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Duties and Accountabilities

• The overall purpose of the assignment is to provide administrative, logistical and operational support to the World Bank Nigeria Country Office.

The main functions include but are not limited to:

• Operational and administrative support
• Provide support for preparation and implementation of World Bank projects and activities according to Bank procedures.
• Use desktop processing skills to produce complex texts, reports, presentations, charts, figures, graphs, etc., according to Bank format and distribution.
• Collect and input data provided by Task Team Leaders into the central database, including processing new project status reports.
• Keep abreast of the Organization’s directives and ensure effective processing of all project documents.
• Draft routine correspondence (standard letters, memos, faxes, etc.) conforming to the Organization’s regional standards, using proper grammar, punctuation and style and proofread materials.
• Draft minutes of meetings and provide assistance in editing large documents.
• Maintain up-to-date divisional project files (both paper and electronic) and retrieve data from various sources and compile these for use by the Country Director and/or the Country Management Unit (CMU).
• Incorporate agreed comments into documents, making full use of shared drives and software capabilities.
• Information Management and Client interaction
• Answer internal and external queries on the assigned portfolio or, as necessary, take accurate and comprehensive telephone messages, and route them to appropriate persons to handle.
• Maintain current distribution lists, phone/address lists of project/product contacts, and distribute documents for the team.
• Co-ordinate with service units and liaise frequently with team members both in Washington and in the Country Office.
• Track and report on appropriate aspects of the Team’s operational activities.
• Time management & Logistic planning
• Arrange working schedule and meeting with counterparts for the visiting teams.
• Co-ordinate time management and schedules, taking current and future priorities into account, anticipate and monitor changes, and communicate the information.
• Track assigned tasks/project steps/ timetables using modern office management technologies, coordinate with relevant staff, provide assistance and/or information on project-related matters.
• Solve non-routine problems creatively and resourcefully and assist in preparation and logistical planning for various events, e.g. conferences, workshops, negotiations, board presentation and signing, etc.

Other duties

• Serve as a back-up to other staff and Task Team Assistants on project and administrative tasks.
• Occasionally perform Analytical tasks as may be requested by the Team Leader
• Perform other tasks as requested by the Supervisor.

Selection Criteria

• Minimum bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years of relevant experience.
• Previous experience with a multilateral/bilateral organization is an advantage.

Deadline: Jun 16, 2023

Duties and Accountabilities: 

•  Support the identification and assessment of Upstream opportunities based on country and sector strategies and market creation potential.
•  Contribute to the development of feasibility studies and implementation plans for Upstream projects that lead to IFC investments.
•  Assist in designing and implementing scalable solutions and platforms similar to “Scaling Solar” that can be replicated across markets.
•  Help spot game-changing trends, technologies and business models that can bring solutions to emerging markets.
•  Produce regular reports on the assigned Upstream portfolio including monitoring progress against project milestones and KPIs.
•  Contribute to sector-specific data analysis and stress-testing of various operating models to help generate ideas for new projects, new products and platform businesses.

Selection Criteria

•  Master’s in Business Administration or Finance, or a Master’s degree or equivalent professional qualification in Economics, International Relations, Science, Engineering, or other relevant field, in each case with a significant level of finance content.
•  Four (4) to six (6) years of relevant experience in project and/or program development, hands-on advisory and/or consulting functions in emerging markets, ideally in the infrastructure space.
•  Familiarity with the Africa region, including hands-on work across different countries in the region.
•  Genuine commitment to development and to the World Bank Group and IFC’s mission, strategy and values.
•  Understanding of IFC’s strategic priorities and changing business model against the backdrop of IFC 3.0.
•  Capacity to innovate and challenge the status quo and experience in new idea generation, business development, and creating projects/programs from scratch.
•  Understanding of the relevant sector and ability to link policy reforms, advisory interventions, investment, and mobilization to deliver solutions at a country level via the Cascade approach.
•  Ability to engage with private sector clients, local and national governments and other stakeholders to encourage pioneering business and market development.
•  Experience in project / program management, including executing against implementation plans with defined business development milestones.
•  Experience in monitoring and reporting on a portfolio of projects / programs / initiatives.
•  Outstanding analytical and critical thinking skills.
•  Strong written and verbal communications skills in English required; French, Portuguese, Arabic and/or Amharic desirable.uties and Accountabilities:
•  Support the identification and assessment of Upstream opportunities based on country and sector strategies and market creation potential.
•  Contribute to the development of feasibility studies and implementation plans for Upstream projects that lead to IFC investments.
•  Assist in designing and implementing scalable solutions and platforms similar to “Scaling Solar” that can be replicated across markets.
•  Help spot game-changing trends, technologies and business models that can bring solutions to emerging markets.
•  Produce regular reports on the assigned Upstream portfolio including monitoring progress against project milestones and KPIs.
•  Contribute to sector-specific data analysis and stress-testing of various operating models to help generate ideas for new projects, new products and platform businesses.

Selection Criteria

•  Master’s in Business Administration or Finance, or a Master’s degree or equivalent professional qualification in Economics, International Relations, Science, Engineering, or other relevant field, in each case with a significant level of finance content.
•  Four (4) to six (6) years of relevant experience in project and/or program development, hands-on advisory and/or consulting functions in emerging markets, ideally in the infrastructure space.
•  Familiarity with the Africa region, including hands-on work across different countries in the region.
•  Genuine commitment to development and to the World Bank Group and IFC’s mission, strategy and values.
•  Understanding of IFC’s strategic priorities and changing business model against the backdrop of IFC 3.0.
•  Capacity to innovate and challenge the status quo and experience in new idea generation, business development, and creating projects/programs from scratch.
•  Understanding of the relevant sector and ability to link policy reforms, advisory interventions, investment, and mobilization to deliver solutions at a country level via the Cascade approach.
•  Ability to engage with private sector clients, local and national governments and other stakeholders to encourage pioneering business and market development.
•  Experience in project / program management, including executing against implementation plans with defined business development milestones.
•  Experience in monitoring and reporting on a portfolio of projects / programs / initiatives.
•  Outstanding analytical and critical thinking skills.
•  Strong written and verbal communications skills in English required; French, Portuguese, Arabic and/or Amharic desirable.

Deadline: 15th June, 2023

How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should Click Here to apply.