All Things Urban

The World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group, is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Our mission is to fight poverty with passion and professionalism for lasting results and to help people help themselves and their environment by providing resources, sharing knowledge, building capacity and forging partnerships in the public and private sectors.

Background & General Description: GLOBAL CONTEXT The Sustainable Development Practice Group The Sustainable Development (SD) Practice Group (PG) helps countries tackle their most complex challenges in the areas of Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Environment, Natural Resources & Blue Economy, Environmental and Social Framework, Urban, Disaster Risk Management (DRM), Resilience & Land, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, and Water. The “Urban, Resilience and Land” (URL) Global Practice Urbanization is occurring at an unprecedented pace. Cities generate 80% of global GDP and are key to job creation and the pursuit of shared prosperity. Yet one billion city residents live in slums today, and by 2030 one billion new migrants will arrive in cities. This concentration of people and assets will exacerbate risk exposure to adverse natural events and climate change, which affects the poor disproportionately. The absence of secure land tenure underpins deprivation and is a major source of conflict in the urban and rural space. One and a half billion people live in countries affected by repeated cycles of violence. In the absence of services, participative planning and responsive institutions, these trends will result in increased poverty, social exclusion, vulnerability and violence. Finally, avoiding a 4-degree warmer world requires drastically reducing the carbon footprint of cities. The WBG is in a unique position to support national and sub-national clients to: harness urbanization and enable effective land management in support of both growth and poverty reduction; foster social inclusion of marginalized groups; support the responsiveness and fiscal, financial, and management capacities of local governments – cities, municipalities, and rural districts – to deliver local infrastructure and decentralized services; strengthen resilience and risk management related to natural disasters; reduce conflict and violence; scale-up access to finance for sub-national governments; and reduce the carbon footprint of cities. The WBG brings a combination of lending ($7-8 billion in annual lending to cities), analytical and advisory services (e.g., social inclusion flagship, urbanization reviews, Sendai dialogue), its growing portfolio of reimbursable advisory services, its convening power (e.g., understanding risk and the land conferences), its leveraging capacity (e.g., guarantees and risk mitigation), and its ability to work with the private sector to tackle the challenges at scale and to effect. The URL GP covers a wide gamut: (i) developing green, inclusive and resilient cities; (ii) enhancing urban and rural development through supporting and managing the urban-rural transition, assisting local development through developing land tenure, management and information systems; and (iii) assisting in disaster risk management through issues of risk assessment, risk reduction (including flood management, urban drainage, coastal management, and retrofitting of infrastructure), disaster preparedness (including hydromet services, early warning systems, and civil defense), risk financing (including CAT-DDO), and resilient reconstruction (including post-disaster damage and loss assessment). REGIONAL CONTEXT Urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa is occurring at an unprecedented pace. The share of Africans living in urban areas is projected to grow from 38 percent in 2016 to almost 60 percent by 2040

The ETC - Urban Resilience Specialist is expected to provide technical and operational expertise to implement and develop the SAWU1 program in Africa with a focus on Ghana. The candidate is expected to carry out specific duties which will include, but are not limited to: - Support the preparation and/or implementation of the Sustainable Cities Project, the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development Project’s component on urban drainage and hydromet/Flood EWS components, and Trust Funds associated to these projects, as well as other activities in Ghana and the Region, including working with Project Implementation Units. - Support the Ghana Task Teams, and the Government in executing necessary analytics to prepare new operations in direct response to the country’s overall urbanization challenges, natural hazards, including flood and soil erosion hazard mapping and risk assessment, the quality control and supervision of external consultants and technical specialists work as well as developing targeted Terms of Reference. - Contribute to the preparation and supervision of hydromet activities supporting Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems related activities managed under the country Programs. - Support and participate in task teams to deliver investment, programmatic and development policy lending operations, prepare analytical and deliver advisory activities, develop new business opportunities related to urban resilience and help enhance the capacity of our clients to respond to DRM challenges through programs and projects. - Help adapt global good practice in DRM, urban resilience, resilient infrastructure, risk assessment and green infrastructure to local contexts within Bank-supported projects and activities, including Bank-executed technical assistance. - Contribute to and lead the execution of lending and trust funded projects, including: (i) lead or participate in missions and developing mission documents; (ii) Develop Project Concept Notes (PCNs), Project Appraisal Documents (PADs), and other related project preparation documentation; (iii) prepare and review terms of reference; (iii) prepare implementation status and results reports; (iv) prepare project briefs; (v) develop funding proposals; and (v) presentations. - Support the dialogue with and coordination among government counterparts and development partners in the urban/DRM/land sector. - Provide support, as needed, to emergency response including contributions to various forms of post-disaster assessments, and to recovery and reconstruction planning. - Participate in field missions and site visits in the areas of specialization, provide technical inputs and guidance to client counterparts as required by operational and analytical task team leaders. - Provide technical leadership on projects in a dynamic environment.Support the reporting of Trust Funded activities and manage the activities.Draft technical notes, reports, Terms of Reference and policy documents; and - Participate and support knowledge sharing activities across countries in the region and contribute specific knowledge both within the assigned countries and in the World Bank.

- Master’s or Ph.D. degree in technical fields relevant to DRM and urban resilience such as civil engineering, hydrology, geology, physical sciences, architecture, urban infrastructure and planning, disaster risk management, environmental planning, public management, or equivalent, and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in urban drainage, and/or engineering with experience in urban flood and erosion risk management, and/or risk-informed urban planning. - Experience in managing/supervising tasks or research assignments is highly desired. - Knowledge of urban development, disaster risk management and local government in Africa is highly desired. - Experience working on flood risk management, risk reduction measures design or implementation is an asset. - Experience working on complex urban risk programs involving multi-stakeholder coordination. - Demonstrated skills to engage and effectively lead dialogues with both local communities affected by urban risks as well as city leaders and decision makers charged with action. - Strong conceptual and research/analytical skills with the ability to rapidly analyze and integrate diverse information from varied sources into conclusion and recommendations. - Demonstrated effective communication skills, speaking and writing, and outstanding interpersonal skills, effective team member. - Experience in donor-funded projects and/or project management in disaster risk management, land administration/governance, sustainable landscapes, territorial development, or regional planning dimensions. - Experience in development and delivery of educational tools to client countries.Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to lead teams and function effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team. - Proven track record of delivery of high-quality outputs while working under pressure, in a multi-sector environment, and within tight deadlines. - Knowledge of World Bank operational policies, practices and procedures is an asset.Excellent and effective command of English (both written and oral) is required

- Term Duration: 1 year 0 months - Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment - Location: Accra,Ghana - Closing Date: 9/5/2022 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC The selected candidate will be offered a one-year appointment, renewable for an additional one year, at the discretion of the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET Appointment of two 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 second-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.

This job is available for international candidates.