IFC Operations Officer Job in, Nairobi Kenya

The Organization: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing capital in the international financial markets, and providing advisory services to businesses and governments. For more information, please visit www.ifc.org. The Program The three-year Cleaner Production Program aims to stimulate investment in and uptake of resource efficient (REff) and (CP) technologies and management processes in African companies. The program targets the manufacturing, agribusiness and services (MAS) as well as mining sectors. Cleaner production and resource efficiency help firms become more productive, whilst reducing levels of environmental pollution and emissions of greenhouse gases. This is in line with IFC s climate change strategy and targets. / resource efficiency is a process that improves operational processes, and makes more efficient use of inputs such as raw materials, power and water along a company s value chain. Effective cleaner production/ resource efficiency interventions not only help conserve resources and reduce waste, pollution and greegnhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but can also reduce operating costs. Scope of work: The Program Manager must have in-depth technical knowledge of CP/ REff management, technologies and investment practices. They will use this knowledge to build credible relationships with companies, taking primary responsibility for delivering CP/ REff assessments and consultancy to IFC clients and partners that result in energy, water and input material savings as well as greenhouse gas reductions. This advice may relate to specific investment opportunity, technology upgrades, or process management improvements. In addition, the Program Manager will recruit, train and supervise a cadre of external consultants that deliver CP/REff at scale in targeted sectors. Key steps in the advisory process include: i) country wide scoping visits; ii) CP/ REff audits and assessments iii) development and signing of in-depth advisory services client engagements iv) facilitating access to finance and technical advice that support the implementation of audit recommendations. Scoping Studies. The Program will analyze markets in order to identify the sectors to target, understand demand and supply constraints as well as drivers, and determine interventions that will encourage firms to adopt CP/REff practices as well as technologies which contribute towards sectors becoming more efficient and sustainable. CP/ REff Assessments. Before detailed work can start, the Program will conduct a scoping visit to each client to indentify whether significant CP opportunities exist and whether additional advisory support is really needed. In-depth advisory engagement. If the audit identifies a clear need for further support, IFC will propose an in-depth advisory engagement on a co-financing basis. Such an engagement will be undertaken by the Program in association with local CP/REff consultants able to provide sector specific and regional knowledge. Implementation of recommendations. The Program will support implementation of recommendations by facilitating access to finance, advising clients on various aspects of implementation (including technologies), reviewing accomplished results, and show casing successfully implemented projects within sectors.

 

Duties and Accountabilities:

• Design and deliver cleaner production advisory engagements for IFC clients and partners: conduct initial walk-through assessments; define scope of required support to client; engage external consultants on as needed basis and oversee quality of their work; present results of engagements to management of the client company.
• Support IFC investment teams in business development efforts for clients with strong cleaner production potential.
• Recruit, train and supervise a cadre of CP/REff consultants that provide sector specific CP/REff technical assistance and advice incl. benchmarking in select sectors.
• Contribute towards research and policy analysis that fosters CP/REff market development.
• Contribute to corporate knowledge base and share effective approaches with team members and other IFC units.
• Satisfy Program and other reporting requirements.
• Represent the Program in seminars, conferences, PR events.
• Maintain contacts with relevant stakeholders: banks, vendors, project developers, business associations, policy makers, etc.
• Perform other duties as required.

Selection Criteria:

• Master s or equivalent professional degree and at least 7-10 years of relevant technical experience;
• Track record in achieving REff savings and facilitating access to CP/REff project finance;
• Experience leading large process efficiency improvements and/or consultancy assignments;
• Strong analytical skills, ability to think strategically and rapidly analyze diverse information;
• Self starter with strong managerial, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including ability to quantify CP/REff projects outcomes in financial terms;
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely for expert and non-expert audiences, including ability to communicate technical and financial aspects of CP projects to diverse audiences;
• Excellent writing, presentation and facilitation skills,
• Results-oriented approach with demonstrated history of accomplishments;
• Fluency in English is essential and French highly desirable.

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