Duties and Accountabilities:
• Support the Manager to monitor the portfolio of advisory projects
• Support drafting project concept notes, diagnostic & scoping, and proposals summarizing research findings, strategic alignment, and potential impacts for internal review. Help prepare draft key documents such as PSRs, PCRs, PCNs under the supervision of TTLs (collect indicators, budget data…)
• Support client engagement by preparing briefs and background materials for meetings as needed (business development, Annual Meetings, etc).
• Help develop presentations, organize workshops, or other tools to facilitate reform advisory interventions with clients. Support hiring of resources, firm of consultants as needed and help in overall budget monitoring process.
• Develop tracking tools or dashboards to streamline portfolio monitoring in coordination with TTLs.
• Support team to conduct sector-specific research to identify growth opportunities and risks within industries relevant to IFC’s portfolio, such as energy, agribusiness, and digital in coordination with TTLs and Manager. Support the development of Strategic Notes in this area.
• Help identify potential regulatory or policy barriers to investment and develop recommendations to address them together with regional CAE team.
• Support drafting project concept notes, diagnostic & scoping, and proposals summarizing research findings, strategic alignment, and potential impacts for internal review. Help prepare draft key documents such as PSRs, PCRs, PCNs under the supervision of TTLs (collect indicators, budget data…)
• Support client engagement by preparing briefs and background materials for meetings as needed (business development, Annual Meetings, etc).
• Help develop presentations, organize workshops, or other tools to facilitate reform advisory interventions with clients. Support hiring of resources, firm of consultants as needed and help in overall budget monitoring process.
• Develop tracking tools or dashboards to streamline portfolio monitoring in coordination with TTLs.
• Support team to conduct sector-specific research to identify growth opportunities and risks within industries relevant to IFC’s portfolio, such as energy, agribusiness, and digital in coordination with TTLs and Manager. Support the development of Strategic Notes in this area.
• Help identify potential regulatory or policy barriers to investment and develop recommendations to address them together with regional CAE team.
Selection Criteria
• Bachelor’s degree in the relevant areas, economics, political science or business
• Minimum 2 years of works experience in relevant field
• Demonstrated analytical and conceptual skills proven in previous employments – samples will be required
• Keen interest in Africa and multicultural environments with an understanding of DFIs
• Previous experience of having lived and studied in West and Central Africa is a requirement
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing, excelling in power point and dashboard tools for project monitoring and budgeting
• Fluency in English required, additional languages a plus
