E T Consultant - Senior Operations Officer

The Senior Operations Officer will provide critical quasi-managerial office and program support to the World Bank Group Resident Representation in Equatorial Guinea. The role involves operationalizing the WBG program, liaising with government and development partners, supporting strategy formulation, and assisting with investment and advisory services.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining a good understanding of the country’s key economic and political issues/trends to be reported as relevant to the Head of Office (HOO).
• Being the primary point of contact for operationalizing the WBG program in the country, liaising regularly with the Government of Equatorial Guinea’s office supporting WBG missions and with other critical development partners including private sector, donors, and civil society organizations.
• Building partnerships with key public and private stakeholders relevant to the WBG program in Equatorial Guinea.
• Supporting the WBG Equatorial Guinea Country Office’s Assistant to the Resident Representation (ARR) in preparation of visiting missions/trips, including briefs and logistics.
• Assisting the HOO with overall strategy formulation for the WBG program with the country (Country Partnership Framework or CPF).
• Supporting country and sector/industry teams in preparation of Analytical Services and Advisory (ASA) and Upstream and Advisory (U&A) products.
• Reviewing and preparing reports, organizing meetings and workshops for advisory or investment engagements.
• Overseeing preparation and supervision of outgoing communication to clients for HOO signature and drafting responses to incoming communication.
• Providing market intelligence and analysis, developing strong business networks.
• Maintaining an up-to-date and structured database of clients using the Phoenix platform.
• Building relationships with government officials, portfolio clients, private businesses, multilateral and bilateral partners, academia and civil society organizations to develop technical assistance, financing and investment opportunities.
• Providing in-country support and follow-up to all WBG visiting missions, ensuring Aide Memoires are delivered promptly.
• Assisting the HOO with daily management of the Equatorial Guinea Country Office, liaising with the ARR.
• Supporting the ARR in maintaining updated distribution lists to the WBG.
• Supporting day-to-day oversight and implementation of the WBG program in line with the CPF and corporate strategies.
• Assisting in daily monitoring of the WBG portfolio in collaboration with teams from IBRD, IFC, and MIGA.
• Conducting periodical reviews to assess quality of outputs from WBG products.
• Negotiating with internal or external clients on sensitive issues as needed.
• Assisting Country Office Management in preparation for conferences, seminars, workshops, and corporate events.
• Developing a pipeline of financing and investment opportunities aligned with CPF and Annual Business Planning Exercise.
• Developing country and market knowledge to engage critical development partners and sponsors.
• Preparing strategy papers, briefs, reports and promotional materials in coordination with WBG Communications Team.
• Collecting on-the-ground information impacting IFC activities and communicating to Region/Industry colleagues and HOO.
• Developing understanding and marketing of IFC’s Advisory Services.
• Supporting investment, upstream, and advisory teams for IFC projects including new business and portfolio projects.
• Conducting market and industry research and analysis including sector and industry players mapping.
• Reviewing company information, analyzing financials/projections, and making financial models to support investment analysis.
• Taking accountability for client selection and supporting integrity due diligence of potential sponsors.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with potential clients and identifying business opportunities aligned with IFC’s strategy.
• Performing other duties as required to meet emerging corporate requirements or respond to requests.
• Serving as main direct back-up of the HOO for all aspects of the WBG program and office in Equatorial Guinea, acting for the HOO when outside the country.
• Serving as team leader for ad-hoc requests placed by the HOO and/or Management for teams working on Equatorial Guinea.
• Providing complementary supervision to the ARR, being first daily point of contact and participating in annual performance and talent review.
• Delivering training and mentoring to ARR and other staff in WBG program-related management tasks and applications.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Master’s degree, preferably in Business Administration, Management, Economics or in a similar field.
• Holding a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) and/or any dual-graduate degree will be considered a plus.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience, preferably in a multilateral development institution and/or the private sector.
• Ability to represent the institution externally with the private sector, government, development partners, media and other stakeholders.
• Ability to think creatively about potential investment opportunities and to use business development skills to translate such opportunities into bankable projects.
• Track record in developing and maintaining strong high-level relationships in the private sector, government and development institutions.
• Fluency in English and Spanish (spoken and written) are mandatory and will be tested.
• Fluency in Portuguese and/or French (spoken and written) would be highly valued.
• Strong command of information-technology (IT) and sound artificial intelligence (AI) competencies, with mastery of critical software packages (email; software packages for word processing, datasheet and quantitative analysis generation, and presentation preparation; Internet and use of AI).
• Extensive and current knowledge of relevant analytical tools, and technical and administrative functions.
• Excellent work experience (and academic, if presenting combination of academic and work experience) references.
• Key competencies and skills: i) proactivity; ii) responsibility and accountability (taking ownership); iii) maturity to manage complex and potentially stressful situations; iv) flexibility to adapt to constantly changing conditions and working under pressure; vi) ability to work and lead multi-country, multi-cultural teams and to effectively coordinate with internal and external clients of the WBG; viii) superb interpersonal skills and client focus; x) excellent communication skills; xi) ability to prioritize critical activities, while dealing with multi-tasking; xii) superior organizational skills; and xiii) ability to coordinate contributions of specialists in other disciplines to complete a joint product.

Skills

• Business Development
• Investment Opportunity Analysis
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Multilateral Development Experience
• Private Sector Relations
• Government Relations
• Artificial Intelligence Competencies
• Information Technology Proficiency
• Quantitative Analysis
• Presentation Preparation
• Project Coordination
• Multi-country Team Leadership
• Client Relationship Management
• Strategic Communications
• Organizational Skills
• Program Support
• Strategy Formulation
• Advisory Services
• Multicultural Team Leadership

Languages

English, Spanish, Portuguese, French