E T Temporary

E T Temporary

Job #: req38698

Organization: World Bank

Sector: Information Technology

Grade: ET3

Term Duration: 1 year 0 months

Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment

Location: Chennai,India

Required Language(s): English

Preferred Language(s):

Closing Date: 10/30/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

At the World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. For more information, visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/who-we-are/ibrd

VPU Context:

The Information and Technology Solutions (ITS) Vice Presidential Unit (VPU) enables the World Bank Group to achieve its mission of ending extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet by delivering transformative information and technologies to its staff working in over 150+ locations. For more information on ITS, see this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=VTFGffa1Y7w

Unit Context:

The WBG Corporate Solutions Department (ITSCO) is focused on the digital transformation of essential corporate services to ensure WBG operations are seamless, resilient, and future ready. The Corporate Digital Backbone unit within ITSCO creates an autonomous digital backbone for the orchestration of data, transactions, processes, and insights across the diverse corporate portfolio, e.g. application modernization, technology debt reduction, efficient data exchange, advanced analytics, enterprise integration, automated business processes, and agentic-AI.

Duties and accountabilities:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for Retiree Portal Support

• Manage user authentication

• Oversee account provisioning

• Provide account support and onboarding assistance

• Monitor system performance and develop analytics reports

• Support for New Product Rollouts

• Participate in both manual and automated testing

• Assist with User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

• Develop user guides

• Manage the Team SharePoint Site

• Maintain all contents up to date

• Remove clutter and organize materials for easy access

• Build Analytics Dashboard and Reports

• Build and enhance basic queries

• Assist the team to build Power BI and AI based analytics.

Selection Criteria

Attention: "Preference will be given to local talent, that is, applicants that are authorized to work in the duty station for any employer. Internal applicants may apply per existing guidelines."

• Typically requires an Associate's degree or a recognized certificate with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.

• Strong analytical and communication skills (verbal and written) .

• Can effectively communicate with diverse stakeholders (technical and non-technical) at all levels.

• Experience in conducting product demo sessions with business stakeholders.

• Proven ability to work effectively within diverse teams, often in multi-location environments.

• Excellent organizational skills and a strong commitment to meeting deadlines without requiring constant follow-up.

• Proactive self-starter capable of taking initiative with minimal supervision

• Highly results-oriented with a strong sense of urgency and commitment to achieving goals.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and consistently deliver within agreed-upon timeframes.

• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager certification or equivalent is preferred.

WBG Culture Attributes:

1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results..

World Bank Group Core Competencies

As per WBG policy, an Extended Term (ET) appointment is subject to a lifetime maximum of three (3) years. Former and current ET staff who have completed or are in the process of completing their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.

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.