Overview
The Senior Operations Officer - Country Advisory and Economics Eastern Africa will support governments in addressing policy and regulatory issues that constrain private sector investments, aiming to mobilize private capital and create jobs.
Key Responsibilities
- Developing and delivering reform implementation programs.
- Working closely with government and stakeholders to create an enabling environment for private investment.
- Engaging with senior levels of Government and private sector to identify and articulate improvements to the business environment.
- Providing technical oversight of CAE programs.
- Collaborating with IFC’s Investment/Advisory Anchors and World Bank colleagues to develop a pipeline of private investment opportunities.
- Reviewing and contributing to the development and approval of relevant project documents.
- Participating in senior level client meetings to provide technical advice.
- Improving the design and delivery of client solutions.
- Ensuring high quality of project supervision and completion documents.
- Identifying and participating in conferences to showcase IFC offerings.
- Hosting knowledge transfer sessions across the region.
- Leading on developing reform communication materials.
- Designing and delivering training and communication strategy.
- Driving strengthening the value proposition of Advisory products.
- Building a bench of experts and consultants.
- Overseeing/supervising assigned staff and consultants.
- Developing technical capabilities of assigned staff.
- Ensuring quality control of work products and outputs.
- Determining resources needed to support projects.
- Managing project budgets and aligning staffing needs.
Required Experience
- At least 12-15 years’ experience in private sector development, working with governments at senior levels to deliver advisory programs.
- Experience in supporting legal/regulatory reforms, working on public policy issues that support private sector development.
- Extensive experience in engaging very senior levels of government in design and delivery of IFC advisory programs, especially with a focus on manufacturing and infrastructure sectors will be a huge advantage.
- Strong skills and demonstrated track record in delivering impact through advisory engagements in the area of business enabling/regulatory streamlining/investment climate reform.
- Previous experience on sector specific engagements, especially in infrastructure and advanced manufacturing sectors, would be an added advantage.
- Able to design, negotiate, and lead efforts to develop client offerings.
- Able to identify how changes in markets, business climate, regulations or emergence of new/ successful innovators/ disruptors may create new opportunities for the private sector.
- Able to design research and analytical projects of complex projects.
- A strategic mindset that can develop innovative programs within a cross-industry narrative and proactively forge partnerships.
Qualifications
• Master’s degree in Economics, Law, Finance, Business or a closely related field.
