DECDI STC Recruitment Drive - Spring 2026
The Development Impact (DECDI) department is looking to recruit 9 consultants across 8 projects to support our global portfolio of impact evaluations. The consultants will work with the DECDI team and external researchers on all phases of the impact evaluations (IEs), from study design to analysis. The details of hiring projects, including start date and position requirements, can be found on the DECDI Application Dashboard. Applicants may also indicate interest in being considered for positions that will open in the future.
Qualified candidates should apply using this link by April 29, 2026, 1 PM Eastern Daylight Time.
Please see the detailed Terms of Reference, and the DECDI Application Dashboard for more information about the following open positions:
- Research Assistants (RA)- Work with the research team to support data acquisition, processing, cleaning, and analysis:
- WBG Reproducible Research Initiative (Remote)
- Rwanda Energy Impact Evaluations (US-based)
- Rwanda Agriculture Impact Evaluations (US- or Rwanda-based, Kinyarwanda preferred)
- Parternship for Economic Inclusion Impact Collaborative (US-based, French preferred)
- Boosting Women Led MSME Growth through Finance and Complementary Support: Evidence from India’s RAMP Program (US-based)
- Field Coordinators (FC) - Supervise implementation of the impact evaluations in the field and liaise with the research team, World Bank operational staff, and government officials:
- Boosting Women Led MSME Growth through Finance and Complementary Support: Evidence from India’s RAMP Program (India-based, Hindi-speaking)
- Hybrid Research Assistant and Field Coordinator
- Leveraging AI to Strengthen Teachers Digital and Pedagogical Skills and Students Learning Outcomes (Ethiopia-based, Amharic-speaking)
- Data Science and Data Architecture Analysts
- Data Ecosystems Pilots to Enhance EU Cohesion Policy Effectiveness in Romania and Bulgaria (2 positions - Remote, local language preferred)