Research Assistant and Field Coordinator Recruitment Drives
Each year, the Development Impact Group organizes two large-scale batch recruitment drives, in Fall and Spring. The positions advertised in these drives allow project teams to hire for the following roles:
- Research Assistants ¡ª Work with the research team to support data acquisition, processing, cleaning, and analysis,
- Field Coordinators ¡ª Supervise implementation of the impact evaluations in the field and liaise with the research team, World Bank operational staff, and Government Officials.
- Junior Field Coordinators ¡ª Local staff who support Field Coordinators with field supervision and data collection
NOTE: The application for the February 2025 STC Recruitment Drive is now closed. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. The next STC Recruitment Drive will open in September 2025.
DECDI¡¯s Planet Impact Lab (DECPL) is hiring a Field Coordinator consultant based in Uganda for 20 days across August and September 2025. As part of a larger team at the World Bank, we are developing an AI-powered advisory tool designed to support smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda and promote climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices. This AI tool will deliver localized, conversational guidance in Luganda and other widely spoken Ugandan languages, complementing existing extension services. Support AI tool and SurveyCTO survey development for coffee farmers in Uganda, and assist with mission preparation, logistics, translation, and coordination. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The Development Impact Group¡¯s AI Lab is launching a recruitment process for an AI Scientist ¨C find out more about the Lab¡¯s work here. They will have the opportunity to work across the different projects of the AI Lab, dependent on their experiences, interests, and project needs. The candidate hired through this process will be offered employment as soon as possible and will have the option to work remotely. To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to dime_ai@worldbank.org (with ¡°AI Scientist ¨C Application¡± in subject header) by 24 August 2025 11:59 PM EST.
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The Development Impact Group¡¯s AI Lab is launching a recruitment process for an AI Engineer ¨C find out more about the Lab¡¯s work here. They will have the opportunity to work across the different projects of the AI Lab, dependent on their experiences, interests, and project needs. The candidate hired through this process will be offered employment as soon as possible and will have the option to work remotely. To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to dime_ai@worldbank.org (with ¡°AI Engineer ¨C Application¡± in subject header) by 31 August 2025 11:59 PM EST.
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DECDI¡¯s People Impact Lab is seeking to hire field coordinators (FCs) in: Bulgaria, Romania, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland and Greece. The FCs will support the World Bank¡¯s partnership with the European Commission (DG-REGIO and DG EMPL) to identify opportunities to bolster the effectiveness of EU cohesion policy investments through improving the use of data, trialing alternative design options and implementation modalities to test innovations and learn what works best in practice, and rigorously documenting impacts. DECDI will hire two types of Field Coordinators to support the DECDI-EU program: FCs to support trial-and-adopt impact evaluation design and FCs to support data systems assessment. Both roles are part-time. Based on the candidate¡¯s qualifications and experience, they may apply for both roles or only one, as appropriate and relevant.
Apply by Friday, September 5th. If you encounter issues, you many reach out to eu_cohesion_data_ecosystems@worldbank.org. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.