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 www.ifc.org.
IFC’s 3.0 strategy aims to stimulate more investment activities across emerging markets, by proactively working “upstream” to create, deepen, and expand markets and design and develop potential investment projects. Achieving these ambitions at scale requires an approach that relies on (i) a broader product offering to engage earlier in project cycle and secure opportunities, (ii) a greater focus on preparing clients in nascent markets and sector development and (iii) a greater focus on value addition and risk management of portfolio investment clients to enhance their performance.
The Manufacturing, Agribusiness & Services (MAS) Industry Group is one of the Industry Groups at IFC and plays a critical role in providing goods and services to consumers, addressing core needs, creating jobs, contributing to government revenues and stimulating growth. In IFC’s client countries, these sectors can account for as much as 80% of overall economic activity and can account for up to 90% of employment activity, particularly in the poorest countries. MAS’s Upstream and Advisory Division works in close coordination with its Investment Division and helps to enable investment opportunities, enhance investment outcomes, and improve investment conditions, thereby being integral to the delivery of MAS’s program.
MAS Upstream and Advisory, Asia and Pacific, is looking for an Associate Operations Officer to support its initiatives including (a) implementation and delivery of ongoing and upcoming projects primarily in South Asia as a core project team member (40% of time allocation), (b) provide support across projects in Asia on quality, process improvement, monitoring and reporting including pipeline and new initiatives (30% of time allocation) and (c) support business development efforts for Upstream Advisory and Investment primarily in South Asia including support on investment processing and portfolio management (30% of time allocation).
The successful candidate will be a key member of the MAS Asia team, and the position will report to the Regional MAS Upstream Advisory Manager for Asia Pacific.
Roles and Responsibilities
1. Project Preparation and Implementation
• Support the preparation, approval, and implementation of upstream/advisory projects with a clear line of sight to investment, ensuring compliance with IFC operational policies, governance standards, and results measurement requirements.
• Prepare early looks, concept notes, implementation plans, budgets, and results frameworks; support internal review and approval processes.
• Coordinate day-to-day project management activities, including work planning, procurement and management of consultants, budgeting and disbursements, quality control of deliverables, drafting of legal agreements using available templates, and client/partner coordination.
• Support supervision cycles and implementation reviews; track milestones; identify and escalate risks; implement corrective actions to maintain scope, quality, timelines, and budgets.
• Ensure accurate and timely entry of project data, milestones, and results into IFC systems, maintaining audit-ready documentation.
2. Business Development and Market Assessment
• Support the identification and assessment of project development opportunities in line with country and sector strategies, market creation objectives, and investment potential.
• Lead partner due diligence and market scoping, including preliminary sector scans, regulatory mapping, and financial analysis of companies.
• Coordinate and convene IFC country teams, global practices, and other functions to unlock investment opportunities and advance market creation.
3. Knowledge Management and Reporting
• Capture and disseminate lessons learned to inform scale-up and replication of successful projects.
• Support internal portfolio reviews, management updates, and briefings.
• Contribute to reporting functions, including preparation of periodic operational and financial reports, consolidation of project-level data, and coordination with regional teams to ensure accuracy, consistency, and timely submission of required inputs.
4. Investment Support
• Selectively contribute to the processing of investment transactions and portfolio management activities.
