WBG Pioneer - Development Impact Intern

Beschreibung:

DECDI generates high-quality and operationally relevant data and research to transform development policy, help reduce extreme poverty, and secure shared prosperity. It develops customized data and evidence ecosystems to produce actionable information and recommends specific policy pathways to maximize impact. DECDI works across the following World Bank sectors: Agriculture, Governance, Climate Change, Financial Private Sector Development, Entertainment Education, Transport Infrastructure, Social Protection Jobs, and Fragility Conflict and Violence. DECDI establishes a research team to work on each study, which typically includes a principal investigator and co-investigators, a field coordinator based in country to support the government client, and one or more research assistants to support data cleaning, processing, and analysis. Within DECDI, The Mind, Behavior, and Development Unit (eMBeD) offers internships that engage students in the practical application of behavioral science to tackle complex policy challenges. These opportunities provide a hands-on introduction to using behavioral insights to design, test, and refine interventions aimed at improving outcomes across DECDI. By the end of the internship, interns will develop a deep understanding of how behavioral science enhances policy effectiveness and supports equitable development, especially in resource-constrained settings. More information can be found at http://www.worldbank.org/dime and https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/embed . Duties and Responsibilities The interns will report to the project Principal Investigators and other members of the Impact Evaluation team. Duties for interns include, but are not limited to: 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). This may require programming matching algorithms, using spatial data to create linkages, performing manual matching, and linking up with field staff for additional information on specific tasks 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 in relevant areas, among other writing and editing tasks 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, as applicable Assist and support the design, implementation, and analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using behavioral insights approaches Perform other related tasks, as discussed