WBG Pioneer - Development Impact Intern

The WBG Pioneer internship offers undergraduate and postgraduate students a high impact learning experience at the World Bank Group, focusing on behavioral science applications to development policy. Interns support impact evaluation teams through data management, analysis, and dissemination of research findings to improve policy effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Support the dissemination of impact evaluation methodology and results
• Support team members in writing well-documented, reproducible code for data cleaning, descriptive statistics, regression analysis, data visualization, and any other analysis as per project needs; and/or document all data work on the project’s GitHub repository
• Manage databases, integrating various data sources (for example, project monitoring data, administrative data from local government, and household survey data)
• Conduct literature review and syntheses, contribute to impact evaluation reports and policy briefs, and support the design and development of concept notes, policy notes, or papers that synthesize research findings, provide actionable recommendations, and inform policymaking
• Contribute to the development and implementation of field protocols for primary data collection and procedures and survey instruments, including field protocol, data quality protocol, recruitment of field staff, field staff training, and survey pilots
• Coordinate acquisition of secondary data, such as administrative data
• Support the development of instruments and diagnostic tools for data collection, such as focus groups, interviews, and surveys
• Assist and support the design, implementation, and analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using behavioral insights approaches
• Perform other related tasks, as discussed

Requirements

• Be enrolled in a master's degree (or PhD) program in economics, public policy, statistics, computer science, behavioral sciences, or related field, with strong quantitative research skills is desirable
• Knowledge of programming in Stata, R, or Python for data processing and analysis is desirable, and required for certain positions
• Experience with survey programming in an ODK-based platform is desirable, and required for certain positions
• Experience with machine learning, natural language processing, Shiny dashboards, and geospatial analysis is desirable, and required for certain positions
• Experience coding in a team environment and using GitHub is highly desirable
• Prior background in impact evaluation and econometric analysis is a plus
• Experience working in developing countries preferred and knowledge about the relevant sectors is desirable
• Demonstrated experience applying behavioral science concepts to real-world challenges, such as designing or evaluating behaviorally informed interventions or conducting behavioral diagnostics is preferred
• Prior experience in intervention design, impact evaluation, and econometric analysis is highly desirable
• Demonstrated ability and experience in designing and delivering training and capacity building activities or other teaching experience is a plus
• Superior written and oral communications skills in English is essential
• Certain positions may require fluency in other languages (such as French, Portuguese, Hindi, Swahili, Arabic)
• Motivated self-starter, with demonstrated ability to work effectively and sensitively in teams, and excellent cross-cultural communication skills
• Students may be offered a no-fee STT appointment provided that they either: (a) are enrolled in a Master's, PhD, or similar graduate program during the entire internship and provide an official letter from their university confirming that the internship fulfills academic requirements for at least one term of study; or (b) are enrolled in undergraduate or graduate studies and receive a stipend from their university at least equivalent to the minimum STT T1 fee level in effect at the start of the assignment, as confirmed by an official university letter.

Skills

• Quantitative Research
• STATA Programming
• Programming in R
• Programming in Python
• Data Processing
• Data Analysis
• Survey Programming
• ODK Platform
• Machine Learning
• Natural Language Processing
• Shiny Dashboards
• Geospatial Analysis
• GitHub
• Impact Evaluation
• Econometric Analysis
• Behavioral Science Tools Application
• Intervention design
• Training Delivery
• Capacity Building
• Written Communication
• Oral Communication

Languages

English