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Fraud Analytics Specialist

World Bank, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022


Fraud Analytics Specialist

Job #: req30028

Organization: World Bank

Sector: Other

Grade: GF

Term Duration: 3 years 0 months

Recruitment Type: International Recruitment

Location: Washington, DC, United States

Required Language(s): English

Preferred Language(s):

Closing Date: 11/13/2024 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development.

As part of the World Bank Group (WB), the Integrity Vice Presidency (INT) shares in the WB’s overall mission in alleviating poverty and achieving a shared and sustainable prosperity in client countries. INT’s fundamental role within the WB is to help detect, prevent, and deter fraud and corruption in the use of the WB’s financial resources.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Forensic Services Unit (FSU) in INT provides special assistance to external investigation teams in planning, executing, and reporting on the exercise of the WB’s audit and inspection rights. The Fraud Analytics Specialist (FAS) will play a critical role in advancing the WB’s Integrity Vice Presidency (INT) mission by enhancing data-driven applications for integrity risk management.

The FAS will be responsible for developing statistical models and tools that can help identify patterns of misconduct, assess risk factors, and provide actionable insights to prevent fraud and corruption in World Bank-financed operations.

The FAS will support data mining and intelligence curation efforts across INT, ensuring the intelligence/data gathered is relevant, timely, and actionable.

In close collaboration with INT teams, the FAS will contribute to the development of methodologies for proactive case work.

Under the supervision of INT’s Data Lab team lead, the FAS will liaise with ITS to communicate, follow up, and resolve INT cloud related issues.

Selection Criteria

Advanced university degree, or equivalent, in computer forensics, computer science, data science, information technology, economics, mathematics, statistics, accounting, finance or law with suitable certifications in data science.

At least 5 years of experience in data analytics, fraud analytics, especially analytics involving governance, risk management, integrity issues, etc.

Strong communications and technical writing skills.

Relevant technical experience (i.e., in Python, SQL, Machine Learning) are highly desired.

Core Competencies

Lead and Innovate: Contributes new insights to understand situations and develops solutions to resolve complex problems.

Client Orientation: Identifies WBG solutions to meet client's needs and goals.

Drive for Results: Creates conditions to achieve challenging results.

Teamwork: Seeks to improve team collaboration and inclusion.

Knowledge, Learning and Communication: Transfers knowledge and communicates effectively across boundaries.

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer.

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