The World Bank Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya

Social Development Specialist (2 positions)
 

Local Term Appointment (Three Years, renewable)
 

Location: Nairobi, Kenya
 

The World Bank’s Africa Social and

Conflict Unit, part of the Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience (SURR) Global

Practice seeks to recruit two locally hired Social Development Specialists to

be based in Kenya Country Office. 

The Social Development Specialists

will work under the supervision of the Practice Manager for the Africa Social

Unit, based in Washington DC Office, working closely with the Social

Development Specialists based in Kenya to provide guidance, mentoring and

support teams across the Kenya portfolio.
 

(1) JOB# 160431 – Social

Development Specialist (Citizen Engagement, Community-Driven
Development)  

The Social Development Specialist

will work on cross-cutting social development issues with a major focus on

social accountability and citizen engagement in devolution. 

S/he will be expected to contribute

to the development of an innovative social development work program on issues

of social accountability and citizen engagement in Kenya’s devolution,

especially with respect to understanding and addressing issues and impacts

related to social inclusion, gender and support for marginal counties and

provide high quality operational support on citizen engagement, social

accountability, and social inclusion, at project identification, preparation

and supervision phases to various Bank units with operations within the Kenya

Country Management Unit.

2) JOB# 160435 – Social Development Specialist (Decentralization and Inclusion, Conflict
Prevention, Climate Resilience)

The Social Development Specialist will support integration of social inclusion,

conflict prevention, climate change, and youth considerations in the Bank’s

devolution support, including stand-alone analytical work and technical

assistance, but increasingly focused on integrating these considerations in new

and ongoing International Development Association (IDA) operations related to

decentralization, community-driven development, and devolved service delivery.

Selection Criteria and Electronic Applications:
 

The successful candidates should hold

a Master’s degree with at least five years’ relevant experience,  or

equivalent combination of education and experience in a related social. 

S/he should demonstrate skills and

direct work experience with at least one or more of the following: public

consultations; participatory budgeting; participatory rural and urban

appraisal; participatory research methods (including observation, surveys);

participatory poverty assessments; participatory monitoring and evaluation; and

grievance redress mechanisms.

Electronic Applications:
 

For the full position descriptions,

complete selection criteria and required competencies for both positions,

candidates are requested to submit an application atwww.worldbank.org/careers. 

Click on >Current job

openings>Job# 160431 and Job#160435 respectively. 

The World Bank is committed to

achieving diversity of gender, race, nationality, culture and educational

background. 

Individuals with disabilities are

equally encouraged to apply. 

Only short-listed candidates will be

contacted. 

Closing date is March 1, 2016.