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WBG Special Representative Job #: req36680

Organization: World Bank

Sector: External Affairs & Corporate Relations

Grade: GH

Term Duration: 4 years 0 months

Recruitment Type: International Recruitment

Location: Washington, DC,United States

Required Language(s): English

Preferred Language(s) Closing Date: 6/1/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? 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 120 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. Please visit

The WBG is seeking an experienced and dynamic professional for the position of Special Representative to the United States. This position will report to the Corporate and External Communications (CER) Department and will be responsible for keeping all relevant WBG teams informed

CER’s mission is to help deliver financial and political support for the WBG, strengthen the WBG’s role as a global thought leader in development by enhancing and safeguarding its reputation, and supporting operational teams to achieve country outcomes. CER manages corporate communications and global engagement with key stakeholders, including media, civil society, foundations, private sector, donor countries, and international organizations, as well as employee engagement. CER also manages strategic communications for the WBG’s Regions and Verticals and leads the management of WBG reputational risk.

The US Special Representative will lead the WBG’s institutional relationships with the government and other relevant stakeholders of the US. S/he will direct the work of a WBG wide team in building and maintaining strategic relationships with key counterparts in government and other important constituencies (legislators, federal agencies, civil society organizations and academia) at the country level. The US Special Representative will play a key role in ensuring an integrated, whole-of-WBG approach to relations with stakeholders aimed at strengthening the WBG's relationship with the United States.

This includes facilitating US Government partnerships across the WBG and advising all WBG units on establishing and maintaining meaningful and coordinated partnerships that help furthering the WBG’s strategic objectives. The US Special Representative will report to the CER Director, Government Relations.

Duties And Accountabilities The US Special Representative is responsible for performing activities in the following areas:

Business Management (incl. strategy, operations and quality control)

  • Establish and maintain close relations with and access to key leaders in both governmental and non-governmental constituencies, implementing a proactive outreach strategy and ensuring that the WBG’s contacts and relationships extend broadly throughout the government, development, security and business communities. Specific outreach to legislators and the Chamber of Commerce are priority areas of engagement.
  • Manage and implement government relations and communications, coordinating the production of high-quality intelligence reports, briefings, and strategic advice to WBG senior management.
  • Represent the WBG on a broad range of issues including discussions that may be complex and politically sensitive. Regularly address a variety of audiences in the US on WBG business and development topics in meetings and through external speaking engagements.
  • Ensure full coordination and effective collaboration with other WBG units, provide strategic advice as needed to other WBG units in their interaction with and outreach to US stakeholders, and ensure that key strategic information is flowing in a timely manner to relevant colleagues in the institution.
  • Advise and support WBG communication activities in the US to ensure delivery and implementation of a coherent, well-coordinated, and high-quality external affairs and relationship-management strategy.
  • Provide guidance on priority issues for WBG engagement, including on IDA discussions and negotiations, and identify opportunities for cooperation, relationships, and reputational risks.
  • Act as a catalyst for the relationship with US agencies t
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