Economist

Job #: req24055

Organization: World Bank

Sector: Poverty Reduction

Grade: GF

Term Duration: 3 years 0 months

Recruitment Type: International Recruitment

Location: Washington, DC,United States

Required Language(s): English

Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 9/15/2023 (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 consists of two entities – the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). It is a global development cooperative owned by 189 member countries. As the largest development bank in the world, the World Bank provides loans, guarantees, risk management products, and advisory services to middle-income and creditworthy low-income countries, and coordinates responses to regional and global challenges. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org.

Poverty Global Practice

The Poverty and Equity Global Practice, part of the Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions vice-presidency, plays a key role in supporting the World Bank Group’s goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. It generates knowledge and dialogue and supports operational solutions, focusing on poverty monitoring and statistical capacity building, markets and institutions, fiscal and social policy, and resilience to shocks and sustainability. The practice is organized into seven regionally-oriented units—EAP, ECA, LAC, MNA, SAR and two in AFR responsible for the delivery of country programs – and a Global Unit, responsible for the delivery of global programs and corporate priorities. The development and flow of global knowledge within the practice is facilitated through five cross-cutting thematic lines. These are: (1) data for policy; (2) markets and institutions for poverty reduction and shared prosperity; (3) fiscal and social policy for poverty reduction and shared prosperity; (4) distributional impacts of fragility and conflict; and (5) welfare implications of climate change. Our global programs focus on the production of tools and methods for poverty and distributional analysis and of knowledge and public goods to advance the poverty and equity agenda at all levels.

Duties and Accountabilities

We are looking for an international-recruited Economist to join our team, based in Washington, DC in the Global Unit of the Poverty and Equity GP. In particular, you will have the following duties:

•  Support the delivery of poverty and equity global programs, focusing on the analytical agenda on the microeconomics of income growth for people at the bottom of the income distribution incidence, that is the constraints and opportunities for household income growth and the distributional impact of fiscal policies.
•  Support the production of public goods and knowledge and facilitate knowledge flows between regional and global teams.
•  Support corporate engagement of Poverty & Equity GP, including reviews, preparation of briefs and policy notes on thematic issues.
•  Participate and lead teams working on poverty, gender, labor markets, climate, and equity, including diagnostics of mobility, vulnerability, multi-dimensional poverty, and agency and voice.
•  Contribute to advice to country and sectoral teams on how to address poverty, equity, gender issues and promote evidence-based decision making.
•  Use and develop new frameworks, instruments, and technologies to monitor poverty, equity and gender trends

Selection Criteria

We are looking for an imaginative and innovative micro-economist with a demonstrated track record of sound analytical work and excellent judgment.

•  Master’s degree (PhD preferred) in Economics, Public Policy, Statistics or other related field, with a strong quantitative background and at least five years of relevant professional experience.
•  Strong technical and quantitative skills as an applied development microeconomist with experience in labor economics, micro-econometrics, statistical modeling and performing complex econometric analysis using household surveys and other data. Use of geospatial and big data, administrative data and conducting micro-simulations is highly desirable.
•  Ability to translate analytical work into policy advice and operational, practical recommendations.
•  Superb interpersonal skills, ability to collaborate effectively with multi-disciplinary teams, and to listen and integrate ideas from diverse sources (eg, governments, NGOs and donors), while being respectful and sensitive to cultural, political and gender issues.
•  Ability to work with staff from all levels and to mentor, coach and motivate more junior staff.
•  Ability to work flexibly, creatively, and to multitask. High degree of self-motivation, proven sense of initiative and results orientation.
•  Excellent English language skills (writing, speaking, listening and reading). Knowledge of other languages an advantage.

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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