Overview
The Operations Officer will support governments in addressing policy, legal, and regulatory issues that constrain private sector investments to open markets for investments. The role involves delivering market-creating client solutions and ensuring programs are responsive to strategic priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for delivery of ongoing engagements with the Government on regulatory reform, investment promotion and facilitation as well as develop new programs.
- Lead analysis of key constraints and closely with all relevant stakeholders to support reform implementation.
- Engage with senior levels of the Government and private sector to identify and articulate the case for improvements to the business environment.
- Provide technical oversight of the CAE programs in Ethiopia as well as other countries in the region.
- Work collaboratively with IFC’s Investment/Advisory Anchors across Industry teams to develop a pipeline of private investment opportunities.
- Work collaboratively with the World Bank Teams across relevant sectors to develop mutually supportive programs.
- Review and contribute to the development and approval of relevant project documents and client deliverables.
- Participate in senior level client meetings to provide technical advice and monitor progress in implementing reforms.
- Improve the design and delivery of client solutions by incorporating global good practices and lessons from the past.
- Ensure high quality of project supervision and completion documents and provide quality control over client deliverables.
- Support clients in implementing recommendations, communicate reform impact and help trouble shoot as required.
- Identify and participate in conferences to showcase IFC offerings and value proposition.
- Host knowledge transfer sessions across the region.
- Lead on developing reform communication materials as well as tools and guidance.
- Design and deliver training and communication strategy for Investment and Advisory staff.
- Drive strengthening the value proposition of Advisory products through forging new and innovative partnerships.
- Build a bench of experts and consultants in the thematic areas of leadership across the region.
- Oversee/ supervise assigned staff and consultants.
- Develop technical capabilities of the assigned staff and members of the broader practice group team.
- Ensure quality control of work products and outputs.
- Determine resources needed to support projects and ensure efficient/ effective use of resources.
- Oversee preparation of timely and high quality donor reports.
- Manage project budgets and align staffing needs.
Required Experience
- At least 10-12 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 that reflect in-depth knowledge of thematic area and understanding of business case for how thematic focus will help client to improve their business.
- 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 to invest in the Eastern Africa markets.
- Able to design research and analytical projects of complex projects to credibly produce new understanding of a thematic issue and/or potential opportunities to unlock new markets or new streams of business.
- A strategic mindset that can develop innovative programs within a cross-industry narrative and proactively forge partnerships; both internal and external.
Qualifications
• Master’s degree in Economics, Law, Finance, Business or a closely related field.
