Transport Specialist

At 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 www.worldbank.org Infrastructure Vertical The WBG Infrastructure V ertical provides public and private solutions to operational teams and clients across the WBG to produce scalable impact. Its mandate is to deliver knowledge for impact to support the WBG to achieve its goals in support of our mission and specifically: providing guidance on creating more and better jobs by: (i) supporting foundational infrastructure and human capital, (ii) policy environment, and (iii) enabling and mobilizing private sector capital. With 60 years of experience, the WBG is poised to support the sector becoming an engine of growth and jobs through improving policies and governance, foundational infrastructure and private sector investments. The WBG’s lending in the sector is expected to grow substantially. The Infrastructure VPU’s objectives in driving outcomes include replicating and scaling effective solutions, enhancing thought leadership and innovation, and delivering timely knowledge to client teams. For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/infrastructure WBG Transport and Logistics Department (KIT) The World Bank Group (WBG) Transport and Logistics Department (KIT) is dedicated to enabling sustainable, efficient, and inclusive movement of goods and people worldwide. As a core part of the WBG’s mission, the department focuses on developing, financing, and advising on transport infrastructure and services that are vital for economic growth, regional integration, and poverty reduction. Our work encompasses all modes of transport—including road, rail, maritime, and aviation—and covers both urban and rural environments. The department collaborates with public and private sector partners to design and implement innovative solutions that address emerging challenges such as climate change, rapid urbanization, technological advancements, and the need for improved supply chain resilience. KIT Department is organized into three units: Policy and Regulations (KITPR), Solutions and Impact (KITSI), and Trust Funds for Safe and Sustainable Transport (KITEF). KITEF manages two global programs, the Global Facility for Decarbonizing Transport (GFDT) and the Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF). KITEF is seeking to hire a Transport Specialist to be based at the World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C. to support it work program including serving as its road engineer. He/she will report to the Program Manager of KITEF. On a day-to-day basis, he/she will work under the supervision of senior staff in the unit and the department. Job Duties and Responsibilities: The Transport Specialist is expected to display leadership and excellence in the engineering, safety, and procurement aspects of the road sector. A strong hands-on experience in designing and implementing roads projects is required. The primary objectives of the assignment will be to: • Provide technical leadership on road engineering and transport infrastructure across the KITEF portfolio. • Support the planning, design, procurement, construction, maintenance, and operation of regional safe, resilient, and sustainable road infrastructure projects. • Provide technical and implementation support to regional transport operations , with an increasing focus on integrating transport resilience, road safety and sustainability. • Monitor transport projects across several regions to identify opportunities for road safety, ensure road safety requirements are integrated, and track implementation progress. • Lead the implementation of the Rated Criteria analytical work and deliver its technical workstreams. • Facilitate the work of the Transport Rated Criteria Working Group to provide practical guidance to regional teams on applying rated criteria in transport contracts. • Lead the delivery of the GRSF’s Road Safety Audit Pillar across participating countries, strengthening road safety governance, institutional capacity, and the translation of audit findings into safer infrastructure investments. • Lead the development of global knowledge, tools, and capacity that strengthen the technical quality, safety, and value for money of road infrastructure investments, with particular emphasis on procurement, construction safety, and infrastructure safety. • Develop and deliver a capacity-building program on construction safety, traffic and fleet management, and work-zone safety to public and private sector clients.