World Bank Group

Position 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 in developing countries. In fiscal year 2020, we invested $22 billion in private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity. For more information, visit www.ifc.org

IFC has embarked on an ambitious new growth strategy (IFC 3.0) to stimulate more investment activity, especially in Low Income Countries and Fragile and Conflict affected Situations. This strategy calls for generating our own opportunities by proactively working “Upstream” to create, deepen, and expand markets and to imagine, design and implement investment projects. It requires taking a systematic approach to understanding the regulatory and sector bottlenecks that prevent the flow of private capital into productive investment in our member countries, and addressing these bottlenecks through World Bank Group engagement on policy reforms and programmatic interventions at the country and sector level. It also requires capacity to leverage WBG programs and projects to develop our own proactive sector interventions and to imagine and design projects even in the absence of reforms.

IFC’s Global Upstream Department (CUG) is tasked with leading the Upstream business across all of IFC’s regions and industries, and catalyzing cross-sectoral Upstream initiatives where IFC can maximize market and investment opportunity creation by engaging across supply chains or on both supply and demand side of markets.

• Upstream leadership: CUG provides strategic direction and coordination of the operational delivery and change management necessary to the success of Upstream across all of IFC’s operational departments.

• Cross-sectoral upstream operations: CUG provides innovation and coordination for Upstream operations seeking to create replicable investible opportunities in several cross-sectoral themes such as housing, emobility, circular economy, digital transformation and more.

IFC’s Global Upstream Department is seeking an Investment Analyst to support the development of high-quality Upstream pipeline through research, analytical and operational work.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Provide research and analysis on relevant sectors, markets and companies, including market mapping, comparator analysis, as well as sector and company financial projections/models to help assess market conditions, gaps, and business opportunities.

• Extract data from internal and external databases, analyze and present data for various audiences and update/maintain information in relevant databases

• Review, screen and prepare relevant documents, presentations, and reports

• Support the Upstream team with overall project management, planning and monitoring of deliverables to ensure timely and quality delivery of the work program

• Prepare documentation for IFC internal processes including strategy and management requests

• Support the scheduling and management of the Upstream pipeline process including the development of pipeline insights, templates, and guidance

• Assist with identifying, coordinating, and engaging on cross-sectoral initiatives across various sectors which seek to unlock or catalyze new investible opportunities which IFC can participate in as lender or investor

• Assist in highlighting synergies, opportunities to collaborate and lessons among relevant operations projects, programs, and initiatives across the Upstream pipeline

• Undertake data collection and analysis and develop appropriate formats of data to disseminate knowledge products, with some senior guidance. Support execution of cross sectoral interventions that that the team is leading or coordinating

Selection Criteria

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, International Relations, Science, Engineering, or other relevant field. MBA or Masters degree in Finance/Economics would be a plus

• Up to 3 years work experience in banking and/or consulting or another fast-paced, financial and analytical, knowledge-based work environment. Exposure to emerging markets would be a plus.

• Genuine commitment to development and to the World Bank Group and IFC’s mission, strategy and values

• Strong analytical and conceptual skills, as demonstrated in supporting the development or execution of investment finance opportunities in the private sector.

• Ability to develop complex financial models

• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and database skills

• Excellent attention to detail and quality

• Ability to thrive under pressure and function effectively in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines, while working on multiple projects

• Ability to distill and summarize large amounts of information/data from various sources to prepare business documents and presentations

• Excellent teamwork skills, ability to take initiative and work across organizational boundaries independently

• Strong written and verbal communications skills in English.  Additional languages would be a plus.

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