Job description
As part of our commitment to creating a dynamic, creative and diverse working environment, we have launched a recruitment drive aimed to attract nationals of Sub-Saharan African and Caribbean countries. This initiative is for nationals with a current passport from a Sub-Saharan African or Caribbean or country.
DESCRIPTION:
IFC’s commitment to advancing gender equality is anchored in a strong business case and in client demand for gender-smart solutions, which has significantly grown over the past five years. In response, we are working with clients to reduce the gap between men and women as entrepreneurs, employees, corporate leaders, suppliers, consumers, and community stakeholders.
We support companies with gender-specific advice and investment. We help to provide access to credit, markets, housing, savings and insurance products, information, technology and supply chains. We work with companies on recruiting and retaining diverse talent from a gender perspective.
The World Bank Group Gender Strategy (FY 2016 – 2023) outlines the support that the entire Group, including IFC, will provide to client countries and companies toward gender inclusion. Such support is a means to achieving greater gender equality, a key pathway to lasting poverty reduction, security and shared prosperity.
The IFC Gender Secretariat advises the private sector on ways that disruptive technologies can open new economic opportunities for women. Most recently, IFC published “Driving Toward Equality: Women, Ride-hailing and the Sharing Economy”, a study which combined data from Uber with surveys of 11,000 drivers and riders across six countries to determine how new forms of digital technology are influencing women’s economic opportunities.
Digital2Equal will be the Secretariat’s project on gender and disruptive technology. Focusing on women in the platform economy, it will identify, promote, and implement the business and development impact case for women as providers and customers on online platforms. IFC anticipates working with a broad cross-section of public and private sector stakeholders in the initiative.
The job location will be based out of, an African tech hub where IFC maintains an office presence, such as Accra, Lagos or Nairobi.
Duties and responsibilities:
This role will work closely with the Digital Economy Lead to launch and roll out of Digital2Equal, IFC’s new initiative on gender and the platform economy. While Digital2Equal will be the primary focus, the Operations Officer will also support the development and roll out across the Secretariat’s advisory services, which focus on women as employees, entrepreneurs, customers, and community stakeholders.
The Officer:
Provides inputs to or prepares diverse operational products/outputs (e.g. sector and country briefings, background reports, case studies, portfolio performance reviews, etc.).
Reviews and processes operational documents, coordinating across disciplines and project components with other team members.
Participates in missions in area of specialization and participates in discussions regarding advice to advisory service clients.
Responds to ad hoc information requests from internal and external parties.
Conducts and supports research related to gender and disruptive technologies.
Helps onboard and support private sector partners.
Coordinates public events and internal learning sessions focused on gender and disruptive technology.
Manages internal and donor project reporting.
S(he) will also undertake other tasks related to the Digital2Equal project or IFC’s broader gender work as requested by the Digital Economy Lead.
The Digital Economy Officer reports to the Digital Economy Lead, IFC Gender Secretariat.
Selection Criteria
At least five years of professional experience including at least three years’ experience working in the private sector, or working with the private sector to provide advisory services.
Experience collaborating with high-level public or private sector stakeholders on sensitive or confidential topics.
Technical knowledge of disruptive technologies for development.
Demonstrated interest in gender equality.
Ability to manage fast-moving projects while maintaining strong attention to do detail with knowledge of the World Bank/IFC project management systems.
Strong written communications skills.
English language fluency is required and proficiency in another widely-spoken language is optional.
Master’s degree or higher in relevant topic.
