Private Sector Development Specialists at the World Bank

The World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group, is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Our mission is to fight poverty with passion and professionalism for lasting results and to help people help themselves and their environment by providing resources, sharing knowledge, building capacity and forging partnerships in the public and private sectors.

The World Bank Group is launching a recruitment drive aimed at increasing the number of Sub Saharan Africans in its work force. This commitment to hire Sub Saharan Africans reflects the Bank Group's senior leadership commitment for a diverse workforce in which African nationals can play a key role in fighting poverty and increasing shared prosperity. Employment opportunities will be in various technical areas and professional streams for talented and diverse young professionals and mid-career level professionals to contribute and grow their skills in a career in international development.

A career with the World Bank Group offers a unique opportunity for exceptionally talented individuals with a passion for international development to contribute to solving some of the world&'s most pressing problems. Bank staff work with governments, civil society groups, the private sector, and others in developing countries around the world, assisting people in all areas of development, from policy and strategic advice to the identification, preparation, appraisal, and supervision of development projects.

We are recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: Private Sector Development Specialist

Location: Africa
Area: Development Economics - Private Sector Development

Background / General Description

• The Development Economics Group (DEC) increases understanding of development policies and programs by providing intellectual leadership and analytical services to the World Bank and the wider development community. DEC is the premier research and data arm of the World Bank Group.

Private Sector Development, DECIG:

• DECIG is the unit in the Bank's research organization that has built the Doing Business project. The Doing Business project provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 189 economies and selected cities at the subnational and regional level.
• By gathering and analyzing comprehensive quantitative data to compare business regulation environments across economies and over time, Doing Business encourages economies to compete towards more efficient regulation, thus driving growth and enabling shared prosperity and decreasing poverty.

Requirements

• The Private Sector Development Specialist: should have a PhD, or a Master’s degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience and will work on the following activities:
  • Administering surveys to local experts, verifying survey responses, data entry, undertake data coding, and conducting policy analysis of the data.
  • Develop and maintain internal and external networks of stakeholders in the subject matter and related regulatory policy.
  • Participate in relevant policy research and dialogue activities to stay abreast of and contribute to the business climate field.
  • Contribute to overall project development and strategy, supporting the Program Manager in project design, project management, and donor relations as necessary.
  • Write and substantively review content of reports and related presentations.
  • Develop and disseminate other knowledge management tools to support the product, including case studies, smart lessons, or issue notes.
  • Participate in dissemination activities including presentations to governments, donor agencies, private sector organizations, as well as communicating with the media.

Application Closing Date
31st August, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

If you are interested in this position, please click the link above to submit your application. You will be prompted to log in to the "Member Center" or "Create a New Account". Please fill in all fields, answer the screening questions if any, attach your resume or CV, and submit your Statement of Interest (no more than 700 words).

Note

• A select number of candidates will be interviewed in September and October 2015 in Washington, D.C. and locations in Africa and Europe.
• Those applications that were not selected for interview during this campaign will be kept on file for up to one year and may be considered for future opportunities.
• Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.