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In April 2018, the Government of the Netherlands (GoNL) established the Sint Maarten Reconstruction, Recovery, and Resilience Trust Fund (SXM TF) — a single-donor trust fund of up to EUR 470 million — managed by the World Bank to support the recovery, reconstruction, and long-term resilience of Sint Maarten following the devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. The SXM TF is governed by a tripartite Steering Committee (SC) composed of representatives of the Government of Sint Maarten (GoSXM), the Government of the Netherlands (GoNL), and the World Bank. The World Bank's Program Manager heads the Secretariat on behalf of the World Bank and is responsible for overall program oversight, coordination with the Steering Committee and Technical Working Group (TWG), engagement with the National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) and other Project Implementing Entities (PIEs), and ensuring timely reporting and knowledge generation. The SXM TF Administration Arrangement, as amended in September 2022, extended the Trust Fund's end disbursement date to December 31, 2028. The active portfolio encompasses nine projects totaling US$336.1 million across several sectors. As the program enters its final implementation phase, the Secretariat requires sustained operational support across monitoring and reporting, analytical work, and digital communications to ensure effective program delivery, stakeholder accountability, and public transparency. Objective The objective of this assignment is to provide dedicated, full-time programmatic support to the SXM TF Secretariat. The consultant will play a central role in three interconnected functions: (i) coordinating and producing the Trust Fund's mandatory monitoring products; (ii) leading the management and maintenance of SXM TF's digital presence, including its public-facing website; and (iii) contributing as needed to analytical and knowledge outputs. Scope of Work The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the SXM TF Program Manager and will collaborate closely with World Bank technical task teams, the NRPB, and other PIEs. The scope encompasses three broad areas of responsibility, each with specific tasks and deliverables. The assignment is full-time and based in Washington, D.C., with travel to Sint Maarten as may be required to support Steering Committee meetings, technical missions, and stakeholder engagement. Deliverables and Specific Outputs 1. Monitoring and Reporting Coordination The consultant will be the primary coordinator for the preparation and quality assurance of SXM TF's mandatory reporting cycle, in accordance with the Trust Fund Administration Arrangement and Steering Committee requirements. Key tasks include: • Coordinating inputs for the Spring and Fall Regular Monitoring Reports (covering January–March and July–September, respectively) and contributing to the semi-annual and annual reports (as needed), including outreach to and follow-up with World Bank task team leaders (TTLs), NRPB staff, and other PIEs to gather project-level progress updates, financial data, and results indicators on schedule. • Tracking program results: Maintaining and updating the SXM TF results framework and project-level monitoring matrices, tracking progress against key performance indicators (KPIs) and disbursement targets across the portfolio, and flagging gaps or inconsistencies for review by the Program Manager. • Drafting and compiling report content: Preparing narrative sections, data summaries, tables, graphs, and infographics that present implementation progress, financial performance, results, and emerging challenges in a clear and accessible manner for submission to the Steering Committee and the GoNL. • Quality assurance: Reviewing all draft inputs for accuracy, internal consistency, and alignment with prior reporting periods before finalizing documents for the Program Manager's review and approval. • Supporting SC and TWG preparation: Preparing monitoring-related briefing materials, progress summaries, and data presentations for Steering Committee meetings and Technical Working Group sessions convened throughout the year. Expected outputs: • Two monitoring reports per year (one Spring, one Fall), submitted on schedule and accepted by the Program Manager. • Updated results tracking matrix, maintained on an ongoing basis. • Monitoring-related action plans and road maps prepared for each SC and TWG meeting. 2. Website Management and Digital Communications The consultant will take a lead role in maintaining and updating the SXM TF's digital communications platforms, ensuring that public-facing information is accurate, current, and accessible to all stakeholders, including the Government of Sint Maarten, the Government of the Netherlands, Parliament, civil society organizations, the media, and the public. Key tasks include: • Website maintenance and updates: Regularly updating the SXM TF public website (sintmaartenrecovery.org) and the World Bank's Sint Maarten country pages with current information on program status, project-level progress, disbursements and financial data, newly published reports, news items, and media releases. Ensuring all web content is accurate, consistent, and aligned with the latest Secretariat-approved information. • Dashboard and data management: Maintaining the accuracy and timeliness of the SXM TF program dashboard, ensuring that portfolio-level financial and results data displayed publicly reflect current verified figures. • Content coordination: Working with World Bank TTLs, the NRPB communications team, and the Program Manager to identify content that should be published or updated on the website, and ensuring a coherent, timely content pipeline. • Drafting web and communications content: Writing and editing web copy, news updates, project summaries, and other public-facing content in plain, accessible language appropriate for a diverse stakeholder audience. • Maintaining digital records: Ensuring that all published monitoring reports, analytical products, project documents, and key program milestones are properly archived and accessible on the website. Expected outputs: • SXM TF website updated on a rolling basis (minimum monthly, and within five business days of any major program event or publication). • Program dashboard maintained with current, verified data, updated in line with the reporting cycle. • All new monitoring reports, analytical products, and key documents published on the website promptly upon Secretariat approval. • Communications content produced in support of at least two outreach moments per year (e.g., Steering Committee meetings, program milestones, or annual report publication). 3. Analytical and Knowledge Products The consultant will contribute as needed to the Secretariat's analytical and knowledge generation agenda, support the production of reports and knowledge products that inform policy dialogue, document program lessons, and strengthen the evidence base for recovery and resilience programming. Key tasks include: • Supporting analytical work: Assisting in the design, data collection, analysis, and write-up for thematic or sector-specific studies as prioritized by the Program Manager. Topics may include public expenditure analysis, housing recovery, climate resilience, economic recovery, gender, or institutional capacity, depending on program priorities. • Synthesizing evidence from SXM TF operations: Drawing on project supervision reports, implementation data, Aide-Mémoires, and stakeholder consultations to extract lessons, identify trends, and document program performance for internal and external audiences. • Drafting knowledge products: Preparing sections of briefing notes, stocktaking documents, and lessons-learned papers assigned, ensuring outputs are well-evidenced and clearly written for both technical and non-technical audiences. • Preparing Steering Committee materials: Drafting and formatting background papers, decision memos, presentations, and other documentation for submission to SC members ahead of formal meetings. • Coordinating with technical teams: Liaising with World Bank sector specialists and external experts to gather inputs and ensure technical accuracy and quality in all analytical outputs. Expected outputs: • At least one substantive analytical or knowledge product per year (e.g., a thematic study, lessons learned note, or stocktaking report), accepted by the Program Manager. • Background papers and briefing materials prepared upon request. • Contributions to other outputs as assigned throughout the contract period.