E T Consultant – Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Overview

Join World Bank to lead monitoring and evaluation for sustainable infrastructure investments.

You have:

• Master's degree (or equivalent) in economics, data science, engineering, business, finance, economics, or related subjects.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in successfully conducting monitoring and evaluation, learning adaptation, assessments, data analysis, and managing projects.
• Demonstrated experience working with public sector clients in developing countries across infrastructure sectors such as water, energy, transport, and urban development.
• Strong knowledge and experience with M&E practices used by the international development community.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Excel including developing macro applications, database, data collection systems, dashboards, and basic graphics.
• Excellent English written, communication and presentation skills. Other language(s) (French, Japanese, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish) highly valued.
• Ability to produce user-friendly written outputs and presentations and persuade stakeholders.

Contract

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E T Consultant – Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Description

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? 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 and promoting shared prosperity. 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 Infrastructure Practice Group

Globally, 840 million people live more than 2 kilometers from all-weather roads, 1 billion people lack electricity, and 4 billion people lack Internet access. Access to basic infrastructure services is critical for creating economic opportunities for the poor. The Infrastructure Practice Group is charged with developing sustainable solutions to help close infrastructure gaps in developing and emerging economies.

The World Bank Group helps developing countries build smart infrastructure that supports inclusive and sustainable growth, expands markets, creates job opportunities, promotes competition, and contributes to a cleaner future. We help countries address their unique infrastructure needs by working with the public and private sectors. Infrastructure improves lives by connecting people to opportunity. For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/infrastructure

The Infrastructure Practice Group is charged with developing sustainable solutions to help close infrastructure gaps in developing and emerging economies. It comprises Energy and Extractives (EEX), Transport, Digital Development, and Infrastructure Finance, Public Private Partnerships and Guarantees (IPG).

Infrastructure Finance, PPPs & Guarantees Global Practice

The Infrastructure, PPPs and Guarantees Group (IPG) brings together the World Bank’s cross-sector infrastructure finance, PPP structuring, and analytics skills, as well as the Trust Funds and Financial Intermediaries that support those areas of development across the WBG. IPG helps WBG teams and client countries improve the quality and affordability of service delivery through sound infrastructure policies and investment programs; strong enabling environments; and bankable projects. We build our support around knowledge, tools, and experience that support informed choices on the role and value of the private sector in financing and delivering infrastructure, while deploying financial structures and instruments that sustainably manage, mitigate and reduce risk. IPG provides, in collaboration with the World Bank Global Practices, IFC and MIGA, across the infrastructure investment cycle:

• Upstream support through advice on strategic prioritization and planning for infrastructure investment programs, support for policy and regulatory strengthening, and institutional capacity building; • Midstream support through project identification, preparation and structuring, including analysis of the most appropriate contracting and financing models; and • Downstream support by structuring and implementing alternative options to public finance and by deploying financial instruments of the World Bank, including World Bank Guarantees, while ensuring financial and technical sustainability of appropriate financial solutions.

IPG consists of two units: Infrastructure Finance and Guarantees (IFG), and PPP Group (PPP). It also houses donor-funded Global Programs and provides corporate leadership of the WBG’s efforts to Maximize Financing for Development (MFD).

Quality Infrastructure Investment (QII) Partnership The QII Partnership is a programmatic single-donor trust fund supported by the government of Japan and housed within the PPP Group of IPG. The QII Partnership was established to promote sustainable, resilient infrastructure investments in WB operations. The Partnership supports a wide array of activities in line with G20 QII Principles with a strong focus on helping our client countries build resilience against natural disasters and climate change.

The objective of the QII Partnership is to raise awareness and scale up attention to quality dimensions of infrastructure in developing countries through financial support for project preparation, implementation, and analytical work.Since its establishment in August 2016, the QII Partnership has supported activities that integrate QII elements into World Bank operations in infrastructure. To the end of FY21 QII Partnership has approved over $51.5 million of grants to 178 projects. With a recent additional contribution from the donor, the program has a total of $82million funds under management.

QII is managed by the QII Secretariat led by a Program Manager with 5 full and part time staff and consultants based in Washington D.C. and Tokyo. The team works across a wide range of sectors (with designated focal points in the Urban, Water, Transport, Energy, Digital and Governance Practice Groups) in the WB to generate grant opportunity and disseminate knowledge and best practice on QII. With the increase focus on Green, Resilience, Inclusive Development, and growth in the QIIP budget this is exciting opportunity to join with a small dynamic team across a wide range of sectors to promote quality, sustainable infrastructure development. QII’s annual programming budget is around $12-$15 million. For more information visit QII website.

QII is seeking to hire an Extended Term Consultant (Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer) to be based in Washington, D.C. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated infrastructure and/or M&E professional to work on a growing program with the small and dynamic QII team to deliver on WBG priorities of green, resilient, inclusive development. The individual will work with a wide range of sector teams across all regions to identify opportunities for QII grant funded activities.

In FY22, QII is creating a more systematic approach for turning results into knowledge. The consultant will lead the improvement of the existing M&E framework to better monitoring progress, quality and capture lessons learned under the guidance of the QII Program Manager. With 178 grant activities either completed or under implementation at the end of FY22, the QII Partnership has a wealth of information on the application of QII Principles. It is proposed to build up the capacity of the QII Secretariat to: i) strengthen the monitoring and evaluation approach that ensures high quality of grant activities; ii) curate knowledge and lessons learned from grant activities for broader dissemination; and, iii) update as necessary QII results framework to clearly articulate QII Partnership impact and measure impact against strategic priorities.

The consultant will be expected to strengthen monitoring and results-based management at both activity and portfolio levels, with an emphasis on supporting knowledge management and ensuring robust information feedback to support management decision-making.

S/he will collaborate closely with the other QII team members to ensure that the QII monitoring and tracking systems continuously meet and support results-based management needs. S/he will be a member of the QII Secretariat and the PPP Group, and participate in PPP and IPG corporate activities including strategy development, planning, donor reporting and communications. S/he is expected to interact with World Bank Group teams, donor agencies, other trust funds and facilities, government counterparts, external consultants and other development partners, under co-supervision of the QII Program Manager.

Responsibilities will include:

Strengthen and lead the QII monitoring and evaluation approach

• Strengthen and implement activity supervision process, including documentation for progress on project implementation for ongoing projects, activity completion reports for projects, which are completed, and activity post completion reports for evaluation of development outcome achievement. • Advise on results indicators, baselines, and targets for QII- funded projects through the QII application process. • Support the ongoing development and implementation of QII project review in areas relevant to results (outputs, outcomes, and impact). • Record contribution of QII in World Bank infrastructure projects using Operations Portal and team inputs.

Curate knowledge and lessons learned from grant activities for broader dissemination

• Work closely with the QII and task teams, and other stakeholder to collect data on progress of QII-funded projects on a semiannual basis. A consultancy firm has been hired to assist with a deep dive into the QII portfolio results and the Officer will be expected to work closely with the consultants on this work and implement recommendations. • Coordinate with the World Bank teams to ensure timeliness and quality of reporting of QII results to the donor • Independently prepare relevant impact stories, data and lessons for QII knowledge products and reporting

Update QII results framework to illustrate and measure impact against strategic priorities.

• Systematically review and update the results framework based on the changing strategic priorities

You will be a member of the QII Secretariat and the PPP Group and will participate in PPP and IPG corporate activities including strategy development, planning, donor reporting and communications.

You are expected to interact with World Bank Group teams, donor agencies, other trust funds and facilities, government counterparts, external consultants and other development partners, under co-supervision of the QII Program Manager and management by the PPP Group Practice Manager.

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? 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 and promoting shared prosperity. 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 Infrastructure Practice Group

Globally, 840 million people live more than 2 kilometers from all-weather roads, 1 billion people lack electricity, and 4 billion people lack Internet access. Access to basic infrastructure services is critical for creating economic opportunities for the poor. The Infrastructure Practice Group is charged with developing sustainable solutions to help close infrastructure gaps in developing and emerging economies.

The World Bank Group helps developing countries build smart infrastructure that supports inclusive and sustainable growth, expands markets, creates job opportunities, promotes competition, and contributes to a cleaner future. We help countries address their unique infrastructure needs by working with the public and private sectors. Infrastructure improves lives by connecting people to opportunity. For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/infrastructure

The Infrastructure Practice Group is charged with developing sustainable solutions to help close infrastructure gaps in developing and emerging economies. It comprises Energy and Extractives (EEX), Transport, Digital Development, and Infrastructure Finance, Public Private Partnerships and Guarantees (IPG).

Infrastructure Finance, PPPs & Guarantees Global Practice

The Infrastructure, PPPs and Guarantees Group (IPG) brings together the World Bank’s cross-sector infrastructure finance, PPP structuring, and analytics skills, as well as the Trust Funds and Financial Intermediaries that support those areas of development across the WBG. IPG helps WBG teams and client countries improve the quality and affordability of service delivery through sound infrastructure policies and investment programs; strong enabling environments; and bankable projects. We build our support around knowledge, tools, and experience that support informed choices on the role and value of the private sector in financing and delivering infrastructure, while deploying financial structures and instruments that sustainably manage, mitigate and reduce risk. IPG provides, in collaboration with the World Bank Global Practices, IFC and MIGA, across the infrastructure investment cycle:

• Upstream support through advice on strategic prioritization and planning for infrastructure investment programs, support for policy and regulatory strengthening, and institutional capacity building; • Midstream support through project identification, preparation and structuring, including analysis of the most appropriate contracting and financing models; and • Downstream support by structuring and implementing alternative options to public finance and by deploying financial instruments of the World Bank, including World Bank Guarantees, while ensuring financial and technical sustainability of appropriate financial solutions.

IPG consists of two units: Infrastructure Finance and Guarantees (IFG), and PPP Group (PPP). It also houses donor-funded Global Programs and provides corporate leadership of the WBG’s efforts to Maximize Financing for Development (MFD).

Quality Infrastructure Investment (QII) Partnership The QII Partnership is a programmatic single-donor trust fund supported by the government of Japan and housed within the PPP Group of IPG. The QII Partnership was established to promote sustainable, resilient infrastructure investments in WB operations. The Partnership supports a wide array of activities in line with G20 QII Principles with a strong focus on helping our client countries build resilience against natural disasters and climate change.

The objective of the QII Partnership is to raise awareness and scale up attention to quality dimensions of infrastructure in developing countries through financial support for project preparation, implementation, and analytical work.Since its establishment in August 2016, the QII Partnership has supported activities that integrate QII elements into World Bank operations in infrastructure. To the end of FY21 QII Partnership has approved over $51.5 million of grants to 178 projects. With a recent additional contribution from the donor, the program has a total of $82million funds under management.

QII is managed by the QII Secretariat led by a Program Manager with 5 full and part time staff and consultants based in Washington D.C. and Tokyo. The team works across a wide range of sectors (with designated focal points in the Urban, Water, Transport, Energy, Digital and Governance Practice Groups) in the WB to generate grant opportunity and disseminate knowledge and best practice on QII. With the increase focus on Green, Resilience, Inclusive Development, and growth in the QIIP budget this is exciting opportunity to join with a small dynamic team across a wide range of sectors to promote quality, sustainable infrastructure development. QII’s annual programming budget is around $12-$15 million. For more information visit QII website.

QII is seeking to hire an Extended Term Consultant (Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer) to be based in Washington, D.C. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated infrastructure and/or M&E professional to work on a growing program with the small and dynamic QII team to deliver on WBG priorities of green, resilient, inclusive development. The individual will work with a wide range of sector teams across all regions to identify opportunities for QII grant funded activities.

In FY22, QII is creating a more systematic approach for turning results into knowledge. The consultant will lead the improvement of the existing M&E framework to better monitoring progress, quality and capture lessons learned under the guidance of the QII Program Manager. With 178 grant activities either completed or under implementation at the end of FY22, the QII Partnership has a wealth of information on the application of QII Principles. It is proposed to build up the capacity of the QII Secretariat to: i) strengthen the monitoring and evaluation approach that ensures high quality of grant activities; ii) curate knowledge and lessons learned from grant activities for broader dissemination; and, iii) update as necessary QII results framework to clearly articulate QII Partnership impact and measure impact against strategic priorities.

The consultant will be expected to strengthen monitoring and results-based management at both activity and portfolio levels, with an emphasis on supporting knowledge management and ensuring robust information feedback to support management decision-making.

S/he will collaborate closely with the other QII team members to ensure that the QII monitoring and tracking systems continuously meet and support results-based management needs. S/he will be a member of the QII Secretariat and the PPP Group, and participate in PPP and IPG corporate activities including strategy development, planning, donor reporting and communications. S/he is expected to interact with World Bank Group teams, donor agencies, other trust funds and facilities, government counterparts, external consultants and other development partners, under co-supervision of the QII Program Manager.

Responsibilities will include:

Strengthen and lead the QII monitoring and evaluation approach

• Strengthen and implement activity supervision process, including documentation for progress on project implementation for ongoing projects, activity completion reports for projects, which are completed, and activity post completion reports for evaluation of development outcome achievement. • Advise on results indicators, baselines, and targets for QII- funded projects through the QII application process. • Support the ongoing development and implementation of QII project review in areas relevant to results (outputs, outcomes, and impact). • Record contribution of QII in World Bank infrastructure projects using Operations Portal and team inputs.

Curate knowledge and lessons learned from grant activities for broader dissemination

• Work closely with the QII and task teams, and other stakeholder to collect data on progress of QII-funded projects on a semiannual basis. A consultancy firm has been hired to assist with a deep dive into the QII portfolio results and the Officer will be expected to work closely with the consultants on this work and implement recommendations. • Coordinate with the World Bank teams to ensure timeliness and quality of reporting of QII results to the donor • Independently prepare relevant impact stories, data and lessons for QII knowledge products and reporting

Update QII results framework to illustrate and measure impact against strategic priorities.

• Systematically review and update the results framework based on the changing strategic priorities

You will be a member of the QII Secretariat and the PPP Group and will participate in PPP and IPG corporate activities including strategy development, planning, donor reporting and communications.

You are expected to interact with World Bank Group teams, donor agencies, other trust funds and facilities, government counterparts, external consultants and other development partners, under co-supervision of the QII Program Manager and management by the PPP Group Practice Manager.

Selection Criteria

Education and Years of Relevant Experience

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in economics, data science, engineering, business, finance, economics, or related subjects. A minimum of 5 years of experience in successfully conducting monitoring and evaluation, learning adaptation, assessments, data analysis, and implementation and/or managing projects within the World Bank or other development partners preferably in infrastructure sectors.

Technical Competencies

•Demonstrated experience in working with public sector clients in developing countries on across infrastructure sectors such as water, energy, transport and urban development. Knowledge and experience of infrastructure procurement, policy and governance will be a strong advantage. • Strong knowledge and experience with M&E practices used by the international development community • Technical expertise on the generation and use of project results • Qualitative and quantitative analysis skills to enable results monitoring, and experience in translating results information into usable knowledge • Proficiency in using Microsoft Excel including developing macro applications, database, data collection systems, dashboards, and basic graphics. Additionally, good experience in using Microsoft PowerPoint • Experience working with international organizations, development institutions, multilateral banks • Knowledge of the World Bank trust fund operations preferred Other Competencies

• Ability to produce user-friendly written outputs and presentation and persuade stakeholders • Ability to multi-task, deal with conflicting priorities and deliver high quality work on schedule. • Ability to interact directly and independently with the management of potential grantees, clients, and financial and technical partners. • Excellent English written, communication and presentation skills. Other language(s) (French, Japanese, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish) highly valued

Education and Years of Relevant Experience

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in economics, data science, engineering, business, finance, economics, or related subjects. A minimum of 5 years of experience in successfully conducting monitoring and evaluation, learning adaptation, assessments, data analysis, and implementation and/or managing projects within the World Bank or other development partners preferably in infrastructure sectors.

Technical Competencies

•Demonstrated experience in working with public sector clients in developing countries on across infrastructure sectors such as water, energy, transport and urban development. Knowledge and experience of infrastructure procurement, policy and governance will be a strong advantage. • Strong knowledge and experience with M&E practices used by the international development community • Technical expertise on the generation and use of project results • Qualitative and quantitative analysis skills to enable results monitoring, and experience in translating results information into usable knowledge • Proficiency in using Microsoft Excel including developing macro applications, database, data collection systems, dashboards, and basic graphics. Additionally, good experience in using Microsoft PowerPoint • Experience working with international organizations, development institutions, multilateral banks • Knowledge of the World Bank trust fund operations preferred Other Competencies

• Ability to produce user-friendly written outputs and presentation and persuade stakeholders • Ability to multi-task, deal with conflicting priorities and deliver high quality work on schedule. • Ability to interact directly and independently with the management of potential grantees, clients, and financial and technical partners. • Excellent English written, communication and presentation skills. Other language(s) (French, Japanese, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish) highly valued

World Bank Group Core Competencies

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This internal requisition is open to WBG and IMF staff only (including short-term and extended term consultants/ temporaries). External candidates are requested not to apply. In case an external candidate applies, their application will not be considered.

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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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