World Bank Group
Experience: 5 to 10 Years
Skill Required: Project and Program Management
Apply By: 17-09-2022
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 2021, IFC committed a record $31.5 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity as economies grapple with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
IFC’s Financial Institutions Group (FIG) works through financial institutions to provide much-needed access to finance for millions of individuals and micro, small, and medium enterprises that we would never be able to reach directly. This is an important part of the World Bank Group strategy to end extreme poverty and build shared prosperity.
FIG Asia Pacific provides the strategic investment and advice needed by financial institutions to build a strong, engaged private sector and tackle the region’s most pressing development challenges. We account for about 32 percent of FIG’s Global investment portfolio, and our projects support micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), climate-smart projects, housing, , supply chains, and digital finance. We demonstrate the business case for greater financial inclusion, particularly for women and other under-served segments of the community. Our tailored advice helps clients build capacity, strengthen risk management, and diversify and scale their product offerings. Stretching from the Pacific to South Asia, our projects are delivering on the IFC 3.0 agenda and enabling the region to fulfill its potential.
FIG Advisory in Asia Pacific leverages on IFC’s global presence, to drive thought leadership and deliver expert advice to our clients towards achieving greater access to finance in our priority markets in the region. Thematic areas of specialization include SME Banking, Microfinance, Agrifinance, Supply Chain Finance, Risk Management, Digital Financial Services, Climate Finance, Gender Finance and Housing Finance and Capital Market.
The jobholder will be responsible for supporting the generation and implementation of advisory engagements in India, under the guidance of Country and Thematic leads, with the key focus primarily on Affordable Housing Finance, (focus on Green Affordable Housing Finance, micro housing and digital interventions in housing finance) as well as Digital Financial Services (includes digital interventions across the lending products offered by Financial Institution) as a secondary focus area. The jobholder will report directly to the Practice Lead in Asia which would be Housing Finance and Capital Market. The jobholder will have a co-supervisory reporting line to the FIG Advisory Services Country Anchor in India. He/she will support the Practice Lead and Operation lead to drive the practice and the delivery of engagements in Asia. He/she will be an integral member of the India country team and will work closely with key stakeholders in supporting the delivery of the WBG/IFC country strategy.
Role and responsibilities :
The jobholder will be responsible for generating and implementing advisory engagements in India, under the guidance of Country and Thematic leads, with the key focus on Housing Finance and Capital Markets Practice as well as on Digital Financial Services .
The main responsibility of the jobholder is to identify business opportunities and contribute to the design and delivery of advisory service projects that operationalize country and thematic mandates, and contribute to knowledge building, sharing and capacity building.
The jobholder should manage the advisory projects throughout the project lifecycle, including pre-implementation phase to identify the right partner and design the project, implementation phase to deliver the service, and post-implementation phase to monitor the performance and close the project. The jobholder should also design the project budget and monitor the expense, hire the consultants, and manage the project team.
Moreover, the job-holder should also actively contribute and participate in engagements linked to the Housing Finance and Capital Markets as well as the Digital Finance practices in the Asia and Pacific region
Main Duties and Responsibilities :
Design and Operationalize Solutions:
Create and Share Knowledge:
Build Capacity:
Staff Supervision:
Selection Criteria
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