Description
• Manage and implement government relations, communications, and outreach strategies of the Tokyo Office, coordinating the production of high-quality intelligence reports, briefings, and strategic advice to the Vice President, the President, and Bank senior management. • Promote the WBG as a viable employment option by raising awareness and interest especially among youth. • Coordinate and support the communication activities in Japan of ECR staff (ECRJP), Treasury staff, East Asia Pacific staff, and IFC and MIGA staff to ensure delivery and implementation of a coherent, well- coordinated, and high-quality external affairs and relationship-management strategy in Japan. • Ensure full coordination and effective collaboration between ECRJP and management in ECR HQ, as well as the Regions and Networks. • Leads and motivates the teams with a focus on client orientation, development outcomes, and problem solving, and takes responsibility for achieving and communicating these outcomes with staff. • Leads the administrative oversight of the Tokyo Office, including staff recruitment, budget management, accounting, monitoring, and overseeing the resolution of administrative and human resource issues. • Develop with ECRJP colleagues the annual work program of the Tokyo Office consistent with the overall ECR strategy. • Sets priorities and allocates budget within the department, in line with institutional priorities and a view to maximizing the impact and value-added for the Bank's activities. • Embraces good corporate citizenship, including contributing to the development, implementation and communication of corporate policies, strategies and priorities (including ongoing reforms in investment lending, knowledge management, HR policies and the "Global Bank").
Selection Criteria
• Management skills. Demonstrated strong track record of managing, leading, and coaching individual staff and teams, and in creating an enabling work environment. Proven ability to achieve results and implement strategies in an action-oriented manner. Demonstrated strong administrative capabilities. Solid track record of promoting decision-making by building consensus among involved players. • Analytical skills. Strong ability to analyze and synthesize complex issues and to communicate to others clearly and concisely. • Communication skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills and command of English and Japanese, and ability to present and defend difficult positions to senior officials, both in and outside the Bank. Strong skills in making public presentations and in communicating complex issues in simple terms. • Educational background. An advanced degree and 15 years of relevant experience (or equivalent professional experience) in political science, international relations, development policy, strategic communications, or other related fields.
World Bank Group Core Competencies
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