International Finance Corporation
Experience: Above 10 Years
Skill Required: Accounts and Finance
Apply By: 19-06-2023
IFC a member of the World Bank Group is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets and the world’s largest multilateral source of loan and equity financing and advisory services for private sector in the developing world. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2022, IFC committed a record $32.8 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity as economies grapple with the impacts of global compounding crises. Working with 2,000 businesses worldwide, IFC draws on more than six decades of experience to create opportunities and solutions where they are needed most
IFC is looking to recruit a Country Manager, responsible for the following cluster of countries: Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Sao Tome & Principe. This position is based in Douala, Cameroon.
The Country Manager will play a critical role in operationalizing IFC3.0/Creating Markets strategy and enabling the Cascade at the country level. He/she will be responsible, in close collaboration with the WBG counterparts, for developing operational country strategies and action plans and for driving their implementation. The Country Manager will oversee a portfolio of approximately US$ 400 million. The prospects for continued growth in both investment and advisory activities are very good. The mandate of the Country Manager will be to significantly build the portfolio, develop new opportunities for IFC in the countries of the cluster and enhance our impact.
The Country Manager will be responsible for all IFC's activities in the cluster of countries while managing a multidisciplinary team of more than 20 investment, advisory services, and support staff on the ground. This will require close interactions with corporate clients, governments, counterparts at the World Bank and other multilateral/bilateral institutions, as well as internal coordination within IFC with Industry Department Directors and Managers, Advisory Services Managers, and constituent Executive Directors. The Country Manager will report to the Regional Director, Central Africa, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
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