Executive Assistant

Job #: req38037 Organization: World Bank Sector: Administration/Office Support Grade: GC Term Duration: 3 years 0 months Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment Location: Lusaka,Zambia Required Language(s): English Preferred Language(s): English Closing Date: 8/27/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC Description Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group (WBG) offers a unique opportunity to help our clients address their greatest development challenges. In Zambia, the World Bank Group works through its institutions—the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)—to support the country’s development priorities by combining public sector financing, private sector investment, guarantees, analytics, policy dialogue, and convening power Visit www.worldbank.org VPU Context: The Country Management Unit (CMU) for Africa East Central East Countries 1 (AECE1) includes Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The AECE1 CMU Office is in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and covers the Offices. Unit Context: Zambia Country Context The WBG program in Zambia is broad and strategically important, combining IDA and IBRD operations, Trust Fund-financed activities, IFC private sector engagement, MIGA instruments where relevant, analytics, advisory services and policy dialogue. The Lusaka Country Office plays a central role in supporting delivery of the country program, maintaining strong client relationships, coordinating across WBG institutions, and engaging with government, development partners and private sector stakeholders. To support this agenda, the Zambia Country Office is seeking a highly organized, discreet and proactive Executive Assistant to support the WBG Country Manager (CM) and help ensure the effective functioning of the CM’s Front Office. The selected candidate will provide hi