SENIOR /PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT OFFICER - TELECOM, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY
Basics
Job #: 112404
Title: Senior /Principal Investment Officer - Telecom, Media and Technology
Job Stream: Investment
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Close Date: 15-Jan-2012
Background / General description:
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector investment arm of the World Bank Group, is one of the leading investors and lenders in emerging markets. The mission of IFC is to promote sustainable private sector investment in developing countries, helping to reduce poverty and improve people's lives. IFC finances private sector investments in the developing world, mobilizes capital in the international financial markets, helps clients improve social and environmental sustainability, and provides technical assistance and advice to governments and businesses. IFC s African Telecom, Media and Technology (TMT) group invests in private sector businesses in various TMT sub-sectors across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We have a track record of successful investments in mobile telephony companies,submarine cables, V-sat operators, shared infrastructure projects such as broadband networks, towers and data centers and IT-enabled Services companies. We provide project financing, private equity and venture capital for TMT companies in SSA. We are unique for our regional and global prospective on the TMT space, our long-term approach to investments, our ability to leverage the resources of the entire World Bank Group, as well as our commitment to maximizing the value of our portfolio companies through sustained assistance. To expand our venture/ growth capital investments in SSA, IFC seeks an experienced investment professional, to be based in Nairobi, Kenya, with the following requirements:
Duties and Accountabilities:
The responsibilities of the Senior/Principal Investment Officer include but are not limited to:
• Promote IFC s investments in the TMT sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), primarily focused on
venture capital and private equity.
• Build a strong pipeline of potential investee companies and work both with IFC s global TMT
investment team to appraise, structure, and negotiate transactions.
• Build and maintain a network of co-investors – both sector focused and regionally focused
venture and private equity funds that would participate alongside IFC in its TMT sector
investments.
• Establish and maintain relationships with relevant local investors and TMT industry operators in
SSA. Assist IFC s global TMT investment team to establish and maintain relationships with
relevant global strategic investors active in SSA.
• As needed, work on transactions for later stage TMT companies, applying IFC s full range of
financial instruments, including senior and mezzanine loans and quasi-equity.
• Manage IFC s African TMT portfolio companies. Represent IFC as a shareholder and support
investee companies growth plans using industry network and sector experience. Identify potential
exit opportunities and execute or oversee the structuring and negotiations of exit transactions.
• Establish investment strategies for various TMT sub-sectors, including identifying how changes in the industry, local economies and regulatory frameworks will open up opportunities for investment in such sub-sectors in various SSA countries. Identify how IFC could assist private sector participants to enter these new markets.
• Develop new initiatives for investments in the TMT sector in SSA. Identify how to use the Work
Bank Group s expertise and assets to accelerate development of the sector.
• Work closely with IFC s SSA regional departments to deliver IFC s investment targets and
development impact.
Selection Criteria:
• At least 8-12 years of telecom/media/technology experience, preferably venture capital, private
equity or investment banking.
• Advanced degree required. An MBA from a leading international education institution is preferred.
• Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) investment experience.
• Experience in leading negotiations and structuring complex equity transactions.
• Existing and relevant network amongst SSA focused venture capitalists, private equity funds,
investment advisors and strategic investors.
• Experience in portfolio management, including facilitation of exits. Having prior experience as an
investee company board director is a positive.
• Successful candidates should have the ability to oversee small, multi-country teams, to actively
drive multiple projects and to mentor junior staff.
• Excellent financial and analytical skills.
• Written and spoken language fluency in English essential; native writing and speaking capabilities in French an added advantage.
To apply, please copy the link below as your web address:
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ASSOCIATE OPERATIONS OFFICER - PORTFOLIO SUPPORT
Basics
Job #: 112451
Title: Associate Operations Officer - Portfolio Support
Job Stream: Technical Assistance & Advisory Services
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Close Date: 12-Jan-2012
Background / General description:
Improving the investment climate in Africa is one of three core priorities of the IFC/World Bank Group strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa. IFC manages the Investment Climate Advisory Services of the World Bank Group, which comprise staff based in the regional hub offices of Nairobi, Dakar and Johannesburg and across the continent, who work with a team of product specialists in Washington, DC and Istanbul.
The Investment Climate Advisory Services have been supporting Sub-Saharan African countries to design and implement investment climate reform programs for nearly a decade, and have scaled up their efforts significantly in recent years. The programs assist client countries to implement a range of investment climate reforms, including economy-wide reforms of aspects of business regulation,
supporting international trade and investment, regional integration as well as addressing obstacles to private sector investment in leading industries, such as agribusiness, infrastructure, tourism and health.
The team s objective is to support African countries efforts to create a positive investment climate to increase their competitiveness and private sector investment. The Investment Climate Advisory Services are looking to fill a staff position as Associate Operations Officer to be located in Nairobi. The Officer is expected to work in close coordination with the World Bank and IFC's Senior Investment Officer in the country, and with the investment climate team staff in Nairobi, Johannesburg, Dakar, Washington and Istanbul. S/he is also expected to participate in and contribute to the Investment Climate Advisory Services support to regional investment climate reforms.
Duties and Accountabilities:
The candidate will support the Project Leaders (PL) in the development and management of their
projects, with a focus on the management of the on-line documentation and results measurement
elements of the projects. S/he will work in support of Advisory Services Operational Portal- ASOP
procedures, Portfolio and Results Management.
The main responsibilities will include:
Advisory Services Operational Portal (ASOP)
• Create projects in the ASOP and advice project leaders on data completion and accuracy in the
system throughout the project life-cycle.
• Support project leaders in the documentation of their program, and of its results measurement.
• Provide project leaders/Administrative and Client Support (ACS) staff with advice and guidance
on filing requirements.
• Act as a primary point of contact for the system related issues.
• Address data quality issues and provide feedback to Africa region (SSA) staff, management and
HQ on the issues identified and resolutions.
• Educate project leaders, communications staff and other users of the system on the project lifecycle,
their roles, and responsibilities as well as on how to use the system as an information
source.
• Work with project teams to ensure appropriate filing of signed legal agreements; maintain internal
database on all signed legal agreements to capture statistics on types of agreements, dates,
client contributions etc.
• Coordinate between SSA and HQ (Project Management Unit (PMU), Corporate Business
Technologies (CBT), etc.) to ensure appropriate understanding of changes in ASOP and any
other relevant system enhancements.
• Ensure that project client information is accurately and timely entered in the Partner Panel and
Due Diligence is complete.
• Maintain SSA Team Tab file and alert PMU of any changes/replacements for timely team updates
in the ASOP.
• Work with PMU on identifying Relationship Managers for newly created clients in the ASOP.
Portfolio Management
• Circulate monthly updates on SSA pipeline, active portfolio and closed projects.
• Prepare monthly updates on planned projects for further dispatch to donors.
• Alert staff on any upcoming deadlines to ensure quality of SSA portfolio data.
• Support regional portfolio reviews, including assisting with analysis, data quality reviews and factchecking
• Work in close collaboration with the finance team and project managers to ensure budget/client
contributions information is accurately recorded in IBIS.
• Update information on SSA projects during the post-implementation stage when needed. M&E
activities
• Assist in coordination of the Advisory Services (AS) Supervision cycle (semi-annually) and ensure
compliance of SSA with relevant deadlines.
• Work to ensure good understanding of the overall M&E framework requirement, including
requirements such as baseline and evaluation criteria, outputs, outcomes, impacts, budgets,
plans, target definitions, documentation of roles and responsibilities, risks and issues. This will
ensure that staff are provided with advice when needed.
• Aggregate projects operational and investment impact results into a single file after each project
supervision cycle and contribute to donor operational and other types of reports/presentations by
providing aggregated data.
• Assist the PL in obtaining all data from primary sources as stipulated in the M&E plan and for
their collation and analysis. The position will involve considerable extraction and computer entry
of data from program generic reports.
• Work with the PL to ensure all program M&E documents, data, and other information required for
program strategic planning and reporting are prepared and submitted on time and in compliance
with the requirements of WBG.
Selection Criteria:
• Advanced degree in economics, statistics, international development, or public policy and
administration.
• A minimum of 5 years professional experience working in an institution focusing on Investment
Climate and/or a strong understanding of Investment Climate products with a proven track record.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills and sound business judgment to identify issues and
present creative and practical solutions.
• Demonstrated capacity and talent for integrating and aggregating issues at all levels - ability to
“see the forest” and the “the trees”
• Strong familiarity with IFC s Project Management Systems.
• Experience with quantitative research, statistical surveys/analysis and/or demonstrated
experience in impact is a plus.
• Ability to work successfully in multicultural teams and across boundaries.
• Demonstrated teamwork skills with openness to feedback and new ideas.
• Good presentation and communication skills.
• Fluent in English. Women are particularly encouraged to apply.
To apply, please copy the link below as your web address:
IFC CAREERS
ASSOCIATE OPERATIONS OFFICER - ICT
Basics
Job #: 112460
Title: Associate Operations Officer - ICT
Job Stream: Technical Assistance & Advisory Services
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Close Date: 12-Jan-2012
Background / General description:
Improving the investment climate in Africa is one of three core priorities of the IFC/World Bank Group strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa. IFC manages the Investment Climate Advisory Services of the World Bank Group, which comprise staff based in the regional hub offices of Nairobi, Dakar and Johannesburg and across the continent, who work with a team of product specialists based in Washington, DC and Istanbul. The Investment Climate Advisory Services have been supporting Sub-Saharan African countries to design and implement investment climate reform programs for nearly a decade, and have scaled up their efforts significantly in recent years. The programs assist client countries to implement a range of investment climate reforms, including economy-wide reforms of aspects of business regulation,
supporting international trade and investment, regional integration as well as addressing obstacles to private sector investment in leading industries, such as agribusiness, infrastructure, tourism and health.
The team s objective is to support African countries efforts to create a positive investment climate to increase their competitiveness and private sector investment. Increasingly investment climate projects involve the deployment of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions as part of a larger reform program. This includes the automation of company and secured asset registries, implementation of informational and transactional business licensing portals, as well as trade and tax-related web applications. To support these various projects, Investment Climate Advisory Services is seeking a wellqualified Associate Operations Officer in ICT to be located in Nairobi, Kenya. The staff member is expected to participate in and contribute to investment climate reform projects by supporting the design and implementation of appropriate technology solutions. S/he is expected to work across the region in close coordination with World Bank and IFC project teams, as well as with investment climate staff in Nairobi, Johannesburg, Dakar, Washington and Istanbul.
Duties and Accountabilities:
The successful candidate will help design and implement ICT applications as an integral part of the investment climate reforms supported by the Africa Investment Climate Team. This work will have threemajor components:
1.Implementing ICT applications in client organizations: Provide technical support to ICT project teams in the design and implementation of ICT components within field projects. This would include, inter alia, performing or supervising consultants engaged in the following tasks:
• Defining requirements for ICT applications to support business environment reform;
• Assessing client capacity to absorb and independently manage technology;
• Identifying appropriate technologies (e.g., package vs custom applications) and deployment
approaches e.g., in-house vs outsourcing/Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), to address client
needs, capabilities and sustainability requirements;
• Assisting in development of Terms of Reference/ Requests for Proposals and assessing vendor
proposals;
• Assisting in supervision of contractors in software development, configuration/customization,
implementation, training and post-implementation support; and
• Developing/reviewing system security and disaster recovery plans as well as post-implementation assessments.
2.Developing and maintaining IFC "starter level" software applications for
International Development Agency (IDA) countries: Working with the Investment Climate ICT
team, support the development, maintenance and deployment of IFC-developed IC software
applications developed for African clients (these presently exist for business licensing and
construction permit administration), including the following tasks:
• Oversee the technical design, development and periodic upgrades of the IFC IC software
applications developed for African clients, including language conversions to French and
Portuguese for new implementations in Francophone and Lusophone countries;
• Ensure that documented source code, operator manuals and other documentation is kept up to
date by the vendor;
• Assist IC project teams in implementing the applications in their clients, including liaising with
and/or supervising local IT vendors hired to localize the application;
• Implement information security tests, in cooperation with Operations Information System
(OIS)/Information Solutions Group (ISG)/Business Informatics Department (CBI), to ensure these
ICT applications are free of vulnerabilities when implemented in the client environment.
Supporting knowledge resource development and dissemination, as well as innovation efforts
concerning ICT for business environment reform: Participate in developing and mainstreaming
knowledge resources relating to the design and implementation of ICT applications to support
business environment reforms. Also assist in identifying emerging technologies (e.g., mobile
applications) which can reduce costs, increase user access and enhance the effectiveness of
government-to-business ICT applications.
Selection Criteria:
• Masters degree or equivalent in information technology or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in implementing development-related ICT
applications, particularly Web and database technologies.
• Conversant in relevant private sector development issues such as foreign direct investment,
regulatory reform to promote economic growth, industry competitiveness and investment climate
indicators.
• Strong analytical, communications and project management skills.
• Experience in effectively managing software developers and ICT vendors.
• Ability to multitask and work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
• High degree of self-motivation and proven ability to work under minimum supervision and as part
of a team.
• Comfortable working in pressured environment with capacity to deliver high-quality outputs and
results to tight deadline.
• Strong knowledge of World Bank Group operational and procurement procedures is highly
desirable. Women are particularly encouraged to apply.
To apply, please copy the link below as your web address:
IFC CAREERS
Basics
Job #: 112404
Title: Senior /Principal Investment Officer - Telecom, Media and Technology
Job Stream: Investment
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Close Date: 15-Jan-2012
Background / General description:
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector investment arm of the World Bank Group, is one of the leading investors and lenders in emerging markets. The mission of IFC is to promote sustainable private sector investment in developing countries, helping to reduce poverty and improve people's lives. IFC finances private sector investments in the developing world, mobilizes capital in the international financial markets, helps clients improve social and environmental sustainability, and provides technical assistance and advice to governments and businesses. IFC s African Telecom, Media and Technology (TMT) group invests in private sector businesses in various TMT sub-sectors across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We have a track record of successful investments in mobile telephony companies,submarine cables, V-sat operators, shared infrastructure projects such as broadband networks, towers and data centers and IT-enabled Services companies. We provide project financing, private equity and venture capital for TMT companies in SSA. We are unique for our regional and global prospective on the TMT space, our long-term approach to investments, our ability to leverage the resources of the entire World Bank Group, as well as our commitment to maximizing the value of our portfolio companies through sustained assistance. To expand our venture/ growth capital investments in SSA, IFC seeks an experienced investment professional, to be based in Nairobi, Kenya, with the following requirements:
Duties and Accountabilities:
The responsibilities of the Senior/Principal Investment Officer include but are not limited to:
• Promote IFC s investments in the TMT sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), primarily focused on
venture capital and private equity.
• Build a strong pipeline of potential investee companies and work both with IFC s global TMT
investment team to appraise, structure, and negotiate transactions.
• Build and maintain a network of co-investors – both sector focused and regionally focused
venture and private equity funds that would participate alongside IFC in its TMT sector
investments.
• Establish and maintain relationships with relevant local investors and TMT industry operators in
SSA. Assist IFC s global TMT investment team to establish and maintain relationships with
relevant global strategic investors active in SSA.
• As needed, work on transactions for later stage TMT companies, applying IFC s full range of
financial instruments, including senior and mezzanine loans and quasi-equity.
• Manage IFC s African TMT portfolio companies. Represent IFC as a shareholder and support
investee companies growth plans using industry network and sector experience. Identify potential
exit opportunities and execute or oversee the structuring and negotiations of exit transactions.
• Establish investment strategies for various TMT sub-sectors, including identifying how changes in the industry, local economies and regulatory frameworks will open up opportunities for investment in such sub-sectors in various SSA countries. Identify how IFC could assist private sector participants to enter these new markets.
• Develop new initiatives for investments in the TMT sector in SSA. Identify how to use the Work
Bank Group s expertise and assets to accelerate development of the sector.
• Work closely with IFC s SSA regional departments to deliver IFC s investment targets and
development impact.
Selection Criteria:
• At least 8-12 years of telecom/media/technology experience, preferably venture capital, private
equity or investment banking.
• Advanced degree required. An MBA from a leading international education institution is preferred.
• Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) investment experience.
• Experience in leading negotiations and structuring complex equity transactions.
• Existing and relevant network amongst SSA focused venture capitalists, private equity funds,
investment advisors and strategic investors.
• Experience in portfolio management, including facilitation of exits. Having prior experience as an
investee company board director is a positive.
• Successful candidates should have the ability to oversee small, multi-country teams, to actively
drive multiple projects and to mentor junior staff.
• Excellent financial and analytical skills.
• Written and spoken language fluency in English essential; native writing and speaking capabilities in French an added advantage.
To apply, please copy the link below as your web address:
IFC JOB DETAILS
ASSOCIATE OPERATIONS OFFICER - PORTFOLIO SUPPORT
Basics
Job #: 112451
Title: Associate Operations Officer - Portfolio Support
Job Stream: Technical Assistance & Advisory Services
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Close Date: 12-Jan-2012
Background / General description:
Improving the investment climate in Africa is one of three core priorities of the IFC/World Bank Group strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa. IFC manages the Investment Climate Advisory Services of the World Bank Group, which comprise staff based in the regional hub offices of Nairobi, Dakar and Johannesburg and across the continent, who work with a team of product specialists in Washington, DC and Istanbul.
The Investment Climate Advisory Services have been supporting Sub-Saharan African countries to design and implement investment climate reform programs for nearly a decade, and have scaled up their efforts significantly in recent years. The programs assist client countries to implement a range of investment climate reforms, including economy-wide reforms of aspects of business regulation,
supporting international trade and investment, regional integration as well as addressing obstacles to private sector investment in leading industries, such as agribusiness, infrastructure, tourism and health.
The team s objective is to support African countries efforts to create a positive investment climate to increase their competitiveness and private sector investment. The Investment Climate Advisory Services are looking to fill a staff position as Associate Operations Officer to be located in Nairobi. The Officer is expected to work in close coordination with the World Bank and IFC's Senior Investment Officer in the country, and with the investment climate team staff in Nairobi, Johannesburg, Dakar, Washington and Istanbul. S/he is also expected to participate in and contribute to the Investment Climate Advisory Services support to regional investment climate reforms.
Duties and Accountabilities:
The candidate will support the Project Leaders (PL) in the development and management of their
projects, with a focus on the management of the on-line documentation and results measurement
elements of the projects. S/he will work in support of Advisory Services Operational Portal- ASOP
procedures, Portfolio and Results Management.
The main responsibilities will include:
Advisory Services Operational Portal (ASOP)
• Create projects in the ASOP and advice project leaders on data completion and accuracy in the
system throughout the project life-cycle.
• Support project leaders in the documentation of their program, and of its results measurement.
• Provide project leaders/Administrative and Client Support (ACS) staff with advice and guidance
on filing requirements.
• Act as a primary point of contact for the system related issues.
• Address data quality issues and provide feedback to Africa region (SSA) staff, management and
HQ on the issues identified and resolutions.
• Educate project leaders, communications staff and other users of the system on the project lifecycle,
their roles, and responsibilities as well as on how to use the system as an information
source.
• Work with project teams to ensure appropriate filing of signed legal agreements; maintain internal
database on all signed legal agreements to capture statistics on types of agreements, dates,
client contributions etc.
• Coordinate between SSA and HQ (Project Management Unit (PMU), Corporate Business
Technologies (CBT), etc.) to ensure appropriate understanding of changes in ASOP and any
other relevant system enhancements.
• Ensure that project client information is accurately and timely entered in the Partner Panel and
Due Diligence is complete.
• Maintain SSA Team Tab file and alert PMU of any changes/replacements for timely team updates
in the ASOP.
• Work with PMU on identifying Relationship Managers for newly created clients in the ASOP.
Portfolio Management
• Circulate monthly updates on SSA pipeline, active portfolio and closed projects.
• Prepare monthly updates on planned projects for further dispatch to donors.
• Alert staff on any upcoming deadlines to ensure quality of SSA portfolio data.
• Support regional portfolio reviews, including assisting with analysis, data quality reviews and factchecking
• Work in close collaboration with the finance team and project managers to ensure budget/client
contributions information is accurately recorded in IBIS.
• Update information on SSA projects during the post-implementation stage when needed. M&E
activities
• Assist in coordination of the Advisory Services (AS) Supervision cycle (semi-annually) and ensure
compliance of SSA with relevant deadlines.
• Work to ensure good understanding of the overall M&E framework requirement, including
requirements such as baseline and evaluation criteria, outputs, outcomes, impacts, budgets,
plans, target definitions, documentation of roles and responsibilities, risks and issues. This will
ensure that staff are provided with advice when needed.
• Aggregate projects operational and investment impact results into a single file after each project
supervision cycle and contribute to donor operational and other types of reports/presentations by
providing aggregated data.
• Assist the PL in obtaining all data from primary sources as stipulated in the M&E plan and for
their collation and analysis. The position will involve considerable extraction and computer entry
of data from program generic reports.
• Work with the PL to ensure all program M&E documents, data, and other information required for
program strategic planning and reporting are prepared and submitted on time and in compliance
with the requirements of WBG.
Selection Criteria:
• Advanced degree in economics, statistics, international development, or public policy and
administration.
• A minimum of 5 years professional experience working in an institution focusing on Investment
Climate and/or a strong understanding of Investment Climate products with a proven track record.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills and sound business judgment to identify issues and
present creative and practical solutions.
• Demonstrated capacity and talent for integrating and aggregating issues at all levels - ability to
“see the forest” and the “the trees”
• Strong familiarity with IFC s Project Management Systems.
• Experience with quantitative research, statistical surveys/analysis and/or demonstrated
experience in impact is a plus.
• Ability to work successfully in multicultural teams and across boundaries.
• Demonstrated teamwork skills with openness to feedback and new ideas.
• Good presentation and communication skills.
• Fluent in English. Women are particularly encouraged to apply.
To apply, please copy the link below as your web address:
IFC CAREERS
ASSOCIATE OPERATIONS OFFICER - ICT
Basics
Job #: 112460
Title: Associate Operations Officer - ICT
Job Stream: Technical Assistance & Advisory Services
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Close Date: 12-Jan-2012
Background / General description:
Improving the investment climate in Africa is one of three core priorities of the IFC/World Bank Group strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa. IFC manages the Investment Climate Advisory Services of the World Bank Group, which comprise staff based in the regional hub offices of Nairobi, Dakar and Johannesburg and across the continent, who work with a team of product specialists based in Washington, DC and Istanbul. The Investment Climate Advisory Services have been supporting Sub-Saharan African countries to design and implement investment climate reform programs for nearly a decade, and have scaled up their efforts significantly in recent years. The programs assist client countries to implement a range of investment climate reforms, including economy-wide reforms of aspects of business regulation,
supporting international trade and investment, regional integration as well as addressing obstacles to private sector investment in leading industries, such as agribusiness, infrastructure, tourism and health.
The team s objective is to support African countries efforts to create a positive investment climate to increase their competitiveness and private sector investment. Increasingly investment climate projects involve the deployment of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions as part of a larger reform program. This includes the automation of company and secured asset registries, implementation of informational and transactional business licensing portals, as well as trade and tax-related web applications. To support these various projects, Investment Climate Advisory Services is seeking a wellqualified Associate Operations Officer in ICT to be located in Nairobi, Kenya. The staff member is expected to participate in and contribute to investment climate reform projects by supporting the design and implementation of appropriate technology solutions. S/he is expected to work across the region in close coordination with World Bank and IFC project teams, as well as with investment climate staff in Nairobi, Johannesburg, Dakar, Washington and Istanbul.
Duties and Accountabilities:
The successful candidate will help design and implement ICT applications as an integral part of the investment climate reforms supported by the Africa Investment Climate Team. This work will have threemajor components:
1.Implementing ICT applications in client organizations: Provide technical support to ICT project teams in the design and implementation of ICT components within field projects. This would include, inter alia, performing or supervising consultants engaged in the following tasks:
• Defining requirements for ICT applications to support business environment reform;
• Assessing client capacity to absorb and independently manage technology;
• Identifying appropriate technologies (e.g., package vs custom applications) and deployment
approaches e.g., in-house vs outsourcing/Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), to address client
needs, capabilities and sustainability requirements;
• Assisting in development of Terms of Reference/ Requests for Proposals and assessing vendor
proposals;
• Assisting in supervision of contractors in software development, configuration/customization,
implementation, training and post-implementation support; and
• Developing/reviewing system security and disaster recovery plans as well as post-implementation assessments.
2.Developing and maintaining IFC "starter level" software applications for
International Development Agency (IDA) countries: Working with the Investment Climate ICT
team, support the development, maintenance and deployment of IFC-developed IC software
applications developed for African clients (these presently exist for business licensing and
construction permit administration), including the following tasks:
• Oversee the technical design, development and periodic upgrades of the IFC IC software
applications developed for African clients, including language conversions to French and
Portuguese for new implementations in Francophone and Lusophone countries;
• Ensure that documented source code, operator manuals and other documentation is kept up to
date by the vendor;
• Assist IC project teams in implementing the applications in their clients, including liaising with
and/or supervising local IT vendors hired to localize the application;
• Implement information security tests, in cooperation with Operations Information System
(OIS)/Information Solutions Group (ISG)/Business Informatics Department (CBI), to ensure these
ICT applications are free of vulnerabilities when implemented in the client environment.
Supporting knowledge resource development and dissemination, as well as innovation efforts
concerning ICT for business environment reform: Participate in developing and mainstreaming
knowledge resources relating to the design and implementation of ICT applications to support
business environment reforms. Also assist in identifying emerging technologies (e.g., mobile
applications) which can reduce costs, increase user access and enhance the effectiveness of
government-to-business ICT applications.
Selection Criteria:
• Masters degree or equivalent in information technology or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in implementing development-related ICT
applications, particularly Web and database technologies.
• Conversant in relevant private sector development issues such as foreign direct investment,
regulatory reform to promote economic growth, industry competitiveness and investment climate
indicators.
• Strong analytical, communications and project management skills.
• Experience in effectively managing software developers and ICT vendors.
• Ability to multitask and work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
• High degree of self-motivation and proven ability to work under minimum supervision and as part
of a team.
• Comfortable working in pressured environment with capacity to deliver high-quality outputs and
results to tight deadline.
• Strong knowledge of World Bank Group operational and procurement procedures is highly
desirable. Women are particularly encouraged to apply.
To apply, please copy the link below as your web address:
IFC CAREERS