E T Consultant - Monitoring & Evaluation Job #: req34165 Organization: World Bank Sector: Economics Grade: EC2 Term Duration:ย 1 year 0 months Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment Location: Islamabad,Pakistan Required Language(s): English, Urdu Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 9/17/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
Description
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The Poverty Global Department plays a critical role in maximizing the impact on inclusive growth of World Bank Group interventions and supporting the World Bankโs global leadership on monitoring poverty and equity.ย
PAKISTAN POVERTY AND EQUITY PROGRAM
The Poverty Global Department is a family of empirical micro-economists with deep expertise in household surveys and poverty measurement, and broad experience in using household and other \"micro\" data to inform the design and implementation of policies and programs to reduce poverty and enhance shared prosperity. The Pakistan Poverty and Equity (P&E) team has the ambition to inform decision makers within and outside the Bank about the foundations of inclusive economic growth. We prepare analytics and findings inform clients, and/or feed directly into Pakistanโs operational engagement, and where relevant, are integrated into analytical reports. In addition, the team is also responsible for regular analytical products such as policy pieces, technical inputs and papers, and blogs on topics related to cross-country poverty and inequality. The team also provides just-in-time requests to support the work of other Departments, the senior leadership in the Pakistan Country Office, and other international organizations.ย
The Pakistan Data and Evidence Lab (DEL) is a collaboration between the Poverty and Equity and Social Development practices aimed at enhancing evidence-based decision-making in Pakistan. Pillar 1 focuses on improving the quality, utilization, and integration of World Bank project data to support the Country Partnership Framework (CPF) 2025-2035. This pillar provides Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) expertise to improve data quality, promote data-driven learning, and strengthen adaptive decision-making within World Bank operations. By leveraging M&E data, it identifies scalable activities for greater impact, supports early detection of operational challenges, and facilitates timely problem-solving to maintain program efficiency. Additionally, it ensures systematic monitoring of project objectives and key performance indicators, fosters collaboration between operational and analytical teams, and contributes to a deeper understanding of the socio-economic conditions of target populations to inform future programming. This pillar will aim to build an internal dashboard to monitor the progress of the CPF, as well as an interactive dashboard for the high-frequency survey data.ย ย It will also work to improve gender-sensitive data collection wherever possible in M&E activities. This pillar will be led by the Poverty and Equity team.
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POSITION
The Pakistan P&E team is looking for a quantitatively trained Extend Term Consultant (ETC) to contribute to the Pakistan P&E Program by supporting the Data and Evidence Labโs M&E agenda. This is for a full-time position as an ETC. The extended-term consultant will work at the World Bank Pakistan Country Office in Islamabad. The contract is for one year starting in July 2025. Contract renewal is possible, contingent on performance, budget, and business needs.
ACTIVITIES FOR THE CONSULTANT
The Consultant will contribute to the Pakistan P&E Program by supporting the M&E agenda by:
โข Supporting systematic monitoring of project objectives and key performance indicators.
โข Provide upstream support to project teams in designing results frameworks and M&E arrangements.
โข Providing support and input to the design of Results Framework (RF) indicators of projects with a focus on providing sound baseline and target indicators that are regularly measurable.
โข Aligning the RF to the WBG Corporate Scorecard Indicators and Pakistanโs CPF objectives.
โข Enhancing the quality and utilization of World Bank project data in upstream reporting.
โข Offering downstream support to improve existing data collection systems and use data for decision-making.
โข Working closely with project teams (World Bank and Government) to design and implement a sound M&E system.
โข Preparing summary reports, tables, and dashboards to monitor project performance.
โข Fostering collaboration between operational and analytical teams.
Selection Criteria
โข Masterโs degree in Economics, Statistics, Social Sciences, or a related field.
โข Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience in M&E, preferably in development projects, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, in applied microeconomics, policy research, geospatial analysis, data analysis, or related fields.
โข Strong analytical skills and experience with data collection and analysis.
โข Excellent analytical skills particularly in the definition and use of M&E data, with demonstrated capability to conduct work independently and as part of a team.
โข Demonstrated ability to collaborate with others as part of a multicultural and multidisciplinary team.
โข Good writing and editing skills, with a strong command of English, and an ability to convey complex ideas in a creative, clear, direct, and lively style.ย
โข Ability to prepare reports comprising descriptive statistics, tables, and explanatory narrative with limited direct supervision.
โข Experience with household survey data and data harmonization is a plus.
โข Ability to prioritize, work well under pressure, and capably handle multiple tasks within tight deadlines.ย
โข Demonstrated ability to collaborate with others as part of a multicultural and multidisciplinary team.
โข Excellent written communication and presentation skills in English.
WBG Culture Attributes:
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2. Thoughtful Risk Taking โ Taking informed and thoughtful risks and making courageous decisions to push boundaries for greater impact.
3. Empowerment and Accountability โ Engaging with others in an empowered and accountable manner for impactful results.
World Bank Group Core Competencies
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