International Finance Corporation

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IFC—a member of the World Bank Group—is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets and the world’s largest multilateral source of loan and equity financing and advisory services for private sector in the developing world.
IFC’s Economic Policy Research Department is recruiting an Economist to contribute to core thematic research. The roles and responsibilities of the position will include:
• Contribute to the development and dissemination of new analytical frameworks, approaches and databases in one or more priority thematic areas of productivity and competition, technology adoption and the digital economy, climate and sustainability, trade and value chains, financial services, inclusion, and capital mobilization, and job creation and skills.
• Perform descriptive and econometric analysis, including the application of advanced statistical/econometric techniques.
• Guide the work of research analysts in managing firm survey datasets.
• Lead the preparation of policy reports and working papers, and work under the guidance of senior team members to members to transform the analytical outputs into products that are relevant to IFC operations, investors, and policymakers.
• Present research findings to internal and external audiences, including private sector clients and policymakers in developing countries.
• Design and conduct impact evaluations.