HR Business Partner

" Note : This requisition holds five positions" 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: In positioning the WBG as an employer of choice and leader within the development community and to better respond to the diversified needs of the organization’s shareholders and staff, World Bank Group Human Resources Vice Presidency realigned itself by building a One WBG Future-Ready Workplace composed of the following departments:

• IBRD and IFC Client Services Departments incorporate an end-to-end staffing model and support the implementation of HR plans and processes for their respective client teams.
• One World Bank Group Talent Acquisition Global Mobility Department, a newly established department that supports the implementation of strategic recruitment and mobility related initiatives including program management, insightful and forward-looking analytics, process reengineering, while contributing to a positive experience for candidates and staff worldwide.
• One World Bank Group Employment Policy, Compensation and Systems Department that provides an integrated approach to managing employment policy and staff rules, driving compensation and benefit programs, and supporting service solutions, systems and analytics.
• One World Bank Group Performance, Career and Learning Department that brings together the entire talent management lifecycle to maximize and leverage innovative solutions and strategies for increasing the WBG’s organizational and individual performance and capabilities. Unit Context: We are actively seeking qualified candidates for up to five positions in Human Resources Client Services Department (HRDCS). HRDCS partners with leaders, managers, and staff across the World Bank Group to deliver people solutions that support business priorities. Using an end-to-end HR service model, the department provides strategic HR advisory services, including: support in workforce planning, talent management, performance and career development, staffing, mobility, organizational effectiveness, and employee relations. HRDCS works closely with HR Centers of Expertise to help client teams build high-performing and future-ready organizations. Duties and accountabilities: The HR Business Partner advises client units and leadership teams on workforce and talent priorities. The role supports workforce planning, performance and career development, organizational effectiveness, and HR policy implementation. Under general guidance, the incumbent manages HR initiatives, provides analysis, and delivers practical people solutions aligned with business needs: Planning, Analytics, and Workforce Management
• Use HR analytics to identify workforce trends and support data-driven decisions.
• Advise managers on workforce planning, staffing, skills mix, belonging, reassignment, mobility, and exits.
• Understand business needs and identify workforce implications and opportunities. Performance and Talent Management
• Advise managers and staff on performance, career development, and employee relations matters.
• Support the talent and performance cycle, including goal setting, feedback, development, and succession planning.
• Provide guidance on complex performance and exit cases. Organizational Effectiveness
• Support organizational effectiveness initiatives and high-performing teams.
• Help implement organizational changes, workforce transitions, and capacity-building efforts.
• Partner with HR Centers of Expertise to deliver integrated client solutions.
• Contribute to HR projects, working groups, and corporate initiatives. Policy Advice
• Advise staff and managers on HR policies and practices.
• Provide practical, policy-aligned solutions to people-related issues.
• Contribute to HR policy reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.