International Finance Corporation (IFC) Operations Officer Job Vacancy in Nigeria

Improving the Investment Climate in Africa is one of three core priorities of
the IFC strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa. Investment Climate Advisory Services in
Africa are implemented jointly by IFC’s Private Enterprise
Partnership for Africa (PEP Africa) and the Investment Climate
Department (CIC). PEP Africa is the Regional Advisory Services facility for IFC
in Africa. As part of its strategy, the Investment Climate Business Line is
increasingly working on specific sectors and has been engaged in the health
sector in Africa since 2009, as part of IFC’s Health in Africa Initiative
(“HiA”). HiA aims to: (i) step up engagement and support of Africa’s private
health sector, through new financing instruments (e.g. regional equity funds
and lines of credit); (ii) conduct identified country level operational
analysis and provide Technical Assistance (TA) to support agreed policy and
regulatory reforms, leading to stronger private sector engagement with the
government which contributes to social goals in countries; and, (iii) develop
and adapt a set of statistical indicators to benchmark country performance on
private sector engagement effectiveness across countries.

Job #: 122269
Job Title: Senior Operations Officer – HIA Program
Job Stream: Technical Assistance & Advisory Services
Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Duties and Accountabilities:
Key tasks to be undertaken by the Senior Operations Officer will include, but
not be limited to:
•Managing the NHIS project: representing HiA in the NHIS Project Steering
Committee, reviewing draft reports and presentations, facilitating stakeholder
events and fostering a productive relationship between NHIS and the consulting
firm providing technical assistance.
•Taking a leading role in the Public Private Dialogue forum convened by the Minister
of State for Health: leading provision of technical assistance to the working
groups and the forum itself, facilitating technical workshops, hiring and
managing consultants and supporting the PPD forum secretariat.
•Managing implementation of the Policy & Regulation workstream of AHME in
Nigeria: organizing and facilitating AHME stakeholder forums, hiring and
managing consultants to provide technical assistance for implementation of the
reforms agreed at stakeholder forums, ensuring AHME activities are aligned and
fully integrated into national and state health strategies.
•Managing the relationships between HIA and the World Bank office in Abuja, the
World Bank Nigeria Health Nutrition and Population (HNP) team, the IFC office
in Lagos, other development partners and government agencies active in health
financing related work in the country.
•Performing all the administrative and project management tasks expected of an
IFC Advisory Services Project Leader.
•Attending meetings, making presentations and drafting documents related to HIA
in Nigeria.
Selection Criteria:
• A minimum of a Master’s degree in public health, public policy, international
affairs, or business.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English; French language
skills desirable.
• Enthusiasm for and commitment to development work.
• Willing to travel to remote areas.
• Field experience in developing countries is a plus.
• Understanding of the Nigerian health system and experience interacting with
senior Nigerian health sector officials strongly preferred.
• At least 10 years of experience in policy development, private sector
development, or management consulting, preferably in the health sector.
• Strong leadership, organizational, research, and oral presentation skills.
• Good understanding of policy making in developing countries and economic
development issues.
• Proven ability to work cross-sector, with experience advising both
governments and the private sector.
• Proven ability to work in a team and multicultural environment, with minimal
supervision and to deliver high quality work within deadlines, and to meet team
objectives.
• Hands-on and action-oriented approach.