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Geneve Int, Olympia, Washington, United States

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United States of America, Washington, Washington DC Sector:

Nonprofit/Community/Social Services/International Cooperation

Role:

Other

Date of last update:

2025-10-31

(Expiry date:

2025-11-06 )

With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries.

The World Bank Group is one of the world's largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development.

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.

External and Corporate Relations Vice-Presidency (ECR) The mission of External and Corporate Relations (ECR) is to help deliver financial and political support for the World Bank Group, strengthen the Bank Group's role as a global thought leader in development by enhancing and safeguarding its reputation, and supporting operational teams to achieve country outcomes. ECR manages corporate communications and global engagement with key stakeholders, including media, civil society, foundations, private sector, donor countries, and international organizations, as well as employee engagement. ECR also manages strategic communications for the World Bank's Regions and Global Practices and leads the management of reputation risk.

ECR Global Engagement (ECRGE) The Global Engagement Directorate leads the World Bank Group's external engagement and partnership agenda, ensuring the Bank is a trusted partner to civil society, philanthropic organizations, academia, the private sector, technology and innovation networks, think tanks, and youth movements. ECRGE fosters collaboration at both global and regional levels, sharing insights and knowledge, building alliances, and extending the Bank's convening power as a credible and neutral platform for dialogue.

The directorate works to create value, mobilize resources, and strengthen advocacy around the Bank's priorities while remaining attuned to tension points at local, regional, and global levels. Through these partnerships, ECRGE helps advance the World Bank Group's mission of eliminating poverty and boosting shared prosperity by promoting job creation and focusing on priority sectors where collective action can deliver meaningful impact.

ECRME builds on the Bank's expanded engagement with key partners and organizations, driving the mobilization of resources and support through high-impact advocacy and campaigns. It advances innovative and results-oriented engagement across all stakeholder groups prioritized by the Global Engagement Directorate, including civil society, think tanks, philanthropy, youth networks, and academia with a particular focus on strengthening collaboration with private-sector associations, business councils, and technology-focused organizations.

Duties and Responsibilities ECRME is seeking a Manager, Stakeholder Engagement, to lead the expansion and deepening of the Bank's engagement with a diverse and growing set of external stakeholders, while fostering close collaboration with other ECR directorates. Beyond driving engagement with all stakeholders across global engagement directorate, the Manager will design and oversee campaign strategies, set standards, benchmarks, objectives, and milestones, and ensure alignment of high-impact advocacy and resource mobilization efforts including the IDA replenishment, the Jobs campaign, M300 campaign, UHC campaign and others. The role also entails overseeing communications teams across innovation, outcomes, and knowledge directorate and working in close coordination with the Engagement and Partnerships unit.

Manager's responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Strategic Leadership & Campaign Design • Lead the design and execution of high-impact advocacy and resource mobilization campaigns. • Develop and implement clear strategies, standards, benchmarks, objectives, and milestones to measure progress and ensure accountability. • Ensure alignment of campaign strategies with the Bank's overall communications and engagement framework.

Stakeholder Engagement & Partnerships • Expand and deepen relationships with a diverse set of stakeholders, including civil society, private sector associations, business councils, technology-focused organizations, philanthropic organizations, and think tanks. • Serve as a key liaison and "front door" for new categories of partners, ensuring that engagement efforts create long-term value and move beyond symbolic interactions. • Work in close collaboration with the Engagement and Partnerships unit and other ECR directorates to ensure coordinated outreach and impact. • Set benchmarks for an objective system to track performance and progress across all subsections and areas of focus. • Produce analysis, lessons learned, and recommendations to continuously improve engagement approaches. • Provide regular updates and reports to director of global engagement and ECR's leadership as needed. • Oversee the work of the team members, provide guidance and direction and ensure that the team stays proactive and responsive to current challenges. • Lead and inspire all teams, creating a culture of collaboration and fluidity. • Coordinate with ECR management and contribute to cross-directorate initiatives. • Represent ECRME in internal and external fora, ensuring alignment of messaging and institutional priorities.

Selection Criteria

Education & Experience:

Advanced degree in communications, international relations, political science, public affairs, business administration, or related field, with 12–15 years of progressively senior experience in external affairs, advocacy, resource mobilization, or campaign management in a global, multi-stakeholder context.

Strategic Leadership:

Demonstrated ability to design and execute high-impact advocacy and mobilization campaigns (e.g., IDA, IBRD, or comparable global initiatives) with measurable outcomes; proven track record of setting strategies, standards, benchmarks, objectives, and milestones.

Stakeholder Engagement:

Strong experience building and deepening relationships with diverse stakeholders—civil society, private sector associations, business councils, technology-focused organizations, and think tanks—including the ability to act as a credible "front door" for new partner categories.

Communications & Innovation:

Proven success overseeing communications teams and leveraging digital platforms, knowledge products, and innovative tools to deliver cohesive, outcome-driven advocacy campaigns.

Entrepreneurial Mindset:

Results-oriented, entrepreneurial, solutions-driven leader, proactive, and adaptable to fast-moving institutional priorities.

People Leadership:

Experienced in bringing diverse teams together, fostering collaboration across directorates, and mentoring staff through coaching and professional development; skilled at cultivating trust, accountability, and high performance.

Resource & Trust Fund Management:

Knowledge of mobilizing and managing multi-donor trust funds, budgets, and resources in line with institutional policies, fiduciary controls, and compliance standards.

Analytical & Results Orientation:

Strong capacity for monitoring, evaluation, and learning, including developing systems to track performance and generate lessons learned.

Institutional Acumen:

Understanding of World Bank Group priorities, communications strategies, and external engagement dynamics; experience with multilateral institutions is preferred.

Personal Attributes:

Exceptional interpersonal skills, diplomatic, resilient, collaborative, flexible, decisive, balancing vision with execution.

WBG Culture Attributes

Sense of urgency: anticipate and quickly respond to internal and external stakeholder needs.

Thoughtful risk-taking: challenge the status quo to achieve greater impact.

Empowerment and accountability: empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

The World Bank Group values diversity and encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of World Bank Group member countries to apply, regardless of gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. Sub‑Saharan African nationals, Caribbean nationals, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

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