBG Staff Directives and Procedures. Additionally, the FIF's governance framework and funding are also relevant to this role.
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