Overview
The role is for a Senior Operations Officer - Country Advisory and Economics in Eastern Africa, focusing on building market-creating client solutions and supporting governments to address policy and regulatory issues that constrain private sector investments.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for delivery of ongoing engagements and developing new business.
- Lead analysis of key constraints and support reform implementation through public private dialogue and technical advisory.
- Engage with senior levels of Government and private sector to identify and articulate improvements to the business environment.
- Provide technical oversight of CAE programs.
- Work collaboratively with IFC’s Investment/Advisory Anchors to develop a pipeline of private investment opportunities.
- Review and contribute to the development and approval of relevant project documents.
- Participate in senior-level client meetings to provide technical advice.
- Improve the design and delivery of client solutions.
- Ensure high quality of project supervision and completion documents.
- Support clients in implementing recommendations.
- Identify and participate in conferences to showcase IFC offerings.
- Host knowledge transfer sessions across the region.
- Lead on developing reform communication materials.
- Design and deliver training and communication strategy for staff and external stakeholders.
- Drive strengthening the value proposition of Advisory products.
- Build a bench of experts and consultants.
- Oversee/ supervise assigned staff and consultants.
- Develop technical capabilities of assigned staff.
- Ensure quality control of work products and outputs.
- Determine resources needed to support projects.
- Manage project budgets and align 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.
- For internal applicants, robust understanding of IFC and WBG products/ instruments and where there are opportunities for cross-organizational collaboration.
- Demonstrable experience working on IFC and WBG products will be an advantage, including experience of leading or supporting cross industry engagements.
- 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.
