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. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org
DescriptionThe Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) is the premier research and data arm of the World Bank. Under the leadership of the Vice President and World Bank Group Chief Economist, DEC sets the Bank's research agenda and advises Bank Management on a wide range of development policy issues. DEC also advises policy makers on development challenges and helps to promote development issues within the broad development community.
The Development Data Group (DECDG) under the Development Economics Vice Presidency provides global public goods, including methods, standards, and tools for data work, as well as high-quality development indicators and datasets. DECDG also supports member countries engaged in building their statistical capacity, supports the use of development data within the World Bank, and manages Trust Funds to support the global data agenda. The work of DECDG calls for an extensive partnership with the Word Bank’s Global Practices and country teams, other international organizations, and member countries’ statistical offices.Responsibilities
DECDG is seeking a Statistical Analyst to support its work program on national accounts and other economic statistics. The incumbent should possess knowledge of national accounts, related databases and statistical operations. The work program will include:
• The collection/curation of national accounts and other economic statistics for the World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank operational and income classifications and other statistical outputs. This entails:o Participating in biannual collection exercises in collaboration with a broad community of World Bank country economists and quarterly updates to the WDI database.
o Maintaining and improving required operational processes and platforms; recommending and implementing ongoing enhancements to assure optimal efficiency, robustness, and sustainability.o Partnering with other international organizations (e.g., IMF, OECD,UN) and private sector providers in data collection, curation and processing activities.
o Providing expert advice to internal and external stakeholders and data users on the compilation and use of national accounts, economic statistics, and related products at the World Bank.• Collaborating with DECDG partners on dissemination and outreach activities and the release of joint statistical products, analyses, and research.
• Engaging in quality assurance for statistics and associated metadata via collaboration with local stakeholders, statistical analyses, promoting and implementing best practices.• Undertaking interpretive analysis and drafting written material for internal circulation or publication.
• Preparing and delivering oral and written communication, aimed at a broad and diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.• Supporting technical assistance activities aimed at building capacity, required source data and statistical infrastructure in client countries.
• Collaborating with team members in support of these functions.
Selection Criteria
World Bank Group Core Competencies
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