Senior Operations Officer - CASA Program, Sudan

Job Stream: Technical Assistance & Advisory Services

Location: Juba, Sudan

Close Date: 06-May-2011

Background / General description:

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is a global investor and advisor committed to promoting economically beneficial, financially and commercially sound, and environmentally and socially sustainable investment in developing countries. IFC's mission is to promote sustainable private sector investment, helping to reduce poverty and improve people's lives.

The Private Enterprise Partnership for Africa (PEP Africa), IFC s main advisory services arm in Africa, designs and delivers advisory services and technical assistance programs throughout Sub-Saharan Africa to promote private sector development.

The CASA Program is a major IFC initiative designed to bring economic and social development to Fragile and Conflict Afected States in Africa. The CASA program focuses on Burundi, the Central African Republic, Côte d Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia and Sierra Leone, and is now expanding to Southern Sudan.

IFC is recruiting a Senior Operations Officer to oversee and coordinate the implementation of the CASA Program in South Sudan.

In close collaboration with IFC PEP Africa management, sector specialists, advisory services business line staff, and IFC investment staff, the Senior Operations Officer will have a leading role in implementing the overall advisory services strategy for the country, and build and maintain close relationships with all stakeholders.

S/he will report to the CASA Program Manager.

The Senior Operations Officer, working with the CASA Program Manager, sector specialists and other IFC staff, will help to implement the South Sudan strategy, especially advisory services, coordinate in country program teams, build and maintain close relationships with all stakeholders; government, private sector and donors.

The successful candidate will play an important role to further develop IFC s presence in South Soudan, supporting private sector growth, private investment and job creation in one of the poorest countries in the world.

Duties and Accountabilities:

Together with IFC s Business Lines implement the IFC Advisory Services (AS) strategy in South Sudan;

• Play a leading role and provide assistance, coordinate the implementation of various components of the Southern Sudan AS strategy by working very closely with the AS program and AS Business Line Managers
• With the support and quality control of the management of PEP Africa , provide leadership and guidance to program staff and consultants;
• Ensure strict financial and administrative monitoring, evaluation of processes and compliance with reporting requirements both internally and externally;
• Develop and maintain relationships with all stakeholders, including government representatives, donors, private sector agencies, NGOs, financial institutions and the World Bank office;
• Support CASA program activities in other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, as required.
• Report as required to CASA management, Donors and PEP Africa on programs progress and country achievements

Selection Criteria:

• A post-graduate degree in one or more of the following disciplines: economics/finance/business/public policy, and a minimum of eight years private sector experience;
• Significant private sector development experience, and successful track record in designing and implementing Advisory Services programs, preferably in Africa
• Extensive experience working in conflict-affected countries will be a distinct advantage;
• Self-starter, mature and flexible personality; able to work in a multicultural, fast-paced team environment
• Team player with outstanding people management skills, ability to work with colleagues from different teams who are not reporting to him/her and achieve outstanding results
• Excellent communication skills in English. Proficiency in Arabic will be a distinct advantage;
• Strong commitment to private sector development in Africa

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