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| Senior Operations Officer - 100443 |
Basics | Job #: | 100443 | | Title: | Senior Operations Officer | | Job Stream: | Technical Assistance & Advisory Services | | Location: | New Delhi, India | | Close Date: | 23-Mar-2010 |
| Background / General description: | | International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries as a way to reduce poverty and improve people s lives and in doing so offers a unique combination of investment and advisory services to its clients.
IFC s South Asia Department (CSA) is seeking to hire a Regional Business Line Leader for the Sustainability Business Line to deliver high-impact advisory services interventions in the development and promotion of market-based solutions and/or business opportunities to address climate change and social development. The business line is housed in IFC s Environmental and Social Development Department (CES). Further information on CES is available at http://www.ifc.org/sustainability.
Purpose
Climate Change is one of three main pillars of IFC's South Asia Department. The main role of the Regional Business Line Leader will support the region s effort to deliver integrated investment-advisory program in the area of climate change (renewable energy, energy efficiency, cleaner production, and adaptation) and on improving firm/sector competitiveness through labor standards.
The Regional Business Line Leader is a member of the Regional Leadership Team. As such, s/he contributes to the development and implementation of IFC s regional strategy. The RBLL is also a member of the Global Business Line Network and as such provides input to the global strategy.
The overall role of the Regional Business Line Leader is to provide sound technical expertise in his/her specific business line and to manage a portfolio of advisory projects. In doing so, the Regional Business Line Leaders ensures a coherent approach tailored to the region, while maintaining quality control that is consistent with his/her global business line. | Duties and Accountabilities: | | The Regional Business Line Leader will be based in New Delhi, India and will have a primary reporting line to the Regional Head of Advisory Services and secondary reporting to the Global Business Line leader. S/he will work closely with CSA staff in the region, which includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
Specific duties and Accountabilities include:
Business development, strategy, portfolio management
Responsible for managing IFC s advisory services (AS) projects for the Sustainability business line in the region, in collaboration with the relevant investment and regional management;
Develops the business line strategy in the region, including resource management, project identification and approval, client, donor and stakeholder management;
Works with relevant investment Cluster Managers to ensure increased integrated product and services offering to existing and potential IFC clients.
Works with other business lines and regional business line leaders to ensure coordination across advisory services.
Leads the design and development of specific AS projects in the region ensuring global standards are applied. Initiates the project approval process, ensuring all necessary stakeholders are involved and in line with AS Governance process;
Oversees the implementation of AS regional projects on sustainability from inception to completion, including providing leadership to and management of project teams;
Monitors quality standards and performance of the regional business line portfolio, evaluating progress using IFC s monitoring and evaluation framework and taking corrective actions where/if necessary;
Ensures project supervision cycle is adequately documented and that project documentation and archiving are done and maintained to support the monitoring and evaluation process;
Contributes to gathering, managing and disseminating regional and global best practices and institutional knowledge of the business line across IFC, including participation in knowledge management efforts, internally and externally to ensure dissemination of lessons learned and sharing of experience;
Manages clients relations as assigned for the product in the region, ensuring expectations are met/exceeded
Resource Management Accountabilities
Jointly with Country Manager(s) recruits and acts as supervisor for project managers/program officer implementing projects in the business line, including responsibility for Performance Evaluation and Planning (PEP) reviews;
Oversees the recruitment of country project teams to ensure technical expertise of the business line is adequately represented
Mentors project team members in the region and ensures integration within relevant business line network, development of skills, quality assurance and professional development;
Monitors budgets for projects, business line staff, consultants and vendors;
Recommends allocation and deployment of project staff and other resources if/where relevant for the business line effectively and efficiently across the corporation to support the identification, development and implementation of IFC s advisory services projects globally.
Relationship Management Accountabilities
Maintains strong relationships with Country Managers and Investments Cluster Managers so that the business line strategy is well aligned with IFC s investment goals and projects are developed and implemented in an integrated manner ;
Maintains strong relations with relevant Global Product Specialists to ensure consistency of product quality and delivery in the region;
Develops and maintains relationships with regional players in relevant industries/sectors and acts as IFC representative for key regional organizations and institutions;
Fosters strong relationships with counterparts in the World Bank Group, as well as in other private and public institutions to identify collaboration opportunities and to enhance client and business delivery;
Supports AS management in establishing and maintaining strong donor relations and assist in raising financé;
Works collaboratively within the matrix to deliver impact for clients and IFC. | Selection Criteria: | | Education
Graduate degree(s) in business, finance, engineering, economics, or equivalent professional qualification relevant to the business line and a minimum of 10 years professional, relevant experience (including at least 3 years on sustainability issues);
Business experience
Significant project management skills with proven track record of success in developing client relationships and execution;
Familiarity with the field of climate change (renewable energy, natural resources management, sustainable development, energy efficiency, etc.) is desirable
Established, up-to-date regional knowledge and strong ability to disseminate this knowledge effectively and efficiently within IFC as needed;
Work experience/residency in developing countries would be desirable
Sound experience in dealing with public and private sector institutions, including ensuring a balanced set of interests
Main skills
Ability to think strategically and to modify the regional business line strategy as needed so that it remains responsive to business needs and the needs of clients;
Strength in managing complex relationships;
Very good negotiation and influencing skills;
Proven track record in managing effective work groups in a service-oriented setting;
Strong written and verbal communications skills;
Ability to develop innovative solutions and challenge the status quo in order to build the business;
Recognized as a team player and leader; Ability to manage teams – selecting, coaching and appraising staff; providing structured feedback and supervision; influencing and resolving differences across organizational boundaries
Ability to operate effectively in a private sector environment;
Exposure to and understanding of multilateral organizations;
Successfully worked with international teams (different time zones etc.)
Flexibility to travel
This appointment is for a period of 24 months. Applications should be submitted by March 15 2010. Candidates should submit their resumes in English via IFC s career website (www.ifc.org). Cover letter should clearly describe the relevant results the candidate has delivered in prior positions, rather than simply listing responsibilities. No phone calls, paper mail or faxes please. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. Only applicants invited for interviews will be contacted. |
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