About the position
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. Our mission is to leverage the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet. J-CAP is designed to deliver on the WBG's commitment to expanding domestic capital markets to finance development in target countries. J-CAP is a priority scaling-up of previously successful World Bank-IFC collaboration, bringing in additional resources (including funding and resources) and coordination to cover more countries. J-CAP assists countries in the development of local debt and/or equity capital markets that increase and diversify financing for the real economy, reducing reliance on traditional bank lending. J-CAP Secretariat: The Secretariat for J-CAP provides a formal forum for coordinating country capital market strategies facilitating resource allocation and project sequencing across the World Bank Group. Specifically, the Secretariat designs, prioritizes and coordinates WBG capital markets activities, in selected focus countries, in order to deliver measurable progress in the development of debt and equity capital markets that would ultimately finance the real economy and leverage private investors to meet development needs. The Secretariat also serves as a one-stop shop for knowledge management on capital markets and dissemination across WBG and externally. The J-CAP Extended Term Consultant will be based within the J-CAP Secretariat.
Responsibilities
- Lead on J-CAP's capital markets data offering, including the management of its existing database and dashboards, the provision of the monthly issuance monitor, and production of new data products.
- Coordinate on designated J-CAP country programs to ensure joint delivery of WB and IFC advisory services and demonstration investments in support of WBG's objective to support development of domestic capital markets under J-CAP.
- Support the coordination of J-CAP's project management and reporting activities, including supervision, donor reporting and budget/funding allocation.
- Support J-CAP's research, knowledge management (KM) and outreach efforts, via design and delivery of research, data analytics and knowledge exchange products, through quantitative and qualitative analysis, organization of knowledge events, and management of J-CAP's internal websites.
- Assist with the production of Power Point presentations, talking points, data points and related material for internal and external stakeholders.
- Selected tasks in support of J-CAP and the work of the Secretariat, as agreed in advance with the relevant lead and Head of the Secretariat.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field, and at least two years or Bachelor's degree and at least four years of operational experience directly related to capital markets.
- Capital markets related research experience would also be beneficial.
- Experience of IFI/MDB approaches and methodologies for local capital market development would be advantageous.
- Expertise in developing high-quality presentations and data analysis using Excel or other software.
- Strong skills in data analysis and visualization/reporting.
- Excellent written and spoken English communication skills are essential, while additional languages (notably French and/or Spanish) would also be well regarded.
