E T Consultant

At the International Finance Corporation (IFC) , a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. In fiscal year 2026, IFC committed a record $105.6 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries. For more information, visit www.ifc.org. The CSPPP is part of the Infrastructure Department at IFC. CSPPP is responsible for supporting private sector investments by providing advisory and financial expertise in the structuring, management, and execution of complex projects, with a focus on maximizing development impact through public-private partnerships (PPPs) and corporate finance services (CFS). Our team is united by core values of Impact, Integrity, Respect, Teamwork, and Innovation. Together, we tackle the world’s toughest challenges and advance social and economic inclusion. IFC is seeking an ET Consultant, based in Port Moresby, PNG to strengthen its PPP advisory practice in PNG and other Pacific markets by providing PPP transaction advisory services for complex infrastructure and public-private partnership (PPP) projects. The Consultant will advise on PPP structuring, design and procurement matters throughout the project lifecycle—from business development and mandate origination through project structuring, procurement, transaction execution, and implementation—while supporting PPP policy development and regulatory reform initiatives in the country. Role Responsibilities

• Support IFC’s PPP transaction advisory business development in PNG and elsewhere in the Pacific, engaging with government counterparts and stakeholders, assessing client needs, and contributing to the origination and development of IFC’s PPP pipeline.
• Provide regulatory, institutional, and procurement advice based on legal and regulatory requirements to facilitate IFC engagement as PPP advisor, including liaising with relevant counterparts to secure needed clearances.
• Provide guidance on applicable legal and regulatory requirements with respect to project structuring, procurement strategies, transaction documentation, project approvals, bid processes, contract negotiations, commercial close, etc.
• Support transaction execution, including coordinating workflow among IFC and government, identifying and taking timely action to address issues as they arise.
• Identify and liaise with stakeholders with an interest in the PPP projects under development and execution by IFC, facilitate stakeholder discussion, and assist IFC in building local support for its PPP program.
• Support IFC in developing its Corporate Finance Services (CFS) CFS business to provide tailored financial advisory to private sector companies, helping them raise equity capital, expand into new markets, pursue acquisitions, and prepare for successful IPOs, while leveraging IFC’s global expertise to maximize development impact.
• Contribute to IFC's regional PPP advisory practice by applying cross-sector legal and transaction expertise across infrastructure sectors, supporting knowledge sharing, and translating lessons learned from active transactions into policy, institutional, and transaction improvements across the East Asia and Pacific region.
• Support IFC in developing its PPP and CFS business strategy in PNG and more broadly in the region.