E T Consultant

World Bank Group • Washington, DC

22h • Onsite

About The Position

The World Bank Group is a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. The Governance Global Department helps countries build capable, effective, accountable, transparent, and inclusive institutions that deliver citizen-centric services, support private-sector development, and strengthen trust in government. It also provides fiduciary support to World Bank operations. The department brings together expertise in public financial management, tax administration, public management, regulatory policy, transparency and anticorruption, digital governance, law and development, performance management, monitoring and evaluation, and social accountability. It applies a problem-driven approach that combines global comparative knowledge with a strong understanding of institutional contexts. The Institutional Capacity and Effectiveness Unit (WKPGI) focuses on cross-cutting functions and innovations to improve how public institutions work, using data and analytics. The unit strengthens the Institutions data and analytics agenda and provides strategic support for cross-cutting governance engagements, with an emphasis on evidence to improve institutional performance. WKPGIs work program includes: (i) global trends in governance; (ii) country-level data and analytics to assess core government functions; and (iii) institutional capacity reviews.

Requirements

• PhD (or close to completion) in economics, political economy, public policy, public administration, or a relevant discipline.
• At least 3 years of relevant professional experience working on data and analytics in government or a development organization.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to conduct research, identify solutions, and deliver work that produces meaningful change.
• Experience across key aspects of data science; a creative problem solver with strong skills in (i) research design and problem formulation; (ii) data acquisition, cleaning, curation, and management; (iii) data interpretation and analysis; and (iv) presenting and communicating results in an engaging and reproducible manner.
• Excellent working knowledge of modern statistics and scripting/programming languages such as R and Python (including relevant libraries).
• Technical knowledge of one or more development data domains (e.g., economic statistics).
• Experience and knowledge of methods of data collection, analysis, and dissemination, especially as they relate to public sector management.
• English required.
• Strong writing and data presentation skills, including data visualization.
• Ability to produce quality work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Coordination skills, including experience in implementing complex tasks.
• Self-starter: ability to take the initiative and work independently.
• Strong teamwork orientation, good interpersonal skills, and a proven ability to work effectively with a range of clients and colleagues.
• Enthusiasm for, and commitment to, development work.

Nice To Haves

• Fluency in another official World Bank language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish) would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Substantially contribute to the development of methodologies and tools for analyzing public institutions, drawing on the existing literature and applying a range of data-analysis methods.
• Manage databases (e.g., harmonize survey data and integrate secondary data sources).
• Prepare dashboards, graphs, and short analytical products based on GOV GP and other relevant datasets.
• Work with team members and TTLs to contribute to selected outputs (e.g., policy notes, reports, and PowerPoint presentations).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree