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At the World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. For more information, visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/who-we-are/ibrd The World Bank seeks to engage an EC2-grade Extended-Term Consultant based in Beirut, Lebanon, to serve as a Data and Operational Analyst. The consultant will provide analytical and geospatial support across project design, operational preparation, implementation support, and sector analytics. The position will support three sectoral work programs: Energy, Distributional Impact of Policy, and Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience and Land. The consultant will work across teams and assignments, applying geospatial data, spatial statistics, modeling, visualization, and reproducible analytical methods to strengthen operational and policy analysis. 2. Objective of the Assignment The objective of the assignment is to provide timely, rigorous, and operationally relevant data products and analysis. The consultant will help teams translate administrative, survey, remotely sensed, and other spatial data into decision-ready evidence, while strengthening analytical systems, documentation, quality assurance, and institutional capacity where relevant. 3. Scope of Work and Time Allocation 3.1 Energy Work Program — 50% Under the Energy work program, the consultant will provide analytical, data science, geospatial, coordination, and capacity-building support to the Yemen Energy Team, with a primary focus on rural electrification, the energy-digital nexus, and evidence-based operational planning. In particular, the consultant will support the following activities: 1. Develop and operationalize a digital geospatial decision-support platform for the General Authority for Rural Electrification (GARE).

• Build on existing World Bank energy-digital nexus and geospatial analytics work to design a practical platform for investment prioritization, portfolio monitoring, and operational planning.
• Consolidate, clean, structure, manage, and analyze spatial and sectoral datasets relevant to rural electrification, including electricity infrastructure, population, settlements, socioeconomic conditions, public services, telecommunications, accessibility, renewable resources, and project pipelines.
• Develop transparent data pipelines, metadata, validation protocols, update procedures, and user-oriented analytical and visualization tools.
• Support integration of the platform into GARE workflows and its use in screening, prioritizing, and monitoring rural electrification investments. 2. Support geospatial targeting and preparatory analysis for rural electrification investments and operations.
• Apply advanced geospatial, energy-access, and energy-systems planning methods to identify and compare priority locations and technology options.
• Prepare targeting methodologies, site profiles, maps, dashboards, and pre-feasibility inputs for mini-grids, distributed renewable energy, connectivity, and other electricity-access interventions.
• Support alignment of site-selection approaches with technical feasibility, demand, affordability, service-delivery needs, implementation readiness, and applicable safeguards.
• Contribute analytical inputs to preparation and implementation of RESET and other Yemen energy operations, including review of technical studies and operational documents. 3. Advance analysis of the energy-digital nexus.
• Maintain and expand the integrated dataset and targeting methodology for co-locating energy and digital-connectivity investments.
• Assess opportunities to power telecommunications infrastructure and connectivity hotspots through decentralized renewable-energy solutions.
• Coordinate with Energy, Digital Development, and other sector teams to incorporate complementary development use cases into prioritization and investment planning.
• Translate analytical findings into operational recommendations, technical notes, presentations, and knowledge products. 4. Provide analytical support to energy surveys and sector studies.
• Support the design, quality assurance, analysis, visualization, and interpretation of survey work related to energy access, reliability, affordability, willingness to pay, electricity consumption, alternative energy sources, tariff reform, and service-provider preferences.
• Integrate survey results with administrative and geospatial data to identify spatial patterns, distributional implications, and operational priorities.
• Prepare reproducible analytical outputs and accessible summaries to inform project design, tariff and subsidy discussions, and sector policy dialogue. 5. Strengthen GARE and counterpart institutional capacity.
• Provide technical assistance and knowledge transfer on geospatial analytics, digital tools, data management, evidence-based planning, and monitoring.
• Prepare training materials, user guidance, standard operating procedures, and hands-on sessions for GARE and other relevant government counterparts.
• Support sustainable ownership of datasets and tools through clear governance arrangements, documentation, maintenance plans, and quality-control processes. 6. Support sector coordination, operational delivery, and knowledge generation.
• Support the Yemen Energy Task Force and coordination with government counterparts, development partners, private-sector actors, technical providers, and international organizations.
• Assist with technical meetings, workshops, missions, work planning, grant reporting, results frameworks, and preparation or review of operational and procurement inputs as requested.
• Contribute to technical reports, policy notes, presentations, academic papers, and other analytical products, and undertake additional related assignments agreed with the task team. 3.2 Poverty Work Program — 30% Under the Poverty work program, the consultant will coordinate with World Bank teams, government counterparts, technical providers, and other partners to ensure that data requirements are reflected in system design and implementation. In particular, the consultant will support the following activities: 1. Support implementation of Modernizing Public Institutions and Systems in Yemen Project, with emphasis on statistical system infrastructure.
• Provide analytical and technical support for the design and implementation of statistical system infrastructure under MPISY.
• Help assess official statistics data flows, spatial data architecture, interoperability needs, metadata, quality-control procedures, and reproducible processing workflows.
• Support the preparation and review of technical specifications, work plans, protocols, and analytical products relevant to geospatial and statistical systems.
• Support documentation, knowledge transfer, and capacity building to promote sustainable operation and maintenance of the infrastructure. 2. Provide oversight and support for population projections and degree of urbanization to be conducted by WorldPop under MPISY.
• Support technical coordination between the World Bank team, WorldPop, and relevant counterparts.
• Review proposed methods, assumptions, input datasets, spatial units, validation approaches, uncertainty measures, and documentation.
• Monitor progress and review interim and final outputs for methodological soundness, internal consistency, usability, and alignment with project requirements.
• Facilitate access to relevant data and feedback from stakeholders, subject to applicable data governance and confidentiality requirements.
• Support the interpretation, dissemination, and operational use of projection results.
• Support adaptation and application of the Degree of Urbanization methodology to the national context, including review of required population grids, settlement layers, boundaries, and classification rules.
• Review methods, code, data inputs, validation results, and technical documentation.
• Work with the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and partners to develop practical workflows for producing, updating, and using the classification.
• Prepare or support training materials, hands-on sessions, guidance notes, and knowledge-transfer activities to strengthen CSO capacity.
• Support consultation, validation, and dissemination of results for statistical and operational use. 3. Support small area estimation of poverty.
• Test established approaches for small area poverty estimation using the Household Budget Survey (HBS), WFP’s Food Security and Livelihood Assessment, and available geospatial data sources.
• Assess data fitness, comparability, spatial coverage, temporal alignment, and potential biases across sources.
• Prepare and document geospatial covariates, including variables derived from remote sensing, accessibility, built environment, population, climate, land use, and other relevant sources where available.
• Support model specification, estimation, validation, uncertainty assessment, sensitivity analysis, and comparison of alternative methods.
• Produce reproducible code, maps, tables, technical documentation, and accessible summaries of methods, limitations, and findings.
• Support responsible use of results, including appropriate aggregation, disclosure-risk safeguards, and communication of uncertainty. 4. Maintain and develop Yemen’s geospatial hub
• Maintain and regularly update Yemen’s geospatial data repository, including organizing datasets, metadata, documentation, access arrangements, version history, and quality-control procedures so that authoritative data remain current, discoverable, and reusable.
• Maintain and strengthen linkages between the geospatial repository and analytical applications, including the project site mapping dashboard and project targeting index, ensuring consistent data pipelines, definitions, identifiers, update schedules, and documentation across products. 3.3 Urban, Subnational Finance, Tourism and Disaster Management (USTDM) Work Program — 20% Under the USTDM work program, the consultant will provide geospatial and data analytics support to selected urban, land, housing, reconstruction, and regional development activities across the Mashreq and Saudi Arabia. The work will respond to evolving operational and analytical priorities and will include: 1. Support spatial analytics for recovery, reconstruction, land, and housing in Syria.
• Compile, organize, and analyze geospatial and other relevant data to support analytical and operational work on urban recovery and reconstruction, land and housing, settlement patterns, infrastructure and service access, and related spatial development issues.
• Working with country teams and locally based technical specialists where relevant, contribute to the development of spatial databases for the team’s thematic work in Syria, and prepare maps, spatial diagnostics, and other analytical products to inform World Bank assessments, operational preparation, and policy dialogue. 2. Support urban recovery and Port-City integration work in Lebanon.
• Provide geospatial analysis, mapping, and spatial data management for the Port of Beirut-City Integration exercise. This may include analysis of land use and the built environment, connectivity and accessibility, urban infrastructure, surrounding neighborhoods, and other spatial relationships relevant to the Port-City interface. 3. Support regional and urban development engagements in Saudi Arabia.
• Provide geospatial and data analytics across the Saudi Arabia RAS program, including the Al Jouf and Madinah regional development engagements and, as required, other national and metropolitan engagements, including work with the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing and the Royal Commission for Riyadh City.
• Support spatial diagnostics, regional and urban analysis, land-use and infrastructure analysis, mapping of economic activity and accessibility, and preparation of maps and analytical inputs for reports, workshops, and client discussions.
• Advise clients on strengthening their own spatial data practices, including data collection and management, common standards and interoperability, metadata, quality assurance, data governance and access arrangements, and sustainable updating and reuse of datasets. Provide practical guidance and knowledge transfer tailored to client needs and institutional capacity. 4. Support the development, maintenance, and coordination of spatial data and analytical resources for the team’s thematic work.
• Contribute to developing and maintaining the team’s spatial evidence base in the countries of focus. Compile, organize, document, and periodically update geospatial datasets relevant to the team’s work on urban and regional development, land, housing, reconstruction, infrastructure, and related areas, helping to build a consistent and reusable spatial evidence base for priority countries and engagements.
• Coordinate with other teams and technical specialists. Work, where relevant, with locally based independent contractors, consultants, country teams, and other World Bank teams to identify and integrate relevant spatial data, promote consistent approaches to data organization and documentation, and harmonize datasets and analytical methods where appropriate. 3.4Cross-Cutting Responsibilities
• Provide geospatial analysis, spatial modeling, data management, cartography, and visualization for project design, sector analytics, implementation support, and operational preparation.
• Develop transparent and reproducible analytical workflows, with clear documentation, version control, and quality-assurance procedures.
• Integrate survey, census, administrative, project, and remotely sensed data, subject to data-access and confidentiality requirements.
• Prepare maps, dashboards, analytical notes, presentations, methodological documentation, and other decision-support products.
• Coordinate with task teams, clients, consultants, and development partners; participate in technical meetings and missions as required.
• Contribute to capacity-building activities and transfer analytical methods and tools to counterparts and World Bank teams. 6. Reporting and Coordination The consultant will report to Moez Cherif (MENAAP Energy Practice Manager) and will work under the technical guidance of the relevant task team leaders for Energy, Distributional Impact of Policy, and Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience and Land. The consultant will coordinate work planning across the three programs, flag competing demands early, and provide regular progress updates. 7. Duty Station and Travel The duty station is Beirut, Lebanon. Travel to Yemen or other countries will be determined based on operational needs and applicable World Bank policies. 8. Duration and Level of Effort Contract period: January 4th, 2027 – January 4th, 2028 Expected start date: January 4th, 2027 Level of effort: Full-time ETC appointment, with indicative allocation of 50% to Energy, 30% to Poverty, and 20% to Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience and Land. 9. Confidentiality, Data Protection, and Intellectual Property The consultant will comply with applicable World Bank policies and procedures concerning confidentiality, information security, data protection, responsible data use, conflicts of interest, and ownership of work products. Access to restricted or sensitive data will be limited to approved purposes and handled in accordance with agreed protocol