Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
The incumbent is entrusted with a range of key duties that include, but are not limited to, overseeing daily operational tasks, ensuring compliance with established protocols, and maintaining accurate records of all activities. Additionally, the role demands active participation in team meetings, the delegation of tasks to subordinates, and the provision of guidance to ensure seamless workflow. The individual is also responsible for monitoring performance metrics, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing corrective measures as necessary. Furthermore, they must ensure adherence to safety standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies while fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.
Collaborating closely with regional World Bank Group teams, this role involves contributing to the design and execution of CFS’s strategy, emphasizing WBG’s key strategic priorities across the Africa region.
Collaborating with regional leaders, this role is responsible for spearheading the origination and execution of buy-side and sell-side advisory mandates, restructuring advisory initiatives, and EMP services across the Africa region.
Leading the origination and execution of high-impact pre-IPO advisory mandates across five regions, this role involves guiding clients through every critical phase of the listing process. Responsibilities include advising on strategic considerations such as optimal listing processes, timing, regulatory requirements, and key decision factors; evaluating and optimizing corporate and balance sheet structures, valuation frameworks, and business planning; developing comprehensive timetables for listing execution, broker selection, and prospectus preparation; and ensuring management and the board are fully prepared for the transition. Additionally, the position entails providing specialized advisory services in corporate governance to support long-term success.
Relationship Management: Engaging with internal stakeholders, regional representatives, and industry partners across Africa to cultivate strategic alliances that drive business growth and operational excellence in alignment with IFC’s corporate goals.
Client Management: Collaborating effectively with multi-regional clients and internal stakeholders to establish transaction strategies, perform bankability evaluations, assess funding feasibility, and develop financial models alongside business planning and restructuring initiatives.
The role encompasses preparing and reviewing essential transaction-related documentation, including marketing materials for each deal, information memorandum, due diligence reports, transaction structuring documents, and all relevant contracts and agreements.
Mentorship entails providing guidance and support to junior staff members, assisting them in meeting their business objectives and fostering their professional growth.
Corporate Initiative: Enhancing IFC’s presence in the CFS sector by aligning with the organization’s regional brand identity and broader communications strategy.
Selection Criteria
The ideal candidate will demonstrate proficiency in the following areas, along with relevant experience:
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A Master’s degree or equivalent professional credential in finance, business, law, or consulting, supplemented by at least 12 to 15 years of hands-on experience in a relevant field is required. Candidates possessing a blend of expertise across two or more of these disciplines will be given particular consideration.
Seasoned professional with extensive experience in equity transactions, having served as a principal investor, advisor, or underwriter across various institutions, including investment banks, venture capital firms, and private equity organizations.
Seeking professionals with transaction advisory expertise in buy-side mandates, sell-side mandates, and restructuring mandates, ideally within the disruptive technology sector.
Delivers consistently proven outcomes in Mergers & Acquisitions, Restructuring, and Initial Public Offering engagements, even within demanding timelines and high-pressure scenarios.
Achieved consistent success in cultivating enduring client partnerships while effectively executing mandates across diverse international markets and challenging operating environments.
Experience facilitating initial public offerings (IPOs) on prominent global stock exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange, is highly advantageous.
Experienced professionals with a proven ability to drive business outcomes, a solid background in investment practices, exceptional business acumen, and a well-established reputation in the field are sought.
A collaborative professional with a proven track record of successfully engaging with geographically distributed teams within fast-paced, multicultural settings.
Demonstrates exceptional teamwork capabilities alongside strong leadership in facilitating group dynamics and fostering effective interpersonal relationships.
Effective communication, both written and verbal, is essential.
Capable of serving as an external representative for IFC, cultivating and overseeing connections with clients, media outlets, donors, and additional stakeholders.
Dedication to advancing the World Bank Group and IFC’s core mission, strategic objectives, and fundamental values is essential.
Qualifications
MBA/MSc/MA , Professional Certificate
Experience Required
12 - 15 years
