E T Consultant, Operations Analyst

E T Consultant, Operations Analyst

Job #:

req35228

Organization:

MIGA

Sector:

Operations

Grade:

EC1

Term Duration: 1 year 0 months

Recruitment Type:

Local Recruitment

Location:

Paris,France

Required Language(s):

English & French

Preferred Language(s):

Closing Date:

1/5/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA or Agency) is a member of the World Bank Group, and our mission is to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries to help end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet. We do that through the provision of political risk insurance and public sector credit guarantees to investors and lenders against losses caused by noncommercial risks. For more information, visit

In July 2024, the World Bank Group launched the WBG Guarantee Platform (WB GP), a major upgrade to its guarantees business, that will deliver improved guarantee access through a unified team at MIGA as well as innovative new guarantee solutions. These new reforms will help position MIGA to achieve the goal of tripling annual guarantee issuance to $20 billion by 2030.

MIGA's Western Europe Regional Hub (MIGEA) and Africa Regional Hub (MIGAH) are currently recruiting an Operations Analyst on Extended Term Consultancy contract, to support MIGA activities in Western Europe and Africa including business development, relationship management with key clients and partners, and coordination of relationships with MIGA stakeholders including shareholders, development partner agencies, development financial institutions, and private sector players. The position will be based in Paris, France and, supervised by the Western Europe Regional Head.

Duties and Accountabilities

Business development:

•Perform independent research on various topics across different sectors and regions, including preparation of briefing notes for senior management; background information and financial analysis of specific companies; trends in foreign direct investment (FDI); identification of business opportunities across sectors and regions

•Conduct mapping of potential clients and partners for MIGA, including coordination with country and sector specific business development strategies

•Collect data, analyze, and synthesize data from public and WBG sources for business development and project assessment

•Research and identify investor/sector conferences relevant for sectors and regions

•Prepare reports, presentations, talking points and minutes for the team and other groups in MIGA

•Support relationship activities with clients and partners: use the client management system and provide reports as requested; prepare client pitch books and other marketing presentations; support client meetings and necessary follow-ups

•Develop and maintain data base and tracking systems related to special sector initiatives
Execution:

•Assist in underwriting of political risk insurance (PRI) and credit enhancement guarantees in various sectors and support team members on complex transactions with an emphasis on financial modeling and credit analysis

•Prepare sections of relevant reports (sector updates, sub-sector information, strategy documents, briefing notes, underwriting papers, etc.) and contribute to the formulation of conclusions and recommendations

•Liaise with counterparties to ascertain data quality in MIGA databases

•Coordinate follow- up as required with sponsors, financiers, and public sector counterparties involved in project specification, definition, bidding preparation, negotiation, awarding of contract and project implementation and monitoring

•Track status of projects at various stages in MIGA systems and provide regular updates as agreed with country representative or another designated person

•Perform other duties as may be assigned by the manager.

Note - This internal requisition is
open to WBG and IMF staff only (including short-term and extended term
consultants/temporaries). External candidates are requested not to apply. In
case an external candidate applies, their application will not be considered.

Selection Criteria

•Master's degree (e.g., in international business administration, finance or related field) plus a minimum of 2 years' experience (e.g., in project / export finance, investment banking, corporate finance and/or credit analysis work for a major bank/financial institution, management consulting firm, or trading company) or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

•Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and sound business judgment to identify issues and present creative and practical solutions

•Strong credit analysis and modeling skills

•Ability to work successfully in multicultural teams and across boundaries

•Demonstrated teamwork skills

•Strong client service orientation with an openness to feedback and new ideas

•Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills (oral and written)

•Language requirements: English and French (required).

WBG Culture Attributes:

1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

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