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IFC โ a member of the World Bank Group โ 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 2023, IFC committed a record US$43.7 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity as economies grapple with the impacts of global compounding crises. For more information, visit www.ifc.org.
The IFC South America Region is seeking an experienced professional as Senior Country Officer to join the team to help build IFCโs activities across all industries in Brazil. The position will be based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and will report to the Regional Director for South America. ย
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
โขย Coordinate the development of IFCโs strategy in Brazil.
โขย Develop IFCโs brand and overall communication strategy.
โขย Lead integrated delivery of investment and advisory services to create new market opportunities.
โขย Establish and maintain working level relationships across IFC, with WBG counterparts, and with private sector clients, government officers and other relevant stakeholders to advance IFCโs development mandate and develop business opportunities.
โขย Provide input and guidance to the development of IFCโs country strategy and provide substantive input to country diagnostics and WBG strategy documents.
โขย Participate in the design of approaches and interventions to create upstream markets and the identification of needed market and regulatory reforms.
โขย Oversee integration and delivery of IFCโs investment and advisory activities in Brazil to ensure needs of clients and objectives of IFC strategies are met.
โขย Identify, evaluate and support complex investments and sector projects, by providing critical insights on the country context and the political economy.
โขย Work on pioneering approaches.
โขย Share accountability for the quality and performance of IFCโs portfolio in Brazil.
โขย Oversee or supervise assigned staff and consultants.
โขย Develop assigned staff and members of the broader team through mentoring, coaching, and providing on-the-job learning opportunities.
โขย Ensure quality control of work products.
โขย Ensure efficient and effective use of resources.
Selection Criteria
โขย Master's degree in a related field and at least 8โ12 years of relevant experience. Related fields of education include business, finance, or economics.
โขย Relevant experience could include a proven track record in business consulting, investment banking, or experience with a multilateral organization.
โขย In-depth understanding of how IFC works, and its strategies and priorities.
โขย Ability to initiate collaborative efforts with WBG organizations to leverage its products and instruments.
โขย Ability to identify opportunities for collaboration on high value projects and recognize potential COIs based on a good understanding of WBG, IFC (investment and advisory), and WBG products and project requirements.
โขย Ability to initiate and guide collaborative efforts with WBG organizations to leverage its products and instruments.
โขย Capacity to understand, enable, and participate in market creation opportunities and interventions to strengthen investment climate by demonstrating long-term perspective, open mindedness, persistence, and good understanding of IFC/WBG roles and value-add in new markets.
โขย Ability to participate and constructively contribute in meetings with government officials on constraints to private sector investment.
โขย Ability to understand the political context and mindset of government officials.
โขย Capacity to identify and promote specific interventions to remove or mitigate market creation barriers in sectors and geographies using approaches that go beyond IFC, business line, or industry to enable private sector investment.
โขย Sufficient analytical, financial, credit, integrity assessment, and business skills as well as strategic perspective to intuitively recognize project viability, bankability, and expected sustainable development impact early on, identify portfolio management vulnerabilities, and determine best approaches for managing complex transaction and portfolio risks.
โขย Industry/Sector Knowledge: Broad knowledge of Brazilโs key sectors and industries, including their viability for market growth, and market challenges as well as implications of environmental and social sustainability issues, and how sector dynamics may evolve.
โขย Ability to tap into and leverage resources with expertise in sectors and industries, including risks, market dynamics, and regulatory structures. Able to read and anticipate shifts in market trends and the implications for IFCโs current and future business.
โขย Country Knowledge: Demonstrated extensive knowledge of Brazil including its politics, history, social dynamics, culture, economics, local markets, and regulatory framework.
โขย Developing and Selling Solutions: Demonstrated success as a key influencer in bringing integrated solutions to concept review stage where there are significant challenges and competing interests.
โขย Ability to develop a coherent and compelling storyline or rationale as to why specific deals are proposed and how they fit into IFCโs long-term strategies.
โขย Negotiation Skills: Capacity to lead negotiations that find common interests upon which to build and result in viable agreements among clients and different stakeholders who initially had conflicting agendas. Ability to offer alternative solutions to capitalize on opportunities and overcome impasses.
โขย Fluency in English and Portuguese, both verbal and written skills.
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