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Background General Description: At the World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. For more information, visit International Bank for Reconstruction and Development . VPU Context: The Planet Vice-Presidency brings together the World Bank's global practices focused on environment, water, agriculture, urban development, and climate to advance a livable planet agenda. It supports client countries in managing natural resources sustainably, building climate resilience, and delivering essential services — including water, sanitation, and food security — for current and future generations. Planet houses several Global Practices organized in a matrix structure combining regional lending portfolios with global knowledge units. With one of the largest operational footprints in the World Bank, Planet translates cutting-edge development knowledge into concrete solutions on the ground across more than 100 countries. For more information, visit https://worldbankgroup.sharepoint.com/sites/wbggs. Unit Context: The World Bank Group (WBG)’s Global Department for Water works closely with its partners and client countries to achieve a water secure world for all by sustaining water resources, delivering services, and building resilience. Water security is central to development, underpinning public health, food systems, energy, climate resilience, and economic growth. Yet countries and utilities continue to face growing pressures from climate change, rapid urbanization, aging infrastructure, increasing water demand, service delivery gaps, and financing constraints. Many utilities face challenges related to governance, institutional capacity, non-revenue water, financial sustainability, and limited access to investment, constraining their ability to provide reliable and resilient water and sanitation services. Recognizing these challenges, the WBG launched Water Forward in 2026, an initiative aimed at improving water security for one billion people by 2030 through strengthened policies, institutions, financing, partnerships, knowledge exchange, and implementation support. Additional information on the WBG’s Global Department for Water and Water Forward can be obtained from this link: https://www.worldbank.org/water. Singapore Water Center (SWC) Established through a partnership between the Government of Singapore and the WBG, the Singapore Water Center (SWC) serves as a Water Forward enabler and a platform to translate global water ambitions into practical, country-level solutions. SWC combines Singapore's experience in integrated water management, utility transformation, innovation, technology adoption, and long-term planning with the WBG's global knowledge, financing expertise, and operational reach. Through training, technical assistance, utility partnerships, innovation pilots, knowledge products, and strategic convening, SWC helps countries translate knowledge into action and accelerate progress toward water security and climate resilience. For more information, visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/brief/2024/06/06/singaporewatercenter. Duties and accountabilities:

• Develop and implement a communications strategy to strengthen SWC's visibility among key stakeholders, including government agencies, utilities, academia, and the private sector.
• Coordinate communications planning with internal WBG teams (SWC, Singapore Country Office, EAP, IFC) and external partners (PUB, Singapore Water Association), ensuring consistent branding and messaging.
• Lead creation of communications and branding materials, including brochures, social media content, a messaging guide, and awareness materials, for the SWC and EAP Water teams, as needed.
• Manage and regularly update the SWC website and intranet, overseeing content planning, approvals, and timely publication.
• Promote SWC and EAP Water knowledge products and activities, including analytical studies, white papers, case studies, and capacity-building initiatives.
• Lead communications planning and execution for major events, particularly the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW), including materials preparation, partner coordination, and outreach campaigns.
• Coordinate with the Singapore Country Office and EAP Water Team to enhance WBG's profile and visibility in Singapore and the broader region. Additional Considerations As the World Bank Group continues to evolve, we value candidates who:
• Demonstrate the ability to collaborate effectively across teams, disciplines, cultures, and institutional boundaries.
• Responsibly leverage digital and AI-enabled tools to enhance productivity, learning, and decision-making.
• Bring experience working on fragile, conflict-affected, and violent (FCV)-related contexts and are encouraged to highlight relevant experience in their application materials, where applicable. COS Generic Competencies:
• Knowledge in the Development Arena: solid understanding of WBG's goals, structure, and operations;
• Communication and Influencing Skills: ability to tailor messaging and persuade diverse audiences through strong oral and written communication;
• Knowledge Sharing: contributes to knowledge dissemination programs and mentors junior colleagues;
• Digital and Social Media Awareness: proficiency in contemporary communication channels and tools, leveraging them into effective strategies;
• Content Development: leads writing, editing, and production of complex communication and knowledge products aligned with institutional priorities; and
• Access to Information Policy: working knowledge of WBG disclosure rules and ability to advise internal teams on information management and stakeholder engagement risks.