E T Consultant- Economist

World Bank Group•Washington, DC

15d•Onsite

About The Position

The World Bank Group Gender Department’s Policy & Regulations team is hiring an Extended Term Consultant (ETC) to support its knowledge agenda on gender equality and financing gender solutions. The consultant will contribute to innovative financing models and data-driven products that translate rigorous analysis into actionable insights. The role primarily supports the sustainable finance workstream, including analysis of bond issuances, management of a project database, market analysis, and development of insights and recommendations for research, stakeholder engagement, and advisory products. The ETC will also contribute to outcomes-based and blended financing, operational tools, and guidance notes. The position is based in Washington, DC, and is a one-year term. The consultant will work with WBG teams and external stakeholders to develop knowledge products and practical advice for public and private clients on mobilizing capital for gender equality. The role reports to the WBG Gender Department Policy & Regulations Manager or a senior staff member with delegated responsibilities.

Requirements

Master’s degree in business, economics, finance, international relations, or another relevant discipline.
Strong analytical, quantitative, and data science skills, especially with large structured and unstructured datasets and rigorous research.
Mandatory experience with STATA, Python, and econometric tools.
Relevant professional experience in sustainable finance, capital markets, development finance, public policy, or related fields.
Demonstrated experience working on gender and economic inclusion topics through research, market analysis, advisory work, program implementation, or similar work.
Ability to collaborate within and across teams and work in a diverse culture.
Excellent writing skills, including the ability to synthesize existing economic research and data.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders.
Organized, responsible, detail-oriented, and results-driven.
Demonstrated commitment to the World Bank Group’s values, including excellence, mutual respect, collegiality, teamwork, diversity and inclusiveness, integrity, innovation, transparency, and accountability.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Tableau and Power BI.

Responsibilities

Support production of frontier knowledge on innovative financing models for gender lens investing.
Help develop scalable solutions and operational solution notes, particularly on frontier knowledge, non-traditional datasets, and areas where gender knowledge is missing.
Lead review and assessment of sustainable finance issuances, including bond frameworks, second-party opinions, allocation reports, and impact reports; apply the project’s analytical methodology consistently and identify trends, insights, and areas for further investigation.
Manage and enhance the bond database, including data quality, validation, documentation, methodological consistency, and coding approaches.
Recommend priority bonds, issuers, countries, and topics for deeper analysis, and propose analytical questions for further investigation.
Support stakeholder consultations with issuers, investors, ministries, development banks, and other market participants through background research, briefing materials, and synthesis of findings.
Work with WBG Treasury, JCAP, and other teams to develop innovative financing models and operational tools for advisory work and policy dialogue on gender lens investing.
Contribute to reports, presentations, case studies, and other knowledge products related to sovereign sustainable finance and gender equality.
Support development of practical guidance and advisory tools for public and private clients on mobilizing private capital for gender.
Contribute as needed to work on sustainable finance and sustainability-linked finance for gender outcomes, including market mapping of gender sustainability-linked loans, transaction case studies, potential KPIs for underserved areas, and internal guidance for transaction teams.
Analyze gender data, collaborate with WBG departments and external teams, and develop data-driven operational and solutions notes.
Provide analytical support to the Policy & Regulations team on assigned analytical, knowledge, and data tasks.
Conduct literature reviews and preliminary scoping for new research; contribute to research design, data collection, analysis, and report writing.
Support knowledge management and communication, including client features, case studies, webinars, event planning and management, and internal and external communities of practice.
Collaborate with WBL, Treasury, MTI, Economic and Market Research (CEI), Development Impact (CDI), DEC, and other Global Practices to align gender research objectives with organizational goals.
Design data-driven products that present actionable insights in a user-friendly format.