Job # 111570
Job Title Operations Officer, Access to Information
Job Family Other
Location Washington, DC
Appointment International Hire
Job Posted 12-Aug-2011
Closing Date 28-Aug-2011
Language Requirements English [Essential]; French [Desired]; Spanish [Desired]
Appointment Type
Background / General description
The World Bank Institute (WBI) is a global connector of knowledge, learning and innovation for poverty reduction. Part of the World Bank Group, we connect practitioners, networks and institutions to help them find solutions to development challenges. With a focus on the ’how’ of reform, we link knowledge from around the world and scale up innovations. We work with and through global, regional and country-based institutions and practitioner networks to develop customized programs that respond to their needs. WBI’s Governance Practice, comprising Social Accountability, Leadership and Coalitions, and Open Government ‘Clusters’ – is providing cutting-edge knowledge and capacity building opportunities to practitioners in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors in developing countries to promote open and collaborative governance, supporting governance reforms, and improving development outcomes. The Social Accountability Cluster enables networks of civil society organizations (CSOs), media, Parliamentarians, and other nongovernmental stakeholders to leverage diverse knowledge and cross-country collaboration to improve access to information, transparency, accountability and performance of priority sectors and programs, such as PFM, extractive industries, education, procurement, and health. Support is customized in response to country and regional context, aiming to produce impact at national, sectoral and local levels, including through World Bank financed operations. One of the flagship programs of the Social Accountability Cluster is the Access to Information Program. The Program connects key ATI stakeholders to work collaboratively to identify, prioritize, and implement actions to promote governmental transparency and accountability through enhanced citizen access to publicly held information. It helps develop capacity for formulation, implementation, use, and enforcement of ATI legislation among key government and non-government stakeholders including citizens and CSOs, through regional knowledge exchange and networking, structured learning for training of trainers, and support to multi-stakeholder coalitions for effective ATI reforms.
Duties and Accountabilities
The Operations Officer will work on multi-stakeholder coalition building for the Access to Information Program. He/She can expect to work on in-country coalition building, adaptive change and learning processes, and regional network building. With a strong focus on results, He/She will work in facilitating knowledge exchanges in order to build the capacity of various stakeholders to move access to information and transparency reforms forward. Under the supervision of the Social Accountability Cluster Leader, and Access to Information Program Task Team Leader (TTL), key responsibilities include: 1. Process design, action plans and inputs for facilitation of in-country coalitions and cross-country networks for improving access to information. This will include working with state and non-state actors, such as civil society organizations and the media; 2. Provide expertise and assistance in the design and facilitation of multi-stakeholder learning and change processes—such as the organization of multi-stakeholder dialogues, structured learning programs, south-south knowledge exchanges, among others—focused on access to information, transparency and accountability; 3. Assess capacity needs of client organizations (e.g. academic centers, public administration training institutes, oversight bodies, CSOs etc) on the above topic; 4. Explore synergies and build partnerships with research and training organizations working on access to information, transparency, and accountability issues to expand the knowledge base on this subject; 5. Oversee the implementation of the Access to Information Program’s activities in various regions, ensuring the achievement of planned results and the highest quality in all deliverables by partners; 6. Explore and develop initiatives, together with regional and in-country partners, on the use of Information and Communication Technologies to enhance access to information and transparency; 7. Coordinate with network and regional counterparts at the WB in order to explore entry points for access to information work into Operations; 8. Work with Cluster Leader and TTL on strategic issues related to the ATI program and represent the task manager and team at meetings, conferences and workshops, as necessary; 9. Elaborate TF proposals, as required, in order to raise funds according to Program needs; and 10. Manage and mentor consultants who are working on ATI and other related WBIGV initiatives.
Selection Criteria
The successful candidate will have: • Masters degree in International Relations, Governance or other related fields; • Substantive relevant work experience on multi-stakeholder governance, including multi-stakeholder access to information and transparency initiatives, and social accountability mechanisms; • Relevant experience with the organization, design, and facilitation of multi-stakeholder learning processes, including network and coalition building, and action learning; • Experience in working with a range of stakeholders on collective action problems, particularly with civil society, media and academia, as well as state actors, while facilitating dialogue and synergies among them for effective change; • Substantive work experience in access to information legislation and other transparency provisions, both before adoption and during implementation; • Experience in supervising and mentoring junior staff and small teams; • Familiarity with the Bank’s GAC agenda, current international transparency related-issues and knowledge of World Bank policies and World Bank Institute governance portfolio; • Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, self-motivation, team orientation and ability to work across organizational and technical boundaries with ease and to build effective working relations with internal and external clients; and, • High ethical standards and deep sense of fairness. The World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, culture and educational background. Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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