Overview
The World Bank Group is seeking an ET Consultant - Research Analyst to support the Development Impact Department's engagement with the Partnership for Economic Inclusion and the European Commission. The role involves supporting impact evaluation research projects, data management, and capacity building for evidence-based policymaking.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate and contribute to programmatic engagements on cohesion policy effectiveness with the EC and on the Partnership for Economic Inclusion’s Impact Collaborative, liaising with country research teams on measurement, data quality, and data analysis.
- Contribute to the implementation of trial-and-adopt impact evaluation research projects and related data analysis.
- Participate in official missions and deliver training and capacity building of clients on IE and DECDI-supported projects.
- Support delivery of the Programmatic ASA activity on “Trial-and-Adopt Impact Evaluations and Data Ecosystems Pilots to Enhance EU Cohesion Policy Effectiveness”, including by conducting data analysis and supporting data ecosystems.
- Serve as a Senior RA and Data Manager for the PEI Impact Collaborative by leading the coordination, harmonization, and documentation of survey, costing, and implementation data across six impact evaluations.
- Ensure effective communication and coordination between the DECDI team, partner researchers, World Bank policy teams, European Commission counterparts, the Partnership for Economic Inclusion, and country representatives.
- Draft and provide inputs for the dissemination of DECDI’s outputs to various internal and external audiences.
- Coordinate the supervision of junior staff and STCs supporting the portfolio, and mentor them closely.
Required Experience
Minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience in impact evaluation, empirical research including experiments and quasi-experiments, data management, and development policy and program design. Substantial experience related to impact evaluation research and econometrics, data management and coordination, demonstrating solid experience in project management or coordination, as well as on survey collection preparation and supervision in multi-country studies. Experience mentoring, coaching, and supervising consultants. Experience in survey design and implementation in different countries. Experience analyzing complex surveys in developing countries. Experience harmonizing large, complex datasets and conducting pooled analyses.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in economics, public policy, or a related field.
