E T Consultant - req38304

The World Bank Group; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The World Bank Group is seeking an ET Consultant to operationalize FCV analytical products and LLM-enabled tools across the FCV Department in Washington, DC. You will work directly with GTFS1, FCV Country Coordinators, TTLs, and staff involved in corporate reviews to design, test, deploy, and scale LLM-based workflows that strengthen FCV sensitivity and responsiveness.

A core focus includes supporting the SPF-funded ASPIRE initiative, developing and deploying the FCV Project Screening App and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science, data science, public policy, international development, or related field.
• Strong Python; production experience with LLM APIs and orchestration frameworks.
• Experience designing RAG systems, including embeddings and vector stores.
• Prompt engineering for multi-step workflows with JSON schemas and function calling.

Responsibilities

• Support corporate FCV reviews and analytical workflows with tailored LLM prompts and guidance.
• Assist ASPIRE project work: stress test, refine, and operationalize LLM-enabled tools.
• Develop, test, and deploy FCV Project Screening App and related tools.
• Design practical LLM workflows for GTFS2/GTFS1 and country engagement teams.
• Create knowledge packages and reusable AI skills for CPF reviews and risk briefs.

Skills

Python programming

LLM APIs experience

RAG systems design

Prompt engineering

Git & CI/CD

Cloud deployment basics

World Bank processes familiarity

Education

Master's degree in a relevant field

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

LlamaIndex

Azure OpenAI

OpenAI API

Anthropic

Job description

Preferred Language(s)

Closing Date: 9/29/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

E T Consultant

Job #: req38304

Organization: World Bank

Sector: Strategy

Grade: EC2

Term Duration: 1 year 0 months

Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment

Location: Washington, DC,United States

Required Language(s): English

Preferred Language(s)

Closing Date: 9/29/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? 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 and promoting shared prosperity. 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.

Objective

Support the operationalization of FCV analytical products and LLM-enabled tools across the FCV Department. In particular, the role will involve working directly with GTFS1, FCV Country Coordinators, TTLs, and staff involved in corporate review processes. The ETC will help design, test, deploy, and scale LLM-based workflows that strengthen FCV sensitivity and responsiveness across World Bank operations, country engagement products, and corporate review processes as well as the use of LLMs for knowledge packages and other analytics.

A core focus of the role will also be in supporting implementation of the SPF-funded ASPIRE initiative, including the development, testing, and operational uptake of LLM-enabled tools such as the FCV Project Screening App and related operational support products.

Scope Of Work

• Corporate reviews and FCV analytical support. Support requests from across the FCV Group for LLM-enabled analytical workflows and document reviews. This includes supporting reviews of CPFs, FCV Envelope submissions, RRAs, core ASAs, and other corporate and operational products through tailored LLM workflows, reusable prompt packages, guidance materials, evidence briefs, and quality assurance processes.
• ASPIRE Initiative and FCV Operationalization. Support implementation of the SPF-funded ASPIRE initiative as a core responsibility of the position. Working closely with the project TTL, FCV Country Coordinators, TTLs, in-country FCV experts, and operational teams, identify, design, stress test, refine, and operationalize LLM-enabled tools that strengthen FCV sensitivity and responsiveness across World Bank operations. Support piloting, user engagement, quality assurance, documentation, and delivery of key project outputs, including the FCV Project Screening App and related operational support tools.
• FCV Project Screening App. Support ongoing development, testing, refinement, and operationalization of the FCV Project Screening App as a core product under ASPIRE and as a wider FCV operational support tool. Improve multi-step prompt workflows; expand and maintain the knowledge base; pilot use cases with TTLs, FCV Country Coordinators, and operational teams; gather and incorporate user feedback; and support migration, documentation, governance, and integration into World Bank systems where appropriate.
• Operational LLM workflows for GTFS2 and GTFS1. Support GTFS2 and GTFS1 staff in designing and implementing LLM-enabled workflows that help operational teams apply FCV analysis in practice. Work directly with FCV Country Coordinators, FCV Group team members, and operational staff to develop tools, prompts, guidance materials, analytical products, and user workflows that translate FCV evidence into operational decision-making.
• Portfolio-level FCV risk analysis. Design and support LLM-enabled analytical tools that connect evolving FCV risks to country portfolios and operational pipelines, including portfolio-level screening, risk mapping, and the generation of structured summaries for country teams and FCV Country Coordinators. This should include functionality to help match FCV risks to country portfolios without treating the country portfolio risk scanner as a standalone product line.
• LLM integration across FCV analytical platforms. Support integration and maintenance of LLM-enabled tools across FCV analytical platforms and operational workflows, including the FCV Risk Portal, Risk Analytics Bot, mAI skills, and related systems. Help translate working prototypes into reusable tools, documentable workflows, and scalable products that can be adopted across the FCV Group.
• Knowledge packages, mAI skills, and K360 integration. Curate global, regional, and country knowledge packages and collections in collaboration with relevant FCV teams for RRAs and in the World Bank K360 knowledge environment. Develop, package, and maintain reusable mAI skills and LLM workflows for CPF review, operational risk briefs, FCV project screening, country risk analysis, and general FCV querying.
• Trialing new advancements. Support the FCV Group in identifying, testing, and responsibly applying new LLM capabilities where they can strengthen core FCV-related tasks, while maintaining appropriate safeguards around quality, grounding, confidentiality, and human review.

Selection Criteria

• Master’s degree in computer science, data science, computational social science, public policy, international development, or a related field.
• Strong Python; production experience with LLM APIs, including Anthropic, OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, or equivalent, and orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience designing RAG systems, including chunking, embeddings, vector stores, retrieval design, and retrieval evaluation.
• Prompt engineering for multi-step workflows; agent design with tool use and structured outputs, including JSON schemas and function calling.
• Git, CI/CD, containerization, and basic cloud deployment, with Azure preferred, for moving prototypes into Bank systems.
• LLM evaluation practice, including eval sets, regression testing, hallucination and grounding checks, repeated-run stability checks, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
• Familiarity with the Bank internal AI platform, mAI skills, and ITS integration pathways.
• Working knowledge of Bank operational documents and processes, including PADs, PCNs, ISRs, ICRs, CPFs, RRAs, PRA/RECA, FCV Envelope reviews, and related corporate review functions.
• Familiarity with the World Bank operational procedures and practices. Experience supporting project delivery and coordination with TTLs and task teams desired.
• Demonstrated experience working with World Bank operational teams, including Task Team Leaders, FCV Country Coordinators, CMUs, and technical specialists in the design, delivery, review, or implementation of World Bank operational activities.
• Ability to translate analytical outputs into concise, operationally useful briefs, review notes, screening outputs, and guidance materials for FCV and operational audiences is a plus.

WBG Culture Attributes

• Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
• Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
• Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

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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