(Senior) Industry Specialist - Transport and Logistics - Solutions and Impact Unit Job #: req35341 Organization: IFC Sector: Investment Grade: GG Term Duration:ย 3 years 0 months Recruitment Type: International Recruitment Location: Washington, DC,United States Required Language(s): English Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 1/27/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
Description
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The Knowledge Bankโs Transport and Logistics Solutions and Impact team is responsible for ensuring that the right mix of best practice, investment and advisory solutions are made available to public and private sector clients and WBG operational teams in the Transport and Logistics sectors.ย
The team is looking to recruit a (Senior) Industry Specialist (IS) covering the Transport and Logistics sectors.ย The IS will provide knowledge and criteria regarding business feasibility, assessment or diagnosis of the assigned projects. Also involved in the supervision of WBGโs ongoing transport investments along with other Industry Specialist colleagues from the Transport and Logistics Group. The (Senior) Industry Specialist will bridge operational experience with knowledge management, ensuring that lessons learned and innovative solutions are captured and shared across the World Bank Group and its clients.
The selected candidate will be based in Washington DC and will report to the Manager for Transport and Logistics Solutions and Impact. The position will have a global focus and involve regular travel commitments.
Duties and Accountabilities:
Among other duties, the (Senior) Industry Specialist will provide support to investment or advisory activities by evaluating transport projects, providing sector advice and guidance, and monitoring transport portfolio. More specifically:
โข Upstream-related activities:ย
ย ย oย Identify opportunities to further support clients through advisory services at business development, appraisal, and supervision stages.
ย ย oย Support the development of the sector strategy and the creation of new business opportunities.
ย ย oย Advise Transport and Logistics Policy and Regulation Unit and other investment teams within the WBG in early stage assessment of investment proposals from a technical, managerial, commercial and development impact perspective.
โข ย Investment-related activities:
ย ย oย Apply sector knowledge in evaluating transport projects and helping other specialists within the Knowledge Bank Transport and Logistics Group appraise new investment proposals, including the following subsectors: ports, roads, railways, urban transit, airports, transportation logistics & warehousing, shipping and barging, airlines, electric vehicles and new mobility patterns.
ย ย oย Liaise with clientโs technical staff, project engineers, consultants and lendersโ engineers as needed.
ย ย oย Review and opine on major contracts, including EPC, O&M, and Concession agreements.
ย ย oย Provide market assessment and identify potential for market development and revenue growth.
ย ย oย Provide financial analysts with revenue projections and key operational and capital cost assumptions for incorporation in financial models.
ย ย oย Draft Terms of Reference, hire and supervise technical and market consultants as necessary.
ย ย oย Prepare timely project appraisal reports alone or collaborating with other specialists, including risk assessment, mitigation measures and impact evaluation.
โข ย Portfolio-related activities:
ย ย oย Provide technical supervision of WBGโs portfolio of transport sector investments, including field inspection as necessary.
ย ย oย Identify and assist in resolving operational weaknesses and take notes of lessons learned and best practices to apply on future projects.
โข ย Other activities:
ย ย oย Assist Industry Analysts and help them develop their knowledge and capabilities while working with them.ย
ย ย oย Support other specialists in their duties when necessary.
ย ย oย Maintain an active WBG network that provides visibility of WBG activities relevant to the sector, and coordinate activities as appropriate.
ย ย oย Keep updated on sectoral and industry news, trends, related technology developments and cost references.
ย ย oย Develop industry knowledge to share within WBG and with external clients as part of WBGโs knowledge management programs in a permanent format (lessons learnt, industry trends, basic technical knowledge, benchmarking, etc.)ย
ย ย oย Collaborate with operational teams of the Transport and Logistics Policy and Regulation Unit and with other teams of the WBG to integrate knowledge into project design and implementation.ย
Selection Criteria
โข ย Civil engineer with a post graduate degree.
โข ย At least 10 years of experience in the transport industry, with experience in specific sub-sectors, plus broad-based knowledge/familiarity with several other transport subsectors.
โข ย Demonstrated analytical, quantitative and risk management skills.
โข ย Significant work experience in the private sector.
โข ย Good understanding of market, operations, economics, subsectors and key players within the transport sector.
โข ย Broad range of responsibilities within the industry in several of the following areas: development of commercial feasibility/market studies, business plans, competitive bids, design, project management and procurement, construction contract administration, project commissioning, commercial operations and concessions, tariff setting, environmental compliance, project due diligence.
โข ย Ability to produce clear and concise written inputs for appraisal and supervision reports in English.
โข ย Up-to-date knowledge of capital costs, operating parameters and productivity benchmarks for a diverse range of transport subsectors and geographic regions.
โข ย Experience in emerging economies.
โข ย Experience as lendersโ or sponsorsโ engineer and/or consultancy background would be a plus.
โข ย Proven ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing.
โข ย Ability to travel to/work in emerging market countries.
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