| Job #: | req26211 |
| Organization: | World Bank |
| Sector: | Administration/Office Support |
| Grade: | ET3 |
| Term Duration: | 1 year |
| Recruitment Type: | Local Recruitment |
| Location: | Phnom Penh,Cambodia |
| Required Language(s): | Khmer, English |
| Preferred Language(s): |
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| Closing Date: | 2/27/2024 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC |
Description
Working
at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help
our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank
Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for
developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions
dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and
promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more
than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector
partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research,
and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global
challenges. https://ww.worldbank.org.
Regional Context:
The
East Asia and the Pacific Region (EAP) is highly heterogeneous. Its 19
client countries include one of the smallest, Tuvalu with a population
of 11,646 and the largest, China. It includes IDA and IBRD countries as
well as countries who no longer borrow from us but still maintain
strong partnerships with the Bank through knowledge Hubs.
EAP
has made the fastest progress in economic growth and poverty reduction
of any region in the last quarter-century. A succession of East Asian
economies has progressed from low-income to middle-income, with others
preparing to join the small group of high-income countries soon. At
present, the region remains one of the main drivers of the world
economy, accounting for nearly two-fifths of global economic growth!
Despite this progress, the Asia and Pacific region still faces huge
development challenges. Inequality within countries is growing, leaving
some subnational regions and groups significantly behind. A large
portion of the region’s population remains vulnerable to income shocks,
including from a global economic slowdown, changing global and regional
value-chains, and climate-related risks.
East Asia was the first
region to be hit by the COVID-19 pandemic which has provoked both an
unprecedented health crisis and a severe economic shock in the region.
The economic shock has severely affected both supply and demand, with
significant impacts on economic activity, livelihoods, and people’s
welfare. Poverty in the East Asia and Pacific region is expected to rise
for the first time in over 4 decades. COVID-19 also presents some
opportunities for countries in the region to build back better through
recovery strategies that prioritize reforms, institutions as well as
attention to climate and broader sustainability.
Country Context:
Over
the past two decades, Cambodia has undergone a significant transition,
reaching lower middle-income status in 2015 and aspiring to attain upper
middle-income status by 2030. Driven by garment exports and tourism,
Cambodia’s economy has sustained an average growth rate of 7.6 percent
between 1995 and 2019, making it one of the fastest-growing economies in
the world!
The global shock triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic
significantly impacted Cambodia’s economy, pushing Cambodia into its
first recession in 25 years. Cambodia’s economy continued to recover in
2022. The recovery of the services sector is strengthening, driven
largely by pent-up consumer demand. The economic growth for 2023 is
projected to reach 5.2 percent. Downside risks include a marked slowdown
in external demand, further global financial tightening, and a renewed
oil price shock. On the upside, China’s reopening presents an
opportunity for Cambodia to boost its travel and tourism industry and to
attract FDI inflows.
Key reforms are needed for Cambodia to
sustain pro-poor growth, foster competitiveness, sustainably manage
natural resource wealth and improve access to and quality of public
services. Cambodia continues to have a serious infrastructure gap and
would benefit from greater connectivity and investments in rural and
urban infrastructure. Further diversification of the economy will
require fostering entrepreneurship, expanding the use of technology and
building new skills to address emerging labor market needs. Accountable
and responsive public institutions will also be critical to meeting the
evolving needs of citizens and the private sector. And the quality of
human capital will be of utmost importance to achieve Cambodia’s
ambitious goal of reaching middle-income status by 2030.
Current Priorities in Bank Program:
The
WBG’s Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Cambodia FY19-FY24
supports the Government’s Rectangular Strategy Phase IV and the National
Strategic Development Plan 2019-2023. To date, the IDA portfolio for
Cambodia consists of 16 projects with a total financing of $1,323
million in net commitments, leading the portfolio to increase double in
size during the CPF period. Preparation of the new CPF is underway with
expected delivery in late FY24.
The lending program delivered
$285 million in FY22 disbursing remainder commitment of Cambodia’s
IDA-19 allocation. The first project of FY23 ($274 million) has been
delivered in the second quarter, constituting more than half of
Cambodia’s IDA-20 allocation in one year. The second pipeline of this FY
is planned for delivery during the last quarter of this FY23.
Preparation of a Country Climate and Development Report for Cambodia has
begun with decision review scheduled for June 2023. The Systematic
Country Diagnostic Update consultations will take place during May and
June 2023. These two instruments will contribute to the development of
the new CPF with expected delivery in late FY24.
Unit Context:
The
successful candidate is expected to play an important role in
supporting the Cambodia CMU in delivering the overall work program. The
Extended Term Temporary (ETT) will be based in Phnom Penh and report to
the Country Manager and will be an integral member of the Cambodia’s
front office team.
Job Description and Accountabilities:
The
ETT will provide a wide range of administrative support to the
Unit/Team. Her/his duties and responsibilities will include, but not
limited to, the following:
• Serve as an information resource on project processing and draft a variety of standard project-related correspondences.
•
Provide administrative support to workshops/conferences, missions, set
up meetings, organize group trips of counterparts, make extensive travel
arrangements, prepare trip requests and reimbursement, flight/vehicle
arrangements.
• Handling administrative and clearance
procedures, portal document submissions, finalizing related documents
and filing relevant documents in WBDocs.
• Attend meetings, draft minutes and ensures timely clearance and distribution.
•
Work typically requires interpreting existing procedures and processes,
independently determining which should be used, and applying these
appropriately. Work requires extensive coordination with other Bank
Group Units and frequent liaison with team members, regardless of
location, and external counterparts.
• In conjunction with and
under guidance from staff in a specific discipline (i.e., Resource
Management, etc.) monitor specific activities (i.e., task,
budget/milestones, etc.) for specific projects on behalf of the team.
•
Process consultant contracts, consulting firms, ensure the fulfilment
of statutory requirements for onboarding, organize their travel
arrangements and reimbursements, monitoring of deliverables, following
up pending items to facilitate their timely completion.
•
Coordinates schedules taking priorities into account, monitors changes,
and communicates the information to appropriate staff, inside and
outside the immediate work unit, including officials outside the Bank
Group
• Assist team or work unit by translating/drafting a
variety of routine documents, applying effective proofreading and
grammar skills in English and Khmer language
• Independently perform various system-related and process-related tasks unique to the World Bank
•
Use word processing or desktop publishing skills to produce complex
text, reports, figures, graphs, etc., according to standard Bank formats
and distribution
• Maintain current distribution lists, phone/address lists of project/product contacts, and distributes documents for the team
• Maintain relationship with Country Office staff and external counterparts
•
Liaise with other Administrative Client Support (ACS) staff in Global
Units and provide back-up support for ACS team in Country Office during
absence or peak periods.
• Perform other ad-hoc duties as assigned by the Country Manager, or task team members.
Selection Criteria
•
Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of professional working experience in
related field with international development institutions or other donor
organizations would be an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to command both written and spoken of Khmer and English
• Computer literate e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, e-mail, and ability to search as well as extract information on the internet
• Excellent skill in preparing PowerPoint and other visual presentation
•
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to
interact diplomatically with clients and staff at all levels, recognized
ability to exercise good judgment in interpersonal dealings at all
levels and in handling confidential information;
• Excellent organizational, administrative and time management skills;
• Effective analytical, research and problem-solving skills.
• Able to coach less experienced staff on relevant technology and systems.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
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Note: The selected candidate will be offered a one-year appointment, renewable at the discretion of the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET appointment of three years. If an ET appointment ends before a full year, it is considered as a full year toward the lifetime maximum. Former and current ET staff who have completed all or any portion of their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.
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