Extended Term Consultant, Regional Poverty Analytics & Modeling

World Bank Group; Washington; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

World Bank in Washington, DC seeks an Extended Term Consultant with deep expertise in distributional analysis, microsimulation, and geospatial analytics. You will support CEQ assessments, welfare estimation, and macro-microsimulation work across South Asia.

Applicants should hold a Master's degree in Economics or related field, have 5+ years of relevant experience, and proficiency in Stata, R, or Python. This is a one-year term position based in Washington, DC.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Economics, Statistics, or a closely related field.
• Strong programming in at least two of Stata, R, or Python.
• Experience clean, reproducible code and data management.

Responsibilities

• Support CEQ distributional analyses and microsimulation modeling.
• Develop and maintain models linking macro projections to household welfare.
• Produce policy briefs, technical notes, and training materials.

Skills

Stata

R

Python

Data analysis

Education

Master's degree in Economics or related field

Tools

Geospatial tools

Job description

World Bank in Washington, DC seeks an Extended Term Consultant with deep expertise in distributional analysis, microsimulation, and geospatial analytics. You will support CEQ assessments, welfare estimation, and macro-microsimulation work across South Asia.

Applicants should hold a Master's degree in Economics or related field, have 5+ years of relevant experience, and proficiency in Stata, R, or Python. This is a one-year term position based in Washington, DC.