WBG Pioneer - SPARC for Conflict-Affected and Reconstruction Contexts Intern

Duties and Responsibilities

• Review & Research: Review SPARC materials, reconstruction, and forced displacement use cases, and good practice on remote monitoring, damage detection, displacement tracking, and urban recovery analytics.
• Data Mapping: Map relevant conflict-specific (including forced displacement) data sources and methods, including satellite imagery, building footprints, road networks, land cover, nighttime lights, population proxies, hazard exposure layers, and administrative datasets.
• Use Case Definition: Support definition of SPARC use cases for conflict and post-conflict settings, including reconstruction prioritization, service disruption screening, and remote supervision of recovery investments.
• Analytical Frameworks: Contribute to analytical frameworks, prototype analytics, mock-ups, and concise operational materials for selected contexts, subject to data availability and team priorities.
• Documentation: Prepare notes, briefs, slide inputs, and documentation on data quality, uncertainty, limitations, validation needs, ethical considerations, and appropriate use in sensitive FCV (Fragility, Conflict, and Violence) contexts.

Selection Criteria

• Academic Enrollment: Candidates must be currently enrolled in, or in the final year of, a postgraduate master's or PhD program.
• Professional Experience: Candidates must have 1–6 years of relevant professional experience.
• Educational Background: Academic background in urban planning, geography, geospatial analytics, data science, remote sensing, international development, public policy, disaster risk management, conflict studies, economics, or a related field.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills, including ability to synthesize technical material for non-specialist audiences.
• Tool Proficiency: Experience with GIS, remote sensing, spatial data management, Python/R, Google Earth Engine, QGIS or ArcGIS, or related tools.
• Interpersonal Skills: Ability to work effectively in diverse, team-based environments.
• Languages: Excellent written and spoken English; knowledge of Arabic, Ukrainian, French, Amharic, Swahili, or other relevant languages is an asset.