Country Officer
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IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is hiring a Country Officer for its Lagos office to promote and coordinate investment and advisory activities in Nigeria. The role involves high-level engagement with the private sector, government, and development partners to develop new business, structure deals, and manage the project pipeline. Candidates need a Master's degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience in investment banking, consulting, or similar fields.
- Senior role reporting to the Nigeria Country Head in Lagos
- Focus on investment and advisory business development in Nigeria
- Requires Master's degree and minimum 8 years relevant experience
- Experience in Africa and/or FCS countries is an advantage
- Involves high-level stakeholder engagement and deal structuring
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IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector in developing countries.
Established in 1956, IFC is owned by 184 member countries, a group that collectively determines our policies. Our work in more than 100 developing countries allows companies and financial institutions in...
Country Officer
Job Type: Full Time
Qualifications
MBA/MSc/MA
Experience
8 years
Location: Lagos
Job Field: Project and Program Management
The IFC Country Office in Lagos is seeking a Country Officer to join its team in Nigeria. Reporting to the Nigeria Country Head, the Country Officer will promote and coordinate IFC's investment and advisory activities in Nigeria. This role requires close interaction at a high level with the private sector, government, and international development organizations, as well as key counterparts in the World Bank Group (WBG) to develop new business and support the structuring and negotiation of deals.
Duties And Accountabilities
Assist the Nigeria Country Head in overseeing IFC activities in the country and the smooth running of the office.
Work with the Nigeria Country Head to implement the IFC’s strategy in the country including preparation of business plan updates.
Participate to the preparation of WBG strategy documents such as Country Strategies, Country Private Sector Diagnostics, and Country Partnership Frameworks.
Develop and maintain a good understanding of the country and key economic and political issues.
Work with IFC’s investment, advisory, upstream, World Bank and MIGA teams to continue to roll out the IFC 3.0 strategy and develop the project pipeline.
Build and maintain strong high-level relationships with the private sector, relevant government officials, key development partners, and WBG colleagues to support business development and portfolio management.
Participate in client selection, including KYC process to ensure that IFC is working with the right sponsors.
Assist in project structuring and implementation using local market intelligence.
Track the project pipeline and assist in moving transactions forward.
Help manage development partner relations to support the raising of funds for advisory and upstream projects.
Track and oversee the preparation of visiting missions/trips to the country
Contribute to the preparation of board papers and other documents, as needed.
Develop a good understanding of the portfolio, assist with resolving issues, and maintain good relationships with existing clients.
Prepare/coordinate high-quality briefs for WBG management.
Represent IFC externally and provide visibility for IFC through organizing/participating in high profile events (high-level visits, seminars, and conferences).
Ensure internal and external requests are addressed on time.
Selection Criteria
Master’s degree, in finance, business administration, management, economics, or a similar field.
Minimum 8 years of relevant experience, in areas such as investment or commercial banking, public-private partnerships, management consulting, or operational
in an investment and/or advisory role.
and/or a strong interest in the Africa region is required, and
in the country and/or in other FCS countries would be an advantage.
Ability to assess the viability of business opportunities and risks.
Ability to think creatively about potential investment opportunities, and to use business development skills to translate such opportunities into bankable projects.
Strong analytical, finance, financial modeling, credit, and transaction structuring skills is an advantage.
Good understanding of IFC’s investment and advisory business lines, their products, how they complement each other, and how they may be leveraged to match the long-term needs of clients and open new markets.
Track record in developing and maintaining strong high-level relationships in the private sector, government, and development institutions.
Ability to represent IFC externally with the private sector, government, development partners, media, and other stakeholders.
Team management
including supervising, mentoring, and training staff.
Team player with strong leadership and influencing skills, and track record in working in a matrix structure.
Strong client service orientation with an ability to resolve challenging issues.
Excellent critical thinking, analytical and presentation skills, and ability to work with or supervise the use of data utilizing standard office software Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English is required.
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