Principal Investment Officer - GH

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Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul

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Nonprofit/Community/Social Services/International Cooperation

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Date of last update: 24/04/2024 (Expiry date: 14/05/2024)

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IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector in developing countries.

We utilize and leverage our products and servicesas well as products and services of other institutions in the World Bank Groupto provide development solutions customized to meet clients' needs. We apply our financial resources, technical expertise, global experience, and innovative thinking to help our partners overcome financial, operational, and political challenges.

Clients view IFC as a provider and mobilizer of scarce capital, knowledge, and long-term partnerships that can help address critical constraints in areas such as finance, infrastructure, employee skills, and the regulatory environment.

IFC is also a leading mobilizer of third-party resources for its projects. Our willingness to engage in difficult environments and our leadership in crowding-in private finance enable us to extend our footprint and have a development impact well beyond our direct resources.

For more information, visit www.ifc.org

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The Manufacturing, Agribusiness & Services (MAS) Industry Group plays a vital role in supporting IFC's strategic priorities by investing in the relevant sectors of MAS ('Services' includes health and education plus tourism, retail, and property). MAS sectors play a vital role in emerging markets by manufacturing goods and providing services for use by consumers/end users; their development helps address core needs and create jobs thereby contributing to government revenue and stimulating growth. These sectors can account for as much as 80% of overall economic activity in a country.

The MAS team covering the countries of the Middle East, Central Asia, Türkiye, Pakistan, and Afghanistan (MCT) seeks a Principal Investment Officer to work in IFC's Istanbul office. The position will call for senior leadership in building and maintaining key relationships as well as executing transactions with MAS sector clients. Geographic coverage will be significant in Türkiye but also other parts of the MCT region. The position requires deep and recent experience in business development, evaluation, negotiation, structuring, and executing new investment transactions. The candidate will also be required to oversee select key client portfolio accounts with duties that include portfolio restructurings, rescheduling, capital increases, equity sales, etc. Finally, the successful candidate will be a proven corporate leader in areas such as mentoring and other corporate strategic initiatives, coordinating on a continuous basis with relevant Country Managers and Officers in MCT, staff from Global MAS and other Regional Industry units in MCT as well as other relevant Departments/Divisions within IFC (such as Risk, Special Operations, Environmental and Social, Treasury, and Legal, etc.).

Roles and Responsibilities

• Source and evaluate opportunities that are not only financially, environmentally, and socially sustainable but also have significant development impact

• Set strategy and lead efforts to develop a strong pipeline of good-quality investment opportunities in Türkiye and other MCT countries

• Manage mapping exercises undertaken by more junior investment staff

• Contribute to the active building of the MAS equity and debt portfolio

• Lead the evaluation, structuring, negotiating, and closing of simple and complex transactions

• Prepare investment process documentation for internal review and decision

• Lead portfolio restructurings, rescheduling, capital increases, equity sales, etc.

• Ensure timely and high-quality portfolio actions on complex issues (such as restructuring, equity sale, and loan conversion) as well as regular waivers and amendments

• Via quality control provisions, supervise teams monitoring key client compliance with IFC financial, environmental, legal, and other requirements

• Proactively engage with the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) and relevant project teams on assessments of IFC's investment portfolio and

• Contribute to and produce Knowledge Management tools through relevant Lessons Learned from the portfolio and maintain feedback loops from portfolio to new business development, including Upstream

Selection Criteria

• MBA or equivalent professional qualification and a minimum of 15 years of relevant work experience

• Familiarity with MAS sectors

• Experience sourcing new clients and securing investment mandates, commitments, and disbursements with a preference for the MCT region

• Strong sense of service to clients and demonstrated business development and portfolio aptitude. Proven success in developing client relationships and monitoring quality investments

• Ability to deliver high-quality work within deadlines to meet team objectives

• Ability to develop innovative solutions and challenge the status quo to build the business

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English are required; fluency in Turkish is preferred, while fluency in other MCT languages is also a plus

• Ability to work in the organizational matrix as an integral part of the Regional Industry Department and an extended member of the Global MAS team

• Ability to collaborate closely with other parts of the World Bank Group and other DFIs and financing institutions and banks

• Awareness of environmental and social sustainability issues usually associated with projects in MAS and

• Demonstrated leadership skills and strong teamwork and communication in a highly diverse virtual environment

World Bank Group Core Competencies

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.

Learn more about working at the World Bank and IFC, including our values and inspiring stories.

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Type of contract: Staff (Permanent and Fixed Term)

Duration: 3 years

Macro-area: Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Level of experience: Senior Professional, more than 5 years

Area of work Definition: Banking and Finance

Type of organisation: Multilateral Organisations

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As a member of the Security Cell, contributes to the development of assessments, procedures and guidelines, including Security Risk Management (SRM) processes, SRM measures, and the relevant Security Plan(s). How can you make a difference? The Security Specialist (Access) will undertake the following tasks: 1. Access management and negotiations - Maintain stakeholders' access mapping for northwest Syria operations. - Develop and implement humanitarian access strategies and action plans for the UNICEF operations in northwest Syria with UNICEF partners. - Monitor access constraints facing UNICEF programs, including gaps in assistance and lack of access to deliver humanitarian assistance. - Facilitate sustained dialogue with all stakeholders of relevance to UNICEF operations, including the de-facto authorities and non-state armed actors. - Negotiate access with the de-facto authorities and non-state armed actors; and advice management on engagement strategies with ANSAs. - Monitor access trends, and incidents/constraints in UNICEF programming by setting up monitoring and reporting mechanisms; and ensure UNICEF partners in northwestern Syra report humanitarian access incidents and constraints they face and maintain an up-to-date access incidents database. - Support capacity building efforts to UNICEF partners in NW Syria on access and civil-military coordination in line with UNICEF global policy and guidance. - Provide strategic advice on access dynamics to UNICEF Gaziantep management. - Represent UNICEF and participate in humanitarian access-related interagency coordination meetings (Access Working Group) in Gaziantep; and ensure active contribution and implementation of the inter-agency policy documents related to access. - Provide access technical support to the UNICEF programme staff and Emergency Coordinator. 2. Security Risk Management and Planning - Advise and support the Representative/CFO/CSM in the execution of his/her duties with regards to the security of UNICEF personnel and eligible family members, premises, and in accordance with UN and UNICEF Security Management Systems. Attend as an observer, all A/SMT meetings, assist the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) as appropriate and participate as a member of the security cell established by UNDSS. - Provide advice on and manage the implementation of all technical security requirements identified in the SRMs, the Security Plan(s) and the Residential Security Measures (RSM), and support the compliance with other relevant policies, guidelines, and assessments. - Prepare, maintain, and update UNICEF security documentation including security contingency plans and provide the Representative/CFO/CSM with mandatory reports in accordance with UNICEF security reporting guidelines. This includes the monitoring/reporting on security compliance and the submission of all Security Incident Reports (SIRs). 3. Security Services - Monitor the security situation and provide independent and comprehensive security analysis with the goal of identifying trends and predicting the specific conditions that would impact on the security of UNICEF personnel, eligible family members, premises, assets and resources. - Implement security activities in support of UNICEF operations and participate, coordinate and/or undertake security risk management for all locations where UNICEF personnel and eligible family members are present. - Ensure that UNICEF personnel are kept informed of matters affecting their security and the actions to take in the event of an emergency including those identified in the Security Plan(s) as it relates to UNICEF. - Ensure there is an effective and functioning communications system for security management within UNICEF that is fully integrated into the UN Emergency Communications System. - Coordinate with UNDSS to ensure all UNICEF personnel undertake all mandatory security training/briefings and participate in all security related contingency exercises. - Conduct security surveys of international personnel residences in accordance with the Residential Security Measures (RSM). - Provide technical oversight for UNICEF contracted security providers such as guards service. - Develop and conduct security training for UNICEF personnel as required. - Monitor that all UNICEF offices comply with and periodically exercise security procedures/protocols and guidelines including Security Risk Management Measures (SRM-M) and UNICEF's Global Security Compliance platform. - Oversee the recruitment of additional UNICEF Security personnel, if required. 4. Programmatic Security Information Analysis - Provides analysis to understand security dynamics. Ensure the analysis addresses environmental, socio-economic and political factors that make geographical areas difficult to access and have an impact on the delivery of UNICEF programmes. - Works closely with the UNICEF personnel in the Gaziantep office to ensure security considerations are mainstreamed into programmes and integrate all relevant analysis and security measures into the planning and implementation of UNICEF activities. - Support UNICEF Management in the development and implementation of access strategies, preparedness plans, and programme contingency plans as required. 5. Security Networking and Partnership Building - Establishes contact and maintains networks with UNSMS, I/NGO, diplomatic, and international community security advisors and relevant local authorities as appropriate. - Collaborate and coordinate with UNDSS and the Security Cell to enable UNICEF activities. - Ensure that security collaboration with NGOs working as UNICEF implementing partners is undertaken, in coordination with UNDSS, and using the SLT policies as a framework. 6. Innovation, Knowledge Management and Capacity Building - Introduce technological innovations and approaches to security procedures and systems. - Identify, capture, synthesize and share lessons learned for knowledge development and to build the capacity of stakeholders. - Ensure training provided is gender and disability inclusive - Organize, plan and/or implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders on security related preparedness and operations. - Share best practices and knowledge learned. Impact of Results: The advice and effective decision-making and planning required in complex security environments, which often involve highly stressful situations, will directly impact the security of personnel, as well as organizational premises, assets and resources. To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have? The following minimum requirements: ? Education: An advanced university degree is required. A University degree in conjunction with additional 2 years (7 years total) of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. ? Work Experience: A minimum of five years of professional experience in global security risk management and/or security analysis is required. Demonstrated access negotiations and international security management experience and understanding of the United Nations Security Management System is highly desirable. ? Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language, is an asset. For every Child, you demonstrate... UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values The UNICEF competencies required for this post are? Core Competencies for Staff without Supervisory Responsibilities - Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1) - Works Collaboratively with Others (1) - Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1) - Innovates and Embraces Change (1) - Thinks and Acts Strategically (1) - Drives to Achieve Impactful Results (1) - Manages Ambiguity and Complexity (1) Functional Competencies - Analyzing (3) - Deciding and Initiating action (2) - Applying technical expertise (2) Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels. UNICEF is here to serve the world's most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled. Remarks: As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. UNICEF's active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates are encouraged to apply. Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service. Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants' bank account information. All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates. Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here. This is how cinfo can support you in the application process for this specific position: - Application preparation: Before you apply for this position: Improve your application documents by registering for a [Job Application Support](https://www.cinfo.ch/en/individuals/get-support/career-support-in-international-cooperation/job-application-support-in-international-cooperation). 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07/05/2024 - 16/05/2024

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