IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. The Development Impact Measurement Department (CDI) at IFC is composed primarily of economists and results measurement specialists and works closely with IFC industry groups to identify opportunities and solutions for private sector development, formulate sector priorities and strategies, and provide rigorous analytical support throughout the project cycle.
The CDI department is primarily tasked with implementing the Anticipated Impact Measurement and Monitoring (AIMM) framework for ex-ante assessment of investment and advisory projects, ensuring high-quality economic input for structuring, appraising, and monitoring projects, and developing sector economic analyses that inform strategies and enhance IFC’s impact reporting. Within CDI, specialized sub-teams collaborate with each of IFC’s industry groups – Infrastructure (INR); Manufacturing and Agribusinesses (MAS); Financial Institutions Group (FIG); and Disruptive Technologies, Services and Funds (CSF). The CDIDF unit within CDI partners collaborates with CPV to cover investments in early-stage disruptive technology startups, FinTech startups, Telecom and Media companies, as well as Venture Capital and Private Equity funds.
CDIDF is offering a Short-Term Consultant (STC) position for 60 days, starting August 17, 2026. The STC will support data collection for IFC’s clients in the Disruptive Technologies and Funds space, and perform data management, processing, and analytics to strengthen decision-making and sector insights. The STC will report to Liliana Olarte (Economist – Disruptive Tech., FinTech, and VC Funds).
DUTIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES
1) Support CDIDF’s results measurement efforts, mainly:
a. Implementing data collection strategies to assess the development impact across CPV’s portfolio.
b. Supporting maintenance of comprehensive databases to track development impact within CPV’s portfolio.
c. Streamlining the consolidation and reporting processes for various analytics products for CDIDF, including Portfolio Impact, WBG scorecard, and other ad-hoc requests.
2) Assist in articulating and measuring the economic impacts of IFC projects in the venture capital, disruptive technologies, and private equity sectors.
3) Help conduct analytical studies that can support IFC’s impact reporting and analytical sector studies
4) Support economic and econometric research across various sectors of coverage.
5) Support the preparation of briefs, reports, and presentations to various stakeholders
including senior management, the Board, and external stakeholders.
SELECTION CRITERIA
• Master’s degree in economics or a similar field, with solid training in quantitative and qualitative research methods as well as Data Science.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience working in data analytics, data science, statistics, or related areas.
• Experience and knowledge of data science, data analytics, and econometrics are required, including:
o Prior experience designing and monitoring quantitative and qualitative data collection, including questionnaire design and use of data collection software
o Strong understanding of data creation and management principles and ability to write clean, efficient, and well-documented code from scratch in R and Python
o Ability to create visualizations and dashboards using R Shiny/Power BI (or similar software) for communicating results with internal and external clients
o Ability to interpret outputs from econometric and other quantitative research methods and specify regression analyses
• Previous experience in applying advanced economic theory (macro and micro-economic concepts and econometric methods) to private sector development in emerging markets.
• Prior experience with development impact measurement techniques and systems for private sector. Knowledge of IFC’s AIMM system is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven capability to handle complex assignments and produce high-quality outputs
APPLICATION AND CONTRACT
Please send your CV/Resume to Avnish Dayal Singh ([email protected]) by July 16, 2026. The subject line of your email must be “STC-Economist – FULL NAME.” The selected candidate will be awarded an STC contract for 60 working days. The contract is extendable, and the number of working days will be determined based on business needs.
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