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.

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 IFC's Board of Directors, and to represent publicly the IFC and WBG's 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.