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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
OBJECTIVE
The objective of the Extended-Term Consultant is to support the education team and lead major activities related to operations with national and subnational governments in Brazil and to contribute to the ongoing analytical work conducted by the World Bank Group.
BACKGROUND
The Latin America Education Global Unit in Brazil works to deliver evidence-based projects to federal and subnational governments to improve learning in most vulnerable areas, reduce inequalities, and promote efficient spending in education. Ultimately, it aims to make every child able to learn, promote innovative and evidence-based policies, cope with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and reduce the learning poverty.
Some areas of action include:
* Support on the preparation and implementation of lending operations related to learning acceleration, reduction of school dropout, and building adequate physical learning environments in Brazil;
* Support implementation of education reforms in Brazil;
*Advise and dialogue on education policy, identify the key challenges and disseminate evidence-based solutions to counterparts;
* Analytical reports on the main education bottlenecks in Brazilian Education (learning losses, violence at schools, teacher training and career, inclusive education, efficient spending, full-time schools, early grades literacy, school management and accountability, etc).
Additionally, the Education Global Practice has a rich portfolio in Brazil in all levels of basic education. At federal level, the World Bank is supporting a comprehensive Upper Secondary Reform in the curriculum and a learning acceleration strategy for students in lower secondary education. At state level, the Education team is implementing a program for sustainable and resilient learning in Mato Grosso and starting an operation to accelerate learning in Pará. In primary education, the Education team also supports two ambitious projects promoting human development in the Municipality of Salvador (Bahia). Additional to these activities, the education team is engaged in several multi-sectorial projects in Alagoas, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, Tocantins and Acre.
In general, the team is working in some strategic areas:
- Upper Secondary Reform. The reform of the upper secondary curriculum and expansion of school day brings new challenges in terms of design, implementation and scale. The World Bank recurrently engages with national and subnational governments to support its implementation and share the international experiences.
- Primary and Lower Secondary Programs. A priority lies on early grade literacy, full-time schools, inclusive learning, fight against learning inequalities, early dropout and age-grade distortion. Effective action needs to start at the earliest stage of education.
- Accelerating Learning and most vulnerable areas. The COVID pandemic impacts on learning threatens the recent gains in Brazil. For instance, a strong response from governments is essential. The World Bank is proposing a set of evidence-based policies (scholarships to students conditional on returning to school, adaptative tutoring, Early Warning Systems, socioemotional programs and so forth).
- Climate change and education. Education will contribute to the climate agenda by adapting and mitigating the risks posed to school systems by climate change induced events and natural disasters. The climate agenda will be addressed by the expansion of sustainable and resilient schools infrastructures. Investment can be made in infrastructure (retrofitting and construction) and also in education technology (EdTech), which are aligned with climate and environmental standards. The investments in EdTech enables learning continuity in the event of climate disasters or other shocks that could result in school closures.
- Efficiency on Education Spending. The fiscal deterioration in states and municipalities will invariably require robust reforms to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public spending. Supporting the states and municipalities to make public spending more efficient and augment their management capacity is a priority during post-COVID periods. For this reason, the World Bank is promoting a package of school management systems, helping to design the ICMS “Quota-Parte” reforms and deeply involved in the reformulation of the new FUNDEB.
- Analytical Work. The Education team is developing a comprehensive set of policy notes to foster dialogue in education. One example is the a policy note on learning losses in Brazil, which discusses the magnitude of learning loss in Brazil due to the pandemic using official statistics. Other example is a policy note on “Adaptive Learning Strategies”, “School Violence” and “Bolsa Permanência”. Another examples are the analytical works on classroom-based approach to recover and accelerate learning and teachers professional development in early childhood education. To also debate on the interlink between education and climate change, the education team is also developing policy notes on climate change, safety and resilience at school structure. This agenda is complemented by random evaluations, studies on education financing reform and the global dissemination of Ceará/Sobral cases.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The LAC Education GP in Brazil seeks an extended-term consultant (ETC) to support its operational and analytical portfolio. The ETC reports to the Latin American Education Global Practice Manager and is expected to be part of the Brazilian Education Team. She/he will take part in advisory tasks and operations at the country level and in multiple states.
The ETC will:
§ Advise and support the preparation, design and implementation of new projects;
§ Interact directly with national and subnational clients on the development of operations;
§ Contribute to the state- and country-specific operations (led by the education practice and cross-sectorial);
§ Contribute to analytical reports in education (involving microdata analysis, literature review, supervision of consultants’ outputs, design of instruments for surveys, etc.).
§ Support World Bank TTLs in policy dialogue, coordination, and capacity building of governments in light of evidence-based results;
§ Lead and supervise the activities related to the education component in national and subnational operations;
§ Organize datasets, produce analysis, policy notes and PPTs;
§ Adapt and review the analytical work to the development of operational responses to the COVID-19 crisis in education and its medium-term consequences;
§ The work will entail participation as a member in World Bank missions and joining selected discussions and policy dialogue with government representatives;
§ The ETC will have to travel to states where the World Bank has operations. Travel to Washington D.C may also be required for training related activities.
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
OBJECTIVE
The objective of the Extended-Term Consultant is to support the education team and lead major activities related to operations with national and subnational governments in Brazil and to contribute to the ongoing analytical work conducted by the World Bank Group.
BACKGROUND
The Latin America Education Global Unit in Brazil works to deliver evidence-based projects to federal and subnational governments to improve learning in most vulnerable areas, reduce inequalities, and promote efficient spending in education. Ultimately, it aims to make every child able to learn, promote innovative and evidence-based policies, cope with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and reduce the learning poverty.
Some areas of action include:
* Support on the preparation and implementation of lending operations related to learning acceleration, reduction of school dropout, and building adequate physical learning environments in Brazil;
* Support implementation of education reforms in Brazil;
*Advise and dialogue on education policy, identify the key challenges and disseminate evidence-based solutions to counterparts;
* Analytical reports on the main education bottlenecks in Brazilian Education (learning losses, violence at schools, teacher training and career, inclusive education, efficient spending, full-time schools, early grades literacy, school management and accountability, etc).
Additionally, the Education Global Practice has a rich portfolio in Brazil in all levels of basic education. At federal level, the World Bank is supporting a comprehensive Upper Secondary Reform in the curriculum and a learning acceleration strategy for students in lower secondary education. At state level, the Education team is implementing a program for sustainable and resilient learning in Mato Grosso and starting an operation to accelerate learning in Pará. In primary education, the Education team also supports two ambitious projects promoting human development in the Municipality of Salvador (Bahia). Additional to these activities, the education team is engaged in several multi-sectorial projects in Alagoas, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, Tocantins and Acre.
In general, the team is working in some strategic areas:
- Upper Secondary Reform. The reform of the upper secondary curriculum and expansion of school day brings new challenges in terms of design, implementation and scale. The World Bank recurrently engages with national and subnational governments to support its implementation and share the international experiences.
- Primary and Lower Secondary Programs. A priority lies on early grade literacy, full-time schools, inclusive learning, fight against learning inequalities, early dropout and age-grade distortion. Effective action needs to start at the earliest stage of education.
- Accelerating Learning and most vulnerable areas. The COVID pandemic impacts on learning threatens the recent gains in Brazil. For instance, a strong response from governments is essential. The World Bank is proposing a set of evidence-based policies (scholarships to students conditional on returning to school, adaptative tutoring, Early Warning Systems, socioemotional programs and so forth).
- Climate change and education. Education will contribute to the climate agenda by adapting and mitigating the risks posed to school systems by climate change induced events and natural disasters. The climate agenda will be addressed by the expansion of sustainable and resilient schools infrastructures. Investment can be made in infrastructure (retrofitting and construction) and also in education technology (EdTech), which are aligned with climate and environmental standards. The investments in EdTech enables learning continuity in the event of climate disasters or other shocks that could result in school closures.
- Efficiency on Education Spending. The fiscal deterioration in states and municipalities will invariably require robust reforms to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public spending. Supporting the states and municipalities to make public spending more efficient and augment their management capacity is a priority during post-COVID periods. For this reason, the World Bank is promoting a package of school management systems, helping to design the ICMS “Quota-Parte” reforms and deeply involved in the reformulation of the new FUNDEB.
- Analytical Work. The Education team is developing a comprehensive set of policy notes to foster dialogue in education. One example is the a policy note on learning losses in Brazil, which discusses the magnitude of learning loss in Brazil due to the pandemic using official statistics. Other example is a policy note on “Adaptive Learning Strategies”, “School Violence” and “Bolsa Permanência”. Another examples are the analytical works on classroom-based approach to recover and accelerate learning and teachers professional development in early childhood education. To also debate on the interlink between education and climate change, the education team is also developing policy notes on climate change, safety and resilience at school structure. This agenda is complemented by random evaluations, studies on education financing reform and the global dissemination of Ceará/Sobral cases.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The LAC Education GP in Brazil seeks an extended-term consultant (ETC) to support its operational and analytical portfolio. The ETC reports to the Latin American Education Global Practice Manager and is expected to be part of the Brazilian Education Team. She/he will take part in advisory tasks and operations at the country level and in multiple states.
The ETC will:
§ Advise and support the preparation, design and implementation of new projects;
§ Interact directly with national and subnational clients on the development of operations;
§ Contribute to the state- and country-specific operations (led by the education practice and cross-sectorial);
§ Contribute to analytical reports in education (involving microdata analysis, literature review, supervision of consultants’ outputs, design of instruments for surveys, etc.).
§ Support World Bank TTLs in policy dialogue, coordination, and capacity building of governments in light of evidence-based results;
§ Lead and supervise the activities related to the education component in national and subnational operations;
§ Organize datasets, produce analysis, policy notes and PPTs;
§ Adapt and review the analytical work to the development of operational responses to the COVID-19 crisis in education and its medium-term consequences;
§ The work will entail participation as a member in World Bank missions and joining selected discussions and policy dialogue with government representatives;
§ The ETC will have to travel to states where the World Bank has operations. Travel to Washington D.C may also be required for training related activities.
Selection Criteria
SELECTION CRITERIA
§ At least a master’s degree in Economics, Public Policy, Education, Sociology, or related social science.
§ At least 5 years of relevant experience in policy analysis and education policy.
§ Recognized professional experience and knowledge on policy implementation in Brazil.
§ Ability to lead complex activities and teams of specialists.
§ Extensive knowledge of the academic literature on education.
§ Excellent oral and written communication skills in Portuguese and English is desirable.
§ Computer skills (STATA, R, MS Office) with experience in the analysis of microdata.
§ Proven ability to work in a team and multicultural environment, with minimal supervision.
Benefits (as of July 2023)
Extended-Term (ET) appointments are for a minimum of 12 months, renewable for an additional 24 months.
1)Two personal days of leave for each full month of service.
2)Medical Insurance Plan.
3)Life Insurance Plan.
4)Worker’s Compensation Insurance.
5)Special Compensation Measures, where applicable.
6)Maternity Leave: 20 working days of maternity of leave. Of which, 4 weeks are paid and the rest unpaid (LWoP).
7)Termination Payment (15% of final salary for each year and fraction of a year of ETC/ETT service).
SELECTION CRITERIA
§ At least a master’s degree in Economics, Public Policy, Education, Sociology, or related social science.
§ At least 5 years of relevant experience in policy analysis and education policy.
§ Recognized professional experience and knowledge on policy implementation in Brazil.
§ Ability to lead complex activities and teams of specialists.
§ Extensive knowledge of the academic literature on education.
§ Excellent oral and written communication skills in Portuguese and English is desirable.
§ Computer skills (STATA, R, MS Office) with experience in the analysis of microdata.
§ Proven ability to work in a team and multicultural environment, with minimal supervision.
Benefits (as of July 2023)
Extended-Term (ET) appointments are for a minimum of 12 months, renewable for an additional 24 months.
1)Two personal days of leave for each full month of service.
2)Medical Insurance Plan.
3)Life Insurance Plan.
4)Worker’s Compensation Insurance.
5)Special Compensation Measures, where applicable.
6)Maternity Leave: 20 working days of maternity of leave. Of which, 4 weeks are paid and the rest unpaid (LWoP).
7)Termination Payment (15% of final salary for each year and fraction of a year of ETC/ETT service).
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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.
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