Program Analyst

Program Analyst

Job #:	req38050
Organization:	World Bank Group
Sector:	Climate Change
Grade:	GE
Term Duration:	2 years 0 months
Recruitment Type:	Local Recruitment
Location:	Washington, DC,United States
Required Language(s):	English
Preferred Language(s):
Closing Date:	8/28/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

Working at the World Bank provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank 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. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org

VPU Context:

The Planet VPU helps countries address their most complex challenges in the areas of Farming and Agribusiness, Climate, Environment, and Water.

Unit Context: 

WBG Climate Department 

The Climate Department enables the World Bank Group to deliver climate at scale across operations by providing the expertise, solutions, and platforms needed to integrate climate into projects, policy, and finance. It supports delivery of the World Bank Group Climate Action Plan, including alignment with the Paris Agreement and delivery of smart development solutions with climate co-benefits.

As climate is embedded across sectors and regions, the Department acts as a connector and service provider to teams, helping translate climate ambition into operational solutions, financing approaches, and country programs.

The Department is organized across two complementary functions:

Policy & Regulation

• Partnerships for Smart Development & Cross-Sector Expertise 
• Analytics & Policy for Adaptation & Mitigation Finance 

Solutions & Impact

• Sustainable Finance & Transaction Solutions 
• Strategy, Learning & Operations 
• Carbon Finance Solutions 
• Market Building with Toolkits and Products

Duties and accountabilities: 

As a member of the Climate Director’s front office team the Program Analyst has 4 sets of responsibilities.  The Analyst is expected to utilize AI as much as possible in the delivery of those responsibilities.
  
Front office Workflow 

• In coordination with the Special Assistant, support front office workflows to prepare briefing materials, correspondence, and reviews of operations and knowledge products. 
• Originate, where appropriate, draft briefing materials, ensuring timely and high-quality submissions.
• Coordinate KTCDR review of corporate documents with the KTC units, ensuring timely submission.

Knowledge Management

• Develop a knowledge management approach for the front office, with a focus on establishing and managing a front office filing system and document repository of standard responses, briefing notes and presentations.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of AI-enabled process automation solutions under the guidance of senior colleagues. 

External Partnerships and Engagement 

• Support the Director’s external engagement by planning and coordinating mission travel, including to major events such as Climate Weeks and COP. 
• Support the design and implementation of external and internal events that the Director participates in, including Spring & Annual Meetings, and including coordination of briefing materials.
• Oversee the procurement of services and vendor management and coordinate with regional counterparts, BPS, IFC, MIGA and IMF on cost-sharing arrangements and track expenditures of shared services.

Note: This internal requisition is open to WBG and IMF staff only (including short-term and extended term consultants/ temporaries). External candidates are requested not to apply. In case an external candidate applies, their application will not be considered.

Selection Criteria

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with 2 years of relevant professional experience. 

• Demonstrated interest in climate, development, supported by relevant academic or professional exposure.
 
• Strong analytical, quantitative, research, and problem-solving skills. Ability to work with qualitative and quantitative information, and large data sets.

• Ability to conduct research and analysis on difficult, but well-defined tasks; articulate issues and recommend solutions.

• Hands-on experience in seeking and synthesizing inputs across multiple sources, including own-managed research to craft succinct official WB responses to high-level internal clients and external partners.

• Strong experience with knowledge management and/or event planning. 

• Knowledge of WB HR, budget, and travel rules and databases. Hands-on experience with complex event/project planning, service procurement and implementation.

• A clear understanding of the work programming, technical content and deliverables of KTCDR is highly desired.

Core Technical Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent judgment and strong communication skills with the ability to prepare, present, and discuss findings verbally and in writing.

• Ability to quickly analyze data and data inter-relationships and make recommendations on process, system and control improvements.

• Demonstrated willingness to learn about utilizing AI for work processes. 

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate and interact with staff at all levels.

• Proven ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines and possess attention to detail.

• Client-focused, excellent team player and demonstrated ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.

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

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

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.

Learn more about working at the World Bank and IFC including our values and inspiring stories.