Worldbank Group
OpenSenior Financial Officer
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- Last seen
- Aug 7, 2026
About the role
Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group 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 130 offices worldwide, we work 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. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org The World Bank Group (WBG) Treasury. WBG Treasury is the Vice Presidency (VPU), reporting to the Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Financial Officer, performing treasury functions for the IBRD, IDA and IFC and, to varying degrees, other members of the World Bank Group and other public and private sector entities. Its activities are organized and grouped into the following divisions: Capital Markets; Asset Management; Client Solutions Structuring; Treasury Operations; Treasury Partnerships Advisory; and Treasury Risk, Compliance Controls. Treasury has been a large and significant participant in the international financial markets for over eighty years and has achieved a global reputation as a prudent and innovative borrower, investor, and risk manager. Treasury is responsible for: (i) managing approximately $300 billion in assets for the World Bank Group and other official sector investors; (ii) leading IBRD's, IDA's and IFC’s triple-A rated financing programs in international and domestic bond and derivative markets; (iii) conducting asset and liability management for IBRD's, IDA’s and IFC's balance sheets; (iv) overseeing the development and outreach related to the financing and hedging products the WBG provides for its developing-country clients; and (v) collaborating with the World Bank member countries to help build their financial markets related capacity through advisory services. Staff in Treasury regularly interact and work with other Departments across the Bank and IFC finance, operations, and investment teams. Treasury Client Solutions Structuring (TRECS) As part of WBG Treasury, the Client Solutions Structuring department (TRECS) provides structuring expertise and advisory services for financial products offered by IBRD, IDA, and IFC – including risk management, structured finance, local currency financing, derivatives and debt capital market solutions. The department has responsibility for asset-liability management and contributes to product innovation and financial policies. Treasury ALM and Balance Sheet Management (TREAB) The TRE ALM and Balance Sheet Management team has responsibility for IBRD, IDA, and IFC asset-liability management. This includes managing and execution hedging transactions, providing technical engagements with borrowers and clients, and contributing to product innovation and financial initiatives and policies. The Senior Financial Officer will be a member of the TREAB Team. and will play a senior role in advancing IBRD, IDA, and IFC balance sheet management, ALM policy development, stakeholder engagement, and governance reporting. The position requires strong judgment, technical depth, and the ability to lead complex workstreams and across Treasury, Finance Partner VPUs, senior management, shareholders, and other internal and external stakeholders. Duties and Accountabilities · Lead and provide senior technical oversight for WBG ALM activities, including the use of currency swaps, interest rate swaps, and other derivative transactions to support risk management, funding, liquidity, and balance sheet objectives; · Maintain and strengthen strategic relationships with investment banks, underwriters, derivative counterparties, shareholders, rating agencies, and other stakeholders to support the WBG’s standing in global capital markets; · Provide senior quantitative, financial policy, and analytical expertise for WBG ALM activities, including financial instrument valuation, risk measurement, capital and liquidity analysis, rating agency considerations, and the assessment of balance sheet implications under alternative scenarios; · Work across Treasury, Finance Partner VPUs, Global Practices, Legal, Controllers, Operations, and other departments to structure and implement financial solutions for WBG borrowers, ensuring alignment with institutional policies, risk parameters, and shareholder priorities; · Lead or substantially contribute to the development of policy, technical, and Board-facing papers related to WBG ALM, funding, liquidity risk, financial sustainability, and related governance matters; · Lead, coordinate, and/or participate in cross-functional teams developing new financial concepts, products, frameworks, or policy responses in support of senior management and shareholder priorities; · Serve as a central point of coordination for high-quality written communications, reporting, briefing materials, and presentations for senior management, governance committees, shareholders, the Audit Committee, and other stakeholders; · Mentor and guide junior staff, contribute to knowledge sharing across the team and WBG Treasury, and perform other duties as assigned in response to the evolving work program.
