E T Consultant - Urban Analyst

The Urban Analyst will support the design and delivery of TDLC Practitioner Programs and related analytical and partnership activities, focusing on urban analysis, program delivery, and engagement with Japanese cities and institutions. The role involves research, knowledge product preparation, operational support, and partnership liaison to enhance urban development projects.

Responsibilities

• Support the full learning-to-action journey, including needs identification, collaborative learning, the Technical Deep Dive in Japan, advisory support, community engagement, and results capture.
• Conduct research and prepare case studies, briefs, reports, and other outputs on relevant Japanese and global urban practices.
• Work with World Bank task teams to identify knowledge gaps and translate urban practices into actionable inputs for operations and policy dialogue.
• Liaise with partner cities, national agencies, academia, private sector organizations, speakers, and practitioners to co-create and deliver activities.
• Prepare concept notes, agendas, session briefs, workflows, and progress updates, while tracking milestones and deliverables.
• Synthesize lessons, implementation insights, and emerging results into accessible products and communication materials.
• Support missions, technical assistance, preparation of events, and other strategic or analytical priorities requested by the TDLC Program Manager and unit Manager.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in urban development, urban planning, public policy, international development, or a related field.
• Minimum two years of relevant experience in urban development, applied research, knowledge programs, or development operations.
• Experience designing and delivering learning or knowledge-exchange activities, in person and virtually, is an advantage.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to convert complex material into clear, practical outputs.
• Professional fluency in written and spoken English and Japanese.
• Demonstrated ability to work with Japanese cities, government agencies, academia, or private sector partners, is an advantage.
• Strong organization, initiative, judgment, client orientation, and ability to deliver across multiple workstreams in a multicultural team.

Skills

• Urban Development
• Urban Planning
• Public Policy
• International Development
• Applied Research
• Knowledge Program Design
• Learning Delivery
• Virtual training
• Analytical Skills
• Research
• Knowledge Product Preparation
• Program Delivery
• Partnership Liaison
• Client Orientation
• Multi-cultural Team Collaboration
• English Language Proficiency
• Japanese Language Proficiency

Languages

English, Japanese