Team Assistant Job #: req33142 Organization: World Bank Sector: Administration/Office Support Grade: GB Term Duration:ย 2 years 0 months Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment Location: Ashgabat,Turkmenistan Required Language(s): English (Essential), Turkmen (Essential) Russian (Essential), Preferred Language(s): English (Essential), Turkmen (Essential) Russian (Essential), Closing Date: 5/26/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
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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, visitย www.worldbank.org
Regional Contextย The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region comprises 30 extremely diverse, predominantly middle-income countries, with a population of nearly 500 million people. ECA countries face structural and legacy issues, including an incomplete transition to a market economy and declining productivity, weak institutional capacity, dependence on fossil fuels, limited physical and digital connectivity and, in many instances, aging populations. Recent shocks (COVID-19, Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine, weather shocks and natural disaster) have further exacerbated these challenges, with significant impacts on the level, inclusiveness and sustainability of growth and overall living standards.ย ย ย The World Bank Group is working closely with client countries in the region to address these issues, with increasing focus on productivity growth and job creation, energy security and water management, human capital and economic inclusion, and physical and digital connectivity. The region has a strong lending pipeline and a large portfolio of projects spanning a number of sectors. In addition, knowledge is critical to the Bankโs value proposition to client countries in the ECA region.
For more information about the region:ย https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/eca
Country Context
Turkmenistan is a land-locked, upper middle-income country, with a state-dominated economy driven by natural gas exports. The economy relies largely on state-owned enterprises and has capital controls, but the private sector has been growing in non-monopolistic sectors. For more sustainable growth, Turkmenistan needs to diversify its economy, reducing its dependance on revenues from the natural gas export, and increase private sector participation in the economy. In February 2022, Turkmenistan adopted the 2022-2052 National Program of Socio-Economic Development, emphasizing economic openness, private sector growth, and diversification for sustainable growth. Key reforms include phasing out import substitution policies, privatizing SOEs, easing business regulations, shifting towards high value products, and enhancing governance and transparency to boost competitiveness and productivity.ย
The FY26-27 Country Engagement Note (CEN) strategically capitalizes on emerging reform opportunities while addressing immediate priorities. Turkmenistanโs current context offers an opportunity for the WBG and development partners to support its development goals. The CEN focuses on short-term macroeconomic priorities while building a foundation for long-term growth. Its success, and the potential for expanded engagement, will depend on progress in critical areas, including improved data availability and quality, structural reform advancements, progress on WTO accession, sustained government reforms.
Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a 2-year term appointment.ย https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/turkmenistanย
Roles & Responsibilities:
โข Providing support for preparation and implementation of Bank projects, according to Bank procedures.โข Assisting in preparation and logistical planning for various events, e.g., conferences, workshops, negotiations, travel, etc. with the participation of government representatives and external partners such as representatives of project beneficiaries, academia, non-governmental organizations, private sector and international organizations.โข Tracking assigned task/project steps/timetables, coordinating with relevant staff and providing assistance and/or information on project-related matters.โข Maintaining current distribution lists, phone/address lists of project/product contacts, and distributing documents for the team.โข Maintaining up-to-date work unit project and other files.โข Assisting team or work unit by translating/drafting a variety of routine documents, applying effective proofreading and grammar skills in English, Turkmen and Russian languages.โข Solving non-routine problems (e.g., responding to requests requiring file search, etc.).โข Working closely with the regional Resource Management team to process and monitor various office transactions.ย โข Perform other tasks as requested by the Country Manager, Executive Assistant and operational staff.
Selection Criteria
โข A minimum of a bachelorโs degree and at least 2 years of experience in administrative support functionsโข Excellent IT skills (MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, SAP, IRIS)โข Excellent organizational, administrative, and time management skills with proven ability to work promptly and efficiently under pressure and meet tight deadlines. Ability to shift gears at short notice to work on a wide range of assignments, remaining flexible and effective with a clear understanding of objectives to be achieved.โข Excellent interpersonal, communication (both written and oral English) and organizational skills with the ability to work effectively under pressure, handling concurrent activities simultaneously to meet deadlinesโข Proven attention to details to ensure high professional standardsโข Ability to draft routine correspondence (memoranda, minutes, responses to queries) and edit and proofread correspondence, ensuring proper grammar, punctuation and styleโข Resourcefulness and proactivityโข Excellent teamwork/ collaboration skills and recognized ability to work effectively in a reciprocal environmentโข Outstanding verbal communication and social skills to interact effectively with a range of contacts internally and externally using maturity, good judgment, tact and subtletyโข Demonstrated skills in organizing, prioritizing, scheduling, planning and coordinating work and other activities internally and externallyโข Ability to take personal ownership and accountability to meet deadlines
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.
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