E T Consultant

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 . Objective of the Assignment The World Bank's Governance Global Practice for Western Europe supports the Government of Albania (GoA) in strengthening public institutions, improving service delivery, and advancing public sector modernization. The flagship engagement is the Improving Equitable Access to High Standard Public Services through GovTech program (P177845), a Program for Results (PforR) with an initial allocation of US$65 million and an additional financing of US$80 million approved in March 2025. The program supports enhancing the quality and user experience of public e-services, strengthening core public sector enablers (including public procurement and financial management), and re-engineering administrative services at the local government level to improve accessibility and service quality for citizens. A portfolio of trust funds support the technical assistance and analytical services underpinning the achievement of these objectives. The objective of this assignment is to provide sustained, field-based technical and operational support to the World Bank task team and the GoA counterparts across the Albania Governance portfolio. The ETC will serve as the primary Tirana-based focal point for the Albania GovTech PforR and related engagements, ensuring continuity of support between missions, facilitating day-to-day implementation, and contributing analytical and advisory inputs that advance public sector reform. Duties and Responsibilities Working under the supervision of the Task Team Leader (TTL) and in close coordination the broader task team, the ETC will be responsible for the following: 1. Technical and Analytical Support ● Contribute to the preparation of analytical inputs, briefings, and policy notes that support the World Bank Governance policy dialogue priorities regarding public administration reform, intergovernmental coordination, re-engineering of public service processes, local economic development and jobs, public investment management (PIM), public financial management (PFM), SOE reform, and other selected topics in Albania and elsewhere in Western Balkans, as directed by the TTL. ● Support the development of Governance technical inputs to the Albania CPF. ● Assist in mainstreaming digital systems and GovTech solutions as instruments of public sector modernization, ensuring that technology investments are anchored in institutional and process reform objectives. 2. Program Implementation Support ● Assist the TTL in engaging with GoA counterparts (including AKSHI, the Ministry of Finance, and local government units) on program implementation progress, technical issues, and reform priorities. ● Support the review of documentation related to Disbursement Linked Results (DLRs), including verification materials. ● Assist the TTL in coordinating and managing Albania-related trust fund engagements (including those financed by SECO, the Austrian government, and other development partners), supporting the preparation of donor reporting and engagement materials. ● Assist the task team in drafting, editing, and quality-reviewing key program documents, including aide memoires, implementation status reports, program presentations, technical notes, and workshop materials. ● Support the design and implementation of workshops, stakeholder consultations, and capacity-building events, in coordination with the TTL and relevant counterparts. 3.Cross-Practice Support ● Provide cross-support to other Global Practice teams operating in Albania including the Digital Development Practice as needed and as directed by the TTL, particularly on topics where governance and public sector reform intersect with digital, infrastructure, or other sectoral agendas. Supervision and Reporting The ETC will report on a day-to-day basis to the TTL for the Albania GovTech PforR and will work in close collaboration with the broader task team, including Washington DC-based staff and other local specialists. Location and Duration • Location: Tirana, Albania (based in the World Bank Tirana Country Office) • Contract Type: Extended Term Consultant (ETC) • Level: EC2 • Duration: 2 years.