Director General, Global Practices

Job Purpose:
The role of the Director-General, Global Practice and Partnership (DG-GPP) is to strategically steer the development and implementation of the annual work programs for the GPP Directorate to contribute effectively in realizing the strategy of the Bank. S/he leads the provision of technical thematic/sectoral expertise to support the development of Member Country Partnership Strategy (MCPS), programs and projects during preparation, implementation and completion stages. S/he is responsible for guiding the development of programs and initiatives in areas of economic and social infrastructure, human development, economic empowerment, climate action, capacity development, regional cooperation and integration, sciences, technologies and innovation (STI), community outreach, scholarships, resilience, fragility, disasters, women empowerment, youth development and Islamic economics and finance (via CoE).
The DG-GPP plays the role of IsDB Sherpa and leads the Bank’s global advocacy agenda to position the institution as a credible development partner worldwide. The DG-GPP represents IsDB at high level international fora providing the Bank’s perspectives on the key development sectors and themes. The DG GPP leads the development, updating, and mainstreaming policies and strategies covering priority thematic/sectoral areas and ensuring their effective implementation. The role also provides thought leadership in boosting the knowledge generation and dissemination, and development and implementation of innovative products/programs/initiatives. S/he leads the drafting and issuance of IsDB’s position on emerging development issues/challenges and contributes to the flagship reports published by the Bank as well as to drafting Management speeches.
The DG-GPP leads the development and implementation of resource mobilization and co-financing strategy and plans of the Bank, for the various operational programs, in line with priorities of MCs. S/he leads the development of concrete and strategic partnerships aiming at leveraging financial resources and technical expertise from development partners, in line with the priorities of MCs and clients.
Roles and Responsibilities*
General Responsibilities*
**_Strategic Planning and Performance Management_**
- Steer the formulation and development of GPP Directorate’s strategy, Budget, and contribution to the operations work program (OWP) of the operations complex, and the Integrated Work Program (IWP) of the Bank.
- Provide oversight to the effective implementation and contribute to the achievement of IsDB Strategy and Work Programs.
- Set and deliver the strategic direction and objectives of the units managed by DG-GPP and guide the targets setting on key performance indicators (KPIs) for all units and submit regular progress reports to the senior Management.

**_Policy and Strategy_**
- Lead the development and implementation IsDB’s global advocacy, partnership, and resource mobilization policies and strategies with clear goals, objectives and targets.
- Lead the development and implementation of IsDB’s sector and thematic strategies to ensure addressing the MCs’ needs.
- Ensure the sector and thematic policies are updated and implemented to address the MCs’ development challenges.
- Assess the adequacy, alignment and effectiveness of the operations policies and guidelines with respect to the Bank’s overall Strategic Priorities, and best practices, within the emerging international development context.
- Lead the provision of technical expertise and advice regarding the improvement of operational policies, guidelines, and procedures.
- Steer the work for preparation/updating and implementation of sectoral and thematic policies and strategies for key thematic areas and core sectors.
- Ensure that the thematic/sector-level strategies are aligned with and mainstreamed in the overall strategic direction of IsDB and these are implemented through the Bank’s Operational Interventions in MCs.
- Strategically contribute to the preparation and implementation of MCPS projects and programs and in undertaking sectoral/thematic portfolio reviews.

**_Operational Support and Program Management_**
- Guide the development of various programs and initiatives in line with the needs of MCs athe nd Strategic Priorities of the Bank.
- Guide the development and implementation of Programs, Projects and Initiatives in areas of: of economic and social infrastructure, human development, economic empowerment, climate action, capacity development, regional cooperation and integration, sciences, technologies and innovation (STI), community outreach, scholarships, resilience, fragility, disasters, women empowerment, youth development and Islamic economics and finance (via CoE).
- Ensure substantial contribution of all DG-GPP departments to the core operations of the Bank during various phases of the operations cycle.
- Lead work on sectoral/thematic portfolio review and strategically