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Lead Evaluation Officer, Digital
The Lead Evaluation Officer reports to the Manager of IEGSD and is a member of IEGSP’s Leadership Team (SPLT). He/she will lead IEG’s work on digital, covering related topics on policy, digital infrastructure, GovTech, cyber security, green tech, artificial intelligence, digital finance and network aspects of the WBG’s support to clients. He/she will be directly responsible for digital related evaluations and advise the SD manager, SP director other members of IEGSP’s leadership team on digital work, including on WBG corporate evaluations where they will engage in WBG internal systems. He/she will provide guidance to the members of the SD and SP teams working on digital topics and will coordinate closely with the lead for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure and the lead for Finance and Private Sector on cross cutting issues.
Below are the key duties and accountabilities of the Lead Evaluation Officer.
Leads – and provides technical advice to staff working on – evaluations related to digital development and supports the IEGSD manager in supervising digital related evaluation work.
• As TTL, leads the design, implementation and dissemination of IEG evaluations related to digital development, including thematic evaluations and other evaluation products, such as Evaluation Insight Notes (EINs), Learning Engagements (LEs) and other IEG products related to digital development.
• Provides strategic advice and technical insight on digital-related evaluation work led by other colleagues.
• Serves as a member of the IEGSP management team, engaging on issues such as strategic directions and work program; collaboration with other units in and outside IEG and with development partners.
• Leads or participates in evaluations mapped to other IEG units.
Provides technical and strategic advice to the SP Director on digital development related topics.
• Participates in the SP department leadership team, providing advice on evaluation quality, work program, and collaboration.
• Maintains the SP department strategic dialogue with World Bank Group counterparts and with partners on digital related topics. Keeps abreast – and informs the SP director and the DMT – of strategic developments regarding digital development which are relevant to the work of IEGSP.
• Provides technical stewardship and keeps IEGSP staff informed of WBG’s initiatives in digital development areas, including through presentation at IEG staff meetings on the WBG’s strategic direction in these areas and organization of Brown Bag Lunches on digital development topics.
• Facilitates generation and exchange of information on digital development in the department, to promote cross-unit collaboration and learning.
• Reviews and provides comments on thematic evaluations of other IEG units, on behalf of the SP leadership team.
• Advises on outreach strategies for evaluations related to digital thematic areas.
• Mentors IEGSP staff engaging in digital development themes by providing technical, professional and career development guidance.
• Advises IEG Extended Leadership Team (ELT) on policy developments and emerging digital development issues, including the review of WBG corporate strategies and policy documents requiring feedback based on IEG evaluations.
Full details available on the World Bank website. Application deadline 7 April.
