**Job #**:
- req26193**Organization**:
- IFC**Sector**:
- Agribusiness**Grade**:
- ET4**Term Duration**:
- 1 year 0 months**Recruitment Type**:
- Local Recruitment**Location**:
- Mexico City,Mexico**Required Language(s)**:
- English**Preferred Language(s)**:
- Spanish**Closing Date**:
- 2/15/2024 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC**Description**
IFC has embarked on an ambitious new growth strategy (IFC 3.0) to stimulate more investment activity. This strategy calls for generating unique opportunities by proactively working "Upstream" to create, deepen, and expand markets and to imagine, design and implement investment projects. It requires taking a systematic approach to understanding the regulatory and sector bottlenecks that prevent the flow of private capital into productive investment in our member countries and addressing these bottlenecks through World Bank Group engagement on policy reforms and programmatic interventions at the country and sector level. This strategy also calls for working with Governments and World Bank colleagues to first seek private sector solutions to address development challenges - where such solutions are advisable and can be effective - and reserve public financing for projects only when other options are suboptimal. This approach is called the "Cascade".
The Manufacturing, Agribusiness & Services (MAS) Industry Group plays an important role in supporting IFC's strategic priorities, covering projects and investments in global manufacturing and services, agribusiness, health, and education. MAS sectors play a critical role in providing goods and services to consumers, addressing core needs, creating jobs, contributing to government revenue, and stimulating growth. In IFC's client countries, these sectors can account for as much as 80% of overall economic activity and can account for up to 90% of employment activity, particularly in the poorest countries.
IFC seeks an extended term temporary (ETT) to join the Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services (MAS) team in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) primarily focused on the manufacturing sectors and based on Mexico City. The ETT will work in a diverse set of projects across LAC and is expected to be proficient in Spanish and/or Portuguese in addition to English.
**ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:
- Analysis of relevant sectors, markets, and companies, including market mapping and comparator analysis, to help generate ideas for new projects and new products.
- Identification and assessment of Upstream & Advisory opportunities and contribute to their development through the preparation of business development materials and the drafting of associated concept notes.
- Review of feasibility studies, market assessments and implementation plans, that ultimately lead to IFC investments.
- Project management, planning and monitoring of deliverables to ensure timely and quality delivery of the work program.
- Participation in the preparation of key transaction execution documentation and agreements including engagements with clients.
- Portfolio and pipeline management and reporting including preparing periodic management review reports and documents.
**Selection Criteria**
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional qualification.
- At least 3 years of work experience in investment, consulting, industry, or another fast-paced, knowledge-based work environment.
- Knowledge of the manufacturing sector—particularly the metals, chemicals, light manufacturing, glass, and cement industries—and interest in the development of industrial projects.
- Dynamic, independent, and highly organized professionals with enthusiasm to learn and an ability to work effectively in fast-paced and multi-cultural teams.
- Strong qualitative, quantitative, and analytical skills to gather and organize information and resources, compile data and conduct analysis, and synthesize knowledge from diverse sources of information.
- Demonstrated ability to work flexibly on a range of assignments and prioritize a variety of complex evolving tasks.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and competing demands while still paying attention to detail and ensuring quality of products.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
- Strong Spanish and/or Portuguese (fluency not required).
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
- Genuine dedication to development and to the World Bank Group and IFC's mission, strategy, and values.
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