Digital & AI Skills Specialist

Job #: req
38713

Organization: World Bank Group

Sector: Digital Development

Grade: GF

Term Duration: Open-Ended Staff (OPEN-OP)

Recruitment Type: International Recruitment

Location: Washington, DC,United States

Required Language(s): English

Preferred Language(s):

Closing Date: 11/2/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

At 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 www.worldbank.org

The Digital Transformation Vertical Vice Presidency was established on July 1, 2024, and guides the World Bank Group efforts to establish the foundations of a digital economy, build and enhance digital and data infrastructure, ensure cybersecurity and data privacy for institutions, businesses, and citizens, and advance digital government services. Digital technologies, including AI and data, present a unique opportunity to accelerate development.

The Digital Transformation Vertical has the critical mission of delivering on this development promise. The Digital Vice Presidency and its global and regional teams support client countries in building the foundational and cross-cutting elements of digital transformation.

The Digital Applications Department, overseeing solutions and impact, is led by a Manager who collaborates closely with the Manager for Policy and Regulations and reports to the WBG Vice President, Digital and AI Vertical, who is accountable to IBRD/IDA, IFC, and MIGA Managing Directors. WBG recently published its Digital Strategy which includes four pillars: access, affordability, ecosystem and AI readiness. The strategy identifies the priorities that WBG will engage across the client segment over the next five years.

The implementation plan is currently under preparation. The Digital Specialist will be embedded in or closely with the Digital and AI Vice Presidency and collaborate closely with other relevant teams. The unit supports operational teams and client countries with the design, implementation, and scale up of digital solutions in several priority sectors.

• Support the development of Basic and Productivity Skills Blueprints, including skills demand mapping, learning pathways, and outcome indicators.
• Lead the development of Basic Skills add-ons to the TTL Toolkit, including project component menus, TOR language, procurement specifications, M&E indicators, and partner mapping.
• Develop and maintain the Basic Country Diagnostic Template to assess national demand, supply, credential systems, and training pathways for digital user skills
• Contribute to the Program Menu of implementation modalities, including digital literacy training, coaching, vouchers, and platform partnerships for large-scale delivery
• Support the development of an Inclusion "How-To" Guide covering approaches for women, rural populations, persons with disabilities, localization, and SMEs.

• Contribute to the development of the Pathways to Jobs synthesizing global evidence and operational lessons on enabling regulatory environments for digital employment.
• teams, ensuring coherence across digital skills programming and joint work streams.
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