Operations Officer

Operations Officer - Portfolio and Strategic Coordinator, GEID

Job #:

req34286

Organization:

IFC

Sector:

Gender

Grade:

GF

Term Duration:

3 years 0 months

Recruitment Type:

Local Recruitment

Location:

New Delhi,India; Hanoi,Viet Nam

Required Language(s):

English

Preferred Language(s):

Closing Date:

9/16/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

Build a career with impact. Working at the World Bank Group (WBG) provides a unique opportunity to help countries solve their greatest development challenges. As one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries, the WBG is a unique partnership of five global institutions dedicated to ending poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, the WBG works with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2025, IFC committed a record $71.7 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging private sector solutions, and mobilizing private capital to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. For more information, visit

IFC is deeply committed to advancing gender equality and economic inclusion as laid out in IFC's 2030 Roadmap for Gender and Inclusion to deliver game-changing private sector partnerships and programs to accelerate gender equality and inclusion in emerging markets. Aligned with the new World Bank Group (WBG) Gender Strategy : Accelerate Gender Equality to End Poverty on a Livable Planet, IFC's Roadmap is built on six priorities offering high potential for impact in and through the private sector. These areas aim to (1) Allocate Capital that Drives Inclusion, (2) Make Supply Chains Inclusive, and (3) Remove Barriers to Entrepreneurship, Employment, and Leadership (including addressing gender-based violence). Equally important are two cross-cutting themes that are foundational to achieving sustainable results across the priority areas and require action: (4) Bridging the Digital Divide; (5) Accelerating Inclusive and Gender-Smart Climate Action; and (6) Ending Gender-based Violence and Harassment.

As part of its mandate, IFC has a dedicated team - the Gender and Economic Inclusion (GEI) Department (GEID), that works with IFC's investment and advisory teams to support private sector clients in providing all genders and underserved communities with equal economic opportunities as leaders, employees, entrepreneurs, consumers, and community members. GEID leads strategy development and implementation for the organization, provides tailored operational solutions and client advice, innovates, and incubates novel approaches, serves a thought leader and disseminator of knowledge on GEI issues, supports mobilization through impact investing and sustainable financing; and forges public and private sector partnerships with the aim of creating economic opportunities and development for all.

The Operations Officer - Portfolio and Strategic Coordinator will report to the Regional Lead, Asia, for Gender and Inclusion.

Roles and Responsibilities

The Operations Officer - Portfolio and Strategic Coordinator plays a vital role in supporting GEID in Asia to deliver on the ambitions of the IFC Roadmap for Gender 2030. Reporting to the Regional Lead, this position ensures gender and inclusion priorities are embedded in regional strategies and programs while supporting IFC teams and clients to drive meaningful impact.

1. Gender Value Creation and Reporting (Gender Flag)

Coordination with Regional Industry Teams

Overview: The Gender Flag is the International Finance Corporation's primary tool for identifying investment and advisory projects with gender and economic inclusion components. To trigger a Gender Flag, an investment or advisory project needs to be intentionally designed and implemented with an explicit focus on closing gaps between women and men. GEID will track and report on gender-flagged projects across IFC and provide regular portfolio analyses of IFC's GEI engagements.

Pipeline Screening and Coordination

• Act as the Gender Flag Lead to address inquiries and provide guidance and quality assurance to regional industry gender teams and portfolio officers.
• Coordinate across GEID, regional gender industry focal points and global industry gender and sustainability teams to ensure comprehensive screening of investment and advisory projects for gender flag.
• Conduct quarterly meetings with regional industry teams to review investment and advisory project pipelines for Gender Flag opportunities.

Flag Implementation Monitoring

• Provide quarterly updates on gender-related key performance indicators to regional leadership, including detailed reporting on flagged projects and their gender outcomes.
• Conduct at least quarterly meetings with regional portfolio and Upstream Advisory Secretariat to monitor gender flags across investment and advisory and ensure 100% screening of all high probability investments and all client facing advisory implementation plans.

Capacity Building

• Support development of resources such as guidance notes and tip sheets to support accurate Gender Flag implementation.
• Deliver training sessions to enhance staff understanding and effective application of the Gender Flag.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing with the GEID global Knowledge and learning team to enhance practices in the region.

Regional and Country Strategy

• Provide support for World Bank-IFC strategic joint gender programming in designated "WBG focus countries".
• Provide input into World Bank's Country Partnership Frameworks, IFC's Country Private Sector Diagnostics, and IFC's Country Strategies across the region, focusing on analyzing gender gaps and policy impacts on women-led businesses.

Partnerships and Donor Reporting

• Collaborate with regional partnerships teams to strengthen partnerships and support fundraising initiatives.
• Coordinate with the GEID Partnerships team to ensure alignment in donor engagement strategies.
• Collect and report data on progress and results to development partners, donors, and stakeholders.
• Prepare inputs and examples for external donor reports and review regional reporting as needed.

Communications

• Prepare internal briefing materials, talking points, and speeches for regional and senior management.

The candidate should be a seasoned candidate with experience working with the private sector and across institutional structures to deliver impactful solutions. S/he routinely delivers initiatives, programs, projects, and integrates the work of others (often multi-disciplinary). S/he confidently delivers quality output and can work independently with limited supervision. 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.

Selection Criteria

• Master's degree in economics, finance, business, or other relevant discipline required.
• At least six years of relevant professional experience in private sector development in emerging markets (required) with increasing levels of decision-making responsibility.
• Experience in designing and implementing advisory projects, including results frameworks to capture development outcomes and impacts, experience with women's economic empowerment and inclusion is a plus.
• Experience and knowledge of the development finance landscape in the region.
• Broad experience across women's economic empowerment and economic inclusion topics with a private sector lens and the demonstrated ability to engage with credibility and confidence.
• Experience working in a highly complex, matrix environment.
• Ability to self-manage, multitask, and work under time constraints.
• 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.
• Demonstrated commitment to IFC core values, including excellence, mutual respect, collegiality, teamwork, diversity and inclusiveness, integrity, innovation, transparency, and accountability.

WBG Culture Attributes:

1. Sense of Urgency – Anticipating and quickly reacting to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.

2. Thoughtful Risk Taking – Taking informed and thoughtful risks and making courageous decisions to push boundaries for greater impact.

3. Empowerment and Accountability – Engaging with others in an empowered and accountable manner for impactful results.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

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