Lead Evaluation Officer-Private Sector

Lead Evaluation Officer-Private Sector Job #: req32349 Organization: World Bank Sector: Other Grade: GH Term Duration: 4 years 0 months Recruitment Type: International Recruitment Location: Washington, DC,United States Required Language(s): Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 3/28/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

 Description

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 www.worldbank.org.

About the World Bank Group

Established in 1944, the WBG is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for development solutions. It is governed by 188-member countries and delivers services out of 120 offices with nearly 15,000 staff located globally. 

The WBG consists of five specialized institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). 

IEG’s Role

The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) is responsible for the assessment of the relevance, efficacy, and efficiency of World Bank Group operational policies, programs and activities, and their contribution to development effectiveness. IEG’s evaluations aim to enhance accountability and learning to inform the formulation of new directions, policies and procedures, country and sector strategies, and programs for the World Bank Group’s work.

IEG is directly responsible for:

*  Assessing whether the World Bank Group Institutions’ operational policies, programs and activities are producing the expected results, including global, regional, and other programs in which the Institution(s) is (are) a participant.
*  Incorporating evaluation assessments and findings into recommendations designed to help improve the development effectiveness of the World Bank Group’s programs and activities, and their responsiveness to member countries’ needs and concerns.
*  Appraising the Institutions’ self-evaluations of strategies and projects and attesting to their adequacy to the Boards.
*  Reporting periodically to the Boards on actions taken by the Institution(s) in response to evaluation findings, and on the measures being taken to improve the overall operations evaluation system including dissemination and outreach activities.
*  Identifying and disseminating evaluation findings and lessons to maximize contributions to the World Bank Group’s learning and knowledge framework and reinforce learning and accountability within the World Bank Group in service of achieving its corporate goals.
*  Encouraging and assisting developing member countries to build effective monitoring and evaluation associations, capacities and systems.

IEG operational departments

IEG is led by the Director General, Evaluation (DGE), who reports directly to the Board of Executive Directors through the Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE). IEG’s organizational structure comprises two operational departments: Finance, Private Sector, Sustainable Development and Infrastructure (IEGSP) and Human Development and Economic Growth (IEGHE), which are responsible for leading the evaluation of WBG programs and projects, analytic and advisory products, country strategies, corporate evaluations, and sector, thematic or focused evaluations across the WBG. The IEGSP department comprises three units: IEGFS, IEGSD and IEGFP.

Duties and Accountabilities

The Lead Evaluation Officer – Private Sector is a member of IEGSP’s Leadership Team (SPLT). He/she will provide intellectual leadership for IEG’s work on private sector and financial sector evaluations, especially those relating to the work of IFC and MIGA, as well as FCI related work by IBRD and IDA. This includes in relation to the range of instruments the WBG uses to support the private sector’s role in development, such as equity, investment lending and guarantees. It also includes the WBG’s broader support to private and financial sector development. He/she will be directly responsible for related both validations and evaluations and advise the manager, SP director other members of IEGSP’s leadership team on work as it relates to the private sector. He/she will provide guidance to the members of the FS and SP teams working on private sector related topics and will coordinate closely with other evaluators to ensure private sector aspects are well integrated into other evaluations.

Below are the key duties and accountabilities of the Lead Evaluation Officer _ Private Sector.

Leads – and provides technical advice to staff working on – evaluations related to private sector and operations and private sector and financial sector development and supports the IEGFS manager in supervising related evaluation work. 

• As TTL, leads or co-leads the design, implementation and dissemination of IEG evaluations, including thematic evaluations, interim evaluation products. Learning Engagements (LEs) and other IEG products focused on private and financial sectors.
• Provides strategic advice and technical insight on evaluation work led by other colleagues, to ensure strong, high-quality coverage of the private and financial sector.
• Leads or participates in evaluations mapped to other IEG units. 
• Participates in the SP department leadership team, providing advice on evaluation quality, work program, and collaboration.
• Maintains the SP department strategic dialogue with World Bank Group counterparts and with partners on private and financial sector related topics. Keeps abreast – and informs the SP director and the SPLT – of strategic developments regarding private and finance sector in international development which are relevant to the work of IEGSP. 
• Provides technical stewardship and keeps IEGSP staff informed of WBG’s initiatives private and financial sector, including through presentation at IEG staff meetings on the WBG’s strategic direction in these areas. • Facilitates generation and exchange of information in the department, to promote cross-unit collaboration and learning. 
• Contributes to the quality assurance process, by reviewing and commenting on thematic evaluations of other IEG units, on behalf of the SP leadership team.
• Advises on outreach strategies for evaluations related to private and financial sector thematic areas.  Represents the department and/or VPU in relevant client facing events and engagements.
• Mentors IEGSP staff by providing technical, professional and career development guidance.      

Provides technical advice to IEGFP and IEGSD managers and staff 

• Provides advice to IEGFP and IEGSD managers and staff responsible for corporate products (e.g. the RAP), intermediate evaluation products and learning engagements concerning private sector and financial sector development themes, as requested by the IEGFP and IEGSD managers or by the TTLs.
• Reviews and provides comments to PPARs, EINs and LEs as part of the SP LT.

Selection Criteria

The successful candidate is required to have the following minimum qualifications, skills, motivation, and personal attributes:

* Master’s or PhD degree in directly relevant area of expertise. Typically, the successful candidate will have 12-15+ years of relevant experience.
* Prior experience, both operational and policy-related, in private sector solutions to development challenges, knowledge of WBG support to private sector and financial sector development, and related sectors and instruments (including, inter alia, investment lending, equity, lines of credit and guarantees).
* Familiarity with World Bank, IFC and MIGA operations is a plus.
* Strong understanding of the strategic priorities of MDBs or the WBG including IFC, MIGA and IBRD and IDA, as it relates to the role of the private sector in addressing development challenges, and their activities to support to private sector development in developing countries.
* Evaluation knowledge and management: experience and understanding of the design and delivery of complex evaluations, preferably in a multilateral development bank context; or solid experience in overseeing or leading the successful preparation and effective dissemination of highly complex analytical products for maximum impact, combined with some familiarity with evaluation principles, criteria and methods. 
*  Represents the department and/or VPU in relevant client facing events and engagements.
* Excellent communication, diplomatic and negotiating skills, with demonstrated strong personal maturity, balanced judgment, and a track record of building and maintaining partnerships with colleagues and clients.
* Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills, and ability to operate collaboratively across organizational boundaries. Represents the department and/or VPU in relevant client facing events and engagements.
* Proactive, inclusive and innovative, with an open and collegial work style and ability to listen and integrate ideas from diverse points of view.
* Ability to coach, mentor, develop and empower more junior staff, to provide seasoned advice to more senior staff and managers, and to work collaboratively with peers.
* Engaging on evaluations with operational teams: strong practical understanding of how to engage with operational teams effectively in the design and delivery of evaluations, protecting independence and credibility while promoting learning and ownership from operational staff.

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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