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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 https://www.worldbank.org/en/who-we-are/ibrd VPU Context: The Planet (Sustainable Development) Vertical is the part of the World Bank Group that brings together the institution's work on water, environment, and agrifood systems. It supports the WBG's mission of ending poverty on a livable planet. This work is treated as foundational to livelihoods and jobs, with natural capital underpinning growth today without compromising future generations. Planet's priorities include Water Forward, AgriConnect, and Forests GCP, among other corporate priorities. The Planet Vertical combines IBRD/IDA and IFC staff, so cross-institutional collaboration becomes the default. It also works with the regions through the Knowledge Bank, which brings validated knowledge closer to project preparation and implementation. This is achieved by bringing global knowledge, and supporting a range of diverse clients through analytics and operational approaches, working closely with the South Asia Region teams and counterparts. Unit Context: The Farming and Agribusiness (FAB) Global Practice of the World Bank plays a central role in supporting client countries to build sustainable, inclusive, and resilient food systems. In South Asia, one of the world's most food-insecure, climate-vulnerable, and agriculturally complex regions, the Bank's engagement spans a diverse portfolio of lending, Development Policy Operations (DPOs), analytical and advisory services (ASA), and policy dialogue across Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Bhutan. A key regional priority is the implementation of AgriConnect, the World Bank's corporate initiative to accelerate job creation, mobilize private capital, and strengthen agribusiness value chains through increased private sector participation and investment in agriculture and food systems. The SAR FAB Program is delivered through two units, each led by a Practice Manager (PM). The two units, teams and PMs work closely together to deliver on the agriculture program in SAR. The South Asia FAB Unit 1 (SSAA1), the hiring unit, provides lending, advisory and knowledge services for Bangladesh and Bhutan (SACBB), and Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Maldives (SACNP). Duties and accountabilities:

• Support the preparation and/or implementation of complex agriculture Investment Project Financing (IPF) operations in Sri Lanka, including the Integrated Rurban Development and Climate Resilience Project (IRDCRP) and the Regional Empowerment for Vibrant, Inclusive, and Viable Economies Project- Phase 2 (REVIVE2);
• Work closely with the government counterparts at national and local level to supervise and support the implementation of operations on the ground, identify bottlenecks and support resolution in a timely manner on technical, operational, fiduciary and ESF related aspects in close coordination with the task team;
• Contribute to a range of advisory services and analytical work related to agribusiness, climate smart agriculture, dairy and livestock, institutional development, capacity building and other critical sector related issues in Sri Lanka;
• Prepare concept notes, agendas, session briefs, workflows, and progress updates, while tracking milestones and deliverables;
• Support missions, technical assistance, preparation of events, and other strategic or analytical priorities requested by the TTLs and/or the Practice Manager; and
• Other activities as agreed with the Practice Manager.