Overview
The Program Officer will support CIF's Governance portfolio by providing legal and policy analysis on CIF governance matters and coordinating day-to-day governance operations.
Tasks Summary
- Provide legal and policy analysis on CIF governance matters.
- Lead development, clearance, and quality control of documents for Trust Fund Committee (TFC) presentations.
- Draft and review decision text, technical governance papers, and policy documents for TFC consideration.
- Serve as backup to the Head of Governance on legal and governance matters.
- Maintain document management systems.
- Coordinate day-to-day governance operations, track document submissions, and manage stakeholder workflow.
- Provide guidance and legal advisory support to MDBs on CIF policies, procedures, and governance requirements.
- Support relationship management with CIF contributors, recipient countries, and TFC observers on governance and legal matters.
- Prepare briefing materials, legal analyses, and technical governance papers.
- Ensure governance and TFC documents are properly classified, filed and posted.
- Contribute to enhancement of CIF governance systems, processes, and legal frameworks.
- Support institutional knowledge management, maintaining repository of governance decisions and legal precedents.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and streamlining efforts.
- Develop materials for capacity building on CIF governance and compliance requirements.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum five years of relevant professional experience in legal advisory, governance, policy management, or related field in multilateral organizations or comparable institutions.
- Experience providing legal or policy advisory support in international organizations, particularly on governance, compliance, or institutional arrangements.
- Experience with document management, disclosure policies, and confidentiality requirements in legal or institutional contexts.
- Proven ability to draft, review, and negotiate complex legal or policy documents.
- Strong project management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines in a legal/advisory capacity.
- Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to build trust and effective working relationships in a multicultural, multi-stakeholder environment.
- Experience working with multilateral development banks or international financial institutions strongly preferred.
- In-depth understanding of MDBs policies, procedures, and legal frameworks strongly preferred.
- Proven ability to work independently with limited supervision, exercise initiative, and provide backup support to senior colleagues.
- Experience working with virtual teams and international stakeholders, including use of online collaboration tools.
Qualification Requirements
Law degree (LL.B., J.D., or equivalent legal qualification recognized for practice) with a Master's degree in law, international law, or related legal field strongly preferred.
