IFC – Société Financière Internationale recrute un(e) Economiste – Fonds de capital-investissement et de capital-risque – Développement du secteur privé, Etats-Unis.

 

 

 

 

Role & Responsibilities:

• Articulate and measure the development and economic impact of the Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds industry. The work will include working with IFC’s Investment Officers to collect and analyze project data, apply the appropriate frameworks based on data and research, create narratives that support the articulation of project impacts, and rate projects.
• Lead IFC’s Anticipated Impact Measurement and Monitoring framework (AIMM) to assess the impacts for the above industries – including ex-ante assessments, project monitoring, XPSRs and ex-post evaluation.
• Lead the day-to-day project management of development impact assessments in these industries, including quality oversight, stakeholder management, team supervision, participation in IFC investment review process, analysis, and research.
• Provide expert advice and support to operational teams and managers on trends, key risks, and sector analysis during the project life cycle.
• Lead the contribution to various Strategy and Business Plan documents (e.g., Upstream, Strategy and Deep Dive Presentations, Country Private Sector Diagnostics, IFC’s support to WBG reports); support peer reviews of WBG and IFC papers on these topics.
• Supervise a team of junior economists and consultants to support the workplan above.

Selection Criteria

• Master’s degree in Economics or related field from a reputable university, is required.
• 5 to 8 years of experience demonstrating analytical and economics skills, with experience in both DFIs and the private sector (e.g. investment banking, private equity and venture capital funds).
• Subject matter expertise: previous experience in evaluating the economic and development impact of projects on private equity and venture capital funds; experience on disruptive business models and digital platforms, particularly in emerging markets, and in relation to DFIs is a bonus.
• Strong familiarity with academic and business literature on private equity, financial markets, digital economy, and on PE and VC metrics – demonstrated through the preparation of reports and models using this data. Proven knowledge of related databases and other sources of information;
• Experience in IFC or similar multi-lateral development institutions with proven success in developing client relationships and supporting high quality investment and advisory projects;
• Proven experience and good understanding of investment/advisory projects’ development outcome assessment and processes methods. Knowledge of IFC’s Anticipated Measurement and Monitoring system and Knowledge of DFIs’ additionality frameworks is a plus
• Proven ability to analyze and apply economic theory and principles to areas related private equity, financial markets, digital economy.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills. Proven capability to handle complex assignments (e.g. project related or analytical tasks with operational relevance) and produce analytical work to a high professional standard, with minimum supervision,
• Understanding of new disruptive technologies and their impact and risks for private investors and firms – demonstrated through a good grasp on theory change as well as the evaluation and measurement of impacts projects in this field,
• Ability to innovate, develop innovative solutions with others, and to deliver results for clients by proactively addressing clients’ stated and unstated needs,
• Proven ability to work in teams and capability to work in multi-cultural environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and ability to communicate effectively with different stakeholders.

Closing date : January 27th, 2023

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