Posted : 02-07-2024 | Name of employer : World Bank Group |
Location : Yaoundé | Views : 1328 |
Job type : CDD | Applicants : 0 |
Expiration date : 15-07-2024 |
JOB ADVERT: SHORT-TERM CONSULTANT (LOCALLY RECRUITED) B-READY, Development Economics
The Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) seeks to increase understanding of development policies and programs by providing intellectual leadership and analytical services to the World Bank Group and the development community. DEC is the research and data arm of the World Bank Group. The Business Ready (B-READY) (https://www.worldbank.org/en/businessready) project provides a quantitative assessment of the business environment for private sector development, published with annual frequency and covering most economies worldwide. The B-READY data and summary report aim to advocate for policy reform, inform specific policy advice and provide data for development policy research. Through its focus on private sector development, B-READY effectively contributes to meeting the WBG twin goals of eliminating poverty and boosting shared prosperity.
Highly-motivated local Short Term Consultants (STC) are invited to join the B-READY team to work on identifying and recruiting expert contributors from the economies listed in the annex to this TOR for all 10 topics of the B-READY project. The position requires excellent communication skills, good familiarity with the B-READY topics, especially their requirements to experts, ability to work in a fast-paced and multicultural environment, as well as excellent organization skills and detail-orientation.
The STC position does not offer any financial compensation for relocation and does not cover any of the benefits such as pension, health insurance and maternity leave. The appointment will be for 100 days starting end of July 2024 through January 2025. This STC position is fully remote, local position (at a local salary rate), and the consultant will be requested to be available during some of the work hours at the Washington DC time zone.
Candidates that have less than two years of work experience will be hired as Short-Term Temporary (STT) consultants.
For further information about STC contracts please visit: https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/unit/human-resources/checklist-for-new-stc-stts-in-a-country-office.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Duties of the consultancy will include, but not be limited to the following:
SELECTION CRITERIA
The B-READY team is looking for qualified candidates who meet the following requirements:
Interested candidates are encouraged to send their CV and a Cover Letter to decighiring@worldbank.org by July 15, 2024 or sooner (applicants will be considered on a rolling basis). Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
In your application email, please use the following subject line: "Centralized Local Recruitment Application - [Your First Name] [Your Last Name]". Attach your CV and cover letter as separate PDF documents, with the filenames "[Your First Name]_[Your Last Name]_CV.pdf" and "[Your First Name]_[Your Last Name]_CoverLetter.pdf", respectively. Please note that applications failing to adhere to this specified format may not be processed.
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