Data and Web Scraping Engineer
THE WORLD BANK GROUP, Washington D.C., United States.
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR A SHORT-TERM CONSULTANT
Business Enabling Environment, Development Economics Vice Presidency
BACKGROUND
The Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) seeks to increase understanding of development policies and programs by providing intellectual leadership and analytical services to the World Bank Group and the development
community. DEC is the research and data arm of the World Bank Group. The Business Enabling Environment (BEE) (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/business-enabling-environment/bee) project provides a quantitative assessment of the business environment for private sector development, published with annual frequency and covering most economies worldwide. The BEE data and summary report aim to advocate for policy reform, inform specific policy advice and provide data for development policy research. Through its focus on private sector development, BEE effectively contributes to meeting the WBG twin goals of eliminating poverty and boosting shared prosperity.
A highly-motivated Data and Web Scraping Engineer Short Term Consultant (STC) is invited to join the BEE team to work primarily on contributor management in CRM, such as Salesforce. The position requires strong dataset management skills, good command of at least basic AI tools used for data scraping, data cleanup and data processing, ability to work in a fast-paced and multicultural environment, as well as excellent organizational skills and detail-orientation.
The STC position does not offer any financial compensation for relocation and does not cover any of the benefits such as pension, health insurance and maternity leave. The appointment will be tentatively from March 30, 2023 through June 30 2023, with possibility of extension based on business need and performance. STC positions with the BEE team are normally based in Washington DC. There is also a possibility to apply for a local STC position (at a local salary rate), in which case the consultant will be requested to adjust work hours to the Washington DC time zone. Headquarters STCs are expected to work in the WBG office a minimum of 2 days per week.
For further information about STC contracts please visit: https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/unit/human-resources/stt-and-stc-visa-and-employment.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Duties of the consultancy will include, but not be limited to the following:
· Maintain and manage the BEE project’s contributor database
· Coordinate closely with the BEE topic teams, to keep contributor database up to date, and to coordinate outreach to experts providing information to multiple topics
· On a large scale, identify potential expert respondents for all the topic areas covered by the BEE project
· Manage a large-scale contributor management system, such as Microsoft Dynamics (Salesforce)
· Develop automated processes for contributor data collection and cleanup, such as checking for duplicates and incorrect or incomplete information
· Help develop compatibility and inter-operability of the IT systems used by the BEE project (e.g. Survey Solutions, CRM, Databricks and SMS)
· Contribute to questionnaire design, programming and distribution, using Survey Solutions
· Assist with other contributor management related tasks on as needed basis
SELECTION CRITERIA
The BEE team is looking for qualified candidates that meet the following requirements:
· Applicant must have an advanced degree (Masters level) in Computer Science, Data Science or related field and 2 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
· Excellent oral and written communication skills in English are essential.
· Track record of data analysis experience using Stata, R, Python, or other statistical software.
· Experience with questionnaire programming software such as Survey Solutions, is preferred.
· A candidate should possess strong analytical skills, demonstrated through job experience.
· Excellent command of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
· Proven ability to work without close supervision, to do effective multitasking, and to deal with rapidly shifting priorities under pressure.
· Ability to operate in a multicultural environment and build effective working relations with local and external counterparts.
· Well-developed interpersonal and team building skills.
· High level of energy, initiative, persistence, positive attitude and drive for results given the agreed objectives and deadlines. Also, organized, patient and detail oriented.
· Candidates are expected to be familiar with the project as part of interview preparation.
Interested candidates are encouraged to send their CV and a Cover Letter to decighiring@worldbank.org by March 31, 2023 or sooner (applicants will be considered on a rolling basis). Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.