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 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Sustainability Advice and Solutions Department (CEG) includes approximately 200 staff and consultants, substantially involved in pre-investment environmental and social (E S) due diligence and monitoring of portfolio clients’ E S outcomes. CEG supports IFC’s investment and advisory departments to manage ESG risks associated with their activities and find solutions to client issues on basis of our Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability (www.ifc.org/performancestandards) and the Corporate Governance Methodology (www.ifc.org/corporategovernance). CEG further leverages this expertise and operational experience in emerging markets to encourage the effective adoption of these standards by companies and investors across emerging markets. More details can be found at www.ifc.org/sustainability. IFC is looking for a dynamic, motivated, and detail-oriented professional with strong communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills to provide support to Middle East and Africa (MEA) CEG team, clients, investment and advisory teams on environmental risk management vis-à-vis IFC Performance Standards with the aim of promoting compliance with IFC’s E S standards and enhanced impact and additionality of IFC-supported investments and advisory mandates. This position will report to the CEG MEA Regional Manager, with Regional Team Lead Direct Investments as primary Supervisor.

Duties and Accountabilities

Early Screening, Due Diligence, Portfolio supervision

• Lead or contribute to assessment of E S issues/risks in new investments and select advisory engagements in multiple sectors (including infrastructure, manufacturing, services and agribusiness).
• Lead or contribute to identification and development of risk mitigation measures and value-add solutions that support clients in addressing identified issues; advise on structuring, appropriate mitigation measures and contractual alignment of interest to address risks and impacts.
• Provide clear and responsive guidance to IFC investment teams on E S risk management in project decision-making and processing in light of E S risk issues, including clear communication to teams and management throughout the investment cycle. When leading E S assessments, ensure effective and efficient use of staff, consultants, and resources, ensuring the timely completion of deliverables. Provide guidance and support to team members.
• Discuss and support formulation of E S legal conditions for projects legal agreements.
• Proactively monitor portfolio clients and engage with clients and investment departments to achieve compliance. Clearly document and communicate any outstanding or emerging gaps between client performance and IFC requirements, and related risks to IFC.
• Support industry teams and clients in response to Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) and Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) requests, leading discussion with CAO and IEG officers.
• In coordination with industry and CEG advisory teams, build capacity with clients on issues related to E S issues, including clients’ monitoring and evaluation of E S activities and outcomes.
• Contribute to portfolio analysis to identify systemic issues and assess trends; or of policy nature and propose policy adjustments as needed.
• Contribute to regional supervision program reviews and periodic reports. Upstream and Advisory Services
• On the basis of portfolio analysis, help identify systemic bottlenecks existing in the market that prevent adequate E S risk management in key markets. In collaboration with Upstream officers and advisory teams, help develop upstream activities by using technical experience and expertise.
• Work proactively to identify opportunities for advisory engagements that result in greater development impact and value for the client; provide expert input into new IFC advisory offering.
• Participate in strategic decision making (as needed) regarding IFC role in advisory support to enhance E S risk management. Where relevant support the development of appropriate solutions. Knowledge Management
• As needed, participate in cross-regional and global teams responsible for the preparation of policy interpretation notes on E S topics and contribute to the corporate knowledge base by analyzing and disseminating lessons learned from project work.
• As needed, participate in forums or conferences to showcase IFC experience, approach and value proposition (which includes serving as a panelist or moderator for internal and external events).
• Prepare management briefs of relevant E S matters.
• Provide guidance/mentor more junior staff and Short-Term Consultants (STCs) working on E S risk management and supervise the timeliness and quality of their work, in coordination with the Regional Team Lead.