Jobs at World Bank Group

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Contribute to the development and delivery of IFC’s agribusiness strategies and investment program working closely with the investment teams
• Working closely with the sector lead and regional investment teams, conduct due diligence to assess project strengths and weaknesses, and provide investment teams with an appraisal report and operational parameters to be built into financial models
• Work closely with Climate Business team to make sure all projects are assessed for Paris Alignment, decarbonization strategies, and climate transition risk and physical risk assessments; use and develop GHG monitoring tools to assess projects.
• Participate in the investment committee meetings and respond to the committee’s questions 
• Support the review of advisory/upstream services proposals
• Provide industry and best practice advice to internal - IFC and WBG colleagues - and external clients and add value to new business development activities and portfolio monitoring, as well as to advisory services projects
• Assist in the selection, briefing and supervision of technical consultants engaged on due diligence, as needed 
• Participate in conferences and seminars and other events representing IFC and as appropriate to maintaining and building sector knowledge

Selection Criteria

• Commitment to IFC and the World Bank Group’s mission, strategy, and values,
• Minimum 10 years of operational experience in agro-commodity supply chain management and trading, 
• Minimum master’s degree, 
• Sound knowledge of current industry and sector operating parameters to permit comparative cost analysis and benchmarking,
• Sound knowledge and experience in delivering sustainability solutions to the agribusiness sector,
• Knowledge on commodity risk management/hedging is a plus,
• Sound business judgment and proven track record of investment screening and assessment,
• Excellent written and spoken English skills and ability to write technical appraisal reports in a timely manner, also with French language a plus
• Ability to work effectively in teams and build bridges across organizational boundaries,
• Passion for commodity trading, milling, and commodity markets and results driven with energy, initiative, and self-motivation,
• Willingness to undertake extensive international travel in emerging markets

 Application Deadline: 6/28/2025

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Duties and Accountabilities :

• Provide high-level administrative and organizational support to the Director
• Effectively communicate with all members of the Front Office to ensure coordination of efforts and efficiency
• Coordinate the Director's calendar, schedule and travel arrangements; Make sure the Director is fully prepared for each meeting/presentation/event
• Maintain a strong overview of the Department’s work program, ensuring timely delivery of tasks/actions needed by the Director and the management team.  Help ensure that the Director action list is consistently current
• Provide quality control by monitoring documents for accuracy, ensuring adherence to unit and Bank guidelines and procedures, and assisting in editing, formatting, and production of documents and correspondence
• Proactively handle incoming emails. Delegating these to the relevant staff members and following up to make sure that they are handled on time. Independently prepare answers to queries
• Follow up to ensure that management decisions and assignments are properly carried out
• File, retrieve and track information for the Director's office
• Manage special departmental projects and other ad hoc duties as assigned by the Director toward the attainment of departmental goals
• Act as a liaison for the Director with external clients, Department's management team, HQ colleagues, including senior management, other Directors, and Executive Directors - handling sensitive matters with finesse and discretion

Selection Criteria

• Bachelor’s degree with minimum 5 years of relevant experience
• Advanced knowledge of office productivity tools (including MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Excellent communication skills – written and oral in English
• Demonstrated maturity, discretion and good judgement; absolute integrity in handling confidential information
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with a range of contacts both internal and external.
• Ability to handle complexity and ambiguity, to prioritize and multitask and to handle a diverse range of situations with tact and diplomacy
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team oriented, multi-cultural environment, and function as an effective team member in various groups
• High degree of resourcefulness with the ability to anticipate and solve problems and demonstrated willingness to go the extra mile
• Ability to influence others, excellent team building, collaboration and partnering skills. Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor support staff is an advantage
• Highly developed personal integrity, strong values and personal ethics, role modeling tact and discretion
• Passion, drive and commitment to the World Bank's development agenda and mission and ability to inspire.

 Application Deadline: 6/24/2025