World Bank Careers

Duties and Accountabilities

• Supporting the execution of buy-side and sell-side advisory; restructuring advisory; EMP services and IPO mandates across Continental Africa.
• Creating financial models.
• Analyzing historical and projected financial statements.
• Carrying out industry and market research.
• Preparing pitchbooks for internal and external dissemination.
• Preparing marketing and/or promotional material as needed.
• Monitoring and updating pipeline of current and upcoming projects and update to management as needed.
• Supporting department wide initiatives to improve systems and project delivery.
• Supporting senior officers and management in providing advisory to clients and in knowledge management.

Selection Criteria

• In addition to meeting WBG managerial competencies, the successful candidate must possess: 
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, with a focus on Finance and at least 6years experience. 
• Experience in investment banking, private equity, financial modeling and understanding of corporate finance. 
• Prior exposure to client engagement, deal negotiations and mandate-signing activities are a plus.
• Strong PowerPoint skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent ability to synthesize complex technical information and to create clear, logical, compelling stories.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment.
• Spoken and written fluency required in English, proficiency in Portuguese or French is an advantage.
• Interest and knowledge of private sector participation/development issues. 
• Ability to prioritize and deliver according to deadlines.

Duties and Accountabilities:   

• Develop and implement automation solutions for MS Office reports using Microsoft Copilot. 
• Automate repetitive reporting tasks, enabling real-time updates and data visualization. 
• Develop dynamic templates for recurring reports in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. 
• Monitor and maintain the performance of automated solutions, ensuring accuracy and reliability. 

Selection Criteria

• Candidates must be currently enrolled in a Master’s degree level program  
• Preferred field of study: Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field 
• Minimum of 2 years of previous work experience  
• Proven experience in automating MS Office reports using Microsoft Copilot or similar tools 
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams 
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail;  
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams. 

• Operational and administrative support
• Use desktop processing skills to produce complex texts, reports, presentations, charts, figures, graphs, etc., according to World Bank format and distribution. 
• Collect and input data provided by Task Team Leaders (TTLs) into the central database, including processing new project status reports. 
• Keep abreast of the Organization’s directives and ensure effective processing of all project documents. 
• Draft correspondence (standard letters, memos, etc.) conforming to the Organization’s regional standards, using proper grammar, punctuation and style and proofread materials; 
• Schedule and organize meetings, missions, and other events;
• Draft minutes of meetings and provide assistance in editing large documents. 
• Maintain up-to-date unit project files (both paper and electronic) and retrieve data from various sources and compile these for use by the TTLs, Program Leader, Operations Manager, Country Director/Manager and/or the Country Management Unit (CMU). 
• Information Management and Client interaction 
• Answer internal and external queries on the assigned portfolio or, as necessary, take accurate and comprehensive telephone messages, and route them to appropriate persons to handle. 
• Maintain current distribution lists, phone/address lists of project/product contacts, and distribute documents for the team. 
• Co-ordinate with service units, and liaise frequently with team members both in Washington and in the Country Office; 
• Track and report on appropriate aspects of the Team’s operational activities.
• Time management & logistics planning 
• Co-ordinate time management and schedules, taking current and future priorities into account, anticipate and monitor changes, and communicate the information; 
• Track assigned tasks/project steps/ timetables using modern office management technologies, coordinate with relevant staff, provide assistance and/or information on project-related matters; 
• Solve non-routine problems creatively and resourcefully and assist in preparation and logistical planning for various events, e.g. conferences, workshops, negotiations, board presentation and signing, etc. 
• Other duties
• Serve as a back-up to other staff and Task Team Assistants on project and administrative tasks. 

Selection Criteria

• Among other criteria, the successful candidate should be holding: 
• Preferably a Diploma in Secretarial Studies or Office Management or Business Administration. Candidates with Bachelor’s degree will have an advantage.
• At least three (3) years relevant work experience in a large International or Service or Private Sector Organization; 
• Proficiency in using advanced functions on Bank standard computer applications (Windows applications: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint); 
• Knowledge of and ability to execute diverse work procedures related to the timely processing and production of assigned outputs and supporting administrative activities; 
• Applied knowledge of Bank’s organization, procedures and practices, including Bank records management and filing procedures; 
• Thorough knowledge of work procedures in assigned work unit; 
• Demonstrated use of initiative and ability to make appropriate linkages in work requirements and anticipate next steps; and to follow through on team priorities in the absence of the team leader and respond to requests for information; 
• Ability to pass relevant Bank tests (e.g. English language, computer applications, etc.) as required; 
• Committed, dedicated and team player with ability to deal tactfully and effectively with staff and clients in a multi-cultural environment; 
• Proficient English skills (verbal and written), including ability to draft routine correspondence and edit materials using proper grammar, punctuation and style; 
• Effective time management and organizational skills; 
• Ability to produce high-quality work under pressure. 

Role & Responsibilities:

• The Operations Analyst will support the team with specific responsibilities for key operational and administrative functions relating to:
• Conducting investment and advisory supervision and portfolio support, including analytical, project and partnership work with SMEV team members or independently 
• Maintaining client and portfolio database to support overall portfolio data management, including tracking of investment performance, portfolio compliance, and enhance overall data driven approach to portfolio monitoring
• Preparing quarterly portfolio review and valuations
• Undertaking research on funds and/or key markets and perform other types of thematic reviews. 
• Assisting the SMEV Lead in managing the overall coordination of relevant internal reporting and compliance requirements for investments and advisory projects 
• Helping supervise investments in portfolio funds and manage internal IFC procedures including preparation of portfolio reports and related information
• Preparing investment and advisory related reporting and transaction internal memos
• Engaging with advisory service providers for selection, onboarding, and monitoring 
• Contributing to knowledge management initiatives and support relevant thought leadership efforts
• Supporting the SMEV team in organizing trainings and events
• Producing key SMEV reports, presentation materials, briefings and other deliverables as required, in coordination with the SMEV team

Selection Criteria

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance or related field;
• 2-3 years of experience with an investment bank, consulting firm, an international financial institution, preferably with experience working in or with private equity funds and/or SMEs
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with colleagues in a multicultural team environment, and to work on multiple projects across a given time in a global setting across a wide range of time zones
• A high level of proficiency with MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint is essential
• Excellent and demonstrated ability to gather and organize information and resources
• Superior administration, organizational and time management skills
• Knowledge of IFC’s portfolio procedures and processes is a plus
• Proficient in use of Power BI and different artificial intelligence tools and platforms is a plus
• High level of energy, initiative, and flexibility in quickly adjusting to changing work project requirements
• Fluency in English essential - must be able to write and communicate in English at the full professional proficiency level. Ability to work in other languages is a plus
• Highly motivated
• Fully committed to highest ethical standards

• The Finance Analyst plays an important role in disbursement related activities during implementation of a project. You will collaborate with Finance Officer(s) in Nairobi and other locations to support Operations staff and external Borrowers. You will also perform a variety of broad responsibilities of the division, including working on diverse range of disbursement related issues and providing solutions and working on system design.  
• As a Finance Analyst, you will report to the Regional Center Team Leader.

What you will do?

• Disbursement transactions processing: Act as the country focal point for assigned countries in disbursement related aspects in collaboration with the country Finance Officer, at country level. Perform transaction processing including release of disbursements, as appropriate. Promptly liaise with clients to resolve any potential issues or exceptions noted in the processing of transactions.
• Project Restructuring and preparation of certain Trust Funds: Manage project preparation, as assigned by the Finance Officers for low-risk Trust Funds and review restructuring packages.
• Portfolio management: Monitor inactive Project Designated Accounts, engage in portfolio management activities, system updates and liaise with clients to ensure that Designated Accounts balances are promptly documented or refunded for orderly loan closure.
• Training and Capacity building: Evaluate the results of both the reviews of transactions and the portfolio management work to identify areas where borrowers have capacity constraints and provide capacity-building to clients.
• System and related tasks: Provide support on planning the development of system and enhancement tasks, upgrades to applications and new systems. Perform testing related to enhancement tasks, upgrades to applications. Preparation of disbursement and analytical reports and handle other tasks that may be assigned by the WFACS Team Lead and management.
• Selection Criteria

What you will bring:

Education:

• Professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA or an equivalent professional accounting qualification) preferred.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a relevant discipline.
• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline (for example finance, accounting etc.) is a plus.

Experience:

• Minimum of three years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with a financial institution or an accounting firm is a plus. 
• Big Four or equivalent public accounting experience would be advantageous.

Regional portfolio delivery and business development 

• The Program Officer is expected to deliver client projects and manage client relationships across the sub-region.
• Portfolio: Manage the delivery of existing portfolio projects in the E&SA region, ensuring provision of high-quality services to internal (industry/regional) and external clients and strong internal project governance.
• Accelerate Opportunities to include Gender and Inclusion Solutions: help sub-regional and industry leadership to identify and to embed gender and economic inclusion solutions in their existing and pipeline investment and advisory projects by supporting the screening of project pipeline and identifying opportunities. Work on implementing the defined gender solutions.  
• New Flagship Initiatives and Country Programs: Support in collaboration with IFC Industry teams the design and delivery of coordinated, country-level programs in E&SA that address gender barriers and deliver measurable gender outcomes.
• Manage the selection and performance of staff and consultants reporting to/assigned to the sub regional program to effectively deliver on program goals.
• Sub-Regional strategy, communications and partnerships:  
• Support IFC sub-regional and country management in E&CA on gender issues. 
• Coordinate and provide IFC sub-regional regional and country management in E&CA consistent inputs in sub-regional, country, and industry/sector projects, programs and strategies.
• Support the sub-regional communications team in E&CA and country management in E&CA on gender and economic inclusion topics externally, such as at regional events, with partners, and in the media.

Selection Criteria

• The candidate should be a seasoned candidate with in-depth experience working with the private sector and across institutional structures to deliver impactful solutions. S/he routinely leads staff, initiatives, programs, projects, and integrates the work of others (often multi-disciplinary). S/he confidently delivers quality output and can work and inspire others with a sense of urgency. S/he can proficiently interact with companies' senior management, development partners and communicate with senior government counterparts and other organizations with confidence on the topic at hand.

Minimum requirements

• Master's degree in economics, finance, business, or other relevant discipline required.
• At least eight years of professional experience in private sector development in emerging markets (required) with decision-making responsibility, ideally with a focus on gender and inclusion.
• Experience in structuring investment and advisory projects, including results frameworks to capture gender / inclusion outcomes and impacts.
• Broad experience across gender and economic inclusion topics and the demonstrated ability to engage with credibility and confidence. 
• Ability to self-manage, multitask, and work under time constraints.
• Successful record of managing staff/consultants/temporaries in a project, monitoring project issues and tasks, meeting deadlines and setting priorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, sound business judgment to identify issues, and present creative and practical solutions.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills in English, including strong ability to communicate ideas clearly and confidently, articulate issues and recommend solutions. Fluency in another language widely spoken in the sub-region such as Portuguese and Swahili is a plus. 
• Demonstrated commitment to IFC core values, including excellence, mutual respect, collegiality, teamwork, diversity and inclusiveness, integrity, innovation, transparency, and accountability.

What You'll Be

• An Integrity Counsel focusing on the East Africa regions
• A strategic partner to business teams (investment and advisory)
• A visible, vocal and influential champion for the proper management of integrity issues
• Reporting to the Principal Counsel – Head, IDD/AML 

What You’ll Do

• You’ll advise business teams with an independent voice on all core aspects of integrity risks as they impact IFC’s clients, partners, transactions and new products/initiatives in the above region, to include: 
• Evaluating integrity and reputational risks, making recommendations, and providing solutions to mitigate risk  
• Employing knowledge, expertise, and sound judgment to address IFC’s unique integrity risk profile
• Developing expertise in regional IDD issues across all industries in which IFC works
• Demonstrating expertise related to the East Africa region 
• Drafting disclosures for Board papers
• Assisting with crisis management in portfolio projects
• You’ll provide legal advice to business teams and management on integrity-related matters in transactions, new products/initiatives, and IFC operations generally, including on the following subjects:
• International and national anti-corruption/bribery laws and regulations (e.g., FCPA, UK Bribery Act, etc.)
• Other integrity-related laws/regulations and legal issues that arise in IFC business
• Economic sanctions (such as the UN, EU, UK, and US regimes) and other international trade sanctions and export controls
• Crisis management and legal advice related to significant integrity legal matters, including potential or actual litigation or involving complex legal issues
• The legal workings of the WBG Integrity Vice-Presidency (INT) and WBG Sanctions System
• You’ll also provide legal advice to business teams and management on integrity-related contractual provisions, to include:
• Reviewing current integrity-related provisions in IFC legal agreements
• Drafting new integrity-related provisions in IFC legal agreements and bespoke legal provisions in IFC financing documents
• Negotiating with clients to build out contractual protections on integrity-related matters
• Advising on integrity-related provisions for legal documentation relating to new products/initiatives
• Drafting disclosures for Board papers
• You’ll support the work of the Business Integrity Risk Division by:
• Assisting with corporate initiatives and working groups, particularly focused on Fragile and Conflict States (FCS), to identify possible integrity risk concerns and solutions and to enhance CRG’s delivery of services  
• Developing and executing training plans for client departments and IFC Management to educate and raise awareness on integrity risk issues
• Liaising with other World Bank Group entities, multilateral development banks, due diligence firms and other external stakeholders
• Presenting on integrity matters in conferences and meetings  
• Working on special projects and/or other initiatives in support of the division’s work plan
• Selection Criteria

What You’ll Need

• Juris Doctorate (JD), Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or equivalent
• At least 8 years of working experience providing advice on international business transactions, project finance, investment funds, or litigation including experience advising on business integrity-related matters (such as anti-corruption laws, AML/CFT, economic sanctions, etc.)
• Law firm experience, is a plus
• Prior experience working in East Africa or similar regions, with a deep understanding of the local business environment and regulatory landscape.
• Proven track record in handling crisis situations, particularly those involving integrity and reputational risks.
• Ability to develop and implement innovative solutions to complex integrity and compliance challenges.
• Strong working knowledge in supporting the origination, design, implementation, management, oversight, and monitoring of investment projects, a plus.
• Strong understanding of international best practices and global trends in integrity management; good knowledge of regional trends in Eastern Africa.
• Ability to synthetize complex information and make concrete strategic and tactical recommendations.
• Excellent interpersonal skills demonstrating strong teamwork and collaboration, with a demonstrated track record as a team member on complex projects and programs.
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly and confidently, and credibly represent IFC with clients and stakeholders, including at the senior management level, in both the public and private sectors.
• Strong client relationship management skills, including the ability to develop and maintain mutually beneficial stakeholder relationships with senior management and ensure timely and appropriate follow-up.
• Strong organizational skills, with an ability to work under time pressure, in unstructured situations, and in case of unexpected events; agility to respond to shifts in client priorities while ensuring delivery.
• Strong sense of accountability and capacity to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication in English and another major language are required.

Duties and Accountabilities

Country Risk Analysis focuses on a group of countries typically within the same region: 

• Track and supervise developments affecting political and macroeconomic risks covered by MIGA’s political risk insurance guarantees and credit enhancement products. 
• Prepare country risk analysis and defend proposals for country risk rating changes.
• As a voting member of MIGA’s country rating committee, participate in rating discussions, opine and vote on rating change proposals on MIGA’s global portfolio. 

Project Analysis:

• Undertake due diligence to identify and assess project-specific political risks and mitigants, and provide relevant written sections to the early screening, underwriting and board papers. Defend contributions in decision-making committees and meetings with senior management. 
• Assume sector responsibility for a specific industry sector or sectors and provide peer review to projects in the sector across regions.
• Undertake economic analysis of projects to assess the development impact of the projects in host countries supported by MIGA and present the development impact analysis in the early screening, underwriting and board papers and investment decision making committees. Ensure that projects are fully consistent with MIGA’s ex-ante development impact assessment framework and sound economics and policy and are aligned with the programs and objectives of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the IMF in these countries.

Country Engagement Strategy / One WBG Coordination:

• Engage in the WBG’s country engagement process with client countries, including the Country Partnership Framework (CPF) process as well as the Country Climate Development Report (CCDR) and Country Private Sector Diagnostic process, which contribute to defining the WBG’s engagement strategy for a given country, and provide MIGA’s commentary and contributions to these diagnostic and operational documents for countries in selected region(s). Contribute to MIGA’s objectives by engaging with relevant government ministries/agencies, investment promotion agencies, SOEs etc. as needed.

Other: 

• Ad-hoc assignments, including work on the continuous development of the Economic Unit’s internal processes, policies, procedures and frameworks including in the context of the World Bank’s Evolution Roadmap. Prepare briefing material, country risk assessments and presentations for senior management staff for external/internal engagements as required and for internal processes. Assist in evaluating country and project risks in other regions. Participate and lead self-evaluations of projects as needed. 
• Mentor junior staff on the above work as needed.

Selection Criteria

• Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration/Policy with a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience;
• Proven experience in an international credit rating agency and/or private sector dealing with country risk preferred, ideally with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa;
• Strong analytical skills and a proven track record of achieving high-quality substantive results in the field of macro-economic and financial analysis with recognition for excellence and innovation;
• Experience with econometric and financial modeling techniques, including in the areas of sovereign credit risk;
• Sound knowledge of global economic and political developments and evolving trends in global capital markets;
• Experience of structural reforms and linkages in key areas, such as fiscal and monetary policy/sustainability, management of economic volatility, trade analysis, and sources of growth analysis;
• Comprehensive understanding of public finance and all the determinants of a sovereign’s willingness, and ability to honor payment commitments;
• Solid understanding of sub-sovereign credit risk;
• Ability to assess country risk factors, particularly for risks faced by private investors in developing countries;
• Knowledge of and ideally experience in applying current approaches and methodologies to assess development impact of private and public investment projects in developing countries;
• Good understanding of the political risk insurance business;
• Excellent interpersonal skills: openness to feedback, new ideas, and ability to collaborate with colleagues to find solutions for various challenges;
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills are essential, French is desirable.
• Willingness to travel, occasionally on short notice.

Duties and Accountabilities:

• Develop, structure, price and execute fixed income transactions for IFC’s clients involving structured products, capital markets instruments, local currency financing, and fixed-income derivatives;
• Co-lead complex client projects and programs for selected products and markets;
• Help expand IFC’s range of suitable solutions, including innovative structured products and local currency financing, in frontier markets;
• Identify business opportunities and contribute to business development and innovation together with relevant teams (including investment departments, credit, legal, blended finance, upstream, and other relevant functions);
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders including regulators, government entities, investors, global and regional bank counterparts, and capital market firms;
• Provide product expertise, advice and training, and help others learn and deliver;
• Co-lead relevant initiatives and contribute to the development of relevant policies, frameworks, processes and methodologies, and inform corporate decision-making within areas of responsibility;
• Assume responsibility for business delivery, managing risks, and ensuring that outcomes are aligned with IFC‘s strategy; and
• Represent the department in relevant internal and external working groups and conferences.

Selection Criteria

• MBA or Master’s degree in Finance, Financial Engineering, Economics, Financial Mathematics, Statistics or related area;
• At least 7 years of relevant work experience in fixed income including in structured finance and/or debt capital markets, with a focus on emerging markets;
• Deep theoretical and practical understanding of fixed income derivatives including relevant regulations, and experience with structured products (e.g. securitizations, capital relief, portfolio guarantees etc.);
• Well-rounded business judgment, strong negotiation, structuring, and problem-solving skills, and solid track record in closing structured finance and other fixed income transactions;
• Proven ability to provide technical leadership to cross-functional teams;
• Highly motivated, results-oriented team player with an enthusiasm to work on complex products, a “can do” attitude and ability to collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries;
• Proven ability to foster open discussions across boundaries, encouraging a learning culture and provide a safe environment for the exchange of ideas;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong ability to describe complex concepts, approaches, and lessons learned in a manner that is relevant and understandable for clients and stakeholders; and
• Flexibility and willingness to work in different time zones as required in a global team.