E T Consultant – Banking on Women

World Bank Group•Washington, DC

1d•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 World Bank Group is a global leader, investor and advisor committed to projects in its developing member countries that reduce extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity, with the Knowledge Bank as an conduit for global investment and knowledge solutions. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) finances private sector investments, mobilizes capital in the international financial markets, helps clients improve social and environmental sustainability, and provides knowledge solutions to businesses and governments in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). Private sector financial development is essential to the promotion of successful and sustainable economies in low and middle income countries around the world. Sound and efficient financial markets can ensure that resources are allocated where they are most productive, assisting job creation and spurring economic growth. IFC’s goal is to prioritize investment in the financial sector because it promotes development in all other sectors. The financial services sector is responsible for roughly 40% of IFC’s overall business in terms of volume and capital at risk. Through this business, the WBG engages in a wide range of sub-sectors including Banking on Women MSME Finance, Sustainability Finance, Insurance, Capital Markets Development, Housing Finance, Distressed Assets, and other areas, with investment, advisory, and upstream services delivered globally to IFC’s clients through IFC’s global network. Sustainability Finance – WBG’s Banking on Women (BOW) Business: The dynamic Banking on Women business plays a catalyzing role to address the finance and capacity gaps faced by women and women-owned micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in emerging markets. Through the BOW business, the WBG provides the following services in emerging markets: (i) Invests in private sector financial institutions (including regional banking groups, local commercial banks, non-bank leasing and finance companies, etc.) with a range of instruments including debt, performance-based finance, equity, Women’s Economy Bonds and other capital markets instruments, and risk management products to increase financing to women and women-owned enterprises, including SME financing, housing finance, insurance, and digital finance; (ii) Provides expertise and technical advisory services to banks and other financial institutions to develop and launch profitable, best-in-class financial services and nonfinancial service offerings for women customers; (iii) Generates actionable data about the business case for banks and other investors to increase access to finance for women by establishing a sound track record, and by generating global research, communication, and thought leadership; (iv) Develops partnerships with investors, donors, and banking networks to increase global investment in women-led businesses. Since the founding of the BOW business, IFC has invested, mobilized investment, and provided advisory expertise in over 385 financial institution projects in over 86 countries, with a cumulative committed portfolio of over US$13 billion as at March 2026, dedicated to financing women and women-owned MSMEs across Asia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. The BOW business has launched important partnerships, including the Women’s Entrepreneurs Opportunity Facility (WEOF) with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women, which was the first global facility dedicated to providing access to finance for women-owned SMEs. Additionally, the WBG was among the first implementing partners for the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi), a multi-donor, multi-party initiative to provide blended finance and support to increase access to finance and opportunities, and better business environments for women entrepreneurs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, international development or other related areas; accreditation as a CFA or CPA is considered a plus;
Mastery of database management, data analysis, and data visualization is a must. Minimum 2 years of experience in using data analysis tool and visualization tools (e.g. Power BI, Python etc.), as well as pitchbook development (Powerpoint), and advanced use of AI and automation tools (e.g. PowerAutomate, PowerApp) ;
Minimum 2 years of experience in the financial sector, including international financial institutions, with evidence of growing expertise in banking and non-banking financial institutions and finance-related disciplines;
Strong skills in evaluation of risk and ability to anticipate short and long-term implications of decision; ability to make sound decisions and commit to decisions;
High degree of personal accountability; able to hold self and team accountable for outcomes;
Self-motivated and organized; ability to conceptualize, plan and manage deliverables with a global team, with minimal supervision;
Ability to interact directly and independently with the senior management of potential clients, of financial and technical partners as well as senior donor and government officials;
Ability to systematically share with others good practice and learning from lessons from across WBG, clients, and partners;
Excellent relationship management skills with proven track record of success in developing client relationships and execution of client engagements. Skilled in collaboration across boundaries and broadly, ability to bring differing ideas into the forefront;
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; with strong sales/communications skills a plus;
Great team player, able to collaborate with, mentor, and learn from senior and junior staff;
Capacity to manage multiple priorities and deliver high quality work on schedule; facility to work successfully in multicultural teams and across boundaries;

Nice To Haves

Additional major language (written and verbal) such as French, Spanish, or Chinese is desired.

Responsibilities

Produce and prepare an updated publication on the Women’s Economy Bond Inventory, using LGX data and BOW internal resources. Share with industry stakeholders, including potential issuers of gender-focused GSSS bonds, investors, rating agencies, investment advisors and managers, and other relevant stakeholders such as ICMA, UN Women, 2XGlobal, Equileap, Bloomberg LP, and IIX.
Conduct in-depth research and literature review on current trends and best practices in Women’s Economy Bonds.
Write and deliver Gender Bond Principles document, using the ICMA’s Green Bond Principles, Social Bond Principles, and Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles as guidelines.
After collecting input from the Working Group, write and deliver the 2nd and near-final version of the Gender Bond Principles.
Together with the BOW business head and team, identify key members and member types for the formation of a Working Group to develop the Gender Bond Principles
Draft a mission statement for the Working Group, and develop agendas to advance toward end-goal with each subsequent meeting;
Convene, coordinate, and distribute notes for the Working Group meetings; and
Together with the BOW business head, drive the Working Group to develop and ultimately reach consensus on a final version of Gender Bond Principles, to be adopted by ICMA (including its advisory board).
Lead the portfolio supervision of the Banking on Women business, including conducting annual portfolio reviews of the investment and advisory service business, monitoring financial KPIs and impact indicators, and providing strategic inputs to regional teams;
Lead the development of flagship data products and publications, including managing data repositories for sustainable bond market and internal client reporting; build custom visualization tools to translate complex dataset into actionable business intelligence;
Drive innovation by conducting research and developing tools to that establish the business cases and marketing approach to increase FIG’s investment portfolio in sustainable finance and Banking on Women business, across the sectors including insurance, climate finance, supply chain finance, housing finance, digital finance, capital markets, or other;
Optimize operations by maintaining and evolving the existing monitoring and operations tools (e.g PowerBI Dashboards, PowerAutomate, PowerApps); collaborate with IFC/ IBRD teams to integrate AI-driven solutions in efficiency enhancement and knowledge production, utilization, and transfer.
Collaborate with global and regional colleagues to develop and deliver successful Banking on Women and Sustainable Finance projects in all of IFC’s regions of operation; specifically, this work will entail developing pitchbooks in PowerPoint, data collection, analysis and visualization, and to a lesser extent, risk assessment, project structuring and processing, and team support on virtual and on-site appraisals of financial institution investments, legal negotiations, and commitment;
Lead blended finance components of Banking on Women transactions, including reporting, analysis, and facility coordination for 1-2 blended finance facilities, and collaborate and develop strong working relationships with IFC colleagues to successfully commit blended finance transactions with existing (i.e. We-Fi, WEOF, GROW) and new blended finance facilities.
Develop investment promotion collateral and pitchbooks, and marketing approaches globally, including targeting potential investors, clients, and promoting IFC's products and services;
Demonstrate a thorough understanding of banking, financial institutions and related industry knowledge;
Demonstrate a thorough understanding of SME dynamics, business environments, challenges and opportunities;
Assist in the development and execution of knowledge management and thought leadership products;
Build and maintain strong relationships with teammates, banking and multilateral partners, and World Bank Group colleagues to develop and deliver specific investment opportunities;
Provide regular support to regional industry teams and management in processing and developing regionally managed projects;
Support colleagues to evaluate, structure, negotiate, and close new transactions, with a focus on credit, asset quality, and impact (include processing mandates, due diligence, negotiating term sheets and other documentation, syndications and board approval);
Coordinate closely with social, environmental, advisory and technical assistance colleagues in order to champion IFC’s value to our clients' businesses, find pragmatic solutions to specific sector challenges, and achieve sustainable development impact; and
Assist in other project, business, or strategy-related activities as the need arises.