E T Consultant - Research and Data Analyst

E T Consultant - Research and Data Analyst

Job #: req39157

Organization: World Bank

Sector: Social Protection

Grade: EC1

Term Duration: 0 years 5 months

Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment

Location: Washington, DC,United States

Required Language(s): English

Preferred Language(s):

Closing Date: 11/16/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

At the World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. For more information, visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/who-we-are/ibrd

Background and Objectives Under the World Bank’s Social Policy (SP) Global Unit, the programmatic advisory services and analytics (ASA) “Innovations in International Labor Mobility (P509096)” supports data-driven analysis, learning, and tool development to advance the international labor mobility agenda. The ASA focuses on themes such as Global Skills Partnerships, the inclusion of refugees and returnees in social protection and labor market systems, and the use of digital solutions to create global employment opportunities.

The programmatic ASA is organized around three pillars: (i) Global knowledge on international labor mobility; (ii) Support to country and regional operations; and (iii) Learning and strategic partnerships.

Building on the analytical work undertaken through the ASA, including the completed forthcoming report Virtual Labor Mobility: Bringing Opportunities Home, the SPL Global Unit is advancing efforts to translate research and evidence into operational guidance, analytical tools, and policy recommendations that can inform country and regional engagements.

This work includes contributing to the development of guidance notes, refining existing analytical tools and indicators, and supporting new analytical activities relevant to international labor mobility and broader social protection and labor priorities. It also involves strengthening knowledge sharing and collaboration across global, regional, and country teams to facilitate the use of emerging evidence, analytical products, and practical lessons in operational work.

To support this agenda, the Bank seeks to engage a Research and Data Analyst to provide quantitative and qualitative analytical support, contribute to knowledge curation and guidance tools, and facilitate the dissemination and application of research findings across SPL teams.

Roles, Responsibilities and Deliverables

The Research and Data Analyst will work in close collaboration with the global labor mobility team and other social policy teams, under the supervision of the lead for labor mobility. Building on the analytical work undertaken through the Virtual Labor Mobility (VLM) report and other ongoing SP initiatives, the consultant will carry out the following tasks:

• Development of Guidance Notes and Knowledge Products: Contribute to the preparation of guidance notes, and other knowledge products, including those building on the findings and recommendations of the completed VLM report to support its operationalization. This includes identifying operational implications and translating research findings into practical guidance for country and regional teams.
• Analytical Tools, Indicators, and Data Analysis: Support the refinement and application of existing analytical tools, methodologies, and indicators, relevant to SP priorities. This may include analyzing labor market and social protection data, assessing employment trends and skills gaps, updating indicators, and preparing datasets, statistical outputs, and visualizations to inform analytical and operational work. It also includes contributing to the update or existing Bank tools and index’ related to digitally delivered services and integrating labor within existing digital frameworks.
• Support to Country and Regional Operations: Provide analytical and technical support to country and regional teams on international labor mobility and broader SPL initiatives, including the operationalization of findings from the VLM report. This may involve assessing country contexts and implementation opportunities, contributing to institutional and labor market assessments, and preparing technical inputs for operational engagements.
• Technical Documentation and Emerging Knowledge Curation: Document analytical methodologies, data processing procedures, and supporting materials to ensure consistency and reproducibility. Contribute to the synthesis of emerging evidence and policy developments.
• The consultant will contribute to the development of guidance notes, analytical tools, presentations, and other guidance products, as well as provide technical and analytical inputs to support the SP Global Unit and country and regional operations. S/he will deliver the following:
• Draft VLM operational guidance note building on the operationalization framework of the VLM report, the note will translate the VLM report’s findings into practical guidance for country teams, including listing the indexes to use, a how-to list for readiness assessment, and monitoring indicators.
• labor market assessments, identifying the demand and supply for physical and virtual labor mobility programs, to support strategic partnerships in the regions.
• Technical inputs to existing Bank tools and frameworks: The consultant will propose a consolidated package of proposed labor indicators for incorporation into relevant digitally delivered services and digital readiness tools within other Bank GPs, including definitions, rationale, data sources, and measurement guidance.

Selection Criteria

• Education: an advanced university degree in social policy, labor mobility, economics, statistics or other relevant fields.
• Experience: at least 2 years of directly relevant work experience. Prior work with World Bank or other development institutions is a plus.
• Skilled in Python or R.
• General understanding of labor markets policies and characteristics.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Good writing Skills.

This internal requisition is open to WBG and IMF staff only (including short-term and extended term consultants/ temporaries). External candidates are requested not to apply. In case an external candidate applies, their application will not be considered.

WBG Culture Attributes:

1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

As per WBG policy, an Extended Term (ET) appointment is subject to a lifetime maximum of three (3) years. Former and current ET staff who have completed or are in the process of completing their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.

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