E T Consultant, Public Private Partnership, Colombia

E T Consultant, Public Private Partnership, Colombia

Description

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 Public-Private Partnership Transactions Advisory department (CTA) provides financial advisory services to client governments with the purpose of increasing access to basic infrastructure and social services by facilitating private investments in these sectors. Specifically, the team acts as Lead Transaction Advisor to national and subnational governments to structure and implement public-private partnerships (PPP) transactions across all infrastructure sectors, e.g. power, water, transportation, digital and waste-to-energy, as well as social sectors such as health and education. IFC is looking for an Extended Term Consultant (ETC) to support PPP project implementation. The ETC role is broad and entails high responsibility within the team structure. 

Duties and Accountabilities

The role involves supporting the implementation of advisory mandates, including the preparation of reports, interactions with clients, financial modeling, drafting bidding Terms of Reference, and supervision of consultants. The position will be based in Bogota, Colombia with the successful candidate focusing on supporting recently signed mandates in the Bogota region as well as business development elsewhere across the Andean Region and Southern Cone of Latin America as well as in Panama but particularly in Bolivia, Chile and Peru. 

The duties will include but are not limited to:

•  Assist the team in business development including preparation of proposals, mandates, marketing documents and roadshows, information memorandums, etc.
•  Work on several mandates simultaneously with different project teams with a particular focus on Mass Transit PPPs and/or school or hospital Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs).
•  Support the team (or, if team leader on a project, be responsible for) undertaking project scoping to assess feasibility of potential projects, prepare and/or review financial models and financial analysis.
•  Assist with (or, if team leader on a project, be responsible for) the management of project execution: Prepare notes, minutes, presentations, and documentation for internal approval processes and for clients.
•  Assist in (or, if team leader, be responsible for) the coordination of project implementation with consultants: preparing their ToRs, supervising hiring process, liaising during implementation, supervision of deliverables and quality control of consultant’s work.
•  Prepare applications for project funding from donors.
•  Assist in coordinating closely with other parts of IFC including environmental and social, legal, other advisory and investment departments.
•  Understand the World Bank program for assigned countries and work with them particularly to assess opportunities for PPPs.
•  Perform other duties as requested by senior members of the team.
•  Develop expertise in IFC processes and internal systems management.
•  Increasingly through work and experience, develop capacity to manage tasks with relatively little supervision and potentially act as team leader for individual projects.

Selection Criteria

•  MBA or equivalent Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field. 
•  5 to 10 years of relevant experience gained with a leading financial institution working on PPP and/or PFI transaction advisory, project finance, M&A, privatization advisory or private equity.
•  Ability and proven track-record to develop financial modeling in project finance and strong analytical skills.
•  Understanding of PPPs and PFIs and different structures for engaging the private participation in the delivery of infrastructure services in different markets.
•  Strong track record of contractual and/or financial closings of infrastructure transactions in different markets.
•  Experience in dealing with government clients, investors and multiple stakeholders of infrastructure projects.
•  Experience in infrastructure sectors with knowledge of sector trends, legal and regulatory requirements will be considered a plus.
•  Demonstrated teamwork skills and ability to operate in large, culturally diverse and geographically dispersed teams.
•  Ability to work under pressure and deliver high quality work within tight deadlines.
•  Excellent oral and written communication skills in Spanish and English.

WBG Culture Attributes:

1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

As per WBG policy, an Extended Term (ET) appointment is subject to a lifetime maximum of three (3) years. Former and current ET staff who have completed or are in the process of completing their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.

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