Senior Operations / Senior Investment Officer

Dakar

Organization: World Bank Group
Location: Dakar
Grade: 2359
Occupational Groups:
- Operations and Administrations
- Economics
- Banking and Finance
- Impact investing, Social venture capital
Closing Date: Closed

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, visit www.ifc.org.

IFC is deeply committed to advancing gender equality and economic inclusion as laid out in IFC's 2030 Roadmap for Gender and Inclusion to deliver game-changing private sector partnerships and programs to accelerate gender equality and inclusion in emerging markets. Aligned with the new World Bank Group (WBG) Gender Strategy (2024-30): Accelerate Gender Equality to End Poverty on a Livable Planet, IFC's Roadmap is built on six priorities offering high potential for impact in and through the private sector. These areas aim to 1. Allocate Capital that Drives Inclusion 2. Make Supply Chains Inclusive 3. Remove Barriers to Entrepreneurship, Employment, and Leadership. Equally important are three cross-cutting themes that are foundational to achieving sustainable results across the priority areas and require action: 4. Bridging the Digital Divide 5. Accelerating Inclusive and Gender-Smart Climate Action, and 6. Ending Gender-based Violence and Harassment.

As part of its mandate, IFC's Cross-Cutting Vice Presidency includes a dedicated team, the Gender, and Economic Inclusion Department (GEID), that works with IFC's investment and advisory teams to support private and public sector clients in providing all genders and underserved communities with equal economic opportunities as leaders, employees, entrepreneurs, consumers, and community members. GEID leads strategy development and implementation for the organization; provides tailored operational solutions and client advice; innovates and incubates novel approaches; serves as a thought leader and disseminator of knowledge on GEI issues; supports mobilization through impact investing and sustainable financing; and forges public and private sector partnerships to create economic opportunities and development for all.

GEID is establishing a new operating model built around Global Operations in four Regional Gender Hubs, and two new units focused on Thought Leadership and Innovation. The Regional Gender Hubs will serve as comprehensive "one-stop shops," providing dedicated knowledge, expertise, and resources on gender and economic inclusion to IFC regional operations. The Hubs are designed to enhance closer collaboration with regional industry leadership and investment officers and expand the presence of gender experts closer to the clients.

Each Gender Hub will also host a Center of Excellence focused on the most pressing gender and inclusion issues/opportunities of the region and provide leadership on that theme globally. The Center of Excellence in Africa focuses on Gender Base Violence (GBV). Businesses can create pathways to preventing GBV. Advancing women's leadership as decision-makers is crucial, strengthening companies' resilience and making economies and businesses more competitive.

The Africa Gender Hub is led by the Regional Gender Hub lead, who reports to the GEID Manager for Global Operations and oversees a subregional Senior Program Officer for West and Central Africa region.

Roles and Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Subregional portfolio delivery and business development

• Manage the delivery of existing portfolio projects in the West and Central Africa region, ensuring the provision of high-quality services to internal (industry/regional) and external clients and strong internal project governance.

• Deliver client projects and manage client relationships across the subregion.

• Accelerate Opportunities to Include Gender and Inclusion Solutions: Help subregional and industry leadership identify and embed gender and economic inclusion solutions in their existing and pipeline investment and advisory projects by supporting the screening of project pipelines and identifying opportunities. Work on implementing the defined gender solutions.

• Lead the collaboration with IFC Industry teams, the design and delivery of coordinated, country-level programs in West and Central Africa that address gender barriers and deliver measurable gender outcomes, including new flagship initiatives.

Subregional strategy, communications, and partnerships

• Advise and support IFC sub-regional and country management in West and Central Africa on gender issues.

• Lead on providing to IFC sub-regional, regional, and country management in West and Central Africa consistent inputs in strategies.

• Advise and work with the sub-regional communications team in West and Central Africa and country management in West and Central Africa on gender and economic inclusion topics externally, such as at regional events, with partners, and in the media.

• Support IFC partnerships team with fundraising and donor relationship management, including participating in donor relationship meetings and fundraising activities as requested. Provide oversight of donor reporting from a gender perspective across the West and Central Africa region

Subregional team

• Recruit, oversee, and mentor West and Central Africa regional operations staff and consultants, including staff performance management and effective onboarding of new hires.

• Build, convene, and nurture a community of gender experts across West and Central Africa regional industries.

This vacancy is now closed.