Senior Adviser/Chief Evaluation Officer - req32491

Company: World Bank Group
Location: Washington
Posted on: April 3, 2025

Job Description:

Senior Adviser/Chief Evaluation OfficerJob #:req32491Organization:World BankSector:OperationsGrade:GITerm Duration:4 years 0 monthsRecruitment Type:International RecruitmentLocation:Washington, DC, United StatesRequired Language(s):EnglishPreferred Language(s):Closing Date:4/9/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTCDescriptionDo 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 .The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG)'s mission is to improve World Bank Group (WBG) development results through excellence in evaluation. IEG is responsible for the assessment of the relevance, efficacy, and efficiency of WBG operational policies, programs, and activities, and their contribution to development effectiveness. IEG's evaluations aim to enhance accountability and learning to inform the formulation of new (and course corrections of ongoing) core work of the WBG.IEG is directly responsible for:

• Evaluating whether the WBG Institutions' core work is producing the expected results, including global, regional, and other programs in which the institution(s) is a participant.
• Incorporating evaluation assessments and findings into recommendations designed to help improve the development effectiveness of the WBG's core work, and their responsiveness to member countries' needs and concerns.
• Reviewing the Institutions' operational self-evaluations.
• Reporting regularly to the Boards on actions taken by the institution(s) in response to evaluation findings, and on the measures being taken to improve the overall operations evaluation system and enhance learning, including dissemination and outreach activities.
• Identifying, disseminating, and promoting the uptake of evaluation findings and lessons to maximize contributions to the WBG's learning and knowledge framework and reinforce learning and accountability within the WBG in reference to achieving the corporate goals.
• Contributing to the international evaluation community, including knowledge-sharing with other multilateral and bilateral institutions.
• Proposing strategic choices about the IEG work program after consultations with external stakeholders, the Board, and WBG management, ensuring it is relevant and aligned with the Institutions' key strategic priorities, overall resources, and with the main development challenges affecting its member countries.
• Encouraging and assisting member countries to build effective monitoring and evaluation partnerships, capacities, and systems.
• Leading the work of the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI), a multi-donor trust fund established to support evaluation capacity development in developing countries, and to share evaluation knowledge, skills, and methods.Duties and Accountabilities:IEG is seeking a Senior Adviser/Chief Evaluation Officer who can lead the evaluation strategy for IEG and provide advice directly to the Vice-President/Director General of Evaluation (DGE). In the front office of the DGE, there is currently a Director of Strategy and Operations (DSO) who leads the administrative work of the VPU, as well as supporting the DGE in her discussions with the WBG Board and Management. In addition, there is also a Methods team, led by a Head of Methods, which reports to the DSO. The Methods team works directly with teams and provides guidance on specific evaluations, as well as developing evaluation training courses for IEG and WBG staff and carrying out research to ensure IEG stays on the cutting edge of evaluation methodology.The Chief Evaluation Officer will have a complementary role to the DSO and Head of Methods, as s/he will work directly with the DGE to:
• Lead the development and implementation of an Evaluation strategy for IEG (e.g., macro, micro, and intermediary evaluations products, enhancing the impact and influence of IEG, global evaluation capacity development, integration of new methods and technology in evaluation, etc.);
• Ensure quality control of evaluations (solidity of evaluation framework and methods);
• Lead and guide the GEI in ECD;
• Represent IEG at key evaluation conferences, and promote evaluation as a public good.Selection Criteria
• At least a Masters in directly relevant area of expertise.
• Significant experience in designing, conducting, and leading independent evaluations; typically, the successful candidate will have 15+ years of evaluation experience, at least five of which spent in an independent evaluation function of an international financial institution.
• Outstanding analytical aptitude, as evidenced by a strong track record of solid contributions to development evaluations, preferably with a solid track record of publications and presentations at evaluation conferences.
• Demonstrated aptitude to provide advice and training on evaluation methods and practices to junior and senior colleagues.
• Significant experience in advising evaluation teams on evaluation design and methods for thematic, corporate, policy, and projects evaluations and in engaging in evaluation capacity building activities (coaching, training, teaching).
• Excellent communication, diplomatic and negotiating skills, with demonstrated strong personal maturity, balanced judgment, and a track record of building and maintaining partnerships with colleagues and clients.
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills, capacity to motivate, develop and supervise teams, and ability to operate collaboratively across organizational boundaries.
• Proactive, inclusive, and innovative, with an open and collegial work style and ability to listen and integrate ideas from diverse points of view.
• Ability to advise evaluation leadership teams on a range of issues pertaining to evaluation quality, use of data, and staff methodological skills.
• Ability to lead a team, including supervise, coach, mentor, develop and empower staff.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of IEG evaluation products and processes and WBG operational strategies, processes, and instruments are not required, but will be a plus factor.Job-Specific Competencies:
• Evaluation practice: Superior level of understanding and application of the design and delivery of complex evaluations. Strong practical understanding of how to design and conduct rigorous multi-level, multi-site and theory-based evaluations under real-world evaluation parameters of time, resource, and data constraints, reaching a level of mastery necessary to advise all IEG teams working on a wide range of evaluation topics across units.
• Evaluation methods knowledge: Advanced knowledge of qualitative, quali-quantitative, and quantitative evaluation methods, including data science applications. Advanced knowledge of evaluation design challenges and how to address them. Demonstrated capacity to provide intellectual leadership on evaluation methods and issues within and outside the World Bank Group to position IEG as a center of evaluation excellence.
• Experience in representing evaluation agencies at high-level evaluation and development forums.
• Demonstrated track record of ability to engage with representatives from multilateral and bilateral agencies, and senior government officials.
• Outstanding capacity development skills: Ability to coach, teach, train, and build others' evaluation capacity.
• Fluency in English is required.WBG Core Competencies:
• Drive for Results: Takes personal responsibility for producing high quality work, identifying and informing of risks, and delivering results for clients.
• Lead and Innovate: Brings new and different insight; applies critical thinking to current approaches, identifies areas for improvement and tries new solutions that drive results.
• Collaborate Within Teams and Across Boundaries: Keeps others fully informed to ensure integration and work consistency and displays a sense of mutuality and respect.
• Create, Apply and Share Knowledge: Actively contributes to and readily applies WBG's body of knowledge for internal and/or external client solutions.
• Make Smart Decisions: Leverages available data and makes timely decisions; seeks and analyzes facts, data and lessons of past experience to support sound, logical decisions regarding own and others' work.Note: If the selected candidate is a current World Bank Group Staff Member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. If the selected candidate is a current World Bank Group Staff Member with a Term appointment that expires later than the end date of this appointment, s/he will retain the duration of his/her current Term appointment.Poverty has no borders, neither does excellence. We succeed because of our differences, and we continuously search for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds from around the globe.The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.Learn more about working at the and , including our values and inspiring stories.
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