E T Consultant - Water Economist
World Bank · Washington, DC, US · Apply by October 22, 2026
About this role
At the World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. For more information, visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/who-we-are/ibrd Objective: The ETC2 Economist will strengthen the Water Knowledge Bank’s empirical and policy-analytical capacity. The economist will produce credible, policy-relevant evidence on water-sector regulation, tariff and subsidy reform, utility performance, affordability and financial sustainability, as well as the broader economics of water allocation, investment, and institutional reforms. The economist will also help convert analytical findings into flagship reports, actionable…