Senior Upstream Officer - Manufacturing and Services (Sub-Saharan Africa) at World Bank

Job #: req6492
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Organization: IFC
Sector: Upstream
Grade: GG
Term Duration: 3 years 0 months
Recruitment Type: International Recruitment

Description

• IFC is seeking Senior Investment Officers for Upstream with deep expertise in the Manufacturing and Services sector. 
• The selected candidate will focus on developing high-quality Upstream pipeline in the Sub-Saharan Africa region under the supervision of the Regional Industry Upstream Lead. 
• 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. Please visit our website for more information on IFC’s work in these sectors.

Role & Responsibilities
The role and responsibilities of the position will include but not be limited to:

• Identify and assess Upstream opportunities based on country and sector strategies and market creation potential.
• Develop feasibility studies and implementation plans for Upstream projects that lead to IFC investments.
• Design and implement scalable solutions and platforms similar to “Scaling Solar” that can be replicated across markets.
• Spot game-changing trends, technologies and business models that can bring solutions to emerging markets.
• Produce regular reports on the assigned Upstream portfolio including monitoring progress against project milestones and KPIs.
• Conduct sector-specific data analysis and stress-testing of various operating models to help generate ideas for new projects, new products and platform businesses.
• Work with the World Bank to identify and help implement sector and regulatory reforms that are needed to unlock opportunities for private investment.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and form partnerships with staff across IFC and the World Bank Group, sponsors, clients and other external parties to enable delivery of Upstream projects.
• Facilitate knowledge flow across IFC and the World Bank Group, and promote adoption of new approaches and best practices.
• Help build external recognition of IFC’s distinctive capabilities in working Upstream to catalyze greater flow of investment opportunities in the sector.
• Mentor more junior staff working on Upstream activities.

Selection Criteria

• Master's degree or equivalent professional qualification in Business, Finance, Economics, International Relations, Science, Engineering, or other relevant field.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience in project and/or program development, producing feasibility studies, hands-on advisory and/or consulting functions and deep understanding of investments 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 3.0.
• Capacity to innovate and challenge the status quo and a proven track record in new idea generation, business development, and creating projects/programs from scratch.
• Strong understanding of the Manufacturing and Services sectors and ability to link policy reforms, advisory interventions, investment, and mobilization to deliver solutions at a country level via the Cascade approach.
• 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.