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ET Consultant – Private Sector Development – Chad
The World Bank Group’s Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation (FCI) global practice combines financial sector expertise with private sector development expertise to foster private sector-led growth and contribute to the creation of markets in client countries. Through this work, FCI strengthens the World Bank Group’s evolving approach to development finance: maximizing development finance and mobilizing private sector investment for sustainable and inclusive growth.
Within countries, FCI works with governments to create an enabling environment in which financial stability, access to finance and risk management provide a basis for attracting private sector investment, creating capital markets and accelerating a equitable growth. At the same time, the practice focuses on identifying constraints at the firm and sector level to implement reforms that can boost growth and accelerate job creation (including access to finance , innovation, special economic zones, industrial solutions, entrepreneurship, etc.). Improving efficiency and productivity at the business level requires the adoption of better technologies, particularly digital.
FCI has nearly 800 employees working in more than 120 countries. The practice focuses on six thematic areas:
- Financial stability and integrity (ensuring that countries’ financial systems are stable, robust and transparent)
- Financial inclusion, infrastructure and access (strengthening market infrastructure and ensuring that households and businesses have access to financial services)
- Business capabilities and innovation (creating an enabling environment for businesses to be competitive, efficient and forward-thinking)
- Long-term financing (helping countries deepen and diversify their financial sectors, facilitating long-term financing through capital markets and strengthening the role of institutional investors)
- Climate and risk management (helping countries become more resilient and able to mitigate the impact of natural disasters by combining financial and insurance tools)
- The FCI GP brings together financial experts as well as private sector development specialists. In collaborating with client countries, we focus on the elements of an enabling environment in which financial stability, efficiency and business-level solutions exist in an integrated manner to attract private sector resources, support the creation of markets and accelerate equitable growth. For more information, please visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/unit/fci
- The FCI West Africa (EAWF1) team designs and implements a portfolio of lending operations, as well as high-quality advisory services and analytical work. The aim is to support policymakers on a wide range of issues related to financial sector development, employment and economic transformation and private sector development.
- In Chad, FCI is launching the design of a new analysis and lending engagement on private and financial sector development, in close coordination with IFC and other GPs. The priority areas of our engagement in Chad include a business-friendly environment, SME development, economic diversification, financial inclusion, SME financing, financial stability and the empowerment and mobilization of private capital.
- EAWF1 is seeking an ETC to contribute and help lead the development and implementation of this analysis and lending engagement. The position is based in Chad and involves frequent travel. This role reports to the EAWF1 Practice Manager.II. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- The ETC would play a key role in the development and implementation of EAWF1’s growing work program in Chad. They would be part of the EAWF1 team and work directly with financial and private sector colleagues who also work on Chad and are based in the region and Washington DC. Their responsibilities would include:
- Participate in and help lead the preparation, evaluation and implementation of FCI ASA and loan projects.
- Contribute to analytical and advisory activities, including leading analytical work where appropriate, on topics such as financial inclusion, SME financing, strengthening the national private sector, chain development procurement, private capital mobilization and business environment reforms.
- Participate in and help lead dissemination events with policy makers, stakeholders and the private sector.
- Play an active role in the development of the work program and contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of operations carried out by FCI in the CMU.
- Contribute to the preparation and presentation of internal project documentation throughout the project cycle (cheat sheet, ISR, PCN, PAD, etc.)
- Proactively collaborate with other areas of the FCI Global Practice, other WBG Global Practices and IFC.
- Other responsibilities agreed with the EAWF1 Practice Manager.
Selection criteria
- Master’s degree in economics, finance/banking, business administration or another related field.
- Have at least 8 years of relevant professional experience in financial or private sector development (ideally in both areas).
- Strong technical skills and knowledge in at least two of the following three broad areas: financial inclusion and SME development, enabling business environment, SME development, as evidenced by reports and other results.
- Proven ability to think conceptually and quickly, analyze diverse information from a variety of sources, and write to a high standard.
- Ability to collect and analyze complex and incomplete information, interpret data, synthesize issues, make connections between topics, and present a coherent picture.
- Ability to problem solve around new topics, identify major issues and produce high quality summary and analytical documents in a timely manner.
- Strong customer focus and ability to maintain complex customer relationships in the face of conflicting demands or directions.
- Ability to multitask, work to tight deadlines, and handle conflicting requests or instructions.
- Enjoys working in a team environment.
- Prior experience interacting with officials in government, the development community and the private sector.
- Have a good understanding of the main constraints to the development of the private and financial sector in Chad.
- Familiarity with the operational work of the World Bank, including lending operations.
- Sufficient command of French and English required.*
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