Senior Operations Officer - Gender and Economic Inclusion

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World Bank Group

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
  • Organisation type: Development Bank
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Renumeration: $105,900-$196,800 / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 15/11/2024
  • Location: Kenya
Economic justice Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
Description
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.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Inclusive Supply Chain Product Development:
• Scope and identify innovative gender and inclusion solutions and approaches that enable supply chain inclusion of women and other marginalized groups.
• Assess the feasibility and impact of innovative investment and advisory delivery models that aim to increase inclusion in supply chains. 

Crowdsourcing and Co-Creation:
• Inform and lead select crowdsourcing and co-creation processes with industries and regions to identify and enable gender and inclusion-focused investment and advisory opportunities for supply chains. 
• Spot game-changing trends, technologies, and business models that can help bring gender and inclusion supply chain solutions to emerging markets.

Innovation Process and Solution Lifecycle Management:
• Oversee the development and management of innovation processes and create an agile environment that encourages entrepreneurial thinking and seeks creative programming, as related to inclusive supply chains.  
• Foster collaboration across departments, especially industries, and ensure the efficient deployment of staffing and resources, with a rigorous selection of solutions to pursue.

Strategic Development of Innovation Center:
• Work closely with the Principal Innovation Officer to develop and execute strategic initiatives that drive Innovation Center goals and metrics in line with WBG/IFC Gender KPIs and overall IFC business KPIs.

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration:
• Foster a culture of collaboration with internal and external partners, ensuring diverse participation in inclusive supply chain initiatives.

Knowledge Sharing and Upskilling:
• Facilitate knowledge flow across GEID, IFC and the World Bank Group, and promote the adoption of new approaches and best practices as related to inclusive supply chains. 

Resource Mobilization:
• Contribute to fundraising efforts to secure financial support for innovation projects and the innovation center operations, including concessional seed funding to stimulate market-moving solutions. 

Monitoring and evaluating performance:
• Contribute to the development of Innovation Center performance metrics, value proposition and strategic communications to establish the unit under the guidance of Principal Innovation Officer. 

Selection Criteria
• Master’s degree in economics, finance, business, or other relevant discipline required.
• At least 12 years of professional experience in private sector development in emerging markets with decision-making responsibility, ideally with a focus on gender and inclusion.
• At least 8 years of experience in supply chain finance/management, sustainability, or innovation roles, with a strong focus on gender equality, product development, and private sector engagement. 
• Demonstrated experience in developing innovative programs that address social inclusion, particularly for women and marginalized groups in supply chains. 
• Experience designing advisory projects, including results frameworks to capture gender/inclusion outcomes and impacts.

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