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.