E T Consultant - Pollution Management Specialist

E T Consultant - Pollution Management Specialist

Description

At the World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. For more information, visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/who-we-are/ibrd

The South Asia Region comprises six countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) that range in size from India (with a population of over 1 billion) to Maldives (with 0.3 million people). The region has experienced a long period of robust economic growth, averaging 6% a year over the past 20 years. It was the second-fastest growing region in the world in the aftermath of the global crisis. This strong growth has translated into declining poverty and impressive improvements in human development. The percentage of people living below the poverty line fell in South Asia from 56% to 16% between 1981 and 2013. Still, the region remains home to a third of the world’s poorest, with 216 million people living below $1.9/day. 

The South Asia Region: https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/sar

The  Extended Term Consultant (ETC) - Pollution Management, will provide technical support to the design and implementation of World Bank operations and analytical and advisory work in Bangladesh on air quality management and broader pollution management agenda of the country, working in close collaboration with the Department of Environment (DoE) and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). The role focuses on pollution management, with air quality management (AQM) at its core.

This position will be based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Locally recruited staff are remunerated on a local pay scale. The selected candidate will report to the ENV Practice Manager for the South Asia Region (SAR) and work as part of the World Bank Bangladesh Country Unit.

The Environment Department (ENV), located within the World Bank’s Planet Practice Group has been established to deliver on the opportunities, benefits and outcomes offered by enhanced management of the environment and natural resources. ENV provides expertise, technical assistance and financing to help countries manage land, sea and freshwater natural resources in a sustainable way to help create jobs, improve livelihoods, enhance ecosystem services, decrease pollution and increase resilience to climate change. Over 360 ENV staff working across the globe help set developing countries on a clean, green growth trajectory for resilient economies and healthy communities.

The SSAE1 unit comprises around 30 staff, with 95 percent based in Country Offices. The rest of the team is based in Washington DC. Our Sri Lanka country office is a joint World Bank/International Finance Cooperation office, comprising approximately 100 staff, including an ETC working on environment, providing a vibrant, collegial working environment.

Duties and accountabilities:

The ETC will provide technical support to analytics and advisory services, implementation of ongoing projects and programs, and design of new lending operations including but not limited to:

• Provide technical support to the preparation, supervision, and implementation of World Bank-financed operations on pollution management (air, water) in Bangladesh, including preparation and review of project documents, providing inputs to the procurement documents, project design and supervision, and drafting technical sections of mission documents and management reports.  

• Identify opportunities and support the World Bank's technical engagement on air quality management with DoE, MoEFCC, and other relevant stakeholders, including industry, academia, and technical institutions, helping coordinate inputs from experts and translating technical advice into practical steps for counterparts. 

• Contribute to the World Bank's broader pollution management engagement in Bangladesh with DoE and MoEFCC, including industrial pollution control and clean technology adoption, water quality monitoring, and approaches to hazardous waste, e-waste, and circular economy.

• Provide technical inputs to the World Bank's support for strengthening DoE as an environmental regulator, including its institutional and organizational development priorities.

• Contribute technical inputs to the World Bank's engagement on environmental governance, data, and digital systems, including environmental policy and regulatory reforms and technology-driven monitoring and enforcement approaches.

• Contribute to capacity-building activities for DoE and other counterparts, including developing training materials, organizing and supporting workshops and training sessions. 

• Contribute to the design and implementation of studies to inform project implementation and design, and policy, summarizing and communicating technical results clearly to inform policy and investment decisions. 

• Conduct research into best practice management approaches and make recommendations as to how such lessons can be relevant to Bangladesh. 

• Work in Bank operations to ensure that clean air and broader pollution-reduction co-benefits are properly incorporated into project design and analysis.

• Participate in preparation and implementation support missions, technical consultations, and knowledge-sharing activities.

Selection Criteria

• Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in environmental engineering, environmental science, chemistry, planning or other relevant technical discipline.
• 5+ years of proven, relevant experience in air quality or pollution management, including one or more core technical functions such as emissions monitoring (ambient or stack), emissions inventory, source apportionment, laboratory analysis, dispersion modelling, compliance assessment, or industrial pollution control. 
• Solid understanding of Bangladesh's environmental and air quality policies, regulations, and institutions (including DoE and MoEFCC), and knowledge of good practices for emissions control in key sectors such as power, industry, transport, household cooking, and agriculture. 
• An understanding of broader pollution management (water quality, hazardous and e-waste, circular economy), laboratory accreditation (ISO 17025), and environmental governance, data, and digital monitoring systems and international practices.
• Experience in analytics and in supporting policy formulation and the design of pollution management interventions in development programs or projects. 
• Experience conducting and facilitating technical workshops and training sessions for government counterparts. 
• Ability to work well with a range of stakeholders, including government officials, academia, non-governmental organizations and civil society, private sector, and development partners, and to coordinate inputs from technical experts and consultants. 
• Familiarity with World Bank or development partner operations and procedures is an advantage. 
• Able to problem-solve around new topics, identify major issues, and synthesize complex issues clearly, both verbally and in writing. 
• Professional level fluency in English and Bangla required. 
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently to project sites domestically is required. 
• A drive for results while working with limited supervision and under tight timelines.

Additional Considerations:

As the World Bank Group continues to evolve, we value candidates who:

• Demonstrate the ability to collaborate effectively across teams, disciplines, cultures, and institutional boundaries.

• Responsibly leverage digital and AI-enabled tools to enhance productivity, learning, and decision-making.

• Bring experience working on fragile, conflict-affected, and violent (FCV)-related contexts and are encouraged to highlight relevant experience in their application materials, where applicable.

WBG Culture Attributes:

1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

As per WBG policy, an Extended Term (ET) appointment is subject to a lifetime maximum of three (3) years. Former and current ET staff who have completed or are in the process of completing their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.

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