Extended Term Consultant, Corporate Governance Advisory

Job description

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is hiring an Extended Term Consultant for its Corporate Governance (CG) Advisory team under requisition 39050. The CG Advisory Analyst is a project management and coordination function that assists in implementing CG Advisory projects in specific countries, focusing on the SME Accelerator and on project-level results and development outcomes, and reports to the CG regional leadership team. The announcement covers two positions posted across Dhaka (Bangladesh), Hanoi (Viet Nam) and Jakarta (Indonesia); the duty station is determined by organizational needs. Term duration is one year, local recruitment, English required.

Responsibilities

• Drive coordination and roll-out of the SME Accelerator under the supervision of the local CG team, gathering results data on SMEs implementing recommendations and job creation
• Support analysis to help the CG team develop, implement and monitor advisory projects in line with IFC's Advisory Governance Policies and Procedures
• Assist in developing project documents such as Concept Notes, Implementation Plans, Project Supervision Reports and Project Completion Reports
• Support client engagement selection, documentation and systems, including integrity due diligence, legal agreements and legal cover memos
• Monitor development results, collect evidence using standard tools and platforms and enter results into iPortal
• Handle internal system processing and liaise with corporate procurement on selecting and contracting individual contractors and firm vendors
• Liaise with finance officers to monitor project spending, revise budgets and track contracts and payments
• Firm level: assist in drafting client proposals, discussions with clients, minutes and monitoring of firm results
• Market level: assist in selecting and processing market intermediaries and coordinate capacity-building workshops
• Regulatory level: coordinate scopes of work for regulatory partners and support delivery of advice on improving CG-related laws and codes

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Corporate Governance, Business Administration, Law, Economics, Finance, Accounting/Audit, Environmental or Social management, or another relevant discipline
• At least 3 years of relevant work experience in a CG-related area, ideally in the private sector, a consulting firm or an international organization
• Track record working with private sector firms or development partners across industry sectors and/or CG standards
• Knowledge of IFC Corporate Governance methodology preferred
• Strong research and analytical skills and attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work within tight timeframes
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly and confidently
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills

Skills

• Corporate Governance
• Due Diligence
• Project Coordination
• Reporting