Senior Executive Assistant - req34438

Closing Date : 10 / 8 / 2025 (MM / DD / YYYY) at 11 : 59pm UTC

Senior Executive Assistant

Job # : req34438

Organization : World Bank

Sector : Administration / Office Support

Grade : GD

Term Duration : 3 years 0 months

Recruitment Type : Local Recruitment

Location : Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Required Language(s) : Arabic; English

Description : Attention : Only applicants who are nationals, legal residents, or otherwise have legal presence in the duty station independent of any employer, and who are authorized to work in the duty station, will be considered.

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? 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 and promoting shared prosperity. 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, visit

Regional Context

The Middle East and North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan Region serves twenty two countries across different income groups, of which fourteen are active / potentially active IBRD / IDA borrowers (Afghanistan, Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan, Syria, West Bank and Gaza, Tunisia, and Yemen), with a total of 251 projects and over $51 bn in total commitment. Eight are users of the Region's non-lending services, mostly on a reimbursable basis (Bahrain, Kuwait, Libya, Malta, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates). The mission of the region is to foster sustainable growth with a focus on job creation and poverty reduction, economic and social inclusion, and good governance. The region places high value on diversity. The region is organized into seven Country Departments (CMUs), the Office of the Regional Chief Economist, and the Development Effectiveness Unit (MNADE).

With an expanded regional strategy, the World Bank aims to help the region weather the current crises, move from stabilization to transformation, unlock its vast economic potential of youth and women, develop its human capital to adapt to global megatrends, and foster innovation (

Country Management Unit Context

The World Bank’s GCC Country Department is the principal liaison between the World Bank and the six Arab States of the Gulf Cooperation Council, namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The GCC Country Department facilitates the provision of Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS) from the Bank to the GCC countries, the GCC Secretariat and GCC affiliated institutions. The GCC Country Department is managed through four offices : a Regional Office in Riyadh, KSA, a Country Office in Kuwait, a Country Office in Abu Dhabi UAE, and an HQ unit in the World Bank HQ in Washington, D.C. The World Bank’s GCC Country Department :

Roles And Responsibilities

The Senior Executive Assistant will be expected to handle a variety of concurrent activities and competing demands in a fluid and fast-paced environment, including the following duties :

• Perform with a high degree of efficiency, discretion and judgment to provide a wide range of executive assistance to the Director, especially in managing priorities and workflow; staff interaction with the Director; screening of all incoming documents; screening, prioritizing and following up on emails and phone calls and ensuring the smooth delivery of services. Ensure all documents requiring signature are of high quality and adhere to administrative operational guidelines. Routinely prepare correspondence on a range of topics on behalf of the Director and prepare minutes of meetings.
• As the first point of contact for the Director, keep abreast of and maintain sufficient working knowledge of the tasks being performed in each unit with the ability to independently respond to inquiries and exercise strategic thinking and decision-making skills to address clients within and outside the Bank.
• Use judgment, tact, diplomacy and discretion in answering and / or redirecting inquiries to appropriate sources and in dealing with sensitive or highly confidential matters; make decisions when multiple courses of action are possible.
• Coordinate the time management and scheduling on behalf of the Director, to include effective prioritizing and resolving related conflicts and competing demands. Gather and collate materials and prepare mission briefing materials and binders for the Director’s schedule of meetings. Handle logistics of Director’s mission travel. Handle logistical planning for meetings or equivalent events held in the office or sponsored by the office.
• Support the management team of the MNC05 as well as work collaboratively with others in diverse work groups / teams / task forces.
• Ensure smooth operation of office and administrative support by maintaining and coordinating general office procedures and guidelines and ensure their dissemination across the function to enable efficiencies and consistency. Identify potential areas for improvement and develop solutions, in coordination with the support staff of the units within the MNC05.
• Coordinate with the EAs of the other Offices to ensure alignment with processes and procedures.
• Supervise and coordinate the day-to-day operations of the drivers and messengers.
• Play an HR proxy role in coordination with the HR business partner.
• Take up the role of Leave and Attendance Record System (LARS) for CMU staff mapped to Riyadh Country Office.
• Inspire trust by keeping others informed via timely dissemination of relevant information, reports, etc.

Selection Criteria

Required Competencies

WBG Culture Attributes

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.

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.

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