Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. 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, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. 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 www.worldbank.org BACKGROUND AND UNIT SUMMARY The Talent Acquisition team is within the Talent Acquisition and Global Mobility Department, providing end-to-end General recruitment support. The Senior HR Assistant, Recruitment provides high-quality operational and analytical support across the full recruitment lifecycle. The role ensures the accuracy, compliance, and timely execution of recruitment processes while delivering excellent service to candidates, hiring managers, and HR colleagues. The position requires strong operational discipline, data integrity, confidentiality, cultural competence, and proficiency across HR systems and recruitment operations. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Recruitment Case Management Operations •Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from job posting to onboarding, ensuring compliance with WBG policies and standards. •Partner with hiring managers to align timelines and processes while coordinating end-to-end recruitment workflows across longlisting, shortlisting, assessments, interviews, and final selection. Candidate Review and Longlisting •Conduct detailed reviews of external applications to produce high quality longlists aligned with business requirements, leveraging both scoring questions and detailed resume review. HR Systems Data Integrity •Maintain accurate system records and manage confidential candidate data, including timely candidate disposition according to recruitment process steps and WBG data standards. Stakeholder Engagement Inquiry Management •Respond to candidate, hiring manager, and HR inquiries with accurate guidance and timely recruitment updates. •Support hiring manager / selection committees by coordinating recruitment logistics, system transactions, and process steps. Governance, Compliance Continuous Improvement •Ensure recruitment activities comply with WBG policies, quality assurance standards, and governance standards. •Identify process gaps, support workflow improvements, and track resolution of quality assurance report. Service Quality Performance Standards •Contribute to meeting or exceeding the 75-day Time to Select service standard through effective time and workload management. •Demonstrate adaptability in response to changing systems, processes, and policy requirements.