E T Consultant Job #: req33660 Organization: World Bank Sector: Economics Grade: EC1 Term Duration:ย 1 year 0 months Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment Location: Washington, DC,United States Required Language(s): English Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 7/16/2025 (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 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.
The Operations Policy and Country Services (OPCS) Context
The Operations Policy and Country Services (OPCS) of the World Bank plays a pivotal role in achieving the World Bank Groupโs (WBG) mission. OPCS is at the center of the โoperations complexโ and plays a critical role in supporting the Bankโs leadership on all issues related to Bank operations. OPCS develops and oversees operational policies and procedures for country engagement products, lending operations, advisory services and analytical support, financial management, procurement, environmental and social safeguards, as well as development outcome risk and results reporting. It also serves as a link between the operational units and the Board of Directors. OPCS provides advice and support to Bank management and staff as well as hands-on assistance to help teams apply the Bankโs policies, processes, and risk management tools for our country clients. Working in OPCS helps World Bank professionals gain broad exposure to strategic operations issues and develop a deeper understanding of the business of the Bank.ย
OPCS is organized into the Front Office and Four Departments:ย
โข The Front Office (OPSFO) focuses on supporting the OPCS Vice President (VP) in the management of the operations complex and the delivery of key corporate policy commitments and reforms.ย
โข Operations Standards, Procurement, Financial Management (OPSPF) is responsible for safeguards, procurement, financial management and anti-corruption policies and support to operations;
โข Operations Policy (OPSPO) consolidates the corporate support and oversight of country strategies and all financing and advisory instruments as well as managing the Operations Committee and the Operations Help Desk;
โข Operations Strategy, Risk, Results and Learning (OPSRL) focuses on WB strategy; risk management in operations, strengthening results and effectiveness throughout the institution, support to the country directorsโ and management communities; and operational learning; and
โข Operations Standards, Environment and Social (OPSES) is responsible for the Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) and Safeguard Policies, including support to operations, learning and training, knowledge management, reporting, interface with the Inspection Panel, and management of the Grievance Redress Service (GRS).ย ย
Unit Context - OPSCE:ย
The Country Economics Unit (OPSCE) within the Operations Policy Department (OPSPO) provides policy, quality support, review, and advisory functions for DPFs, CE products, and Analytical and Advisory work. The unit also works closely with the Finance complex on issues related to IDA and IBRD policy and financing and manages the annual Bank-wide Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) process. OPSCE also contributes to the important debt sustainability and transparency agenda through its active participation on the Sustainable Development Finance Policy (SDFP) Committee. The unit is also very involved in a broad range of strategic, high-level streams of corporate work, working closely with other departments across the WBG under the Evolution process on enhancements to our Client Engagement model, Global Challenge Programs, Operational Efficiency and Effectiveness, the Crisis Toolkit, The Financial Incentives Framework for IBRD countries, the Knowledge Compact, Guarantee reforms, etc. OPSCE unit also houses the Secretariats of the Operations Committee (OC) and the Committee of Vice Presidents on Operational Matters (OVP).
Duties and Responsibilities:
The selected candidate will provide support to the teams working on policy development and reporting for the World Bankโs Advisory Services and Analytics (ASA), Development Policy Financing (DPF) and Country Engagement (CE) products. Responsibilities include:
โข ย Maintain key business information and provide analytical support on ASA, DPF and CE products; identify strategic insights about trends, opportunities, risks, and issues.
โข ย ย Maintain and update internal databases on ASA, DPF and CE products.
โข ย Perform econometric and statistical analyses, as needed;
โข ย Contribute to preparation of research papers, reports, presentations, data tools and briefs for Senior Management.
โข ย Prepare presentations, help with visuals and narratives as needed.
Selection Criteria
โข ย Bachelorโs degree in economics, statistics, information technologies, computer science, or any other related field.ย
โข At least 2 years of experience in applied research at a recognized university, research center, or multilateral organization.
โข ย Advanced skills in quantitative analysis, including Excel and statistical software (e.g., STATA, R, SPSS, Python). * The candidate must have direct experience in processing and analyzing large databases.ย
โข Strong interest in the corporate work of the Bank.
โข Ability to understand the World Bankโs policies and procedures and to translate this into data analysis.
โข ย Outstanding intellectual rigor, attention to details, and ability to manage multiple priorities under time pressure.
โข Demonstrated track record of delivering quality output under tight timelines.
โข Excellent writing, verbal, and visual communication skills (mastery of PowerPoint and Word).
โข ย Initiative and the ability and desire to work in multi-cultural environments, and strong team player
WBG Culture Attributes:
1. Sense of Urgency โ Anticipating and quickly reacting to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
2. Thoughtful Risk Taking โ Taking informed and thoughtful risks and making courageous decisions to push boundaries for greater impact.
3. Empowerment and Accountability โ Engaging with others in an empowered and accountable manner for impactful results.
World Bank Group Core Competencies
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Note: The selected candidate will be offered a one-year appointment, renewable at the discretion of the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET appointment of three years. If an ET appointment ends before a full year, it is considered as a full year toward the lifetime maximum. Former and current ET staff who have completed all or any portion of their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.