Job: Senior Evaluation Officer (IEG)

Location: Washington
Deadline: Thursday, 14 November 2013

Background / General description:

The Independent Evaluation Group (lEG) is an independent unit within the World Bank Group and reports directly to the World Bank Group's Boards of Executive Directors. IEG's mission is to improve development results through excellence in evaluation. Consequently, lEG carries out independent evaluations of the strategies, policies, programs, projects, and corporate activities of the World Bank Group (WBG), including the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Agency (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and makes recommendations to help improve WBG's development effectiveness. IEG also appraises WBG's monitoring and self-evaluation systems; cooperates with the evaluation units of other international financial institutions and development assistance agencies; assists developing countries to build effective monitoring and evaluation capacities, systems and associations; and, identifies and disseminates the lessons learned from experience.

IEG Private Sector Evaluation Department (IEGPE) is responsible for independent evaluation of the activities of IFC, MIGA and the World Bank pertaining to financial and private sector development. It conducts the evaluation of IFC and MIGA projects and programs of investments and advisory services and is responsible for thematic and sector evaluations related to financial and private sector development covering the operations of the World Bank Group as a whole.

The incumbent will report to Andrew Stone, Head, Macro Evaluation Unit of IEGPE

Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a 3 year term appointment.

Duties and Accountabilities:

IEGPE was established in January 2011 to consolidate the evaluation of WBG's financial and private sector activities. The Senior Evaluation Officer IEGPE will report to the Head of Macro-Evaluation in IEGPE.

The Senior Evaluation Officer IEGPE will be responsible for:

• leading evaluations to assess the impact and effectiveness of strategies and programs of the WBG that have a financial and/or a private sector development focus;
• leading evaluations that provide a cross-institutional WBG perspective on development effectiveness with an emphasis on private and financial sector development and its linkages with other aspects of WBG activities;
• providing guidance to evaluation teams at various stages of the evaluation cycle including at the design, conceptualization, data analysis and interpretation stages to help ensure uniformly high quality and impact of IEGPE evaluations;
• disseminating evaluation results and following up on the recommendations of lEG evaluations to help improve the effectiveness of WBG strategies and activities.
  The Senior Evaluation Officer IEGPE will work to deliver high quality and timely evaluations to improve accountability, contribute to learning and inform WBG strategies related to financial and private sector development. Under the supervision and with the support of the Head Macro-evaluation, the Senior Evaluation Officer will provide leadership to a team of evaluators and is expected to:
• work closely across unit boundaries to provide an oversight on private and financial sector development-related issues and developing analytical work;
• provide technical inputs to lEG management on specific financial and private sector development issues including comments on the IFC, MIGA and WB strategies policies and initiatives related to private sector operations, PSD, policy-based lending, CEMs, CASs and PRSPs;
• lead, provide oversight and develop methods in the evaluation of various WBG programs and instruments related to WBG private and financial sector development activities;
• monitor developments in the finance and private sectors and share information with other IEG staff;
• provide intellectual and technical support to the IEG teams evaluating finance and private sector projects and country, sector, thematic or corporate topics;
• develop evaluation notes and papers on behalf of lEG on private sector issues and present them internally and at external fora; and
• represent IEGPE in World Bank Group meetings relating to private and financial sector development.
  The Senior Evaluation Officer is expected to interact with management at IFC, MIGA and FPD in the WB concerning evaluations under his/her responsibility, IEGPE's management team (DMT), staff and management of other lEG Departments in delivering on her or his responsibilities.
  The Senior Evaluation Officer is expected to model the values of the WBG in particular in regard to integrity, inclusion, teamwork, professional excellence and being committed to achieving the WBG's vision of reducing poverty and promoting shared prosperity.

Selection Criteria:

Minimum Education/Experience:

Master's degree with 8 years experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Competencies:

• Evaluation Approaches and Methods - Demonstrates skilled knowledge of the qualitative and quantitative methods and approaches for evaluation using concepts, terms, and definitions consistent with internationally accepted glossaries and recognized standards and principles in development.
• Gathering and Using Evidence for Monitoring and/or Evaluation - Demonstrates in-depth
  (i) knowledge of policy & process of gathering relevant & accurate information & evidence for M and/or E purposes;
  (ii) proficiency of systems, methods, and techniques used in evidence collection, management, and documentation.
• Communicating and Sharing Findings, Knowledge & Expertise in Monitoring and/or Evaluation - Demonstrates skilled knowledge of evaluation process and procedure in order to provide advice to other parts of the organization and external partnerships; contributes to articles and reports, taking into consideration wider context.
• Upholds Evaluation Independence, Quality & Standards - Knows and applies professional evaluation standards. Acts professionally, achieves and models high standards of integrity, independence and quality in dealing with internal and external stakeholders.
• Leading, Managing and Delivering Evaluations - Manages and monitors evaluation resources efficiently and effectively, including staff resources, and displays strong leadership and project management skills to deliver timely quality evaluations.
• Client Orientation - Maintains client relationships in the face of conflicting demands or directions and provides evidence-based advice and solutions based on sound diagnosis and knowledge.
• Drive for Results - Identifies the needed resources to accomplish results involving multiple stakeholders and finds solutions to obstacles affecting key deliverables.
• Teamwork (Collaboration) and Inclusion - Shows leadership in ensuring the team stays organized and focused, and actively seeks and considers diverse ideas and approaches.
• Knowledge, Learning and Communication - Leads in the sharing of best practice, trends, knowledge and lessons learned across units and with clients and partners, articulating ideas verbally and in writing in a clear and compelling way across audiences of varied levels.
• Business Judgment and Analytical Decision Making - Gathers inputs, assesses risk, considers impact and articulates benefits of decisions for internal and external stakeholders over the long term.
  Other Selection Criteria:
  The successful candidate should have the following minimum qualifications, skills, motivation and personal attributes:
• advanced degree in economics and/or business administration;
• knowledge of development economics and finance; knowledge of access to financial services for the poor, MSME finance products/institutional arrangements, consumer protection/financial literacy, and financial sector policy & regulatory reforms a plus;
• a reasonable grounding generally and some specific expertise in financial and private sector development issues and the approach of the World Bank Group to them;
• a record of both quantitative and qualitative analytic or evaluative work knowledge of evaluation processes and procedures a plus.
• a minimum of 8 years of work experience showing evaluative and analytic skills relevant to the responsibilities of the position;
• familiarity with the evaluation practices of the World Bank Group or similar organizations with proven ability to innovate in terms of evaluative and/or analytical approaches;
• knowledge of the business models of the Bank, IFC and MIGA including an understanding of project management tools & methodologies, as well as of World Bank Group instruments and processes related to project preparation & implementation, resource management, and stakeholder communications;
• demonstrated ability to effectively synthesize diffuse quantitative and qualitative evidence into coherent and effective analytic or evaluative reports;
• proven ability to provide a big picture, cross-institutional perspective on development effectiveness;
• recognized and respected by peers; demonstrated ability to interact effectively and collegially with peers at all levels;
• proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural team to deliver effective outcomes, providing a role model and enhancing the skills of team members;
• superior oral and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convey complex ideas and issues to lay audiences;
• ability to think strategically in dealing with financial and private sector development and evaluation issues;
• demonstrated ability to work effectively in a mentoring role;
• client centered and passionate about helping the WBG improve the development effectiveness of its operations; and
• encouraging innovation in an open team-based environment; inspiring trust; and influencing and resolving differences across organizational boundaries.
  The World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, culture and educational background. Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.
  
  
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