Title: Operations Officer, Access to Finance- New Delhi, India- 132650
Job #: 132650
Job Stream: Technical Assistance &
Advisory Services
Location: New Delhi, India
Closing Date: 12/24/2013
Background / General description:
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the
World Bank Group, is a leader in sustainable investment in emerging markets.
IFC promotes private sector development and economic growth as a way to reduce
poverty and improve people’s lives. IFC provides advisory services by
establishing partnerships with donors, governments, and the private sector to
design and deliver technical assistance programs that promote entrepreneurship,
improve the investment climate, mobilize private sector investment and enhance
the competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises.
IFC defines the South Asia region as India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri
Lanka and the Maldives. The Access to Finance (A2F) business line includes
advisory projects in microfinance, e-banking, affordable housing finance,
leasing, SME finance, agrifinance, sustainable energy finance, trade finance,
insurance, payment systems, credit bureaus, and capital markets.
Duties and Accountabilities:
The operations officer will work with the South Asia A2F team on a range of
advisory projects, with particular focus on microfinance and retail payments.
He/she will have the following
key responsibilities:
• Facilitate advisory business in A2F thematic areas depending on specific
projects assigned, with a particular focus on microfinance, financial awareness
raising, and retail payments
• Lead existing technical assistance projects in IFC’s portfolio, including
developing excellent client/partner relations, designing projects for
meaningful development impact, and ensuring IFC procedures are respected
• Play a catalytic role in developing the pipeline for IFC’s advisory
activities across the thematic areas in access to finance in India and the
region especially in microfinance and retail payments
• Assist in the identification, negotiation and preparation of new
technical assistance projects and mobilizing resources for IFC clients in
access to finance/Microfinance/retail payments projects
• Participate actively in joint appraisal teams working on new advisory and
investments in access to finance
• Assist in raising external funding from co-funders to leverage IFC’s own
resources
• Contribute to regional A2F strategy and work-plan in South Asia to
maximize IFC’s financial and social returns on investment and advisory
• Liaise between the A2F team and clients/partners on specific projects
• Participate in / lead other initiatives as opportunities arise
Selection Criteria:
Skills required
• Earned University degree at Masters level: MBA, MPA, or equivalent degree
• About 5 to 8 years of experience in microfinance, retail payments,
e-banking, or development finance in South Asia with demonstrated client
orientation, technical expertise, business development skills and technical
assistance delivery to financial institutions
• Self-starter, mature, and flexible attitude; able to work in
multicultural, fast-paced team
• Proven leadership abilities with project manager experience
• Strong communication skills in speaking, writing and presenting
• Demonstrated team player with willingness to contribute as needed to overall
IFC work
• Commitment to quality service, drive to exceed expectations, and
proactive development of relations with IFC partners
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills encompassing development finance
• High level of proficiency with MS Office software
• Ability to travel in India and possibly South Asia
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, deal with conflicting
priorities and deliver high quality work on schedule
• Sound business judgment and strong problem solving, negotiation, and
commercial skills
• Fluency in English is essential to enable the staff member to produce
concise written and oral reports; Fluency in national languages of India a plus
Reporting
The candidate will report to Regional Microfinance Lead/Delhi A2F Team
Lead, South Asia. The candidate will interact closely with other staff members
in the A2F teams based in Delhi, Mumbai, Dhaka, Colombo, Thimphu, and
Kathmandu. The position will be based in Delhi and the candidate must be
willing to relocate if needed.
Duration of the Assignment
This is a two-year position, renewable depending on performance.
Applications
Interested candidates are invited to visit the IFC website at www.ifc.org and apply
online at IFC’s JobWorld. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
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