Senior Communications and External Affairs Officer

About the role

The World Bank Group is recruiting a Senior Communications and External Affairs Officer (job req38921) for its Communications and External Relations (CER) unit, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The post sits within the Regional Stakeholder Engagement team covering the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan, and acts as a strategic advisor to regional management on stakeholder engagement, communications, advocacy and reputational risk. It combines strategic advisory duties with hands-on delivery and is open-ended.

Key responsibilities

• Lead stakeholder engagement strategies, build relationships with government officials, development partners, the private sector, civil society, media and academia, and advise management on political economy and coalition-building.
• Position the World Bank Group as a trusted development partner through strategic narratives and communications products, and highlight flagship operations and success stories.
• Lead advocacy and campaign work, develop messaging, speeches, op-eds, press releases and digital content, and coordinate regional contributions to corporate and global campaigns.
• Serve as a senior advisor on reputational risk and issue management, leading risk assessments, issue briefs, scenario plans and response strategies.
• Promote integrated communications across IBRD, IDA, IFC and MIGA and drive innovation through digital engagement and data-informed approaches.