Economist

Economist

Job #:

req24576

Organization:

World Bank

Sector:

Climate Change

Grade:

GF

Term Duration:

3 years 0 months

Recruitment Type:

International Recruitment

Location:

Washington, DC,United States

Required Language(s):

English

Preferred Language(s):

Closing Date:

10/26/2023 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

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 Sustainable Development Practice Group & the Climate Change Group

Climate change, poverty, and inequality are the defining issues of our age. The World Bank is the biggest multilateral funder of climate investments in developing countries. Over $32 billion in 2022 alone - accounting for over half of multilateral climate finance to developing countries-and over two-thirds of adaptation finance. We intend to go further in helping countries reduce poverty and rise to the challenges of climate change with our revamped mission to create a world free from poverty on a livable planet.

The Sustainable Development (SD) Practice Group (PG) helps countries tackle their most complex challenges in the areas of Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Environment, Natural Resources & Blue Economy, Environmental and Social Framework, Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience & Land, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, and Water. The Climate Change Group (CCG) resides in the SD PG and is responsible for mainstreaming climate change across the Bank and scaling climate finance.

The Climate Finance & Economics Unit

The Climate Finance & Economics Unit (SCCFE) is one of five units in the World Bank's Climate Change Group (CCG). The mandate of the unit encompasses three workstreams:

(i) Climate analytics and diagnostics: development of climate analytics and diagnostics, including tools, instruments and flagship reports that inform climate policy, priorities and finance;

(ii) Carbon markets & finance and carbon pricing: support client countries on carbon markets and carbon pricing and drive innovation in international carbon markets infrastructure; and

(iii) Scaling up and innovation in climate finance: develop innovative climate finance instruments and business models to help the Bank scale up climate finance.

SCCFE accomplishes its mandate in close collaboration with other units within CCG and other regional teams and global practices (GPs).

About the Position

The Climate Finance & Economics unit in CCG is seeking an Economist with experience in the economics of climate change. The selected candidate will contribute to economic analyses and modelling to support CCG and the World Bank to integrate climate and development priorities and mainstream climate considerations.

The selected candidate will work across a combination of the following key topic areas:

• Green competitiveness, growth, and industrial strategy• Green jobs and the just transition• Feasible, effective, and transformative climate policy strategies• Macro-criticality of climate policies and impacts• Resilience of infrastructure and supply chains to climate-related shocks

The Economist will report to the Climate Finance & Economics Practice Manager and have a dotted reporting line to the Senior Climate Change Advisor.

Duties & Accountabilities

• Undertake cutting-edge climate economics research, analysis and methodological development to support the topics and World Bank projects and programs highlighted above.• Support the development and dissemination of new analytical tools and models, and assist with relevant training and engagement programs associated with their roll-out• Work with relevant GPs and external experts to embed climate considerations into the economic component of the WBG's country engagement, including through the Systematic Country Diagnostics, Country Partnership Frameworks, and other macro- and micro-economic analyses conducted by WBG.• Support the preparation and writing of reports, policy notes, and their accompanying background papers (including through external publication in academic journals).• Perform other duties and functions as assigned by the SCCFE Practice Manager, Senior Climate Change Adviser and/or CCG Director.

Selection Criteria

• At least a master's degree, or equivalent, in economics or econometrics, or equivalent.

• At least 5 years professional experience in a field relevant to climate change or economics.

• Expertise in data analysis, econometrics, and modelling, ideally with experience running models or data analysis on climate economics. Examples of relevant experience include CGE, macrostructural, or agent-based models, micro-simulation models based on household surveys, empirical analysis using household surveys, industry, employment or trade data, and georeferenced data such as hazard maps etc.

• Deep knowledge on the economics of climate change and expertise in associated policy-relevant analytical work, ideally demonstrated by a track-record of peer reviewed publications or policy reports

• Knowledge and experience with statistical packages and programming languages (e.g. Python, R, Julia, Stata). Experience with data visualization, network analysis, and natural language processing is a plus.

• Excellent command of the English language, both written and spoken.

• Strong communication skills, including the ability to write quickly and concisely on a variety of topics in a well-structured manner.

• Experience working in multi-cultural settings and working in different developing countries.

• Interpersonal, diplomatic and partnership skills for building and maintaining collaborative relationships with stakeholders.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, an ability to prioritize interventions, analyze large datasets, identify important issues and trade-offs, and provide appropriate recommendations.

• A proven ability to work flexibly on a range of assignments, adjust to changes in schedule and priorities, and juggle concurrent tasks effectively and efficiently.

Climate Change Competencies

World Bank Group Core Competencies

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

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