WBG Young Professional

Supports the World Bank Group Economic Policy Global Practice through macroeconomic, fiscal and development-policy analysis. The Young Professional maintains evidence and analytical tools, prepares policy and evaluation products, and works with country teams, government counterparts and partners to improve evidence-based decisions, development effectiveness and institutional learning.

• Conduct macroeconomic monitoring and analysis of fiscal policy, growth and development issues
• Contribute to evaluations and assessments of World Bank Group strategies and operations
• Maintain country economic databases, forecasting models and analytical tools
• Prepare analytical reports, policy notes, evaluation findings and presentations
• Participate in technical meetings and missions with government and development partners
• Synthesize evidence to support recommendations that improve development impact

• Master's degree in economics or a closely related field with specialization in macroeconomics, fiscal policy, public finance, development economics, economic policy, jobs, poverty and equity or related disciplines
• Two to six years of relevant professional experience in economic analysis, public policy, development research, evaluation or related fields
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills including economic data, statistical analysis, economic modeling and evidence-based research
• Fluency in English

• Experience contributing to analytical, operational, research or evaluation work in international development
• Experience in Fragile, Conflict and Violence settings

• Macroeconomic Analysis
• Fiscal Policy Analysis
• Economic Modeling
• Policy Evaluation
• Statistical Analysis
• Technical Writing