Statistician or Data Scientist wanted at World Bank International Recruitment : Deadline 15 July 2023

Statistician or Data Scientist wanted at World Bank to join our team in Washington, DC. As part of the team, you will contribute to strategic work across the region and support the broader knowledge base of the Poverty and Equity Global Practice

Job Title: Statistician or Data Scientist wanted World Bank
Job Number: req23306
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): Not specified
Closing Date: 7/15/2023 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Statistician or Data Scientist wanted at World Bank

Are you interested in building a meaningful career? Joining the World Bank offers a unique opportunity to contribute to solving the most pressing development challenges faced by our clients. Comprising the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank is a global development cooperative owned by 189 member countries. As the world’s largest development bank, it provides loans, guarantees, risk management products, and advisory services to middle-income and creditworthy low-income countries, while also coordinating responses to regional and global challenges. For more information, please visit www.worldbank.org/ Statistician or Data Scientist wanted at World Bank

For nearly 25 years, extreme poverty had been steadily decreasing. However, the fight against poverty recently encountered its most significant setback in a generation. Due to the COID-19 pandemic’s disruption, compounded by the impacts of conflict and climate change, global extreme poverty is projected to increase in 2020, marking the first rise in over two decades. Ending poverty is a complex task that requires tailored strategies informed by the latest data and analysis, as well as a deep understanding of each country’s context and the needs of its people. The world’s response to these challenges will determine whether the current trend of poverty reversal can be reversed itself. For additional information, please visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty.

The Poverty and Equity program’s South Asia Regional Statistical team at the World Bank is a dynamic and diverse group. It aims to support the regional focus on promoting shared prosperity and resuming poverty reduction efforts within a sustainable environment. Statistician or Data Scientist wanted at World Bank

Responsibilities:

Statistician or Data Scientist wanted at World Bank to join our team in Washington, DC. As part of the team, you will contribute to strategic work across the region and support the broader knowledge base of the Poverty and Equity Global Practice. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Participating in and leading teams to deliver Advisory Services and Analytics (ASA), such as Poverty Assessments, applied microeconomic diagnostics (e.g., gender, labor market mobility, vulnerability, multidimensional poverty), and assessing the distributional impact of fiscal, social, and sector policies and investments.
• Working with and leading teams responsible for preparing and/or implementing lending operations that support statistical capacity building in client countries.
• Collaborating with and co-leading teams to prepare Country Engagement products, including Systematic Country Diagnostics (SCD) and Country Partnership Frameworks (CPF).
• Providing poverty and equity diagnostics and guidance to the Country Management Unit (CMU), country teams, and sectoral teams to inform ASA, policy dialogues, and the preparation, implementation, and evaluation of lending operations.
• Applying and developing innovative data-driven approaches and technologies to measure and monitor poverty, equity, and gender trends, contributing to a stronger evidence base for policy dialogues.
• Supporting the development of statistical public goods and initiatives for data sharing and analysis.

Selection Criteria:

We are seeking an imaginative and innovative applied statistician/data scientist with a proven track record in sound analytical work. Statistician or Data Scientist wanted at World Bank

Minimum Education/Experience:

• A Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Economics, Statistics, Data Science, Geography, or a related field, with a strong quantitative background and at least five (5) years of relevant professional experience.

Other Valued Selection Criteria:

• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge and skills in statistical methods for welfare measurement, data and statistical systems, and welfare analysis.
• Technical and quantitative skills, including experience in micro-econometrics, data science, statistical modeling, designing and implementing household surveys and censuses, and working with the System of National Accounts, as well as performing complex econometric analysis.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams, and a capacity to listen to and integrate ideas from diverse sources, governments, NGOs, and donors, while being respectful and sensitive to cultural, political, and gender issues.
• Strong commitment to high data transparency standards, research reproducibility, and data protection.
• Proficiency in using data analytics to inform policy/operational design.
• Active engagement with World Bank operational teams/projects to shape design and implementation based on data analytics and research evidence.
• Outstanding English writing and communication skills.
• Ability to work with staff at all levels and mentor, coach, and motivate junior staff members. Statistician or Data Scientist wanted at World Bank

For Data Scientists:

• Proficiency in mathematical and quantitative reasoning, advanced computer languages and software, computational and algorithmic problem-solving, basic statistical concepts, data management and curation, data description and visualization, and data modeling and assessment.

For Statisticians:

• Expertise in standards and methods, statistical production, management, integration, and related applications, statistics processing, compilation, and dissemination, statistical analysis and modeling, standard statistical software packages, statistical computing and operating systems, and machine learning tools and techniques.

World Bank Group Core Competencies:

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan, medical, life and disability insurance, paid leave (including parental leave), and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

Statistician or Data Scientist wanted at World Bank

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