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Digital & AI Specialist
Software Engineering, Data Science
Posted on Aug 5, 2026
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 120 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, www.worldbank.org Unit(s) Context The South Asia Region The South Asia Region comprises six countries (India, Bhutan, , Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) that range in size from India (with a population of over 1 billion) to Maldives (with 0.3 million people). The region has experienced a long period of robust economic growth, averaging 6% a year over the past 20 years. This strong growth has translated into reducing extreme poverty and strong improvements in human development. At the same time, the region remains home to one-third of the world’s poorest, and persistent structural challenges threaten to undermine sustained growth, hindering the region’s ability to create jobs and respond to climate shocks. The South Asia Region: https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/sar Digital AI Vice Presidency Digital technologies offer a unique opportunity to transform development through digital solutions. The Digital AI Vice Presidency and its global and regional teams will support client countries in building the foundational and cross-cutting elements of digital transformation through: • Building broadband connectivity infrastructure, last mile access and data platforms (including last mile connectivity and data infrastructure) • Strengthening digital public infrastructure (DPI), including digital ID, data sharing, verifiable credentials and digitalizing government services that improve accountability and transparency • Protecting institutions, businesses, and citizens through cybersecurity and data protection privacy • Developing ICT sectors and supporting digital entrepreneurship, skills, and jobs • Enabling AI-ready economies by supporting governments in building the policy, regulatory, data, and infrastructure foundations needed to harness AI responsibly and at scale • Supporting the Vice presidencies of People, Prosperity, Planet, and Infrastructure in the digitalization efforts of their clients, and in leveraging digital solutions, including building client sectoral digital capacity, defining and implementing sectoral specific AI strategies, and designing AI-powered solutions For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/digital The roles and responsibilities include but are not limited to: The Opportunity The World Bank Group’s (WBG) engagement on digital development is rapidly growing in the South Asia region (SAR) in response to increased client demand for knowledge, technical assistance, and financing. The overall SAR Digital agenda aims to enhance the speed, scale, and impact of the WBG’s support to enable countries to make the most of digital opportunities and address emerging challenges in an effective and agile manner. SAR Digital Unit is looking for a Digital AI Specialist to be based in New Delhi, India. The position will report to the South Asia Regional Practice Manager for Digital AI and work with the Digital AI team in India, as with other team members based globally. The Specialist will bring hands-on expertise in the design, architecture, and deployment of AI systems in the public sector. Beyond policy and regulatory advice, the role requires the ability to guide governments through the full lifecycle of AI adoption - from use-case identification and feasibility assessment, through solution architecture, data readiness, model selection and procurement, to responsible deployment, monitoring, and scaling. A particular focus will be on applying AI to development challenges in sectors such as health, agriculture, education, social protection, and service delivery, and on building the technical capacity of client institutions to sustain these solutions More specifically, the roles and responsibilities are to: The Digital AI Specialist, together with the Digital AI Team in India, and the broader team will be responsible for Supporting client engagements in India and supervising activities in the sector as a technical expert. These include • Support policy dialogue with senior government officials, coordinate across relevant government agencies, development partners and other World Bank Global Departments and verticals. • Contribute to the design, preparation and supervision of World Bank Group financed investment and policy reform programs on digital and AI, with a particular emphasis on (i) strengthening infrastructure for an AI ready economy, including data centres and cloud, by leveraging private sector investments, (ii) Design and implementation of digital public infrastructure systems for citizen centric service delivery Advise clients on strategies, best practices and design of programs to develop the foundations of their digital economies. This may include participating in technical assistance activities and providing just-in-time technical and strategic expertise on the design of the overall policy, that includes designing national AI strategies, AI governance and regulatory frameworks, data governance regimes, and AI ethics and responsible AI policies that are contextually appropriate for developing country contexts. • Liaise and provide guidance to colleagues working in other sectors (including agriculture, health, education, energy, financial services, transport, etc.) on how to leverage digital technologies and AI to improve public service delivery and efficiency in the respective sectors and to stimulate digital innovation, entrepreneurship and investment in those sectors by private sector actors. • Provide technical leadership on the design and deployment of AI solutions in government, including solution architecture, data pipelines and data readiness assessments, choice of models and platforms (including open-source and frontier models), cloud/compute arrangements, integration with digital public infrastructure, and MLOps/deployment practices appropriate for public sector environments. • Advise clients on sectoral AI applications for development — e.g., AI for health diagnostics and supply chains, agricultural advisory services, personalized learning, social protection targeting and G2P delivery — including assessing use-case feasibility, cost, risks, and pathways to scale. • Support clients in operationalizing responsible AI in deployed systems, including bias testing, safety evaluations, human-in-the-loop design, grievance redress, and post-deployment monitoring. • Contribute to building client-side technical capacity for AI adoption, including institutional arrangements (e.g., AI units/centers of excellence), procurement approaches for AI systems, and talent and skills strategies.