ET Consultant - req

Preferred Language(s)

Closing Date: 9/19/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Job #: req
38276

Organization:
World Bank

Sector:
Information Technology

Grade: EC1

Term Duration: 1 year 0 months

Recruitment Type:
Local Recruitment

Location:

Washington, DC,United States

Required Language(s):
English

Closing Date: 9/19/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

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.

With 189 member countries and more than 130 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

The Information and Technology Solutions (ITS) Vice Presidential Unit (VPU) enables the World Bank Group to achieve its mission of ending extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet by delivering transformative information and technologies to its staff working in over 150+ locations. For more information on ITS, see this video:

The World Bank Group has undertaken an ambitious exercise to revise its mandate, products, and structure to adjust to the multiple, intertwined crises affecting the world today (see Evolution Roadmap). In the move to a better bank, a new Vision and Mission for the institution have been announced, and a new World Bank playbook along with several financial initiatives are underway.

The WBG Library provides services to about 24,000 WBG staff and consultants globally. The unit provides access to e-resources, reference and research services, training, and custom solutions. The team is decentralized to serve a mobile, global workforce from HQ, Asia, Europe, and Africa.

The Library is looking for a dynamic, experienced Research Librarian to provide research and reference services to support the business.

The Library is a unit of ITS Data, Information & AI Products & Services (ITSDA), within the WBG Data Technology Office (ITSDO), part of the Information & Technology Solutions (ITS) Vice Presidency. ITSDO provides information services to the World Bank Group and to the public. The WBG Library is also part of the Library Network, a group of libraries supporting World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund staff globally.

WBG Library is an institutional member of NISO and IFLA and participates in The United Nations Library Information Network for Knowledge Sharing (UN-LINKS) and UNSEIAC Consortium.

The WBG Library seeks an experienced, service-oriented, and collaborative ETC Research Librarian to support research, reference, document delivery, market intelligence, systematic literature review, and AI-enabled research services. The role will help strengthen the Library’s ability to deliver timely, high-quality research support to WBG staff in HQ and Country Offices, while contributing to emerging work on AI for research and information integrity.

The ETC Research Librarian will work with Research team members, support front desk reference services, and collaborate with other WBG IT teams and internal and external Library partners to deliver on the WBG Library Research mandate.

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