Accelerator for Systemic Risk Assesment (ASRA) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) are seeking a senior research analyst to undertake the following activities:
● Undertake desk-based and primary interview research into the different risks relevant
to development lending activities, including analysis of the risks that have materialized
in the context of existing and past projects and activities;
● Use ASRA’s and IDB’s tools and methods to undertake systemic risk assessments,
including identifying interactions between the risks and their consequences;
● Contribute to the further development of robust frameworks and tools for early
detection and mitigation of systemic risks, including through advanced data analysis,
model analysis, development and implementation and use of other analytical
approaches including interviews, surveys and expert elicitations, as required;
● Further consider the implications of risk responses, including an assessment of how
systemic they are, according to specified criteria around the effectiveness of systemic
risk responses;
● Develop recommendations for IDB and other MDBs on enhanced processes to consider
systemic risks;
● Lead-author a flagship briefing paper setting out the research findings and resultant
recommendations, working closely with managers from ASRA & IDB
● Reporting back to ASRA
For more information, see the job posting.