Description

ORGANIZATIONAL SETTING 

The WBG consists of five specialized institutions: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The World Bank is organized into six client-facing Regional Vice-Presidencies, several corporate functions and thirteen Global Practices to bring best-in-class knowledge and solutions to regional and country clients.

To meet the challenge of development, the World Bank must be an agent of change. To be effective in this role it must combine the power of ideas and knowledge with finance. Under the leadership of the Chief Economist, DEC aims to increase understanding of development policies and programs by providing intellectual leadership, improve the effectiveness of Bank operations, and meet the needs of its client countries and the world development community for high-quality knowledge services. Creating knowledge involves research, data, analysis, global monitoring and projections, statistical capacity-building, policy review and advice, and communications. DEC’s structure reflects these dimensions, comprising the Development Research Group (DECRG), Development Data Group, Global Indicators Group, Development Prospects Group, World Development Report Group, and Strategy and Operations. 

THE TEAM

The team’s EU-supported work on Ukraine aims to support legal and institutional reform as well as programs to (i) foster rural diversification and growth by improving access to information and lowering transaction cost in land and associated rural markets (labor, credit, output, input, insurance); (ii) expand access to savings and credit and develop mortgage-based instrument for long-term finance; and (iii) support effective decentralization by supporting local governments to effectively managing land and using taxes on land and property to provide local public goods. Beyond Ukraine, the team supports global monitoring of land data and institutional arrangements in the context of a forthcoming Policy Research Report on Land and has ongoing research projects on land taxation, evaluation of land titling interventions, and efforts to improve rural land and factor market functioning in Malawi, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and India. 

The ETC will have three areas of responsibility, namely (i) to provide analytical support to the Ukraine program; (ii) to support global monitoring and research in other regions, in collaboration with Bank operations; and (iii) to establish and disseminate research results through writing and publications. Successful completion will place the ETC on firm footing to compete for a WBG staff position upon the end of the assignment. 

Beyond the agenda for Ukraine, the ETC is expected to contribute to the Land Team’s research effort by supporting ongoing activities as per mutual agreement, help consolidate and expand the team’s activities, and disseminate research findings through publications, training, and participation in events and conferences. 

Selection Criteria

oStrong analytical skills and familiarity with literature on impact evaluation 

oFamiliarity with the literature on land tenure, institutions, and markets 

oCommunication and presentation skills 

Behavioral Core Competencies:

oDrive for Results: Facilitates and impacts results across units

oKnowledge, Learning and Communication: Produces and disseminates knowledge products to create added value

World Bank Group Core Competencies

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