Investment Officer at International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Investment Officer at International Finance Corporation (IFC) July 2024

Job #: req28671
Organization: IFC
Sector: Investment
Grade: GF
Term Duration: 3 years 0 months
Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment
Location: Kigali,Rwanda; Dar es Salaam,Tanzania; Lusaka, Zambia; Addis Ababa,Ethiopia
Required Language(s): English
Preferred Language(s): French

Description
IFC
— a member of the World Bank Group — is the largest global development
institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work
in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence
to create markets and opportunities. Our mission is to leverage the
power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared
prosperity on a livable planet. For more information, please visit www.ifc.org.

The
IFC 3.0 strategy aims to stimulate more investment activity across
emerging markets, especially in Low Income Countries (LICs) and Fragile
and Conflict affected States (FCS). This strategy aims to create new
opportunities for private investments in riskier markets and sectors by
proactively working “upstream” to create, deepen, and expand markets and
design and develop potential investment projects.

Achieving
these growth and impact ambitions at scale requires a different approach
to business development, deal sourcing, and client support that relies
on: i) a broader product offering to engage earlier in the project cycle
and secure opportunities; ii) a greater focus on preparing clients in
nascent markets and sectors for investment; iii) a greater focus on
value addition and risk management of portfolio investment clients to
enhance their performance; and iv) a longer time horizon and a more
patient, longer-term perspective.

To drive this approach, IFC
is seeking an Investment Officer to join the Manufacturing, Agribusiness
and Services (MAS) department in the IFC Office Kigali, Rwanda; Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania; Lusaka, Zambia; or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The
Investment Officer will be responsible for supporting IFC’s efforts to
enable investment opportunities, enhance investment outcomes, and
improve investment conditions in Agribusiness sectors across the East
& Southern Africa subregion.

In this role, the Investment
Officer will work in closely with Country, Regional, Investment,
Upstream & Advisory teams across the institution to support IFC’s
strategic and business objectives.

Duties & Accountabilities:
The roles and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
•
Support the identification and assessment of Upstream & Advisory
and Investment opportunities based on country and sector strategies and
market creation potential.
• Work closely with the IFC Investment
Services team across countries in the East & Southern Africa
subregion to contribute to the development of early-stage project
collaborations and co-developments; feasibility studies; and/or pilot
projects that lead to investment opportunities in the Agri sector.
•
Assist in designing and implementing scalable solutions and platforms
that can be replicated across different African markets.
• Identify trends, technologies and business models; and develop innovative solutions to meet client and market needs.
•
Lead client projects end to end by a) regularly monitoring the
project’s financial situation b) efficient procurement of consultant
services and c) providing monitoring and reporting information to ensure
the delivery of results in accordance with the approved project
business and M&E targets.
• Prepare project supervision and
donor reports, including M&E reports and the required back-up data
which confirms the reported results and achievements.
• Serving as
an integral part of the Agribusiness Upstream & Advisory team and
support Project Leads as needed in providing advice, implementation
support, and assistance with project implementation management.
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Selection Criteria
•
Master’s degree or equivalent professional qualification in Business,
Finance, Economics, Agribusiness, or another relevant field.
• Over
8 years of relevant experience in project and/or program development,
producing feasibility studies, hands-on advisory and/or consulting
functions in emerging markets.
• Strong experience in investment
banking, private equity, fund management or related areas with direct
involvement in investment transactions.
• Strong quantitative
skills; familiarity with company evaluation and valuation; and proven
experience with designing and/or working with financial models.
•
Experience in project/program management, including executing against
implementation plans with defined business development milestones.
•
Ability to engage with private sector clients, local and national
governments and other stakeholders to encourage pioneering business and
market development.
• Proven track record in nurturing client
relationships, resolving challenging issues and ability to deal
sensitively in multi-cultural environments.
• Demonstrated ability
to deliver results under tight timetables; strong organizational,
administrative, project and task management skills.
• A genuine commitment to development and to the World Bank Group and IFC’s mission, strategy and values.
• Understanding of IFC’s strategic priorities and changing business model against the backdrop of IFC 3.0.
• Outstanding analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills in English.
Closing Date: 8/12/2024 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
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