Do you want to build a career that is full of meaning and impact? The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. Working with more than 2,000 businesses worldwide, we use our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities where they are needed most. Visit www.ifc.org
IFC has embarked on an ambitious new growth strategy (IFC 3.0) to stimulate more investment activity, especially in Low Income Countries (LICs) and Fragile and Conflict affected Situations (FCS). This strategy calls for generating our own opportunities by proactively working “Upstream” to create, deepen, and expand markets and to imagine, design and implement investment projects. It requires taking a systematic approach to understanding the regulatory and sector bottlenecks that prevent the flow of private capital into productive investment in our member countries, and addressing these bottlenecks through World Bank Group engagement on policy reforms and programmatic interventions at the country and sector level. It also requires capacity to leverage WBG programs and projects to develop our own proactive sector interventions and to imagine and design projects even in the absence of reforms.
The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Sustainability Advice and Solutions Department (CEG), includes approximately 200 staff and consultants. CEG supports IFC’s global and regional Upstream teams to manage ESG risks associated with their activities and find solutions to client issues on basis of our Environmental and Social (E&S) Performance Standards (https://ift.tt/2vc5Xnk) and the Corporate Governance (CG) Methodology (https://ift.tt/2hPZWmV). CEG further leverages this expertise and operational experience in emerging markets to encourage the effective adoption of these standards by companies and investors across emerging markets. More details can be found at https://ift.tt/2kowJml.
IFC is seeking a Senior Operations Officer for Upstream with extensive expertise in Environmental, Social and Governance issues. The selected candidate will focus on supporting the development of a high-quality Upstream pipeline in the Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) and Middle East & North Africa (MNA) regions that meets IFC’s Performance Standards and CG Methodology. S/he will also support policy work and other interventions across the World Bank Group to prioritize various initiatives and to maximize the impact of Upstream efforts.
Role & Responsibilities
The role and responsibilities of the position will include but not be limited to:
- Pro-actively engage and coordinate with Regional Industry Upstream Leads in SSA & MNA to provide early guidance on ESG issues related to upstream pipelines and new upstream initiatives.
- Help facilitate support to regional Upstream teams in SSA & MNA to identify and manage ESG risks and impacts.
- Where relevant, help integrate ESG support components in Industry-led upstream initiatives in SSA & MNA, in close collaboration with CEG regional and sector leads. Participate in the delivery of these initiatives.
- Work closely with CEG Sector Leads to spot key industry trends in SSA & MNA, technologies and business models and related ESG risks. Incorporate in country strategies and relevant diagnostics and help develop replicable approaches for upstream ESG support.
- Contribute to the development of CEG-led upstream initiatives. Liaise with key internal/external stakeholders to determine priority engagements.
- Mentor other ESG staff working on Upstream activities.
- Facilitate knowledge flow across IFC and the World Bank Group, share adoption of new approaches and best practices, both in the region and globally.
Selection Criteria
- Master’s degree or equivalent professional qualification in Environment, Social, Law, Business Administration, or another relevant field.
- At least 10 years of relevant experience in applying ESG standards in private sector investments and providing hands-on support to firms on managing ESG risks and impacts, particularly in emerging markets.
- Experience in project and/or program development, producing feasibility studies, hands-on advisory and/or consulting functions in emerging markets.
- Genuine commitment to development and to the World Bank Group and IFC’s mission, strategy and values.
- Understanding of IFC’s strategic priorities and changing business model against the backdrop of IFC’s focus on creating markets and mobilizing private capital, with increased support to countries where private capital flows are the most inadequate to address major development gaps.
- Strong understanding of ESG standards and how they can impact policy reforms, advisory interventions, investment, and mobilization in a practical and solution-oriented manner to deliver results at a country/client level via using commercial finance backed by policy reforms to address market failures and other constraints to private sector development.
- Experience engaging with private sector clients, local and national governments and other stakeholders to encourage pioneering business and market development.
- Experience in project/program management, including executing against implementation plans with defined business development milestones.
- Experience in monitoring and reporting on a portfolio of projects/programs/initiatives.
- Outstanding analytical and critical thinking skills; demonstrated ability to synthetize complex information and make concrete strategic and tactical recommendations.
- Excellent people skills, openness to feedback, new ideas, and ability to guide, and motivate others.
- Strong written and verbal communications skills in English.
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