Manager, Sustainability, Industries

Overview

Provide strategic leadership and managerial oversight for environmental and social work related to projects within the INFRA and MAS sectors. Contribute to policy development, innovation, knowledge management, and institutional strengthening related to MIGA’s sustainability agenda.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead team of E&S Specialists, inspiring and influencing team to achieve high standards.
• Be a strong role-model and create a team environment with emphasis on trust, decency, teamwork, driving change and focus on delivery.
• Manage unit staff, including recruitment, defining work programs, determining required team member skills and competencies, and providing feedback.
• Support full implementation of the WBG career framework.
• Support strengthened coordination and integration with the WBG E&S function.
• Support the growth and decentralization of MIGA’s E&S team.
• Lead the team on strategic, precedent setting, and/or transformational transactions in Industries.
• Manage MIGA’s E&S risk by ensuring consistent and high-quality application of MIGA’s Sustainability Framework.
• Support MIGA/ WBG Guarantee Platform (GP) to achieve operational growth and sustainability targets.
• Advise, clear and lead the E&S due diligence processes for WBG guarantee projects.
• Lead monitoring of E&S aspects of active WBG guarantees portfolio.
• Provide guidance to MIGA Management on E&S performance and issues in portfolio.
• Provide guidance and clear relevant E&S input to self-evaluations and thematic evaluations.
• Lead MIGA's institutional response to direct complaints and complaints to MIGA’s Independent Accountability Mechanism.
• Lead the development and enhancement of MIGA’s environmental and social policies, procedures, frameworks, and operational guidance.
• Promote knowledge sharing and collaboration across MIGA and the World Bank Group.
• Facilitate peer learning and technical discussions among internal and external stakeholders.
• Document and disseminate lessons learned, emerging good practices, and sectoral knowledge.
• Strengthen institutional knowledge and contribute to MIGA’s sustainability thought leadership.

Required Experience

• Minimum 12 years of progressively responsible international experience in environmental and social sustainability within public sector institutions, private sector organizations, and/or multilateral development finance institutions.
• Extensive experience developing and implementing environmental and social management systems, action plans, monitoring frameworks, and compliance programs.
• Demonstrated expertise in environmental and social due diligence across infrastructure, manufacturing, agriculture, and services sectors.
• Proven experience managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and challenging sustainability issues.
• Strong experience working in developing countries, fragile and conflict-affected situations, and limited-capacity environments.
• Practical expertise in applying IFC/MIGA Performance Standards and related sustainability frameworks.
• Experience addressing issues related to resettlement, livelihoods restoration, Indigenous Peoples, labor, community health and safety, and gender-related risks.
• Demonstrated success leading multicultural and multidisciplinary teams.
• Understanding of political risk insurance and credit enhancement products is highly desirable.

Qualifications

Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Sustainable Development, or a related field.

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