Associate Portfolio Officer - Global Debt Unit

World Bank Group•Washington, DC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Build a career with impact. Working at the World Bank Group (WBG) provides a unique opportunity to help countries solve their greatest development challenges. As one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries, the WBG is a unique partnership of five global institutions dedicated to ending poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, the WBG works 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. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2025, IFC committed a record $71.7 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging private sector solutions, and mobilizing private capital to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. For more information, visit: https://www.ifc.org. IFC’s Products, Clients and Innovation Department (CCP) is seeking to recruit an Associate Portfolio Officer in its Global Debt unit (CCPDO). CCPDO is responsible for: (i) providing corporate and strategic level reviews of IFC’s investment portfolio, including granular data and historical and forward looking analytics of portfolio trends, risk, and profitability; (ii) providing thought leadership on how IFC can create a debt portfolio that balances profitability, risk, and development impact; and (iv) pricing analytics and development of market pricing tools. The selected candidate will primarily be focusing on:

Requirements

MBA/Masters in Finance or equivalent qualification with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the field of investments in emerging markets, including portfolio management.
Solid knowledge of IFC’s debt portfolio data, systems, and reporting.
Solid knowledge of IFC operations, with strong experience in portfolio management, processes, and procedures.
Experience working with large databases and analyzing large data sets (for example using MS Excel, R, Python, MS Power BI), including data manipulation and extraction using SQL is required.
Experience designing, developing, implementing analytical tools and models for portfolio analysis, management and optimization, including data sourcing, model design, code development, and model testing/validation using various coding languages and techniques leveraging artificial intelligence.
Strong analytical and organizational skills, great attention to detail and proven ability to synthesize large volumes of information from diverse content providers to prepare quantitative and qualitative management reports and summarize succinct key messages for presentation to senior management.
Ability to deliver multiple tasks with overlapping timelines by effective prioritization.
Solid interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills and ability to work with people at all levels of the organization, with demonstrated team spirit and responsiveness.
Ability to closely collaborate across IFC, partnering with functions in operations and corporate units to develop solutions, ensuring quality, efficiency and timeliness in the delivery of initiatives.

Responsibilities

Contribute to thought leadership on IFC’s debt products and portfolio, through analytical and reporting work.
Support the team to develop a forecasting model for the debt portfolio, including its future size, composition, revenue, and income.
Contribute to the development of portfolio optimization tools and other analysis to support portfolio construction that meets IFC’s financial and development objectives.
Support the conceptualization, data sourcing, design, and implementation of strategic corporate initiatives, and the development of knowledge tools leveraging IFC’s portfolio data, in close collaboration with departments across IFC (e.g., Operations Management, Regions, Blended Finance, Syndications, Treasury, Accounting, Risk, IT, etc.).
Provide project management and analytical support in various ad hoc corporate and department level initiatives focusing on portfolio performance, organizational changes, and business process enhancements.