Background / General description: | The development of a vibrant private sector is central in promoting economic growth and expanding opportunities for poor people. Research shows that encouraging firms to invest, improve productivity and create jobs requires the right legal and regulatory environment – including protection of property rights, stable access to credit, and ease of starting a business. The World Bank Group s Investment Climate Department (CIC) advises client country governments on improving their investment climate for domestic and foreign investors. The department acts as a focused center of expertise on business environment reform, and collaborates on these critical issues across the World Bank Group (WBG). The Investment Climate (IC) Advisory Services team of the World Bank Group in South Asia works with national and sub-national governments to improve the operating environment for businesses. The focus of the IC programs in India are the Low Income States and are driven by two core objectives: (i) to reduce the time and cost of compliance with government regulations in order to set up and operate a private business in India (for both domestic and foreign investors); and (ii) to enhance sectoral and/or state wide competitiveness in order to attract new private investments in the Low Income States. In Bangladesh, the IC program aims to i) make it easier to do business by improving overall business regulations ii) promoting private investment opportunities through facilitation of economic zones and sector specific work, and iii) strengthen institutional and civil service capacity to promote private sector development reforms. | Duties and Accountabilities: | The duties of the position include: Supporting the sector-focused work of the IC programs in India, which may include, without limitation: Collaborating with the CIC Investment Promotion and Policy team on initial scoping activities on “Green” Special Economic Zones, as well as any follow-on implementation that may develop from this scoping; Supporting the newly established CIC program on Health, both in its pre-implementation and implementation phases; Working with the CIC tourism product team, the Government of India and the Governments of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar on to increase private-sector investment in the Buddhist Circuit; Assisting with any other sector projects (e.g. Agribusiness, Infrastructure) on a per-need basis. | Selection Criteria: | Minimum Masters degree in economics, business law, international business or other related field directly relevant to investment climate work; 5-8 years' experience in policy analysis relevant to investment climate advisory work, with experience in solution design rather than a pure diagnostics background, and preferably with experience in tackling administrative barriers to investment and experience in sector-level analysis—experience in the World Bank Group s Finance and Private Sector Development Network is highly desirable; In-depth practical understanding of private investment issues (domestic and foreign); Demonstrated maturity, experience and personal characteristics needed to interact with government officials and business executives—past experience of managing similar tasks in the World Bank group will be a major asset; Ability to write concise, easily understandable reports in English quickly; Experience of working with governments (federal and state level), especially in the South Asian context will be an asset; Experience of working in large multicultural teams will be desirable. No paper mail or faxes please. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. |
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