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The Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice:

WBG is the largest provider of development finance and solutions for social protection and jobs, working with high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries to develop country-tailored solutions for specific social protection and labor challenges. These range from increasing the efficiency with which social resources are spent (where well-designed social safety net programs, effective pension programs, and integrated social protection systems are proven solutions) to improving employment outcomes through employability programs and associated policy reforms, often most effective when targeted to the poor or the young.

The Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice (SPJ GP) delivers operational approaches and evidence-based solutions to help individuals and families manage risk, cope with chronic or transitional poverty, and access better livelihoods and jobs. These include:

• Strategy, analysis and financing of programs delivering social safety nets social assistance in the form of cash transfers, public works programs, social services, and fee waivers.

• Advisory and analytical services on design and delivery of social insurance programs, contributory transfers, including old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, disability and survivor benefits, and their fiscal sustainability (including budget support for transitions).

• Analysis, design and delivery of Labor market and youth employment programs, with a focus on supply side interventions and intermediation policies, as well as policy advice on labor market regulations and interventions.

• Strategy, analysis, financing and design of integrating social protection delivery systems (e.g., payments, identification, registries, systems assessments) as underpinnings of effective social programs that can help cope with climate shocks or underpin fiscal reforms.

HCSLP, the regional SPJ unit for the Latin America and Caribbean Region (LAC), manages operations and analytical work across the region. In recent years, the Social Protection and Jobs GP has developed an important work program across LCR.

The total portfolio of some eleven projects amount to over US$ 2.8 billion in net commitments across Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America. In addition, the GP manages analytical work, reimbursable advisory support (RAS) and Trust Funds. As a result of COVID 19, the GP has seen as important additional number of project requests and project restructurings to support country response to the effects of the crisis. Operations include safety net systems and transfers, labor and jobs specific operations, support to restructure unemployment insurance, and operations to support productive inclusion initiatives across many countries in the region. Additionally, the unit maintains an ongoing program of analytical and advisory work at both country and regional level spanning the full range of SPJ thematic areas.

SPJ in Brazil. Brazil, the largest country in Latin America and the nineth largest country in the world, is at a critical juncture to enter into a sustained path of sustained growth with opportunities for all. After two devastating crises (a domestic crisis 2014-2016 and the COVID-19 triggered global crisis), Brazil is committing substantial efforts to develop a strong policy package to support the poor and the vulnerable, decrease unemployment and informality, improve early childhood development outcomes, eliminate hunger, adapt to climate change across the board, among other objectives. These policy packages need to be designed to be fiscally sustainable, as Brazil spending is already above the fiscal ceiling” and tackle at all government levels.

The SPJ engagement in Brazil has been expanding rapidly in recent years, both through non-lending technical assistance and lending operations. On the lending side, this has covered the area of social assistance and social protection delivery systems at the federal, state, and municipal level. SPJ is also an integral part of the HD policy dialogue and is expected to continue to play a prominent role contributing to priority multisectoral agendas with health and education. SPJ also collaborates with other practice groups to find collaborative solutions such as environment, governance, and poverty. In addition, the SPJ team regularly engages with government counterparts to provide policy inputs and support capacity building needs through technical assistance and analytical and advisory services. 

The LCR SPJ unit is now seeking a Extended-Term Consultant Level 1 (EC1)/Operation Analyst with solid technical and operational background in social assistance and project management to be based in Brasilia. The selected candidate will be an integral member of a dynamic LCR SPJ team and a significant share of her/his work program will be related to supporting the operational programs in Brazil on issues related to social assistance, delivery systems, labor, pensions and migration. The position will report to the SPJ Practice Manager for the Latin America and Caribbean Region.

Duties and Accountability:

The World Bank is seeking for an Extended Term Consultant Level 1/Operation Analyst to join the Social Protection and Jobs (SPJ) team for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Brasilia, Brazil.

S/he will contribute to the delivery of SPJ sector operations, and analytical and advisory tasks by working jointly with other team members in the World Bank and clients that actively support the development and reform of social protection systems. S/he will work across the range of World Bank instruments, including Investment Project Financing (IPF), Development Policy Financing (DPF), Program for Results (PforR) and Advisory Services and Analytics (ASA). The overall role of the incumbent would be to support the SPJ team in advancing on its objective of supporting the Brazilian government at the national and subnational levels in developing social protection and labor policies and programs through lending operations and technical assistance.  Specifically, her/his main responsibilities include:

– Collaborate with task teams in Brazil to identify, develop, and pilot social assistance policies and programs at the national, state, and municipal levels to reduce poverty and inequality.

– Assist task teams with project preparation and supervision of lending operations in the areas of social assistance and labor.

– Facilitate interactions with Social, Environmental, and Safeguards specialists, Financial Experts, Lawyers, and Country Management Units to produce the required documentation during project preparation and supervision.

– Coordinate with other development partners operating in Brazil, as well as local think tanks and research institutions.

– Lead the organization of dissemination and knowledge exchange events, study tours, both domestically and internationally, for both internal and external audiences.

– Contribute to robust team collaboration within the Social Protection and Jobs (SPJ) team at the Brazil country office, actively participating in team discussions and regular planning sessions.

– Support efforts to collect and verify the quality of administrative data and household survey data, such as the Atlas of Social Protection: Indicators of Resilience and Equity (ASPIRE) data in Brazil, and contribut to the global knowledge base of the SPJ Global Practice.

– Collaborate across sectors to support other Global Practices (GPs) in leveraging synergies between social assistance and labor, education, health, disaster risk management, and poverty, among others, highlighting key areas of collaboration.

The successful candidate will report to the Practice Manager of the Social Protection and Labor Global Practice for the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. He or she will be an integral part of the Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice in the LAC region and will work closely with the Human Development team and the Program Leader in Brazil.

Selection Criteria

– Master’s degree in a relevant discipline such as economics, international development, public policy, management, business administration, social sciences, or another field related to development.

– At least 2 years of directly relevant experience in supporting project management in the area of social protection and jobs.

– Demonstrated experience in World Bank operations, having been a core team member for lending operations, advisory services, and analytics.

– Knowledge of the Bank’s financial instruments and operational policies and procedures, to assist task teams at various stages of the project cycle.

– Ability to conduct data collection and analysis on relevant project design and implementation issues, including best practices and lessons learned; to contribute to project documentation, implementation reports, and to provide support to task teams under the guidance of senior staff.

– Excellent organizational skills for contributing to the planning and preparation of high-level events (e.g., materials and logistics), and to draft concise and high-quality meeting minutes or other records of proceedings.

– Experience in policy dialogue, evidenced by a basic understanding of the policymaking process in social protection and jobs.

– Excellent writing and oral communication skills in both English and Portuguese.

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