MNA Fellow

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. 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, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. 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 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 Policy Indicators Group (DECIG) through its Business Ready (B-READY) flagship product will provide a quantitative assessment of the business environment for private sector development, published with annual frequency and covering most economies worldwide. B-READY data and summary reports will aim to advocate for policy reform, inform specific policy advice and provide data for development policy research. The Regulatory Efficiency team (DECRE) applies and adapts the B-READY methodology to produce sectoral studies focused on specific areas of economic activity, as well as subnational studies benchmarking locations within a single country or region. These studies assess differences in business regulation, public services, and their implementation in day-to-day practice. Project delivery includes engagement with national and local governments to build capacity and support reform through peer-to-peer learning. Highly motivated candidates are invited to join DECRE. This position requires strong analytical and research skills, attention to detail, and the ability to contribute effectively to data collection, analysis, and project implementation activities. The selected candidate will support engagement with government officials, private sector stakeholders, and experts, while collaborating closely with colleagues from the DECIG and staff across the World Bank Group, both at headquarters and in the field. Duties and Responsibilities Duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following:

• Support the development of sectoral and subnational indicators and survey tools inspired by the BUSINESS READY methodology (https://www.worldbank.org/en/businessready)
• Conduct desk research and contribute to the collection of regulatory, administrative, expert-consultation, and firm-level survey data.
• Review survey responses and support data verification, entry, coding, documentation, and quality assurance under the guidance of the task manager and topic leads.
• Perform literature reviews and background research on business regulation, public services, regulatory implementation, and private sector development.
• Contribute to the analysis of project data and complementary data sources, using appropriate quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Draft background notes and contribute sections to reports, briefs, presentations, working papers, and other analytical or knowledge products.
• Assist in preparing mission materials, briefing notes, presentations, workshops, consultations, and dissemination events.
• Support engagement with government officials, private sector representatives, experts, and other stakeholders, including preparation and follow-up activities.
• Provide project-management and operational support, including maintaining work plans, tracking deliverables, organizing documentation, and coordinating inputs across the team.
• Collaborate with colleagues across DECIG and the World Bank Group in conducting research, data analysis, and project implementation activities, and undertake other analytical or project-support tasks as required.