Vacancy Announcement Details

Description

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. Visit www.worldbank.org.

About the Global Environment Facility (GEF) - Independent Evaluation Office (GEF IEO)

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a financial mechanism that provides grant and concessional funds to recipient countries for projects and activities to protect the global environment.  The governance structure of the GEF includes an Assembly, a Council, a Secretariat, a Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel and an Independent Evaluation Office.  Projects financed by the GEF are managed by 18 GEF Agencies. The GEF Independent Evaluation Office is functionally independent of, but administratively supported by, the World Bank. It is independent from the CEO of the GEF and reports directly to the GEF Council. The GEF Council decides on evaluation policy, discusses four year rolling work plans, approves annual budgets, and receives all evaluation reports. 

The Independent Evaluation Office (GEFIEO) has the central role of ensuring the independent evaluation function within the GEF; of setting minimum requirements for evaluation; of ensuring oversight of the quality of evaluation systems on program and project level and of sharing evaluative evidence within the GEF. The Office has the responsibility for undertaking independent evaluations which involve a set of projects and programs from more than one GEF Agency. These evaluations are typically on a strategic level, or on focal areas, or on cross-cutting themes. 

The GEF IEO is based in Washington DC and all contracts with the Office are World Bank contracts. More information about the IEO can be found at Office’s website: www.gefeo.org.

Duties and Accountabilities

• Review project documents (approvals, reviews, and evaluations)
• Analyze data and information gathered through document reviews
• Prepare analytical tables and reports as inputs into evaluations
• Enter project data into the project review and meta-analysis templates 
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis
• Other portfolio analysis tasks as requested

Selection Criteria

• Master’s degree in statistics, economics, finance, business administration, public policy or other related fields applicable to the duties & responsibilities of the position, with advanced courses in statistics, programming and econometrics.
• Minimum of three years of relevant experience with hands-on experience in using complex databases; ideally to assist portfolio and evaluation related work.
• Strong conceptual and research/analytical skills with attention to details and contextual backgrounds.
• Knowledge of basic evaluation methods and approaches.
• Proven track record in working simultaneously and effectively on a variety of tasks, independently adjusting to priorities and achieving results within agreed objectives and deadlines.
• Proficiency in the use of Excel, PowerPoint and statistical packages including R.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• A keen interest in environmental evaluation works & proven ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Demonstrated skills at taking initiative with proven ability to work across boundaries.
• Good verbal and written English communication skills. 

World Bank Group Core Competencies

Two opportunities are available:

• req14419
• req14418

Deadline for applications 31st January 2022.