Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
The Operations Officer will have a wide range of evolving responsibilities, which will be exclusive or shared with other team members. Anticipated scope of duties and responsibilities during the next two years includes the following:
African Cities Platform Support
• General support to (or leading some pieces of work related to) IFC’s Africa Cities business development, upstream and value-add advisory engagements.
• Map municipal infrastructure leads and conduct industry and market research;
• Participate in meetings with potential clients and help diagnose infrastructure issues and developing integrated investment and advisory solutions
• Appraise financial information from municipalities and private sector companies and prepare reports on periodic historical and projected financial statements, project progress reports, and other information submitted by clients
• Prepare documentation for IFC internal processes and help draft legal agreements
• Conduct other financial, legal or technical due diligence
• Support specific city engagements by participating in business development when needed, undertaking initial diagnostics of client capacities and needs, identifying and managing consultants.
• Drawing on client demands and IFC’s areas of expertise, support, help identify and potentially lead the development & roll-out of specific “advisory products”, working closely with Industry Specialists.
• Work with the Platform Lead and Industry Specialists to foster relationships with key internal stakeholders, including WB, Climate, Blended Finance, Partnerships, etc. related to IFC’s Cities Initiative.
• Work with other IFC colleagues in the region to map and track municipal and subnational infrastructure characteristics across the Sub-Saharan Africa region including legal, regulatory, political and economic considerations.
• Coordinate with WB on fiscal decentralization and other efforts related subnational regulatory frameworks to improve the enabling environment for IFC’s Cities-related engagements within countries and across countries.
• Work with the African Cities’ Platform Lead to maintain regular communication with different GPs, representing IFC at various WB events related to cities/fiscal decentralization. Arrange related discussions and research to help advance subnational borrowing frameworks.
• Provide support to cities’ platform in the MENA region on an as needed basis.
• Possible support to other INR related areas as well.
Donor reporting and fundraising
• Organize regional platform project review meetings and supporting documents to facilitate cross regional learning.
• Lead the development of bi-annual donor and project supervision reports for the Global Platform and support drafting and provide inputs into the bi-annual project supervision reports for Regional Platforms; ensure compliance with donor and IFC portfolio reporting requirements and consistency in reporting and “telling the cities story” across Platforms and municipal investments, including AIMM.
• Oversee monitoring and evaluation of regional cities platforms, ensuring results are properly tracked and supporting materials properly filed; ensure compliance with eventual IEG evaluations.
• Support development of a fundraising strategy and donor outreach.
• Work with the Blended Finance team, Climate Investment Funds and other multi-donor trust funds to identify and secure funds for the Platform and investment projects.
Knowledge sharing, capacity building & communications
• Input into overall communications and capacity building strategy.
• Lead or oversee the preparation of specific knowledge products for internal and external audiences as requested, including strategic research, pitch books and proposals for both advisory and investment clients, case studies, smart lessons etc.
• Work with internal & external communication experts to strengthen cities communication material and develop effective delivery models, including working with third party providers.
• Support IFC’s participation in external events including briefing materials and presentations.
• Support on partnership development strategy.
Selection Criteria
• A master’s degree in business, economics or public policy or a closely related field.
• At least eight (8) years of professional experience in international development.
• Strong knowledge of and practical experience in global urban development agenda, including activities of WBG, other DFIs and donors in this sector.
• Infrastructure finance related experience is desirable.
• Experience in municipal finance in Africa is a plus.
• French language skills are a plus.
• Specific experience in South Africa would be a plus.
Competencies:
• General Economic Knowledge and Analytical Skills – Possesses Cross country knowledge in economic specialty and demonstrates ability to link the macro, institutional, and micro-level behaviors; able to support findings/policy recommendations with credible analysis and tools.
• Knowledge and Experience in Development Arena – Translates technical and cross-country knowledge into practical applications and contributions to country and sector strategies; interacts with multiple stakeholders.
• Integrative Skills – Understands relevant cross-sectoral areas how they are interrelated; able to undertake cross-sectoral work in lending and non-lending operations.
• Established industry networks, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Excellent Written and Verbal Communication – Demonstrates the ability to influence and persuade others to accept ideas and suggestions (such as counterparts in government, international partner organizations, academia, and Bank colleagues, senior staff and managers).
• Brings new and different insights.
• Contributes to delivery of results for clients on complex issues.
• Collaborates Within Teams and Across Boundaries – Collaborates within team and across boundaries.
• Creates, Applies and Shares Knowledge – Actively contributes to and readily applies WBG’s body of knowledge for internal and/or external client solutions.
• Makes Smart Decisions – Leverages available data and makes timely decisions.
The World Bank Group values diversity and encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of World Bank Group member countries to apply, regardless of gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. Sub-Saharan African nationals, Caribbean nationals, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
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