Research Analyst

Responsibilities

• Coordinate programmatic engagements with the European Commission and the Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI).
• Support the design and implementation of trial-and-adopt impact evaluation research projects.
• Serve as a Senior Research Assistant and Data Manager for the PEI Impact Collaborative, leading the harmonization and documentation of survey and implementation data.
• Conduct data analysis to prepare cleaned, analysis-ready datasets for pooled and meta-analytical work.
• Draft and provide inputs for research dissemination, including policy briefs, blogs, presentations, and reports.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff and short-term consultants on data collection, monitoring, and analysis.
• Participate in official missions and deliver capacity-building training to clients on impact evaluation.

Requirements

• Master's degree in economics, public policy, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in impact evaluation, empirical research (experiments and quasi-experiments), and data management.
• Advanced proficiency in Stata and/or R.
• Proven experience in survey design, implementation, and analyzing complex surveys in developing countries.
• Demonstrated ability to harmonize large, complex datasets and conduct pooled analyses.
• Experience in micro-econometrics and managing multi-country research studies.
• Willingness and ability to travel within EU member states, the Africa region, and other locations as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in French.
• Experience with Python and geospatial tools.

About the Company

The World Bank Group is a unique global partnership of five institutions driven by a bold vision to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. The Development Impact Department (DECDI) works to increase the use of impact evaluation in public policy, using causal inference and innovative data systems to drive evidence-based decision-making globally.