IT Analyst, Business Management

IT Analyst, Business Management

Job #: req27547 Organization: World Bank Sector: Information Technology Grade: GE Term Duration: 2 years 0 months Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment Location: Washington, DC,United States Required Language(s): English Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 5/29/2024 (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. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org

ITS Vice Presidency Context:

Information and Technology Solutions (ITS) enables the WBG to achieve its mission of ending extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity in a sustainable way by delivering transformative information and technologies to its staff working in over 150 locations.

Our vision is to transform how the Bank Group accomplishes its mission through information and technology. In this fast-paced, ever-changing world, the formulation and implementation of the ITS strategy is an ongoing, iterative process of learning and adaptation developed through extensive consultations with business partners throughout the World Bank Group.

ITS shapes its strategy in response to changing business priorities and leverages new technologies to achieve three high-level business outcomes: business enablement, by providing Bank Group units with innovative digital tools and technologies to transform how they deliver value for their clients; empowerment & effectiveness, by ensuring that all Bank Group staff are connected, able to find information, and productive to accelerate the delivery of development solutions globally; and resilience, by equipping the Bank Group to provide risk-based cybersecurity and robust data protection for a global network and a growing cloud platform.

Implementation of the strategy is guided by three core principles. The first is to deliver solutions for business partners that are customer-centric, innovative, and transformative. The second is to provide the Bank Group with value for money with selective and standard technologies. The third principle is to excel at the basics by providing a high performing, robust, and resilient IT environment for the organization.

The ITS Strategy, Governance and Monitoring (ITSGM) is responsible for managing the IT Governance frameworks for World Bank and IFC by efficiently administering its operation, ensuring compliance, and identifying opportunities for improvement.

The Governance team helps ensure successful delivery of the approved work program with alignment to Bank and IFC business priorities, enabling the WBG to achieve its mission by delivering transformative information and technologies to our clients. The Strategy and AIP team drives the design of the ITS strategy to provide future vision and key pillars for future IT planning and execution as well as facilitates the prioritization processes to optimize IT Capital investments and alignment to strategic objectives. The Program Reporting & Monitoring team provides portfolio level reporting of ITS projects/services for multiple levels of WBG management, coordinates the construction of annual ITS MOU objectives, and administers the project benefits management framework.

The Strategy & AIP team ITSGM is looking for a Financial Analyst that will be based in Washington, D.C. and will be responsible for the duties and accountabilities set out below. This team is comprised of three main functions: 1) facilitating the Annual Investment Plan (AIP)process, 2)developing and updating of the ITS Strategy and 3) capital management and monitoring throughout the fiscal year. The Annual Investment Plan is a process that validates the alignment of ITS portfolio against the WBG and ITS strategy. The ITS Strategy is a function that focuses on developing a strategy that aligns with corporate business goals. The ITS Strategy is regularly reviewed and updated.

The analyst will be part of the team and perform in a variety of functions to assist in preparation for the next AIP cycle, development of the ITS strategy, and assist in implementation of the lean portfolio management framework.

• Support facilitation of IT investment planning process across the Information Technology Solutions (ITS) organization.

• Create reports in MS Excel to analyze the IT investment portfolios and prepare analysis for ITS Management Team review.

• Handle financial database for capital program management.

• Develop communications materials in MS Power Point and MS Word.

• Assist in developing long-term strategies for ITS.

• Research and synthesize technology trends and best practices.

• Support in brainstorming and scenario planning exercises.

• Actively engage in client communications, support meeting preparation, and assist in meeting facilitation.

• Assist the team in functional support role for the enhancement of the investment planning tool.

• Conduct Fiduciary reviews for ITS internal project review process to ensure compliance with financial plans and business outcomes and evidence of business engagement.

• Act as focal point for collaboration between BPS and PMO community.

Selection Criteria

• Bachelor's or Master's degree with 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience including project management, program management, portfolio management, IT strategy, business strategy, IT financial planning and monitoring.

• Ability to conduct research and analysis on difficult, but well defined tasks; articulate issues and recommend solutions.

• Ability to draft components of major reports, working papers, etc.

• Ability to effectively provide professional support to senior staff.

Other Selection Criteria:

• Strong interpersonal and people management skills.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite productivity tools especially in Excel and Power Point.

• Ability to analyze data and create visualization of data

• Understanding and awareness of market trends in technology.

• Familiarity with Software Development Life Cycle, and experience in full life-cycle implementations.

• Certification in SAFe Lean Portfolio Management preferred.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

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

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

Learn more about working at the World Bank and IFC, including our values and inspiring stories.