The World Bank’s Country Office in Uganda is seeking a high
caliber locally-recruited Senior Operations Officerfor the Uganda program to be based in Kampala.
Uganda is among the seven largest country programs in Africa and
has an active portfolio consisting of both projects and analytical activities.
Duties and Accountabilities
(i) Portfolio Coordination/Monitoring:
- Play a key role
in coordinating, monitoring and report ing on the Uganda Portfolio to
ensure quality and documented results.
- Manage existing
portfolio monitoring systems effectively to follow-up programs and
activities across sectors, in close liaison with the Task Teams and client
implementation teams.
- Monitor the
implementation of various activities financed through grants, outside the
main lending program, including the Analytical and Advisory
Assistance/Economic Sector Work and Trust Funds supported activities.
- Provide both the
Country Director and the Country Manager with regular assessments of
portfolio performance status, with recommendations on necessary follow-up
actions to improve performance.
(ii) Quality Assurance:
- Work with task
teams in ensuring Quality at Entry, Supervision and Exit for the Bank
supported program.
- Provide
leadership and advisory support in all phases of operations, including
problem solving on complex issues of implementation.
- Identify the
major implementation issues which may affect portfolio quality and
highlight them for the Country Manager in a timely manner and with
proposed remedies or appropriate actions on how to address them.
- Chair the
quarterly Project Coordinators’ Forum which links Bank and client teams on
matters of program implementation and performance monitoring.
- Play a lead role
in preparing, organizing and managing the process for Country Portfolio
Performance Reviews, internally and with Government. Prepare the issues
paper and action plans for such reviews, in consultation with the
Fiduciary team and the task teams in the Bank and in Government.
- Play an active
role in overseeing quality by reviewing documents (including ISR, ICRs,
ESW/AAA, TF proposals and Board packages) and correspondence for Country
Manager and/or Country Director’s action.
- Inform the task
teams on emerging Bank instruments and changes to the Bank’s operational
policies.
- Respond or
contribute to information requests by Bank management and or external
clients relating to the portfolio and related activities.
- Provide inputs
to and/or prepare diverse operational products/outputs (e.g. sector and
country briefings, including for Spring and Annual Meetings, background
reports, case studies, portfolio performance reviews,etc.).
Selection Criteria:
- A minimum of a
Masters Degree from a recognized institution in a relevant field/discipline
(such as economics, development planning, finance, business
administration, engineering, or equivalent) and 8 years of relevant
professional and operational support experience;
- Familiarity with
analytical tools and ability to translate theoretical concepts into
practical approaches for Bank operational work;
- Familiarity with
macroeconomic and/or operational issues and broad understanding of links
to sector policies.
- Capability to
assess policy issues and interrelation ships of sector, macroeconomic and
country strategies;
- Task and project
management skills, including Monitoring and Evaluation;
- Broad
understanding of Uganda’s political economy, the country’s development
issues and cultural factors;
- A good
understanding of Bank operational policies, practices and procedures will
be an advantage.
- Demonstrated
strategic skills and ability to link macro and sectoral issues in an
integrated way;
- A drive and
commitment for results through team work and consultation and good work
ethics;
- Ability to take
initiative and work independently without much supervision;
- Ability to
operate in a mature manner and sensitively in multi-cultural and in
multi-disciplinary teams environments and build effective working relations
with clients and colleagues.
- Strong report
writing and communication skills. A proven ability to write brief and
clear analytical reports and concise discussion notes requiring strong
written and oral communication skills in English;
For the full position description and complete selection
criteria, qualified candidates are requested to visit and submit an on-line
application at www.worldbank.org/careers.
Click on >employment opportunities >professional/
technical staff opportunities - current vacancies > job # 121364.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Closing date is 17th June 2012.
The World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, culture and educational background.
Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.
