Overview
The (Associate) Operations Officer - Regional Portfolio and Strategic Engagement; Africa will ensure gender and inclusion priorities are embedded in regional strategies and programs while supporting IFC teams and clients to drive meaningful impact. This role empowers inclusive economic growth, leveraging data-driven insights and collaboration to amplify IFC’s mission of creating sustainable development solutions.
Tasks Summary
- Serve as the Africa Region Gender Flag Coordinator, providing guidance, quality assurance, and support to industry teams and portfolio officers.
- Identify and screen Gender Flag opportunities by reviewing investment and advisory pipelines and collaborating with industry teams to intentionally integrate gender outcomes.
- Monitor and report on gender-flagged projects, ensuring implementation progress, results quality, and contribution to IFC corporate KPIs and scorecards.
- Build regional capacity and knowledge through guidance materials, staff training, and collaboration with global Knowledge Bank and Learning team to strengthen Gender Flag implementation.
- Support implementation of IFC’s Africa Regional Gender Action Plan (RGAP) by working closely with Gender, Solutions & Impact Global Portfolio and Strategy, regional strategy and industry teams.
- Strengthen partnerships and fundraising efforts by collaborating with regional partnerships teams and aligning donor engagement strategies.
- Lead strategic communications and messaging, producing briefing materials for senior management and coordinating internal and external communications with WBG and regional teams.
- Manage donor and stakeholder reporting, including collection and analysis of results data and preparation of inputs for external donor reports.
- Scale and replicate high‑impact gender solutions and innovations across WBG products, sharing best practices through Communities of Practice and providing operational support to the Africa region.
Experience Requirements
At least five years of relevant professional experience in portfolio management, strategic coordination, data analysis, or related fields, preferably in development finance or private sector development.
Qualification Requirements
A master’s degree in business, economics, finance, international relations or other relevant discipline required
