Duties & Responsibilities:
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In this role, the selected candidate will serve as an Operations
Analyst for the CMA team in Cairo, Egypt, and in North Africa and Horn
of Africa countries.
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S/He will work closely with the CMA team leads to support business
development efforts including building new business in line with the IFC
country strategy.
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S/He will work closely with the CMA team leads to contribute to the
development and implementation of high-quality projects and
interventions through research, analytical and operational work.
• S/He will liaise with the project teams and support functions for quality control and timely program delivery.
• The selected candidate will report directly to the CMA Manager for North, West & Central Africa.
Client and Stakeholder Management:
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Participate in client meetings and support the development of technical
advice and monitoring of program implementation in line with client and
market needs as well as IFC priorities.
• Support the establishments of relationships with counterparts and market
Stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively with IFC regional Investment/Upstream/Advisory anchors to ensure alignment.
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Pro-actively support the engagement with donor partners to report
progress on donor funded programs and to develop fund-raising proposals.
Project Design and Operationalize Solutions:
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Support CMA as well as industry specialists in the identification and
design of investment climate reforms to unlock investment potential and
create markets in Egypt and the sub-region as needed.
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Contribute to the development of relevant project documents (Concept
Notes, Implementation Plans, Project Supervision Reports).
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Support the design and delivery of client solutions and proactively
support the project implementation by flagging risks and issues that
require attention in a timely manner.
Communications and Knowledge Sharing:
• Distill information from various sources and summarize in a clear, logical, and concise manner.
• Undertake data collection and analysis and utilize graphs and tables to creatively and effectively present data.
• Contribute to CMAs body of knowledge by supporting the creation of lessons learned and best practices.
Selection Criteria
• Masters degree in Law, Finance, Business, Economics, or a closely related field.
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At least three years experience in private sector development, with a
focus on delivering investment climate and sector reforms.
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Demonstrated ability to identify and assess regulatory and sector
bottlenecks and to communicate findings to various audiences.
• Understanding the implications of different policy and regulatory frameworks governing CMAs thematic areas.
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Experience in delivering advisory engagements in investment climate
reform both economy wide and sector level reforms is preferred.
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Ability to identify how changes in markets, business climate,
regulations or emergence of new/ successful innovators/ disruptors may
create new opportunities for IFC to accelerate its mandate in a thematic
area.
• Understanding of IFC and WBG products/instruments.
Demonstrable experience working on IFC and WBG products will be an
advantage.
• Team player with good problem solving and analytical skills, with an ability to execute the tasks timely and effectively.
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Capacity to work simultaneously on a variety of issues and tasks,
independently adjusting to priorities and achieving results with agreed
objectives and deadlines.
• Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills in English is a must. Arabic speakers preferred.
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Excellent knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and aptitude to learn
new systems is a must. Ability to use project management systems
(iPortal, IBIS, etc.) is a plus.
• Commitment to development and to the World Bank Group and IFCs mission, strategy and values.
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