Independent Evaluation Group

We are hiring! The Independent #Evaluation Group (IEG) is seeking a Senior Economist with #macroeconomic knowledge and #analytical skills. 📅 Deadline: February 28, 2025 🔗 Apply: https://bit.ly/3ENk4CF

The World Bank’s partnership with #Nepal has had many successes, but it has also highlighted the challenges of engaging in complex #governance and post #disaster contexts. Drawing from IEG’s new #evaluation, this blog by Rasmus Heltberg offers insights for future engagement: https://bit.ly/4aQyYEm

Nepal has achieved notable #development gains, successfully reducing poverty despite modest economic growth.     In a new Country Program #Evaluation, IEG evaluates The World Bank’s decade-long engagement with #Nepal and offers lessons to inform future support: https://bit.ly/40C2lWg Rasmus Heltberg, Saku Akmeemana, Harsh Anuj, Corky de Asis, Deborah Delmar, Arjun Kaushik, Johan Lopez, Stephen C. Miller, Stuti Sachdeva, Habiburahman Sahibzada, Avjeet Singh. Samriddhi Foundation, Ashish Shrestha, Lilima Bhatta, Esperanza Sadiua, Patricia Azevedo, Estelle Raimondo, Maximillian Ashwill, Jeffrey Allen Chelsky,Birgit Hansl, Carmen Nonay, Theo Thomas, Sabine Bernabe, Erik Bloom, Sagar Prasai, Nigel Roberts, Pallavi Roy,. and Arunjana Das.

Thank you very much to everyone who participated in our 2024 Stakeholder Survey. Your feedback has helped us understand what is working and what is not, along with insights on what we can do to improve. The survey results offered clear messages on the value placed on engagement, more timely and accessible reports, and increased outreach. These are all issues we are working on. We invite to review the results of the 2024 survey and hope that you will participate in our 2025 survey to provide your feedback on our progress: https://bit.ly/4aouapB

As we kick off 2025, IEG reflects on the 12 #evaluations that shaped the past year. They focused on innovative methods and delivering insights to improve development outcomes. Explore all 12 evaluations (#IEG2024):   1️⃣ The Annual Report 2023 (AR23) reflects on IEG's work and impact in the past year. It highlights #innovations and the range of insights aimed at informing decisions on pressing issues. Read more: bit.ly/3ZHhsgq   2️⃣ IDA Jobs and Labor Markets explores The World Bank’s support to enhance job creation and labor market outcomes in #IDA countries. Discover key findings and recommendations: https://bit.ly/3DnlxPB     3️⃣ Papua New Guinea CPE assesses the impact of World Bank programs from 2008 to 2022. What are the lessons from World Bank support for #PapuaNewGuinea? Discover our findings in this evaluation: https://bit.ly/49FC39N   4️⃣ Leveraging #Imagery and #Data shows how advanced data tools and imagery are being used to enhance monitoring and evaluation practices for development. Read the full report: https://bit.ly/3DqxeVO   5️⃣ The Ecuador Country Program Evaluation (CPE) reviews 15 years of World Bank Group support to #Ecuador. It examines progress in reestablishing partnerships and supporting sustainable, private sector–led growth. Full report: https://bit.ly/3ZPTijY   6️⃣ The Making Waves evaluation dives into the World Bank’s efforts to support #BlueEconomy approaches. Discover lessons on managing ocean resources for economic and environmental benefits: bit.ly/4gOgLcl   7️⃣ Confronting the Learning Crisis examines how the World Bank has supported improving foundational learning outcomes in basic #education (2012–2022). Discover lessons and recommendations: bit.ly/4dIzPXH   8️⃣ The Evaluation Insight Note: Agricultural Innovation and Technology in projects evaluation focused on how World Bank #agriculture and irrigation projects use technologies, and what insights can be drawn from them: https://bit.ly/3NGFd2S   9️⃣ World Bank & IFC - International Finance Corporation Engagement on Gender Equality reviews World Bank Group support to address #gender inequalities between fiscal years 2012 and 2023. Discover the key lessons and recommendations for the future: https://bit.ly/4f89Yd1   1️⃣0️⃣ The Independent Evaluation Group’s Validation of Management Action Record assesses the World Bank’s progress in responding to evaluation recommendations. Discover key findings and implications for future actions: bit.ly/4fkDQCE   1️⃣1️⃣ Making Procurement Work Better examines how enhanced #procurement systems drive efficiency, transparency, and better outcomes in development. Discover the lessons and recommendations from this evaluation: bit.ly/48QtkRt   1️⃣2️⃣ The Early-Stage Evaluation of the Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) looks at how flexible, phased solutions are tackling complex development challenges. Discover key insights from this final evaluation of the year: bit.ly/3Z06oe6

The World Bank’s support for gender equality has driven significant progress, expanding gender-relevant projects across sectors and addressing a broader range of gender inequalities.   Our evaluation of a decade’s worth of World Bank support to #GenderEquality also identifies critical issues to be addressed and offers guidance for adopting a more strategic, outcome-focused approach.    These lessons can inform the implementation of the World Bank’s ambitious, new gender strategy.   Read our new blog by Elena Bardasi, Maria Elena Pinglo, and Serena Fogaroli: https://bit.ly/3Dauk7o

🔎Evidence is the bridge to impact! I am excited to share this crucial message from my opening remarks at #COP29 about the key role of independent evaluations in guiding decision-making, accountability, and promoting continuous learning —essential ingredients for achieving sustained climate impact. As we work towards sustainable development, infrastructure, and effective climate action, we are committed to building a solid foundation of evidence across key sectors—private and public engagement, finance, and beyond. Together, we can connect policy to meaningful real-world outcomes. ▶️ Watch the video below to learn more about what is needed to shape a sustainable future through evidence-based climate finance and policy. 👇🏼 Independent Evaluation Group

Inspired by the discussions on the strategic direction of the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) at the Partnership Council meeting today. The mission of the GEI is critical for development effectiveness. Evaluation Capacity Development: - Equips decision makers to learn from experience, and to design more effective policies, programs and projects  - Helps our country partners to take decisions, based on M&E evidence of what works and what doesn't in their specific context; and - Helps our country partners to course correct as new evidence is produced and as conditions change. As we enter the second phase, we see GEI as a network of excellence in evaluation that connects our partner countries to global excellence in evaluation. A big thank you to the GEI team and our colleagues at the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD for a seamless organization and warm hospitality! Lily Chu Dugan Fraser Patrizia Cocca Anna A. Fabio Pittaluga Sonya Rakotonirina Arjun Kaushik Alice Macfarlan Claudia Olavarria Helena Stadtmüller Simon Davies Varsha Thebo Douglas Glandon

Season 3 of the What Have We Learned? The Evaluation Podcast concluded, leaving us with valuable insights into development and #evaluation. Here’s the full lineup of episodes: 🎧 Comment la Banque mondiale peut s'inspirer de son engagement au Maroc pour son nouveau modèle stratégique dans les pays à revenu intermédiaire with Estelle Raimondo, PhD & Sabine Durier 🎧 Part 1: Taxes, the social contract, and financing development with Jeffrey Allen Chelsky & Arturo Herrera 🎧 Part 2: Taxes, the social contract, and financing development with Jeffrey Allen Chelsky & Rusudan Kemularia 🎧 Lessons on creating an enabling environment for private sector climate action with Marialisa Motta, Stephen Hutton, & Heinz P. Rudolph 🎧 Reaching women and girls trapped in violence and conflict with Elena Bardasi, Lauren Kelly, & Rebekka Grun von Jolk 🎧 Driving prosperity through financial inclusion with Carmen Nonay, Jean Pesme, & Adel Meer 🎧 From Geo-pixels to Evaluation Insights with Estelle Raimondo, PhD, Virginia Ziulu, & Anupam Anand   Missed an episode, or even the previous seasons? Don’t worry! You can catch up on all three seasons here: https://lnkd.in/diBjHkjt   📢 And stay tuned, season 4 is coming soon with more engaging conversations!   📩 Want to be the first to know when the new season drops or get alerts for new episodes? Subscribe to our #podcast newsletter: https://lnkd.in/erYgwhsS

In 2017, The World Bank introduced the Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) as a means of structuring a long, large, or complex engagement as a set of shorter linked projects or phases.    The MPA was designed to provide strategic and operational advantages over a single large operation.    Our early-stage #evaluation assesses how well the MPA is fulfilling its promise and presents implications for improving the effectiveness of MPAs: https://bit.ly/3Z06oe6 Rashmi Shanker Birgit Hansl Theo Thomas Sabine Bernabe Andrea Rojas Hosse Diana Stanescu Marwane Zouaidi Rasmus Heltberg Harsh Anuj Munib Qasim Zia Srinivasan Palle Venkata Deborah Wetzel Victor Beltran