SOCINFODO: BM busca investigador social

El Banco Mundial est� realizando un proceso de selecci�n de un investigador
social para trabajar en el fortalecimiento de la sociedad civil en Am�rica
Latina y el Caribe. Las caracter�sticas del puesto y el correo-e de
contacto las copio a continuaci�n (en ingl�s).
La persona de contacto es Katherine Bain: kbain@worldbank.org

>Please find below a job opening for a Sr. Social Scientist to be working
>on civil society issues in Latin America and the Caribbean region of the
>World Bank.
>
>Interested candidates should write directly to Katherine Bain
>(kbain@worldbank.org).
> Job Title : Sr. Social Scientist
> Closing Date : 04/08/2005
> Grade Range : GG - GG
> Appointment Type : OPEN ( Subject to Local Recruitment )
> Network : ESSD
> Sector : SDV
> Department /Division : LCRPR
> Manager Name : May, Ernesto ( Sector Director)
> HR Contact : Christo,Margaret A.
> Language Preferences: Spanish - Essential
> Selected Personnel
>
>BACKGROUND
>In 1999, the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office of the World Bank
>(LAC) approved its first Regional Civil Society Strategy, which was
>implemented over FY00-FY01. This strategy produced important results on
>many fronts. First, a more diverse set of Bank projects now include civil
>society participation in areas such as infrastructure and judicial reform.
>Second, through non-lending services and grants, LAC has promoted a
>variety of multi-stakeholder dialogues between governments, civil society
>and the private sector at both the regional and national levels. Third, an
>increasing volume of analytical work on civil society participation has
>been produced and disseminated. Finally, LAC now has an effective group of
>civil society specialists (CSSs), including members working on the ground
>in most of our larger client countries.
>
>The upcoming World Bank Regional Civil Society Strategy for Latin America
>and the Caribbean (FY05-FY07) builds on the experience the team has
>accumulated over the past few years with the implementation of the two
>previous strategies, as well as on consultations with partners in civil
>society across the region. It is grounded in the recognition of three main
>principles from the World Development Report 2000/2001. First, development
>requires ensuring that institutions are responsive and accountable to
>users, especially the poor and excluded. Second, building the capacity of
>the poor and excluded to articulate their own views and interests in the
>formulation of public policy is essential. Finally, sustainable and
>equitable development cannot be achieved without removing obstacles that
>prevent the poor and excluded from accessing public services and institutions.
>
>With its new strategy LCR promotes inclusive governance through the
>empowerment of the poor, the participation of civil society, and the
>strengthening of responsive and accountable institutions. In order to
>achieve this, the Regional Civil Society Strategy for Latin America and
>the Caribbean (FY05-FY07) has three main objectives: (i) Strengthen
>capacities for the participation of civil society in formulating and
>implementing public policies; (ii) promote the institutionalization of
>mechanisms for participation and social accountability, (iii) deepen
>knowledge and support within the World Bank for the empowerment of the
>poor, social equity, participation and social accountability of both
>public and private institutions.
>
>DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
>The Civil Society Team is hiring a senior staff position to work on the
>promotion of inclusive governance through World Bank products.
>
>In particular, the successful candidate would be responsible for the
>following tasks:
>
>� Operational support to other units to mainstream transparency,
>social accountability and empowerment mechanisms and civil society
>assessments. This will include working with project teams in the upstream
>design of project components that include social accountability and
>empowerment mechanisms, leading the implementation of components directed
>at increased accountability and empowerment within WB products,
>contributing to and managing AAA and ESW in these areas, organizing and
>delivering capacity building and learning activities/workshops, mobilizing
>resources and management and supervision of Trustfunds, support Bank
>clients in organizing consultations around Bank loans, applying
>methodologies to enhance transparency and social accountability in public
>governance, such as citizen report cards and community scorecards,
>participatory public expenditure tracking systems, liaising with
>high-level officials in government, civil society and the international
>community, writing mission reports, etc.
>
>� Policy Dialogue and support to Poverty Reduction Strategies. This
>will include assisting in the development of country-specific policy work
>(CASs, PRSPs, poverty reports and other ESW) and supporting the cross
>sectoral work of task managers in using empowerment approaches to fight
>poverty. In addition, the staff member will be asked to contribute to the
>country dialogue on the Bank�s overview of poverty issues in countries, to
>provide complementary analysis and perspectives based on a bottom-up and
>qualitative approach and articulate the Bank�s view on these issues to a
>variety of stakeholders. The staff member will lead analytical work and
>joint analytical work on poverty combining quantitative and qualitative
>measures and focusing on the links between institutions, governance,
>capacities/ assets and poverty and contribute the findings of this to
>operational products. Finally, the staff member will organize or support
>the organization of policy and strategy dialogues and consultations led by
>Bank clients or by Bank teams.
>
>� Support to Team Leader. The successful candidate will be asked to
>backstop regularly for the Team Leader and to engage in the following
>activities: liaison with the Regional Management Team and Departmental
>Management Teams on Strategy, deliverables and budget, especially in PREM,
>mentoring and support to field staff, supervision of HQ staff and
>consultants, oversight of the Team�s Trust Funds, meetings with high level
>external delegations in Washington and leadership on corporate issues
>assigned to the CS Team.
>
>� Supervision of CS Team products such as Regional Thematic Forums,
>knowledge management and Information Dissemination. The CS Team has
>evolved its policy dialogue into an annual high-level thematic dialogue
>with civil society, government and private sector actors. The successful
>candidate will manage this activity and be responsible for supervising a
>team to develop the conceptual and logistical components of the event. The
>CS Team has also built an impressive number of publications and learning
>materials in recent years. The successful candidate will manage the
>production of publications and other learning materials in coordination
>with consultants within the Team. He/she will also oversee the production
>of the Team�s newsletter on a quarterly basis, synthesizing lessons
>learned and best practices on the inclusion of accountability mechanisms
>into World Bank products and the Team�s website.
>
>� Internal Capacity Building. This entails working with the Team
>Leader to design training, exchange and mentoring programs for Bank staff,
>including the CS Team.
>
>In addition, the staff member will be expected to:
>� Participate in team activities of the Civil Society Team, such as
>the Regional Thematic Forum, and share in the administrative tasks of the
>team.
>� Undertake other tasks, such as production of progress reports and
>other corporate tasks, assigned by the Team Leader as they may arise.
>
>
>Selection Criteria:
>
>Advanced degree in International Studies, Social and Political Sciences,
>or Economics, with a focus on social development issues, but other
>technical training in development issues could be considered;
>
>� At least 5-8 years practical experience in research/operations
>involving social aspects of development, particularly governance,
>empowerment, social accountability and participatory approaches.
>Experience working for or with civil society organizations. Experience in
>a governmental or an inter-governmental organization would be an advantage;
>
>� Experience in planning, undertaking and evaluating participatory
>processes is essential;
>
>� Experience in designing and implementing participatory processes
>and content in projects and/or policy reforms;
>
>� Ability to contribute to task teams in one or several areas of
>Bank assistance;
>
>� Good interpersonal skills and verbal and written communication
>skills for work at both the community and institutional levels;
>
>� An ability to mediate between interests and negotiate win-win
>outcomes. Experience in promoting dialogues between social actors
>(government, civil society, the private sector and the international
>community) is highly desirable;
>
>� Fluency in English and Spanish. An ability to communicate in
>Portuguese is a plus.
Received on Wed Mar 30 08:20:44 2005