Regional Vice President: Middle East, Central Asia, Turkey, Afghanistan, And Pakistan - Req32959

Regional Vice President: Middle East, Central Asia, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
Job #: req32959
Organization: IFC
Sector
Grade: GJ
Term Duration: 5 years 0 months
Recruitment Type: International Recruitment
Location: Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Required Language(s): English
Preferred Language(s): Arabic
Closing Date: 5/19/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
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 help create more and better jobs. Our mission is IFC’s mission is to leverage private sector solutions and mobilize private capital at scale to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet.
IFC seeks to recruit a Regional Vice President to lead the Middle East, Central Asia, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Pakistan VPU, based in Dubai, UAE. The Regional VP will provide strategic leadership, oversee operations within the region, and drive the business towards the IFC 2030 vision. Reporting to the IFC Managing Director and serving as a member of the IFC Management Team, the Regional VP will collaborate with senior leaders across the World Bank Group to achieve strategic WBG goals and deliver measurable results.
Duties And Accountabilities
Regional Operations Leadership

• Jointly with IBRD/IDA Regional VPs and MIGA Operations VP, oversee development of WBG Country Partnership Frameworks (CPF) in the region.
• Lead and coordinate relevant departments to deliver on IFC investment and advisory program targets in the region in support of CPF objectives.
• Lead business development, including relationships with private sector clients, governments, investors, and relevant regional development banks.
• Oversee IFC’s investment and advisory portfolios in the region to maximize IFC’s additionality, development outcomes and contribution to WBG scorecard while ensuring financial sustainability and effective management of environmental & social, reputational, and other non-financial risks.
  

Corporate Leadership

• Serve as an active member of the IFC’s Management Team and contribute to IFC’s and WBG’s corporate initiatives as needed.
  

People and Resource Management

• Provide visionary leadership and effective people management to the regional team, fostering a high-performance culture grounded in the sense of urgency and accountability.
• Manage the regional budget to ensure that strategic priorities are appropriately resourced while maximizing efficiency of operations and maintaining strict budget discipline.
  

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Selection Criteria
In addition to the WBG managerial selection criteria*, the following qualifications are sought:

• Integrity and Values: Unquestionable integrity, alignment with the WBG core values, strong work ethic. Commitment to excellence and accountability.
• Education, Experience, and Expertise: Advanced degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business Administration, Finance, Economics) and a minimum of 20 years of relevant experience.
• People Leadership Skills: Demonstrated ability to lead effectively, manage a large and dispersed team in a dynamic and multicultural environment, and attract high-caliber people and nurture their development; ability and willingness to make decisions, take accountability, and hold others accountable for performance and adherence to WBG values.
• Collaboration and Innovation: Ability to work collaboratively in a matrixed and highly complex organization, with superior influencing and interpersonal skills; ability to cultivate an active network of relationships inside and outside the organization; interest in and ability to drive innovation and change, and to bring together groups that are used to working autonomously to solve problems and achieve results.
• Communication Skills: Effective and persuasive oral and written communication skills to engage successfully with external stakeholders, clients, as well as with IFCs Board of Directors, and to represent publicly the IFC and WBGs viewpoints in global forums.
• WBG-wide managerial selection criteria include - courage of your convictions, leading the team for impact, influencing across boundaries, fostering openness to new ideas, and building talent for the future.
  

World Bank Group Core Competencies
The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
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