Latest Vacancy at the World Bank Group

World Bank Group – Established in 1944, the WBG is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for development solutions. In fiscal year 2018, the WBG committed $67 billion in loans, grants, equity investments and guarantees to its members and private businesses, of which $24 billion was concessional finance to its poorest members.

We help developing countries achieve sustainable growth by financing investment, mobilizing capital in international financial markets, and providing advisory services to businesses and governments.

Investment Officer/Operations Officer – West and Central Africa

Job Specifications:

Full Time
Required Qualifications: BA/BSC/HND
Location: Lagos| Nigeria.
Category: Banking Jobs
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Job Description:

Sub-Regional portfolio delivery and business development
The IO/OO is expected to deliver client projects and manage client relationships across the sub-region.
Portfolio: Manage the delivery of existing portfolio projects in the West and Central Africa region, ensuring provision of high-quality services to internal (industry/regional) and external clients and strong internal project governance.
Accelerate Opportunities to include Gender and Inclusion Solutions: help sub-regional and industry leadership to identify and to embed gender and economic inclusion solutions in their existing and pipeline investment and advisory projects by supporting the screening of project pipeline and identifying opportunities. Work on implementing the defined gender solutions.
New Flagship Initiatives and Country Programs: Support in collaboration with IFC Industry teams the design and delivery of coordinated, country-level programs that address gender barriers and deliver measurable gender outcomes.
Manage the selection and performance of staff and consultants reporting to/assigned to the sub regional program to effectively deliver program goals.
Sub-Regional strategy, communications and partnerships:
Support IFC sub-regional and country management on gender issues.
Coordinate and provide IFC sub-regional regional and country management consistent inputs in sub-regional, country, and industry/sector projects, programs and strategies.
Support the sub-regional communications team and country management on gender and economic inclusion topics externally, such as at regional events, with partners, and in the media.

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Qualifications and Requirements:

The candidate should be a seasoned professional with in-depth experience working with the private sector and across institutional structures to deliver impactful solutions. S/he routinely leads staff, initiatives, programs, projects, and integrates the work of others (often multi-disciplinary). S/he confidently delivers quality output and can work and inspire others with a sense of urgency. S/he can proficiently interact with companies’ senior management, development partners and communicate with senior government counterparts and other organizations with confidence on the topic at hand.

Selection Criteria

Master’s degree in economics, finance, business, or other relevant discipline required.
At least eight years of professional experience in private sector development in emerging markets (required) with decision-making responsibility, ideally with a focus on gender and inclusion.
Experience in structuring investment and advisory projects, including results frameworks to capture gender / inclusion outcomes and impacts.
Broad experience across gender and economic inclusion topics and the demonstrated ability to engage with credibility and confidence.
Ability to self-manage, multitask, and work under time constraints.
Successful record of managing staff/consultants/temporaries in a project, monitoring project issues and tasks, meeting deadlines and setting priorities.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, sound business judgment to identify issues, and present creative and practical solutions.
Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills in English, including strong ability to communicate ideas clearly and confidently, articulate issues and recommend solutions. Fluency in another language widely spoken in the sub-region such as Portuguese and Swahili is a plus.
Demonstrated commitment to IFC core values, including excellence, mutual respect, collegiality, teamwork, diversity and inclusiveness, integrity, innovation, transparency, and accountability.