Western and Central Africa (AFW) Region:
Country Context
Guinea is part of the Cote d’Ivoire Country Management Unit (CMU) which also covers Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, and Togo. The CMU program places significant emphasis on job creation, economic transformation, and the development of human capital, reflecting a robust strategic orientation.
Guinea has made significant political and economic progress recently, returning to constitutional order with the adoption of a new constitution and the presidential election in December 2025.
Guinea’s economic outlook has been positive in recent years, and the launch of the Simandou iron ore mine in November 2025 is expected to boost this trend further. Economic growth is forecasted to reach low double digits between 2026 and 2027. Still, for these benefits to translate into more jobs and less poverty, Guinea will need to diversify its economy to avoid the risks associated with Dutch disease. To achieve this, the government has completed a fifteen-year plan called Simandou2040, which aims to use mining resources as a foundation for broader economic development. Furthermore, in September 2025, Guinea received its inaugural sovereign credit rating by Standard & Poor’s (B+) and is currently undertaking the establishment of a Sovereign Fund.
The current portfolio has 12 projects with a total commitment of $1.274 billion through 8 national and 4 regional operations. The portfolio covers most key sectors of the economy, including Health, Social Protection, Energy, Agriculture, Environment and Mining, Water and Sanitation, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Local Governance, Digital Development and Statistic.
A WBG CPF is being prepared for the program's initial 2026–2031 phase.
Duties & Responsibility:
The key accountabilities of the Operations Officer are as follows:
• Provide general operational support to the World Bank Group Country Manager (CM) as needed, including attending meetings, facilitating provision of operational information; liaising between donors and stakeholders.
• Compile and disseminates information on behalf of the CM to the country team as necessary, including keeping and distributing minutes of key meetings.
• Contribute to teamwork, workflow coordination and an operating culture focused on client service as envisaged under the Country Partnership Framework.
• Coordinate management of the portfolio, including facilitating in-country missions, providing guidance and comments to task teams, and interacting with the client on a regular basis on portfolio management issues including leading results-based CPPR.
• Produce reports and analysis of the Guinea’s portfolio, including ensuring the quality of portfolio performance management through project implementation, monitoring and assistance.
• Carry out regular corporate and country portfolio reviews; drafting briefing and speaking notes; coordinate the preparation of briefs, including for senior management and for Spring/Annual Meeting briefs; helping coordinate CMU contributions into the review of regional and corporate products; and other operational tasks, as needed.
• Carry out results tracking of the IDA and trust fund portfolio, working in collaboration with TTLs and M&E Specialist as needed, liaising regularly with task teams on both the framework and the progress towards project outcomes, raising issues to management as needed.
• In coordination with the country team, provides support to the CM in the preparation of management of work program delivery.
• Provide substantive input to the overall country program development and implementation
• Respond to routine inquiries from clients, donors, NGOs, and other civil society representatives.
• Under the supervision of the CM, provide strategic advice to Government, Civil Society Organization, and Donor Agency counterparts working with the World Bank.
• Foster and maintain on-going working relationships with international agencies that can be leveraged for coordination purposes and collaborate closely with Donors and Cooperation Agencies in Guinea in the development and articulation of common actions
• Facilitate dialogue with a diversity of stakeholders and support the development of partnerships with them where relevant.
• Supervise and mentor the Junior Professional Associate dedicated to monitor the PRA/PREP program
