World Bank Group, Washington, United Kingdom
Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank consists of two entities - the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). It is a global development cooperative owned by 189 member countries. As the largest development bank in the world, the World Bank provides loans, guarantees, risk management products, and advisory services to middle-income and creditworthy low-income countries, and coordinates responses to regional and global challenges. For more information, please visit www.worldbank.org.
Digital technologies offer a unique opportunity to transform development through digital solutions. The Digital Vice Presidency and its global and regional teams will support client countries in building the foundational and cross-cutting elements of digital transformation through:
For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/digital.
As societies and economies advance in their digital transformation, the need for secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure to host these digital data and systems grows increasingly acute. Cloud computing, with its flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and availability, supports the rapid evolution of digital services while enhancing data security. However, significant barriers prevent low and middle-income countries (LMICs) from adopting these technologies, including inadequate procurement, regulation, software development, cybersecurity capacities, and costly or unavailable underlying infrastructure.
The Data Hosting and Cloud Business Line aims to bridge this digital divide by encouraging cloud adoption, expanding the supply of cloud-enabled data centers, and creating a supportive regulatory enabling environment. We provide public and private sector decision-makers with tools and resources to adopt cloud technologies securely and sustainably, promoting government digital transformation and digital entrepreneurship ecosystems.
The World Bank's Digital Vice Presidency is recruiting a Senior Digital Transformation Specialist to be based in Washington, DC. This role focuses on understanding emerging good practices, trends, and innovations in digital infrastructure and translating these insights into actionable information for task teams and client countries. Key responsibilities include helping governments comprehend hybrid cloud environments, the necessary changes in data infrastructure for the new AI revolution, and the potential to develop local and regional cloud and data hosting markets.
The duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Master's degree in Telecommunications, Private Sector Development, Digital Development, Technology, International Development, Gender and Development, or other related field, with a minimum of 5 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong technical and analytical skills at the intersection of gender equality, digital inclusion, and digital development issues.
• Prior experience with World Bank corporate support and strategy, including the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
• Excellent written communication skills as demonstrated in a proven track record of effectively delivering technical information.
• Driven, self-starter who can proactively solve problems constructively and effectively.
• Strong attention-to-detail, creative problem-solving, and coordination/logistics skills.
• Proven ability to function effectively as a team member of multi-disciplinary teams.
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 and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.