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DescriptionAs part of its mandate, IFC has a dedicated team - the Gender and Economic Inclusion (GEI) team that works with IFC’s investment and advisory teams to support private sector clients in providing all genders and underserved communities with equal economic opportunities as leaders, employees, entrepreneurs, consumers, and community members. The GEI team leads strategy development and implementation for the organization, provides tailored operational solutions and client advice, innovates and incubates novel approaches, serves a thought leader and disseminator of knowledge on GEI issues, supports mobilization through impact investing and sustainable financing; and forges public and private sector partnerships with the aim of creating economic opportunities and development for all.

•  Deliver client projects and manage client relationships across the sub-region.

•  Support the delivery of existing portfolio projects in the Middle East sub-region, ensuring the provision of high-quality services to internal (industry/regional) and external clients and strong internal project governance.

•  Accelerate Opportunities to Include Gender and Inclusion Solutions: Help subregional and industry leadership identify and embed gender and economic inclusion solutions in their existing and pipeline investment and advisory projects by supporting the screening of project pipelines and identifying opportunities. Help work on implementing the defined gender solutions.

•  Aid in the collaboration with IFC Industry teams for the design and delivery of coordinated, country-level programs in the Middle East sub-region that address gender barriers and deliver measurable gender outcomes, including new flagship initiatives. Sub-Regional strategy, communications, and partnerships:

•  Assist IFC sub-regional and country management in the Middle East sub-region on gender issues.

•  Support with providing IFC sub-regional, regional, and country management in the Middle East sub-region with consistent inputs in sub-regional, country, and industry/sector projects, programs, and strategies.

•  Assist the sub-regional communications team in the Middle East sub-region and country management in the Middle East sub-region on gender and economic inclusion topics externally, such as at regional events, with partners, and in the media.

Minimum requirements: 

•  Master's degree in economics, finance, business, or other relevant discipline required.

•  At least seven years of professional experience in private sector development in emerging markets (required) with decision-making responsibility, ideally focusing on gender and inclusion.

•  Experience in structuring investment and advisory projects, including results frameworks to capture gender/inclusion outcomes and impacts.

•  Broad experience across gender and economic inclusion topics and the demonstrated ability to engage with credibility and confidence.

•  Ability to self-manage, multitask, and work under time constraints.

•  Successful record of managing staff/consultants/temporaries in a project, monitoring project issues and tasks, meeting deadlines, and setting priorities

•  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, sound business judgment to identify issues, and present creative and practical solutions.

•  Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills in English, including a strong ability to communicate ideas clearly and confidently, articulate issues, and recommend solutions. Fluency in Arabic is a prerequisite.