{"id":84685,"date":"2023-03-24T15:51:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T15:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=84685"},"modified":"2023-03-24T15:51:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T15:51:05","slug":"the-world-bank-jobs-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/the-world-bank-jobs-2023.html","title":{"rendered":"The World Bank Jobs 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Innovation and partnership bind the five institutions of the World Bank Group (WBG): the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA), which together form the World Bank; the International Finance Corporation (IFC); the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA); and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The World Bank Group is one of the world\u2019s largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries. It uses financial resources and extensive experience to help our client countries to reduce poverty, increase economic growth, and improve quality of life. To ensure that countries can access the best global expertise and help generate cutting-edge knowledge, the World Bank Group is constantly seeking to improve the way it works. Key priorities include delivering measurable results, promoting openness and transparency in development, and improving access to development information and data.<\/p>\n

Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n

Job Title: Counsel<\/strong><\/p>\n

Req#:<\/strong>\u00a0req21826<\/p>\n

Application Closing Date:\u00a0<\/strong>4\/19\/2023<\/p>\n

Please note that this is a\u00a0Local Recruitment<\/strong>\u00a0type position.<\/p>\n

The Legal Vice Presidency (LEGVP), under the Senior Vice President and Group General Counsel, is responsible for providing legal support to internal and external World Bank clients on operational, advisory and corporate matters. LEGVP provides legal services required by the World Bank and plays an active role in all the World Bank\u2019s activities. In addition, LEGVP helps to ensure that all World Bank activities comply with the institution\u2019s Articles of Agreement, as well as its operational policies and procedures. Organizationally, LEGVP includes geographically based regional Operational Practice Groups devoted to the legal and policy aspects of the World Bank\u2019s lending operations, Policy and Advisory Practice Groups which provide advice on operations policy, environmental and international law, development finance and structured finance and guarantees and Corporate Practice Groups, which provide advice on corporate finance, administrative and institutional matters for the World Bank.<\/p>\n

LEGAM provides operational legal support to three regions: (i) Africa East and Southern (AFE), (ii) Africa West and Central (AFW); and (iii) Middle East and North Africa (MENA). AFE, AFW and MENA include a mix of low-income, lower- middle-income, and upper-middle income countries, and several fragile states. The World Bank work program across Africa is the largest among all the Regions. The Africa and MENA Regions together represent about 38% of the World Bank\u2019s net commitments and about 41% of its number of projects in addition to a robust and complex trust fund portfolio.<\/p>\n

LEGAM invites qualified candidates to apply for its\u00a0Counsel position.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Selected candidate will join the Accra, Ghana World Bank office and work on the extensive Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leon portfolios (with the possibility of additional assignments in East Africa, West and Central Africa and North Africa and Middle East countries supported by LEGAM). The selected lawyer will be expected to travel to all countries in the areas covered by LEGAM. The Selected Candidate will be expected, at some point during his\/her tenure, to move to a decentralized position in one of the Bank\u2019s Country Offices, as business needs of LEG VPU might require.<\/p>\n

Selected candidate will work under the general supervision of the LEGAM Chief Counsels, with day-to-day guidance provided by one or more Lead or Senior Counsels. Work will primarily support IBRD, IDA and donor trust fund financing of projects, focusing on analysis of project proposals, drafting of necessary documents and agreements, negotiating those agreements, and participating in the supervision of their implementation, all in support of investments in all sectors. Work will also include advising country management on operational, institutional and other matters that arise from time to time in the country office.<\/p>\n

The Counsel<\/strong>\u00a0will be a lawyer who can operate independently to handle legal and policy issues related to the Bank\u2019s work while working collaboratively with other lawyers within LEGAM and LEG as a whole.<\/p>\n

Duties & Accountabilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Counsel position requires demonstrated ability to apply rigorous analytical skills, to work harmoniously in a team, and to exercise good judgment. The level and quality of these skills will be a determining factor in the selection for the position, and references will be given consideration in this determination. The Counsel will work under direct supervision of the Chief Counsel and day-to-day guidance will be provided by one or more Lead or Senior Counsels in headquarters or in the field (primarily the Bank office in Ghana).<\/p>\n

The Counsel will be<\/strong>: Covering a broad portfolio within a functional area, providing advice to management and clients on legal and policy issues in one or more areas of concentration.<\/p>\n