E T Consultant - Investment Analyst, Public Private Partnership, Colombia

E T Consultant - Investment Analyst, Public Private Partnership, Colombia Job #: req33976 Organization: IFC Sector: Investment Grade: EC1 Term Duration: 1 year 0 months Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment Location: Bogota,Colombia Required Language(s): English, Spanish Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 8/18/2025 (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 create markets and opportunities. Our mission is to leverage the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet.

IFC’s Public-Private Partnership Transactions Advisory department (CTA) provides financial advisory services to client governments with the goal 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 ETC to support the PPP projects implementation. The ETC role is broad and entails high responsibility within the team structure. 

Duties and Accountabilities

IFC is looking for an ETC to support the PPP Hub leader in Business Development and Project Implementation. The position will be based in Bogotá, Colombia. The selected candidate will be supporting projects in the Andean Region, Southern Cone and Panama. 

The duties will include but are not limited to:

•   Develop financial analysis and models to assess the financial feasibility of the projects.
•   Provide support in the selection of consultants, including drafting consultant terms of reference, requests for proposals and applications for funding for consultant costs.
•   Assist the team in business development including: Preparation of pitchbooks and proposals, mandates, marketing documents information memorandums and roadshows etc.
•   Support the team in undertaking project scoping to assess feasibility of potential projects, prepare financial models and financial analysis.
•   Assist in the management of project execution: Prepare notes, minutes, presentations, and documentation for internal approval processes and for clients.
•   Assist in 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.
•   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 duties as requested by senior members of the team.
•   Increasingly throughout work and experience (and in close coordination with the project’s team leader), develop capacity to manage individual tasks with relatively little supervision and develop initiative to work with the team to move the projects forward.
•   Develop expertise about IFC processes and internal systems management.

Selection Criteria

•   3 to 6 years of relevant experience gained with a leading financial institution working on PPP transaction advisory, project finance, M&A, privatization advisory or private equity.
•   Ability and proven track-record to develop financial models and strong analytical skills.
•   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 – Anticipating and quickly reacting to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
2. Thoughtful Risk Taking – Taking informed and thoughtful risks and making courageous decisions to push boundaries for greater impact.
3. Empowerment and Accountability – Engaging with others in an empowered and accountable manner for impactful results.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

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Note: The selected candidate will be offered a one-year appointment, renewable at the discretion of the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET appointment of three years. If an ET appointment ends before a full year, it is considered as a full year toward the lifetime maximum. Former and current ET staff who have completed all or any portion of their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.