Description Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information, visitwww.worldbank.org Regional and Country Context The recruitment is for Private Sector Specialist based in Accra, Ghana to work across multiple countries covered by the Central Africa and Anglophone West Africa unit (EAWF2). Common priorities across the countries are addressing the business enabling environment, attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), developing more diversified sources of economic growth beyond commodities, and fostering regional and global trade. The Private Sector Specialist reports to the Regional Practice Manager (EAWF2) for Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation (FCI). The FCI portfolio covers a range of lending operations, analytical work and technical assistance. The World Bank has an active lending and technical assistance program targeting private sector competitiveness in Ghana. This position offers an opportunity to be an integral part of the Bank's growing engagement in Ghana, and to contribute to work also underway in Sierra Leone and Liberia, representing FCI in the larger growth agenda. Job Duties and Responsibilities: Amongst other tasks, the candidate will be expected to: * Contribute to the policy dialogue on private sector development, task manage, and/or support the implementation of ongoing FCI lending projects, analytical and advisory services work with a focus on strong country outcomes. * Work closely with the Program Leaders/Country Economists and Senior FCI staff and CMUs to ensure the integration of relevant finance, competitiveness, and innovation sector issues in country strategies, SCDs/CPFs and work programs and country policy dialogue and engagement. * Develop effective coordination mechanisms internally with the Global Practices and externally with development partners and with IFC and contribute on behalf of FCI to activities/projects led by other GPs/units. * Produce technical notes, briefings, presentations, etc. as requested by Management. * Business Development: cultivate strategic relationships with country clients and the CMU and contribute to building the FCI engagement further in line with the CPF and country priorities. * Knowledge Management, and Teamwork: promote synergies across product teams, providing support through trouble shooting, anticipating problems and solving them. Facilitate learning across projects, regions and best practices. * Donor Collaboration: Support the partnership with the donor community and facilitate/participate in formal and informal meetings with key development partners, civil society and other stakeholders. Selection Criteria This job requires a Private Sector Development (FSD) specialist with some knowledge of financial sector issues and strong client relationship management, technical and operational (lending and ASA) skills. He/she will have demonstrated an ability to manage tasks independently and deliver results on the ground. The following qualifications will be considered: The following qualifications will be considered: - A master's degree in Finance, Economics, Management or a related field and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience including of working in the private sector/financial sector. - The ideal candidate will have a combination of experience inside and outside the World Bank, and within the Bank have experience of preparing lending projects and ASA/AAA activities and have familiarity of operational policies on lending. - The ideal candidate should have strong proven track record, experience, and technical expertise in one or more of the following areas: regional trade, particularly in support of the ACFTA implementation; business enabling environment; PPPs and SEZs; SME support and development; and strengthening competitive value chains . - Strong results focus, demonstrated ability to inspire confidence in senior country officials, and work in a culturally diverse environment. - Possess strong internal and external client engagement skills and ability to collaborate and work across boundaries and learn and bring new ideas in a challenging policy environment. - A track record of working on teams to deliver high impact projects and activities. - Verbal and written proficiency in English is required. Strong written communication skills for both policy dialogue and analysis. - Work experience in Ghana and/or other countries in West Africa and an understanding of the broader Africa regional context would be an added advantage. [World Bank Group Core Competencies](https://bit.ly/2kbIA7O) The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. 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The Swiss Import Promotion Programme SIPPO is a trade promotion programme of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, implemented by Swisscontact. SIPPO is active in 12 partner countries and in six economic sectors. We develop capacities of local business support organisations (BSO) to improve their export promotion services to their affiliated export-oriented companies, helping them gaining access to new markets in Switzerland and the EU. This leads to stronger local export promotion systems and to better integration of SIPPO partner countries into world trade. SIPPO thus contributes to sustainable, inclusive economic growth through export (further information at www.sippo.ch). The programme is currently in its second programme phase (01.07.2021 - 31.12.2025). For our SIPPO team in Switzerland, we are looking to recruit a dedicated member of staff with effect from October 1st or by agreement as a Sector Lead Natural Ingredients, Processed Food, Fish & Seafood (100%) Place of work: Bern, Zurich and Home office Contract duration: 31.12.2025 (with option of extension for Phase 3 (01.01.2026 – 31.12.2029)) Accountabilities - Provide strategic guidance to SIPPO Country Teams on trends, innovations, market mechanisms and requirements in EU / CH for the three food sectors - Support Country teams in the design of their inverventions in the Food Sectors - Collaborate and coordinate with Sector Leads Value-added Textil & Technical Wood and Sustainable Tourism - Provide sector specific expertise to thematic Leads Sustainability & Digitalisation, Monitoring & Resultsmeasurement (MRM) and Knowledge Management - Build and manage relations to EU / CH importer networks from the Food Sector and bridge between these networks and the SIPPO Country Teams - Create a global view on activities in the sector across the 12 SIPPO Countries and identify synergies - Manage and develop the SIPPO international consultant pool for the Food Sectors - Support SIPPO Country Teams in identifying and securing consultant capacities required for programme implementation in the SIPPO Countries - Responsible for global annual plans and global progress reports on Food Sector level - Coordinate and align with Swisscontact peers Requirements - Higher education (University, University of Applied Sciences) - Excellent English, written/spoken, is required, German is important and preferred (French and/or Spanish are a plus) - Experience in development cooperation, trade promotion and international trade - Experience in working in an international, intercultural environment - Good communication skills - Curious, thorough, determined, persistent - Self-driven and collaborative - Data-driven, tech-savy and willingness to learn to work with new technologies - Knowledge of the EU / CH Food Sectors - Network in the EU / CH Food Sector - Industry experience in the Food Sectors (buyer, retail, production) is a plus - Background in Sustainability and digitalization - Familiar with Market Systems Development concepts Swisscontact offers attractive working conditions in an international and intercultural context. We see our work as a joint effort in an agile organizational culture: mutual respect, trust and teamwork. We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents: letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, diplomas and references. Please apply exclusively via the [online application portal.](https://emea2.softfactors.com/job-opening/fjvffpbagnpg-50IJqLJUA6yOnJKz6G#!/?lang=en) For further information please visit www.swisscontact.org.
The Swiss Import Promotion Programme SIPPO is a trade promotion programme of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, implemented by Swisscontact. SIPPO is active in 12 partner countries and in six economic sectors. We develop capacities of local business support organisations (BSO) to improve their export promotion services to their affiliated export-oriented companies, helping them gaining access to new markets in Switzerland and the EU. This leads to stronger local export promotion systems and to better integration of SIPPO partner countries into world trade. SIPPO thus contributes to sustainable, inclusive economic growth through export (further information at [www.sippo.ch](http://www.sippo.ch/)). The programme is currently in its second programme phase (01.07.2021 - 31.12.2025). For our SIPPO team in Switzerland, we are looking to recruit a dedicated member of staff with effect from October 1st or by agreement as a Sector Lead Value-added Textiles, Technical Wood (60%) + Back-Office (40%) Place of work: Bern, Zurich and Home office Contract duration: 31.12.2025 (with option of extension for Phase 3 (01.01.2026 – 31.12.2029)) Accountabilities Sectors - Provide strategic guidance to SIPPO Country Teams on trends, innovations, market mechanisms and requirements in EU / CH for the two manufacturing sectors - Support Country teams in the design of their interventions in the manufacturing sectors - Collaborate and coordinate with Sector Leads Food and Sustainable Tourism - Provide sector specific expertise to thematic Leads Sustainability & Digitalisation, Monitoring & Resultsmeasurement (MRM) and Knowledge Management - Build and manage relations to EU / CH importer networks from the Value-added Textiles and Technical Wood Sectors and bridge between these networks and the SIPPO Country Teams - Create a global view on activities in the sector across the 12 SIPPO Countries and identify synergies - Manage and develop the SIPPO international consultant pool for the Value-added Textiles and Technical Wood Sectors - Support SIPPO Country Teams in identifying and securing consultant capacities required for programme implementation in the SIPPO Countries - Responsible for global annual plans and global progress reports on Value-added Textiles and Technical Wood Sector level - Coordinate and align with Swisscontact peers Accountabilities Back-Office - Responsible, in collaboration with other Sector and Thematic Leads, for designing, implementing and documenting efficient processes (consultant management, contract-management, event-management) - Responsible, in collaboration with Lead Knowledge Management, for logistics of national events (Annual Global Meeting, Advisory Board Meeting, Team Retreat) - Responsible for the office management of the SIPPO Berne office Requirements - Higher education (University, University of Applied Sciences) - Excellent English, written/spoken, is required, German is important and preferred (French and/or Spanish are a plus) - Experience in development cooperation, trade promotion and international trade - Experience in working in an international, intercultural environment - Good communication skills - Curious, thorough, determined, persistent - Self-driven and collaborative - Data-driven, tech-savy and willingness to learn to work with new technologies - Knowledge of the EU / CH Value-added Textiles and Technical Wood Sectors - Network in the EU / CH Value-added Textiles and Technical Wood Sectors - Industry experience in the Value-added Textiles and Technical Wood Sectors (buyer, retail, production) is a plus - Background in Sustainability and digitalization - Familiar with Market Systems Development concepts - Organizational development background - Process- and solution-oriented Swisscontact offers attractive working conditions in an international and intercultural context. We see our work as a joint effort in an agile organizational culture: mutual respect, trust and teamwork. We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents: letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, diplomas and references. Please apply exclusively via the [online application portal.](https://emea2.softfactors.com/job-opening/fjvffpbagnpg-g0EaYEwBKQBAYO6j0o#!/?lang=en) For further information please visit www.swisscontact.org.