Senior Economist, Jobs Measurement
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Job #: |
req32902 |
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Organization: |
World Bank |
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Sector: |
Economics |
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Grade: |
GG |
| Term Duration: | 4 years 0 months |
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Recruitment Type: |
International Recruitment |
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Location: |
Washington, DC,United States |
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Required Language(s): |
English |
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Preferred Language(s): |
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Closing Date: |
5/7/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC |
Description
Do you want to build a career that is truly
worthwhile?
Working at the World Bank provides a unique opportunity for you to help our
clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank 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.
Office of the Senior
Managing Director for Development Policy and Partnerships
The Senior Managing
Director’s (SMD) key mandate includes overseeing the Bank’s knowledge and
partnership programs and ensuring that the Bank’s analytical work continues
to address the pressing development challenges facing client countries and
global partners. The office is responsible for the Evolution Roadmap, G20 and
G7 engagements, the implementation of the Knowledge Compact, as well as the
replenishment of IDA, the Bank’s concessional lending arm for the poorest
countries. It provides strategic guidance on the WB’s global knowledge and
IDA corporate commitments; oversees key partnerships with shareholders,
development agencies, other multilateral development banks (MDBs) and
academia; helps shape and drive the Bank’s strategic directions; and through
the Trust Fund portfolio in Global Practices, mobilizes support and financial
resources across the international community to bring concessionally to our
work.
Building on the
progress of past efforts, the WBG Knowledge Compact for Action aims to
empower clients, public and private, by systematically making the latest
knowledge available to respond more effectively to increasingly complex
development challenges. This includes knowledge embedded in policy advice,
expertise and know-how, including from financing operations, as well as the
latest research, data and tools to formulate robust development policies and
programs. Compact will deliver this knowledge to clients under the four
pillars of enhanced products, partnerships, learning and systems. To advance
the knowledge agenda, the practice groups will be organized into five
vertical vice presidencies aligned with the new mission (People, Prosperity,
Planet, Infrastructure and Digital).
In addition, three new departments are
being created to enhance coordination, integration and outcome orientation
across the WBG.
• The Outcomes team
generates metrics, aggregates results, and monitors in real-time how and
where the Bank is driving development outcomes. It also identifies
cross-cutting thematic areas that require additional efforts and resources.
• The Innovation team drives forward-thinking, innovative approaches and
explores new frontiers to address the most complex development challenges.
• The Knowledge and Learning team foster systematic and consistent curation
and use of knowledge and development expertise to build client and staff
capacity, delivering tailored, world-class development solutions to clients.
The
Department for Outcomes provides the strategic vision and direction for an
effective outcome orientation across the WBG, including thought leadership on
approaches to development impact measurement, proposing revisions and updates
to outcome indicators and methodologies as needed, coordinating the development
of outcome targets and their implications in our knowledge, operations, and
financing. It also oversees the development and implementation of metrics
and systems to evaluate outcomes on cross-cutting themes such as climate, jobs,
private sector capital mobilization, women and youth and the monitoring of
these areas in the Corporate Scorecard, in collaboration with MDO, IFC and
MIGA. This department is responsible for generating metrics, aggregating
results, and monitoring in real-time how and where we are driving development
outcomes, and where we need to place greater focus and additional resources
In addition, the Department convenes both external and internal parties and
other MDBs regarding outcome metrics, building
external and internal capacity, and acting as the secretariat for external
advisory groups like the Job Council.
The Department for Outcomes is seeking a Senior
Economist to lead the development and application of advanced
methodologies for assessing the impact of WBG-financed projects and country
strategies on employment outcomes. In this role, the Senior Economist will play
a leadership role in finalizing and refining the WBG's methodology for
measuring job outcomes on the Scorecard and provide technical support to
operational units in its implementation. Working closely with Verticals and
other stakeholders, the Senior Economist will ensure the robust and accurate
measurement of employment-related indicators across various initiatives. The
Senior Economist will also lead the development of modeling and analytical
platforms supporting the estimation and analysis of employment effects, in
collaboration with other WBG units.
Duties and
Accountabilities:
The Senior Economist, Jobs Measurement, will be responsible for:
• Technical and Strategic Leadership:
a) Lead the development of methodologies for measuring job outcomes in
development projects, country strategies, and analytical reports, across WBG
institutions.
b) Provide intellectual and technical leadership on job outcomes measurement,
internally and externally.
c) Build and maintain strong relationships with internal partners to foster
effective collaboration across Verticals, Horizontals and Regions related to
jobs measurement and related analytics.
d) Forge partnerships
with external stakeholders to position the WBG as a technical and thought
leader in Jobs Outcomes measurement
• Data Collection, Economic Modeling and Analytical Tools:
a) Partner with relevant teams across the WBG to develop and/or improve
existing modeling tools to estimate job outcomes.
b) Lead innovative data
and evidence collection efforts to improve the parameterization and
robustness of economic models used to estimate job outcomes.
c) Provide technical
advice to WBG project teams on integrating jobs indicators into project
design and implementation across Verticals.
d) Lead the development of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems to
track progress on job outcomes at country level and in WBG operations.
e) Provide technical support to teams implementing ex-ante assessment as well
as ex-post evaluations of project impacts related to jobs.
• Capacity Building:
a) Facilitate capacity-building initiatives aimed at improving internal stakeholders’
understanding of how to measure and evaluate job outcomes.
b) Lead the design and delivery of training sessions and workshops to WBG
project teams, government officials, and partner organizations on job
outcomes measurement and the inclusion of jobs in economic analysis.
• Knowledge Sharing and Learning:
a) Develop knowledge and analytical products, including reports, policy
notes, and blogs, to disseminate lessons learned and best practices on
measuring and improving job outcomes.
b) Collaborate with global partners, academic institutions, and NGOs to
ensure that the WBG is applying the latest knowledge and innovations in
measuring job impacts.
• Policy
Dialogue:
a) Contribute to policy discussions across the WBG, including with the Jobs
Council, and with partner institutions on strategies, policies and reform to
improve job outcomes.Selection Criteria
• Ph.D. in economics
with at least 8 years of relevant professional experience.
• Outstanding economic modeling, quantitative and econometric skills, and
proficiency in data visualization.
• Proven track record in applied research, economic modeling and/or
econometric analysis to estimate employment and job outcomes. Relevant peer
reviewed publications would be a plus.
• Experience in incorporating job outcomes in the design and development impact
frameworks of interventions; monitoring job outcome metrics at the project
and micro-levels; and solid understanding of macroeconomic and policy
dimensions of jobs and employment.
• Familiarity with impact measurement techniques, including impact
evaluations, and the self-evaluation systems of MDBs.
• Strong communication and writing skills, including ability to interact with
internal stakeholders within the WBG and IFC’s client countries, and
participate in programs/initiatives in collaboration with the
WB/MIGA/external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills; proven ability to work effectively as a
team leader and team member, build and maintain relationships with
colleagues, manage junior staff and maintain collaborative relationships with
stakeholders.
• Capacity to work in high pressure environments and being flexibly on a
range of assignments, adjust to changes in schedule and priorities, and
juggle concurrent tasks effectively and efficiently.
• Fluency in English is required.
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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