E T Consultant
E T Consultant
Job #:
req29335
Organization:
IFC
Sector:
Upstream
Grade:
EC1
Term Duration:
1 year 0 months
Recruitment Type:
Local Recruitment
Location:
Washington, DC,United States
Required Language(s):
English
Preferred Language(s):
Closing Date:
9/27/2024 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
Description
IFC - a member of the World Bank Group - is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities. Our mission is to leverage the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet.
The IFC 3.0 strategy aims to stimulate more investment activity across emerging markets, especially in Low Income Countries (LICs) and Fragile and Conflict affected States (FCS). This strategy aims to create new opportunities for private investments in riskier markets and sectors by proactively working "upstream" to create, deepen, and expand markets and design and develop potential investment projects. Achieving these growth and impact ambitions at scale requires a different approach to business development, deal sourcing, and client support that relies on 1) working more closely with the World Bank on business enabling environment and policy/sector reforms; 2) a broader product offering to engage earlier in the project cycle and secure opportunities; 3) a greater focus on preparing clients in nascent markets and sectors for investment; 4) a greater focus on value addition and risk management of portfolio investment clients to enhance their performance; and 5)a longer time horizon and a more patient, longer-term perspective.
As part of a broader alignment in IFC, IFC Advisory Services is shifting to a more strategic approach, systematically linking our advisory programs to the greatest needs identified in World Bank Group country and sector strategies. We will increasingly focus on developing high-impact projects that can help our clients attract the financing they need -particularly in the poorest and most conflict-affected areas of the world. At the firm level, we help companies to attract private investors and partners, enter new markets, and increase their impact. We provide tailored market insights as well as advice on how to improve companies' operational performance and sustainability. We also support the adoption of good practices and standards to increase competitiveness and productivity. At the government level, we help national and sub-national administrations implement reforms that encourage private investment and structure public-private partnerships to improve people's access to high-quality infrastructure and basic services.
The Upstream and Advisory Secretariat Central Unit (CUACS) was created in 2023 to support IFC's Upstream and Advisory operations to effectively contribute to IFC's 3.0strategy and 2030 commitments. The unit's staff are based across multiple regions and provide operational support for all industries and functions. Responsibilities include Project portfolio coverage of 750+ projects; providing corporate oversight, developing policies, procedures, and systems, and knowledge management & learning for Upstream and Advisory units; developing financial planning and analysis of the Upstream Advisory apparatus, including advocating on budgeting and financial sustainability; and representing Upstream and Advisory at Corporate fora and the IFC Board.
IFC is seeking an ETC to join the Upstream and Advisory Central Unit (CUACS) with expertise on the following areas: data collection and analysis, project management, Upstream and Advisory experience preferred and product development (CnCs) among others.
Role & Responsibilities:
• Extract data from internal and external databases, analyze and present data for various audiences and update/maintain information in relevant databases.
• Review, screen and prepare relevant documents, presentations, and reports including supporting document preparation for IFC senior management and IFC board.
• Prepare documentation for IFC internal processes including strategy and management requests.
• Support and own large portions of the cross-functional product development of IFC's early-stage co-investment product (CnCs). Duties include refining the product features in IFC systems and ensuring appropriate coordination with cross-functional stakeholders from Accounting, Legal, Client Survey, Investment teams, et al. so that the product develops in conjunction with business needs.
• Example day-to-day duties related to CnCs include providing customer service to regional teams, validating legal rights in co-investment agreements and IFC systems, tracking financials and rights secured, delivering training, creating dashboards using Power BI, gathering client survey data, etc.
• Support the scheduling and management of the Upstream pipeline process including the development of pipeline insights, templates, and guidance.
• Assist in highlighting synergies, opportunities to collaborate and lessons learned among relevant operations projects, programs, and initiatives across the Upstream pipeline.
• Collating Upstream-enabled commitments by contacting Upstream colleagues and using project documents to pair quantitative Upstream metrics with the qualitative narratives for each Upstream-enabled commitment.
• Undertake data collection and analysis and develop appropriate formats of data to disseminate knowledge products, with some senior guidance. Support execution of cross sectoral interventions that the team is leading or coordinating.
• Ad-hoc data analysis on Upstream and interfacing with Analytics team to refine Upstream analytics features, particularly with a view to upgrading IFC tracking systems that relate to Upstream including the IFC dashboard.
• Assist with time-sensitive miscellaneous tasks associated with Upstream and/or Advisory as this function evolves over time, e.g., liaising with the Business Continuity team.
• Support the Upstream team in CUACS with a range of ad hoc tasks related to program management as needed.
Selection Criteria
• Master's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, International Relations, Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Up to 3 years work experience in banking and/or consulting or another fast-paced, financial, and analytical, knowledge-based work environment. Exposure to emerging markets would be a plus.
• Genuine commitment to development and to the World Bank Group and IFC's mission, strategy, and values.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills, as demonstrated in supporting the development or execution of investment finance opportunities in the private sector.
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and database skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and quality.
• Ability to thrive under pressure and function effectively in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines, while working on multiple projects.
• Ability to distill and summarize large amounts of information/data from various sources to prepare business documents and presentations.
• Excellent teamwork skills, ability to take initiative and work across organizational boundaries independently.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills in English. Additional languages would be a plus.
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Note: The selected candidate will be offered a one-year appointment, renewable at the discretion of the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET appointment of three years. If an ET appointment ends before a full year, it is considered as a full year toward the lifetime maximum. Former and current ET staff who have completed all or any portion of their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.
