Economist at World Bank, New Delhi, India

Deadline: 11 January 2021

The World Bank Group (WBG) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Economist in New Delhi, India. The duration of this post is 3 years._(Ad) What tools do you need to raise funds for your organization?A grants database, a donor search option, sample proposals, a library of guidebooks on how to raise funds, a grants map, a deadline calendar, training from fundraising experts and an alert system to give you timely information about new opportunities. We have all of these in our Premium Membership service – now available at 50% discount. $49.99 per year only. Click here!

WBG has set two ambitious goals to push extreme poverty to no more 3 percent by 2030, and to promote shared prosperity and greater equity in the developing world.

Key Job Responsibilities

The Country Manager will perform the following functions-_(Ad)How can I search grant information of my interest?fundsforNGOs Premium Membership has been designed to help NGOs and development professionals to easily find grant information of their interest. We have multiple ways to help you identify the grants you seek. Unlimited search options, advanced filter search and customised listings are available for you. Premium Membership is now available at 50% discount. $49.99 per year only. Click here!

Participate and lead teams working on poverty, gender, labor markets, 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.
Analyze the distributional impact of fiscal, social and other sector policies and investments.
Support the development of statistical public goods and initiatives for data sharing and analysis.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have:

Master’s Degree (PhD preferred) in economics, public policy, statistics or other related field, with a strong quantitative background and at least 5 years of relevant professional experience.
Demonstrated strength in at least one of the three streams of work around which the poverty global practice’s country-level programs are structured.
Experience in more than one of those work streams is desirable.
Technical and Quantitative Skills as an Applied Development Microeconomist Strong skills in frontier econometrics methods, machine learning, data visualization.
Experience in designing and modeling economic behavior and outcomes using multiple and integrated sources of data (household and firm surveys, administrative data, etc.).
Knowledge of statistical modeling software and programming languages.
Demonstrated intellectual curiosity, creativity and innovativeness.
Superb interpersonal skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively with multi-disciplinary teams, and to listen and integrate ideas from diverse sources, 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.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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Applicants must submit their applications through online process.

For more information, visit WBG.