Associate) Operations Officer

**(Associate) Operations Officer**

**Job #**:

- req34228

**Organization**:

- IFC

**Sector**:

- Operations

**Grade**:
**Term Duration**:

- 3 years 0 months

**Recruitment Type**:

- Local Recruitment

**Location**:

- Paris, France
London, United Kingdom

**Required Language(s)**:

- English

**Preferred Language(s)**:
**Closing Date**:

- 9/17/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

**Description**

Build a career with impact. Working at the World Bank Group (WBG) provides a unique opportunity to help countries solve their greatest development challenges. As one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries, the WBG is a unique partnership of five global institutions dedicated to ending poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, the WBG works with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges.

IFC is seeking an (Associate) Operations Officer for its Europe Department. Within this department, the Western Europe team is responsible for our relationship with European governments and the European Union, Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and development finance institutions (DFIs) in 27 European countries. Working closely with IFC industry departments, the IFC Western Europe team also supports business development and relationship management with European corporates and financial institutions.

The (Associate) Operations Officer will support the Europe team by strengthening our engagement with specific governments and stakeholders. He will also assist coordination within the Western Europe team.
He/she will be assigned specific countries and stakeholders to cover. The (Associate) Operations Officer will be based in Paris, France or London, UK.

**Roles and Responsabilities**:
The (Associate) Operations Officer will lead on a variety of tasks related to country management, business development, relationship management with key clients and partners, and coordination of relationships with IFC stakeholders, including shareholders, development partner agencies, MDBs/DFIs, and private sector players.
This role requires interaction with various external parties in Western Europe as well as with other departments at IFC’s headquarters in Washington DC and across the globe. It offers exposure to the interplay of public and private sector parties in the global development finance arena.

**Duties and Accountabilities**:

- Assist the Country Manager(s) in (a) developing/updating, implementing, and reporting on country strategies; (b) monitoring of and delivering on KPIs; (c) relationship management with governments, MDBs/DFIs, corporate clients, and other stakeholders and organizations; and (iv) IFC’s business development efforts in the sub-region.
- Monitor and report on political and economic developments that are relevant for business development and relationship management with key stakeholders.
- Conduct industry and market research by extracting information from internal databases and external sources.
- Maintain a pipeline of projects with sponsors and prepare mapping of potential clients across industries and partners for IFC, including coordination with country and industry-specific business development and outreach strategies.
- Perform desktop reviews of potential prospective clients, including background checks and preliminary financial analysis.
- Prepare relevant strategy papers, briefs, working papers, presentations, reporting and promotional material for internal and external users, including pitch books and other marketing presentations and material.
- Contribute to preparations for IFC key events and partner meetings, such as the Spring and Annual WBG meetings.
- Assist in organizing business development webinars, roundtables, and conferences.
- Support meetings with companies, high-level government counterparts, MDBs/DFIs and other stakeholders, and in follow-ups by preparing briefing material; writing meeting notes; drafting correspondence and assisting in implementing action points.
- Maintain/update databases, pipeline
- and other reports, as well as other trackers in excel and internal systems; prepare progress reports and other documentation required.
- Contribute to developing strategic engagement, communications, and outreach programs to foster and maintain IFC’s relationship with key government counterparts, constituencies, opinion-makers, and media.
- Assist in the preparation and execution of IFC Senior Management visits.
- Provide any other assistance needed by the Country Manager for the day-to-day coordination of activities.
- Perform such other duties as may be required from time to time to meet emerging corporate requirements at CWE.

**Selection Criteria**
- Master’s degree in finance, economics, or equivalent qualification.
- At leas