{"id":102274,"date":"2026-07-17T12:51:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/wbg-pioneer-sparc-for-conflict-affected-and-reconstruction-contexts-intern\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T12:51:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:51:43","slug":"wbg-pioneer-sparc-for-conflict-affected-and-reconstruction-contexts-intern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/wbg-pioneer-sparc-for-conflict-affected-and-reconstruction-contexts-intern\/","title":{"rendered":"WBG Pioneer &#8211; SPARC for Conflict-Affected and Reconstruction Contexts Intern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"WBG Pioneer - SPARC for Conflict-Affected and Reconstruction Contexts Intern\", \"description\": \"Background\/Organizational Context\\nThe Smart Parcel Atlas for Resilient Cities SPARC is a World Bank Group geospatial intelligence initiative that helps task teams and city governments generate and apply parcel-level spatial evidence for urban planning, infrastructure prioritization, land management, disaster risk management, and investment decisions. SPARC combines satellite imagery, global datasets, GeoAI methods, and administrative information to produce decision-ready layers on buildings, parcels, land use, infrastructure access, hazard exposure, population dynamics, and urban growth. The internship will support the thematic expansion of SPARC to conflict-affected and reconstruction contexts e.g., South Sudan, Sudan, Ukraine, with a focus on how parcel- and neighborhood-level geospatial intelligence can inform remote monitoring, damage and change detection, population and displacement dynamics, service disruption analysis, and operational prioritization for recovery and resilience investments.\\nDuties and Responsibilities\\nReview SPARC materials, reconstruction, and forced displacement use cases, and good practice on remote monitoring, damage detection, displacement tracking, and urban recovery analytics.\\nMap 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.\\nSupport definition of SPARC use cases for conflict and post-conflict settings, including reconstruction prioritization, service disruption screening, and remote supervision of recovery investments.\\nContribute to analytical frameworks, prototype analytics, mock-ups, and concise operational materials for selected contexts, subject to data availability and team priorities.\\nPrepare notes, briefs, slide inputs, and documentation on data quality, uncertainty, limitations, validation needs, ethical considerations, and appropriate use in sensitive FCV contexts.\\nSelection Criteria\\nCandidates must be currently enrolled in, or in the final year of, a postgraduate master\u2019s or PhD program.\\nCandidates must have 1\u20136 years of relevant professional experience\\nAcademic 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.\\nDemonstrated interest in applying geospatial data and analytics to urban resilience, reconstruction, FCV, displacement, service delivery, or infrastructure planning.\\nStrong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills, including ability to synthesize technical material for non-specialist audiences.\\nExperience with GIS, remote sensing, spatial data management, Python\/R, Google Earth Engine, QGIS or ArcGIS, or related tools.\\nAbility to work effectively in diverse, team-based environments\\nExcellent written and spoken English; knowledge of Arabic, Ukrainian, French, Amharic, Swahili, or other relevant languages is an asset.\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-07-16\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"World Bank Group\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-08-12T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"CONTRACTOR\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> World Bank Group<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Contract<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-08-12<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>Background\/Organizational Context<br \/>The Smart Parcel Atlas for Resilient Cities SPARC is a World Bank Group geospatial intelligence initiative that helps task teams and city governments generate and apply parcel-level spatial evidence for urban planning, infrastructure prioritization, land management, disaster risk management, and investment decisions. SPARC combines satellite imagery, global datasets, GeoAI methods, and administrative information to produce decision-ready layers on buildings, parcels, land use, infrastructure access, hazard exposure, population dynamics, and urban growth. The internship will support the thematic expansion of SPARC to conflict-affected and reconstruction contexts e.g., South Sudan, Sudan, Ukraine, with a focus on how parcel- and neighborhood-level geospatial intelligence can inform remote monitoring, damage and change detection, population and displacement dynamics, service disruption analysis, and operational prioritization for recovery and resilience investments.<br \/>Duties and Responsibilities<br \/>Review SPARC materials, reconstruction, and forced displacement use cases, and good practice on remote monitoring, damage detection, displacement tracking, and urban recovery analytics.<br \/>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.<br \/>Support definition of SPARC use cases for conflict and post-conflict settings, including reconstruction prioritization, service disruption screening, and remote supervision of recovery investments.<br \/>Contribute to analytical frameworks, prototype analytics, mock-ups, and concise operational materials for selected contexts, subject to data availability and team priorities.<br \/>Prepare notes, briefs, slide inputs, and documentation on data quality, uncertainty, limitations, validation needs, ethical considerations, and appropriate use in sensitive FCV contexts.<br \/>Selection Criteria<br \/>Candidates must be currently enrolled in, or in the final year of, a postgraduate master\u2019s or PhD program.<br \/>Candidates must have 1\u20136 years of relevant professional experience<br \/>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.<br \/>Demonstrated interest in applying geospatial data and analytics to urban resilience, reconstruction, FCV, displacement, service delivery, or infrastructure planning.<br \/>Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills, including ability to synthesize technical material for non-specialist audiences.<br \/>Experience with GIS, remote sensing, spatial data management, Python\/R, Google Earth Engine, QGIS or ArcGIS, or related tools.<br \/>Ability to work effectively in diverse, team-based environments<br \/>Excellent written and spoken English; knowledge of Arabic, Ukrainian, French, Amharic, Swahili, or other relevant languages is an asset.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to World Bank Group on worldbankgroup.csod.com to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. 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