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Senior Financial Sector Specialist

World Bank GroupVienna, Austria

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Stellenbeschreibung

Senior Financial Sector Specialist Senior Financial Sector Specialist

Job # : req33480

Organization : World Bank

Sector : Financial Sector

Grade : Term Duration :

3 years 0 months

Recruitment Type : Local Recruitment

Location : Vienna,Austria

Required Language(s) :

English

Preferred Language(s) :

Russian

Closing Date :

6 / 30 / 2025 (MM / DD / YYYY) at 11 : 59pm UTC

Description

The World Bank Group (WBG) is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, WBG works with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges.

As unprecedented shocks and uncertainty have hit the Europe and Central Asia region (ECA) in recent years, the WBG is focusing on a strategy to deliver on its objectives through boosting human capital, facilitating green transitions, enabling markets, and building and strengthening institution. In this context, the Finance,petitiveness, and Investment Global Practice (FCI), part of the WBG Prosperity Vertical, plays a key role in achieving this strategy. By providing financial stability, efficiency, and firm-level solutions in an integrated way, FCI supports client countries develop the essential enabling environment to crowd in the private sector, support the creation of markets, and accelerate equitable growth.

Organized within the ECA FCI units, the World Bank Financial Sector Advisory Center (FinSAC) is a dedicated technical unit funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance. Established in 2011 as a follow-up to the Vienna Initiative to assist ECA countries in dealing with legacy issues of the Global Financial Crisis, it delivers tailored reform advice and implementation assistance on financial stability topics. Bilateral technical assistance projects and knowledge sharing events provide the main avenues for the flow of FinSAC support to client countries, in alignment towards European standards and international best practices. Details of FinSAC operations and client countries could be found at its website at / /

FinSAC works with client countries in Europe and Central Asia in support of their efforts to enhance and improve financial stability. Targeted client-specific technical assistance is the cornerstone of FinSAC's activities, which is primarily aimed at the alignment of national frameworks with international best practices, and as relevant, with the European Union regulatory framework. This is supported by FinSAC's other workstreams organizing technical workshops, conferences, and seminars, and undertaking relevant regional research projects with corresponding outreach activities. The main beneficiaries of FinSAC assistance are central banks, banking regulators, deposit insurance agencies, ministries of finance, and other state authorities that have a role in preserving financial stability in their respective jurisdictions.

FinSAC activities are organized within three pillars of financial stability :

1) Financial Stability, Macroprudential, Frameworks and Crisis Preparedness;

2) Microprudential Oversight and Non-Performing Loan Resolution; and

3) Bank Recovery and Resolution.

Climate related financial risks is cross-cutting theme where FinSAC supports the client countries across all engagement pillars.

Roles and responsibilities :

The successful candidate is expected to contribute to FinSAC's work program through the provision of tailored technical assistance to FinSAC client countries, as well as a preparation and organization of knowledge products and events.

Thematically, the focus of the position will be on the Pillar 1 of FinSAC's activities on Financial Stability, Macroprudential framework and Crisis preparedness, with special focus to (a) Deposit Insurance, (b) Crisis Preparedness, and (c) Interagency Coordination among financial safety net participants. Knowledge and experience in the fields of micro prudential supervision, macroprudential tools, bank recovery and resolution and broader financial stability topics is a plus.

More specifically, the successful candidate is expected to :

Assess client countries' needs to enhance the Deposit Insurance framework, and translate the assessment into a practical, actionable and politically feasible package of TA support measures;

Provide high-quality TA to FinSAC client countries' deposit insurance agencies, central banks, prudential regulators and / or banking resolution authorities. The selected candidate is expected to articulate practical and implementable solutions for FinSAC countries' challenges related to strengthening deposit insurance and crisis preparedness frameworks, and bringing those in line with international standards and good practices, with special focus on alignment to EU Aquis, if relevant;

Together with FinSaC coordinator, lead the dialogue with FinSAC client country deposit insurance agencies, and other financial sector authorities on existing and prospective demand for new projects;

Develop, deliver and oversee the successfulpletion of TA projects;

Analyze and contribute to the international and European Union practices and emerging literature regarding deposit insurance , crisis preparedness and banking resolution;

Provide practical policy advice to FinSAC client countries that are experiencing systemic distress;

Collaborate with regional teams, country units, and global practices on strengthening financial stability;

Prepare written notes, papers, reports, and studies that analyze policy issues and implementation challenges, and advocate and support rmendations and good practices for deposit insurance and crisis preparedness;

Participate in other forms of dissemination of policy analysis and rmendations in the area of deposit insurance and crisis preparedness;

Contribute to FinSAC's corporate mandate, including through the production of FinSAC's Quarterly and Annual Reviews, results measurement, notes, presentations, etc.

Contribute to TA and knowledge projects covering other Pillars of FinSAC activities, including microprudential and macroprudential supervision, NPL resolution, financial stability and safety net, bank recovery and resolution.

Note : This internal requisition is open to WBG and IMF staff only (including short-term and extended term consultants / temporaries).

External candidates are requested not to apply. In case an external candidate applies, their application will not be considered.

Selection Criteria

Master's degree or equivalent with at least eight years ofwork experience in financial sector related to regulation and supervision, orsimilar with hands-on experience in banking regulation and supervision. Excellentknowledge of relevant international (incl. IADI principles, FSB Key Attributes,etc.) and European Union standards (DGSD, BRRD, etc.) is a plus.

Ability to strategically prioritize policy advise tojurisdictions that are facing multiple high priority stability challenges andcapacity weaknesses;

Capable of drafting or interpreting financial sector lawsand regulations, and translating them in capacity building and implementationprograms to support a broader reform agenda

Ability to translate legal and regulatory improvements inbroader World Bank programs and operations

Capacity to interpret and scrutinize quantitativeindicators of financial performance and viability of banks, and ability toformulate advice to address identified weaknesses and / or resolution;

Solid understanding of macro-financial linkages andability to link micro-and macro-financial aspects;

Proven ability to deliver high quality deliverables ontime under time pressure;

Ability to foster effective working relationships withclients, colleagues and development partners; including building a network ofoutside professionals relevant to field of expertise to inform and enhance thework program and outputs;

Demonstrated technical abilities in the topics of depositinsurance and crisis preparedness;

Strong organizational, analytical and prioritizationskills, with ability to follow assigned tasks / projects from conception tpletion;

Excellent written and oralmunication skills (incl.ability to write reports for senior policy makers);

Capable of advocating positions and defend orally and inwriting difficult issues and positions toernment officials, WB managementand others;

Demonstrated capacity to apply and share knowledge, anddesign effective training;

Ability to work in international, multi-cultural contexts;

Ability to learn and adjust thinking to diverseenvironments;

Willingness to undertake frequent mission travel.

WBG Culture Attributes :

1. Sense of Urgency - Anticipating and quickly reacting to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.

2. Thoughtful Risk Taking - Taking informed and thoughtful risks and making courageous decisions to push boundaries for greater impact.

3. Empowerment and Accountability - Engaging with others in an empowered and accountable manner for impactful results.

World Bank Group Corepetencies

The World Bank Group offersprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable amodations for individuals with disabilities.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated andmitted workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

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