JOB DETAILS

Job number: req38359
Organization: International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group
Sector: Operations
Grade: GG
Term: Open-ended staff
Recruitment: International recruitment
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Required language: English
Closing date: 2 October 2026, 11:59pm UTC

ROLE OVERVIEW

The IFC Country Office in Lagos is seeking a Country Officer to promote and coordinate IFC investment and advisory activities in Nigeria. Reporting to the Nigeria Country Head, the role works with private-sector, government, development-partner and World Bank Group counterparts to develop business, support deal structuring and negotiation, and advance IFC’s country strategy and project pipeline.

KEY DUTIES

• Support the Nigeria Country Head in overseeing IFC activities and office operations.
• Help implement IFC’s Nigeria strategy and prepare business-plan updates.
• Contribute to WBG strategy documents, including Country Strategies, Country Private Sector Diagnostics and Country Partnership Frameworks.
• Monitor Nigeria’s economic and political environment and provide local market intelligence.
• Work with IFC investment, advisory, upstream, World Bank and MIGA teams to develop the project pipeline.
• Build and maintain senior relationships with private-sector leaders, government officials, development partners and WBG colleagues.
• Support client selection and KYC processes.
• Assist with project structuring, implementation and transaction progress.
• Support development-partner relations and fundraising for advisory and upstream projects.
• Coordinate country missions, board papers, management briefs and high-profile events.
• Monitor the portfolio, help resolve issues and maintain strong client relationships.
• Represent IFC externally and ensure requests are addressed promptly.

SELECTION CRITERIA

• Master’s degree in finance, business administration, management, economics or a related field.
• At least eight years of relevant experience in investment or commercial banking, public-private partnerships, management consulting, or investment/advisory operations.
• Africa experience or strong regional interest; Nigeria or other fragile and conflict-affected settings experience is an advantage.
• Ability to assess business opportunities, risks and investment viability.
• Ability to develop creative, bankable projects and use business-development skills effectively.
• Strong analytical, financial modelling, credit and transaction-structuring skills are advantageous.
• Understanding of IFC investment and advisory products and how they complement each other.
• Proven senior stakeholder relationship-management and external representation skills.
• Team supervision, mentoring and training experience.
• Strong leadership, influencing, collaboration and matrix-working skills.
• Excellent client-service, problem-solving, critical-thinking and presentation skills.
• Proficiency with Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

WBG ATTRIBUTES

Candidates should demonstrate cross-cultural collaboration, responsible use of digital and AI-enabled tools, urgency, thoughtful risk-taking, empowerment and accountability. The World Bank Group is an equal-opportunity and inclusive employer and offers comprehensive benefits, including retirement, medical, life and disability insurance and paid leave.

Apply through the official World Bank Group careers page. This C4AIK listing is an independent vacancy notice and does not represent IFC or the World Bank Group.