Manager Operations Gender and Economic Inclusion Group

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Description

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• Recruit, manage and mentor a dedicated group of GEIDR operations staff and consultants, providing oversight and support, including staff performance management, training, career guidance and administrative duties. The manager will mentor, guide, and monitor performance of staff to assist in their professional development and ensure effective onboarding of new hires.
• _{Provide oversight and support for GEIDR’s operational delivery and business development, ensuring provision of high-quality services to internal (industry/regional) and external clients.}
• _{Co-lead with Manager (Global Thought Leadership), the team’s business and resource planning and exercise fiduciary oversight and control over budget allocated for the unit’s program. Support substantial financial resource mobilization for gender & inclusion programs, while ensuring timely delivery and reporting to development partners.}
• _{Champion the mainstreaming of gender and inclusion issues across IFC investments and advisory services operations, developing close and effective working relationships with industry and regional management; build internal capacity and coordinate consistent inputs in corporate, regional, country, and industry/sector projects, programs and strategies.}
• _{Foster a robust gender and inclusion architecture across the organization to support operational delivery. Lead facilitation and delivery of capital increase, Scorecard and KPI indicators and targets. Ensure effective analysis, reporting and communication for Management and the Board.}
• _{Connect and liaise with leadership of IFC industries, and WB and MIGA gender teams, on operations and country-driven programming.}
• _{Lead gender and inclusion operational inputs for Board and Senior Management reporting and engagements.}
• _{Represent IFC on gender and economic inclusion issues in the private sector. Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including private sector companies and organizations, other DFIs, development partners.}
• _{Foster operational learning, ensuring that lessons learned are considered, disseminated, and integrated into subsequent client engagements and product development/improvement.}
• _{Foster innovation, encouraging new private sector solutions that help accelerate equality (gender, disability, SOGI/LGBTQ, base of pyramid, anti-racism, indigenous people, ethnic minorities, etc.), based on client demand and market opportunities.}

• Master’s degree in economics, business, or social-development related discipline with a minimum of 12 years of experience in gender and inclusion research, advisory services, operations, policy issues, capacity building.
• _{Commitment to development and a proven track record showing alignment with the World Bank Group and IFC’s mission, strategy, and values.}
• _{Excellent leadership and people management skills, particularly demonstrated in a complex organizational setting with responsibilities for leading and managing large, multi-faceted, projects and functions in partnership with other stakeholders.}
• _{Strong track record in providing intellectual leadership, managing, building talent, and motivating staff across different locations; becoming a strong mentor; and leading by example.}
• _{Extensive operational experience with private companies, providing advice on gender and inclusion issues.}
• _{Track record of professional leadership on gender and economic inclusion.}
• _{Clear understanding of, and direct experience in, emerging markets including in FCS and IDA countries.}
• _{Strong communication, writing and public speaking skills and the ability to represent IFC in global and regional fora, as well as to key external private sector clients and partners, government authorities, media, other stakeholders.}
• _{Willingness to travel as and where necessary.}
• _{Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with partners and a diverse client base.}
• _{Well-developed interpersonal, communication and listening skills to interact effectively, motivate and collaborate with others from diverse cultural backgrounds to achieve goals.}
• _{Meet Bank Group-wide managerial selection criteria including courage of your convictions, leading the team for impact, influencing across boundaries, fostering openness to new ideas, building talent for the future.} 

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