Job #: req38955 Organization: World Bank Group Sector: Economics Grade: EC1 Term Duration: 1 year 0 months Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment Location: Washington, DC,United States Required Language(s): English Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 10/27/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
Description
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 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
The Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) is the World Bank’s central reservoir of fresh insights into the most pressing challenges of development. It is led by the Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank Group, who advises the President and senior managers, serves as the community leader for the WBG’s economists, and helps to keep the institution in the forefront of thinking about development policy. DEC constitutes one of the world’s largest teams of economists focused on policy solutions for developing economies.
Located within the Development Economics Vice Presidency, the Development Research Group is the World Bank's principal research department. With its cross-cutting expertise on a broad range of topics and countries, the department is one of the most influential centers of development research in the world.
DECRG experts are often cited by the media, the academic community, and other stakeholders interested in international development. Our researchers also provide support to the World Bank's Regions and Global Practices to help ensure that the institution's policy advice is firmly grounded in current knowledge.
The department produces most of the World Bank’s research and enjoys a high international profile. The work of our researchers appears in academic journals, the Policy Research Working Papers, books, blogs, and special publications such as the Policy Research Reports.
More information can be found at https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/unit/unit-dec/research/about
The Chile Center is a long-term financial sector research program covering topics of interest to Chile, the region, and other developing countries. Its activities aim to generate and disseminate new knowledge to inform the policy agenda. Regional studies and expertise developed at the Center will be shared with other countries. The Center will also draw on experiences from other countries and undertake joint activities with the World Bank Research Hub in Malaysia.
Banking sector work already initiated by the World Bank and the Superintendencia de Bancos e Instituciones Financieras (Chilean Bank Superintendency, SBIF) will be integrated into this broader agenda.
The research project focuses on fostering financial sector development in middle- and high-income economies with stable macroeconomic environments.
The Center currently addresses the following interrelated research topics through academic papers and policy briefs, with varying levels of emphasis, as well as workshops organized around selected publications and topics:
The Financial Research team at the Center will deliver a package of products and activities at least annually, including studies, policy papers, or policy briefs. All outputs will be posted online.
The Financial Research team seeks an Extended-Term Consultant (ETC) to serve as a Research Assistant specializing in financial sector microdata. The Research Assistant will compile and work with large datasets and conduct econometric analyses.
We are seeking a motivated and highly skilled candidate with strong experience to undertake the following responsibilities:
Selection Criteria
World Bank Group Core Competencies
As per WBG policy, an Extended Term (ET) appointment is subject to a lifetime maximum of three (3) years. Former and current ET staff who have completed or are in the process of completing their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.
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The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Our vision is to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet.
We are not a bank in the common sense; we are made up of two unique development institutions owned by 189 member countries: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA).
Each institution plays a different but collaborative role in advancing the vision of inclusive and sustainable globalization. The IBRD aims to reduce poverty in middle-income and creditworthy poorer countries, while IDA focuses on the world's poorest countries.
Their work is complemented by that of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
Together, we provide low-interest loans, interest-free credits and grants to developing countries for a wide array of purposes that include investments in education, health, public administration, infrastructure, financial and private sector development, agriculture and environmental and natural resource management.
