Transport Specialist- Modelling

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank consists of two entities – the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). It is a global development cooperative owned by 189 member countries.

As the largest development bank in the world, the World Bank provides loans, guarantees, risk management products, and advisory services to middle-income and creditworthy low-income countries, and coordinates responses to regional and global challenges. For more information, please visit www.worldbank.org . WBG Infrastructure Knowledge Bank The WBG Infrastructure Vertical provides public and private solutions to operational teams and clients across the WBG to produce scalable impact. Its mandate is to deliver knowledge for impact to support the WBG to achieve its goals in support of our mission and specifically: providing guidance on creating more and better jobs by: (i) supporting foundational infrastructure and human capital, (ii) policy environment, and (iii) enabling and mobilizing private sector capital.

With 60 years of experience, the WBG is poised to support the sector becoming an engine of growth and jobs through improving policies and governance, foundational infrastructure and private sector investments. The WBG’s lending in the sector is expected to grow substantially. The Infrastructure VPU’s objectives in driving outcomes include replicating and scaling effective solutions, enhancing thought leadership and innovation, and delivering timely knowledge to client teams. For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/infrastructure WBG Transport and Logistics Department (KIT) The World Bank Group (WBG) Transport and Logistics Department (KIT) is dedicated to enabling sustainable, efficient, and inclusive movement of goods and people worldwide.

As a core part of the WBG’s mission, the department focuses on developing, financing, and advising on transport infrastructure and services that are vital for economic growth, regional integration, and poverty reduction. Our work encompasses all modes of transport—including road, rail, maritime, and aviation—and covers both urban and rural environments. The department collaborates with public and private sector partners to design and implement innovative solutions that address emerging challenges such as climate change, rapid urbanization, technological advancements, and the need for improved supply chain resilience. KIT Department is organized into three units: Policy and Regulations (KITPR), Solutions and Impact (KITSI), and Trust Funds for Safe and Sustainable Transport (KITEF).

KITPR is global unit focused on shaping enabling policy and regulatory frameworks that support sustainable transport and logistics development. It delivers knowledge services, policy advice, and model regulatory solutions across infrastructure and urban sectors, drawing on global best practices and innovation. The unit works closely with regional teams and partners to develop scalable policy tools, support regulatory reform, and build institutional capacity. KITPR increasingly applies geospatial analytics, remote sensing, and spatial data science to inform planning, investment prioritization, and policy dialogue across transport corridors, urban mobility systems, and rural connectivity.

A key priority is strengthening analytical models and tools to support evidence-based transport and logistics investments. KITPR is seeking to hire a Transport Modeling Specialist to be based at the World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C. to support its work program, including serving as the focal point for several of KIT’s transport models and tools. He/she will report to the Manager of Policy and Regulations (KITPR). On a day-to-day basis, he/she will work under the supervision of senior staff in the unit and the department.

Job Duties and Responsibilities: The Transport Modeling Specialist is expected to display leadership and excellence in transport modeling and data analytics, which is the focus of this position. The selected candidate will join the core team of transport modelers and data scientists of KIT department. Strong hands-on experience in developing, applying and training others on using transport analytical models and tools are also required. The primary objectives of the assignment will be to: • Design, build, maintain, and continuously update the WBG's suite of models and analytical tools for transport sector work.

The role spans both goods and passenger transport, encompassing the full breadth of transport infrastructure and systems, including road and rail networks and corridors, ports and maritime transport, and logistics nodes. • Work with complex, multi-layered datasets covering trade flows, population, and socio-economic and environmental variables, ensuri