E T Consultant
Job #:
req39121
Organization:
World Bank
Sector:
Other
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:
11/13/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
Description
The ETC will be a core member of the Haiti and Ukraine SP engagement teams, with a primary focus on FCV expertise and analytical outputs.The ETC will provide critical complementary expertise across both country programs by combining strong analytical skills with operational experience in complex environments. The ETC will contribute to the design, implementation, and monitoring of lending operations and analytical activities, support policy and technical dialogue with government counterparts and development partners, undertake quantitative and qualitative analysis, contribute to knowledge generation and dissemination, and strengthen the evidence base underpinning social protection reforms. Through cross-country engagement, the consultant will also facilitate knowledge exchange and the application of lessons learned across two of the World Bank's most analytically and operationally demanding social protection portfolios.
In Haiti, her/his main responsibilities will include:
• Provide specialized technical and supervisory support to key implementing agencies, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MAST), its partners, and the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (BSEIPH), to help ensure successful implementation of social protection programs at central and local levels, including capacity building on evidence use, results monitoring, and policy dialogue.
• Lead the development and application of FCV-sensitive frameworks, tools, and methodologies for the design, adaptation, and restructuring of social protection programs in Haiti, ensuring programs are conflict-sensitive, do not exacerbate fragility or exclusion dynamics, and incorporate robust risk assessments and mitigation strategies relevant to operating in a high-insecurity environment.
• Conduct context analyses, stakeholder mapping, and fragility assessments to inform programming decisions, country dialogue, crisis preparedness, and adaptive management approaches, ensuring the SP portfolio can respond rapidly to evolving security and socioeconomic conditions.
• Lead and contribute to analytical and advisory services (ASA), including vulnerability diagnostics, poverty and social impact analyses, social spending reviews, cash transfer impact evaluations, and adaptive social protection assessments, producing high-quality outputs such as technical papers, policy notes, and research briefs on social protection in fragile states, shock-responsive systems, and disability-inclusive programming in FCV contexts.
• Design and oversee primary and secondary data collection efforts, and support the analysis of monitoring and evaluation data from PSARA and PROPIPED, to generate evidence-based findings and recommendations for adaptive management and regional learning.
• Prepare and review project operational documents, including Aide Memoires, ISRs, PADs, and donor and trust fund reports, integrating FCV and analytical quality perspectives throughout.
• Represent the Haiti SP knowledge agenda in global and regional forums and peer learning events, contribute to global knowledge products and the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, and collaborate with academic institutions, think tanks, and development partners to foster research partnerships and joint knowledge production.
• Liaise as needed with the World Bank's FCV Group and relevant Global Practices to ensure alignment with institutional approaches.
• Assist with other related tasks as assigned.
In Ukraine, the key responsibilities will include:
• Lead on an study on public financing frameworks for local social services to inform ongoing reforms to social service financing and procurement arrangements.
• Support the design and implementation of policy frameworks and national programs aimed at strengthening support for veterans and facilitating their social and economic reintegration.
• Contribute to the preparation and implementation of World Bank operations, including the SPIRIT program and its associated activities, through analytical inputs, technical assessment, and operational support.
• Support related analytical, operational, and policy tasks as required by the evolving needs of the social protection portfolio.
Deliverables:
• FCV-sensitive analytical frameworks and programming notes applicable to the Haiti SP portfolio.
• High-quality analytical reports, working papers, and policy notes on social protection in FCV settings, with a focus on Haiti and Ukraine.
• Technical inputs to project preparation and supervision documents, reviewed for FCV and analytical quality.
• Evidence-based monitoring and evaluation analyses supporting adaptive management of operations.
• Contributions to global knowledge products and participation in international forums, as needed, on behalf of the Haiti and Ukraine SP teams.
• Documented inputs to donor reporting and trust fund deliverables.
Selection Criteria
• Graduate-level training with a minimum of master's level degree in a social science field (for example, international development, economics, sociology, public policy, political science).
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in FCV-sensitive programming, fragility diagnostics, and adaptive management, specifically in the context of social protection systems.
• Strong analytical skills and a track record of producing high-quality research, technical papers, policy notes, and knowledge products on social protection or related development topics.
• Experience with the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of social protection programs, with particular emphasis on evidence generation and impact assessment.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct and apply quantitative and qualitative analytical methods, and to conduct monitoring and evaluation in data-constrained environments.
• Knowledge of social protection delivery systems (targeting, identification, registration, payments, MIS, grievance mechanisms) in FCV contexts.
• Experience engaging with fragile state institutions and supporting capacity development for evidence-informed policy-making.
• Experience working in Haiti or comparable FCV contexts.
• Experience working with or for multilateral development institutions, UN agencies, or other international development organizations. Familiarity with World Bank operational and analytical processes would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of disability inclusion and gender-responsive programming in social protection.
• High motivation, intellectual curiosity, strong initiative, team spirit, and the capacity to produce rigorous analytical work under challenging operational conditions.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and deliver high-quality outputs under tight deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and French are required.
