E T Consultant
Develop data analyses and optimize statistical efficiency.
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Overview
Develop data analyses and optimize statistical efficiency.
You have:
- Master's degree in a relevant discipline, plus a minimum of 3 years relevant work experience.
- Technical and Quantitative Skills in data preparation, analyses and visualization.
- Excellent writing and editing skills, with a strong command of English and an ability to convey complex ideas clearly.
- Ability to solve problems, with strong investigative and research skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Sensitivity to working in a multicultural environment.
- Commitment to teamwork, knowledge-sharing, and ability to influence across organizational boundaries.
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task and to effectively carry out multi-disciplinary analyses.
- Knowledge of Bank operational policies, frameworks, practices and procedures related to lending and operations.
- Experience working with Business Intelligence (BI) tools and in preparing data visualizations such as Tableau.
Contract
This is a World Bank Group grade: EC1 contract. More about World Bank Group grade: EC1 contracts.
E T Consultant
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
The World Bank Group Finance and Accounting (WFA), the hiring vice-presidency, is responsible for the following:
• Overseeing the Bank’s accounting and related financial control functions, maintaining the Bank’s financial records, ensuring the overall integrity of the Bank’s financial transactions and satisfying the Bank’s internal and external reporting requirements • Supporting an appropriate fiduciary control framework and administering disbursements for Bank lending • Providing professional technical services to clients in financial management and accounting
WFA provides reliable, transparent, and up-to-date data to facilitate business decision making by senior management and the Board of Directors. The Vice President and Controller reports through the Chief Financial Officer to the President and represents senior management’s viewpoint to the Audit Committee on matters of financial integrity, reporting, monitoring, and internal control.
A.2 Financial Data to support WBG mission / Data Program / Income Attribution The World Bank Income Attribution Project is intended to develop design and support a web-based application that will serve as a main source of financial performance data used for portfolio analyses across the Bank. Enhance management reporting with timely transparency on the drivers of revenue and expenses at various levels (institution, regions, and country).
B. Scope of Work B.1 Objective
WFACR is looking to hire an ETC to support in the development and implementation of data analyses, data collection systems and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality. The consultant will report to the Team Lead of the Income Attribution Project in the WFACR division in WFA.
B.2 Key tasks and responsibilities • Navigate multiple financial and operational World Bank databases to provide consistent, efficient, and accurate data analytics and visualizations. • Support the automation process of the Income Attribution dashboard. • Test the outputs provided by the technical teams and ensure accuracy in the Income Attribution dashboard. • Assist in maintaining the Income Attribution dashboard, databases, and reports. • Develop, validate, and maintain a series of financial data models while ensuring consistency, accuracy, and relevance of information. • Provide analytical support to evaluate financial performance and portfolio evolution by comparing and analyzing financial results. • Support the Income Attribution team in the preparation of detailed tables, presentations, and action plans on the project for senior management.
Selection Criteria
● Master’s degree in a relevant discipline, plus a minimum of 3 years relevant work experience. ● Technical and Quantitative Skills in data preparation, analyses and visualization. ● Excellent writing and editing skills, with a strong command of English and an ability to convey complex ideas in a clear and succinct style. ● Ability to solve problems, with strong investigative and research skills. ● Strong attention to detail. ● Sensitivity to working in a multicultural environment. ● Commitment to teamwork, knowledge-sharing, and ability to influence across organizational boundaries ● Demonstrated ability to multi-task and to effectively carry out multi-disciplinary analyses ● Knowledge of Bank operational policies, frameworks, practices, and procedures related to lending and operations, with ability to use related systems to prepare reports and analysis of the data. ● Experience working with Business Intelligence (BI) tools and in preparing data visualizations such as Tableau, etc. is desirable
World Bank Group Core Competencies
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Note: The selected candidate will be offered a one-year appointment, renewable for an additional one year, at the discretion of the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET Appointment of two years. If an ET appointment ends before a full year, it is considered as a full year toward the lifetime maximum. Former and current ET staff who have completed all or any portion of their second-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a complex data analysis project you worked on? | This question assesses your analytical skills and ability to work with complex data. | Provide a detailed account of your role in the project, the methodologies used, and the outcomes. |
| How do you ensure accuracy in your data visualizations? | The interviewer wants to understand your attention to detail and verification processes for data integrity. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Give an example of how you’ve contributed to a team’s success in a multicultural environment. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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