Apply for Extended Term Consultant, Washington, United States Job Vacancy | Position

E T Consultant

Job #: req31863

Organization: World Bank

Sector: Operations

Grade: EC2

Term Duration: 1 12 months 0 months

Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment

Location: Washington, DC,United States

Required Language(s): English

Preferred Language(s): French, Spanish, Portuguese

Closing Date: 2/20/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

Do you need to construct a profession that’s actually worthwhile? Working on the World Bank Group offers a singular alternative for you to assist our purchasers clear up their biggest improvement challenges. The World Bank Group is among the largest sources of funding and information for creating international locations; a singular international partnership of 5 establishments devoted to ending excessive poverty, rising shared prosperity and selling sustainable improvement. With 189 member international locations and greater than 120 workplaces worldwide, we work with private and non-private sector companions, investing in groundbreaking initiatives and utilizing knowledge, analysis, and expertise to develop options to essentially the most pressing international challenges. For extra info, www.worldbank.org The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) is accountable for the evaluation of the relevance, efficacy, and effectivity of World Bank Group operational insurance policies, applications and actions, and their contribution to improvement effectiveness. IEG’s evaluations purpose to reinforce accountability and studying to tell the formulation of recent instructions, insurance policies and procedures, nation and sector methods, and applications for the World Bank Group’s work. IEG ET is immediately accountable for:

• Assessing whether or not the World Bank Group Institutions’ operational insurance policies, applications and actions are producing the anticipated outcomes, together with international, regional, and different applications during which the Institution(s) is a participant.
• Incorporating analysis assessments and findings into suggestions designed to assist enhance the event effectiveness of the World Bank Group’s applications and actions, and their responsiveness to member international locations’ wants and issues.
• Appraising the Institutions’ self-evaluations of methods and initiatives and testifying to their adequacy to the Boards.
• Reporting periodically to the Boards on actions taken by the Institution(s) in response to analysis findings, and on the measures being taken to enhance the general operations analysis system together with dissemination and outreach actions.
• Identifying and disseminating analysis findings and classes to maximise contributions to the World Bank Group’s studying and information framework and reinforce studying and accountability inside the World Bank Group in service of attaining its company objectives.
• Encouraging and aiding creating member international locations to construct efficient monitoring and analysis associations, capacities and techniques.
• Working intently with improvement companions amongst donors and creating international locations with a purpose to foster worldwide analysis harmonization, to develop analysis capability in creating international locations, and to encourage finest observe in worldwide improvement analysis. Internal and exterior contexts:

IEG’s work is aligned with the altering inner and exterior contexts. In addition to validating the scores for initiatives, IEG carries out a variety of thematic, nation, and company evaluations which might be aligned with the WBG priorities, as specified by the Evolution Roadmap. For instance, the WBG has recognized a variety of “Global Challenge Priorities”, and IEG’s work program has been tailored to replicate these priorities. Key strategic instructions in IEG IEG has more and more moved to a strategic choice course of for its main evaluations to make sure larger affect of every particular person analysis, and of all of them collectively. IEG continues to pursue two aims: 1. Achieving the Twin Goals- What Works and Why? Deepening proof in regards to the outcomes of WBG applications and actions and their contribution to WBG’s strategic priorities and finally its twin objectives. 2. Feedback on WBG Operational decisions: Assessing implementation of and offering WBG Management and Executive Board with suggestions on, reforms and WBG operational decisions to make sure that well timed course corrections are made when wanted. Organizational construction IEG is led by the Director General, Evaluation (DGE), who experiences on to the Board of Executive Directors by the Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE). IEG’s organizational construction contains:

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• The Office of the Director General, Evaluation (IEGDG)
• The Human Development and Economic Management Department (IEGHE)
• The Finance, Private Sector, Infrastructure and Sustainable Development Department (IEGSP)
• The Knowledge and Communications Unit (IEGKC). Through the VP and Director-General of Evaluation (DGE), IEG experiences on to the Board of Executive Directors. IEG Sustainable Development (IEGSD) and IEGHE (Human Development and Economic Management Department IEG is looking for to rent skilled evaluators who can usher in numerous views, and a robust understanding of consumer international locations and points which can have an effect on the implementation, effectivity, effectiveness, and sustainability of initiatives, applications, and insurance policies. IEGSD and IEGHE are accountable for massive thematic and nation evaluations, in addition to validation of mission and program scores. The profitable candidate(s) will likely be assigned to the division the place their expertise might be finest used and can assist in the manufacturing of no less than one massive analysis, and a few smaller analysis merchandise. The time period will likely be for 1 12 months and could also be prolonged if wanted for the analysis work.

Selection Criteria

The World Bank is actively looking for candidates from numerous backgrounds, who can deliver views from the view of consumer international locations, together with the views of governments, native communities, CSOs, and so on. The profitable candidate is required to have the next minimal {qualifications}, expertise, motivation, and private attributes:

• Advanced diploma in a number of related areas of experience; together with local weather, digital, well being, schooling, macro-fiscal points, governance, social safety, transport, vitality, water, setting, agriculture or one other sustainable improvement or infrastructure sector self-discipline. Experience in personal sector and finance work can be a plus. Applicants ought to talk about of their application during which space(s) of technical experience they’ve their strongest talent set.
• The profitable candidate can have a minimal of 5 years of related work expertise, together with robust analysis expertise. Please observe that as part of the choice course of, candidates will likely be requested to submit evaluations which they’ve authored or co-authored. In addition, candidates will likely be examined/evaluated on analysis and analysis strategies.
• Excellent communication, diplomatic and negotiating expertise, with demonstrated robust private maturity, balanced judgment, and a monitor document of constructing and sustaining partnerships with colleagues and purchasers.
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal expertise, capability to encourage and develop groups, and the flexibility to function collaboratively throughout organizational boundaries.
• Proactive, inclusive, and progressive, with an open and collegial work fashion and skill to hear and combine concepts from numerous factors of view.
• Ability to educate, mentor, develop and empower extra junior employees, present seasoned recommendation to extra senior employees and managers, and work collaboratively with friends.

Job-Specific Competencies:

Evaluation observe: the flexibility to rapidly grasp an understanding and application of analysis rules to make sure an efficient transition to the design and supply of complicated evaluations. Outstanding writing expertise: Demonstrated capability to write down robust analysis experiences below time constraints.

Required F degree IEG competencies: Leading, Managing and Delivering Evaluations – Builds and maintains constructive relationships with the analysis staff, together with employees, consultants, advisers, and companions, as related, and with different stakeholders. Motivates the analysis staff by sharing info and information, by supporting agreed points, aiding in downside fixing, and by facilitating all levels of the analysis course of. Demonstrates well-developed expertise in listening, influencing, assembly facilitation, negotiation and battle decision with each people and teams. Solves issues, utilizing negotiation, battle decision expertise, and motivational methods, and develops contingency plans to mitigate dangers all through the conduct of the analysis.

Lead and Motivate – Encourages and works with others to establish, incubate and implement related options. Identifies alternatives in altering circumstances and energizes others to constantly enhance, utilizing intentional methods to spice up morale, staff spirit, and productiveness in context of WBG’s values and mission. Helps others to grasp issues, consumer wants and the underlying context.

Deliver Results for Clients – Develops and implements options that present understanding of how purchasers and/or personal work achieves outcomes which might be financially, environmentally and socially sustainable. Shares new insights primarily based on in-depth understanding of the consumer and recommends options for present and future wants of purchasers. Holds self and staff accountable for threat administration and outcomes.

Innovate – Applies analysis experience to develop progressive approaches that enhances the standard, credibility, rigor, and utility of IEG evaluations. Keeps abreast of the newest improvement within the area of improvement evaluations to constantly enhance the rigor of analysis inside IEG.

Collaborate Within Teams and Across Boundaries – Collaborates throughout organizational boundaries, internally and externally with a way of mutuality and respect. Consistently engages others in open dialogue, brings out any conflicting viewpoints and incorporates viewpoints into options, giving credit score the place credit score is due. Leverages experience of all staff members to make sure profitable outcomes. Makes decisions and units priorities with a WBG company perspective in thoughts.

Create, Apply and Share Knowledge – Ensures systematic sharing of excellent observe and studying from classes from throughout purchasers, worldwide improvement businesses, analysis institutes, and different companions. Is identified for their analysis information and is sought out by colleagues to advise, peer assessment, or contribute to information merchandise. Seeks mentoring alternatives with extra skilled employees to deepen or strengthen their skilled information and mentors junior employees. Builds networks as part of exterior skilled teams/networks.

Make Smart Decisions – Applies important pondering and seeks inputs and expertise from others to suggest a plan of action in line with the WBG’s technique. Evaluates threat and anticipates the short- and long-term implications of selections. Commits to a call and takes motion as soon as a call has been reached.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

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Note: The chosen candidate will likely be supplied a one-year appointment, renewable on the discretion of the World Bank Group, and topic to a lifetime most ET appointment of three years. If an ET appointment ends earlier than a full 12 months, it’s thought of as a full 12 months towards the lifetime most. Former and present ET employees who’ve accomplished all or any portion of their third-year ET appointment are usually not eligible for future ET appointments.