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Job Information:

  • Job Title: Operations Analyst, Ethiopia Cluster
  • Job #: req34892
  • Organization: IFC
  • Sector: Operations
  • Grade: GE
  • Term Duration: 3 years 0 months
  • Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment
  • Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • Required Language(s): English
  • Closing Date: 11/27/2026 at 11:59pm UTC

Duties and Accountabilities:

I. Business Development Support

  • Perform desk research with respect to the Ethiopia cluster market landscape. The analyst would be required to consider various in-country data sources, to have granular country level understanding of issues and advisory opportunities.
  • Keep abreast of market intelligence and developments globally, conducting desk research and preparing initial reports with findings, graphs, etc.
  • Participate in key projects and take a lead on project/client data collection and analytics and report generation including monthly and periodic reports.
  • Participate in diagnostic missions, carry out quality review of the diagnostic reports jointly with IFC industries, and help refine output quality. Prepare the market context and detailed analysis in presentations and reports.
  • Contribute to the development of project concept notes and implementation plans and assist with approval processes.
  • Collaborate with project team and senior consultants on desk reviews, data analysis, financial projections, note preparation, meeting minutes, memoranda, briefs, and presentations.
  • Support the Country Office and Industry Teams in organizing high-level missions, preparing meeting briefs and minutes, and following up on mission steps.
  • Plan and organize conferences, training, workshops, and other knowledge management events.
  • Develop proposals for clients, including donors.
  • Assist in processing internal documentation for project approval.

II. Portfolio Management Support:

  • Assist in the preparation of projects and supervision including attending and documenting supervision and completion reports, particularly tracking of key performance indicators.
  • Monitor project timelines to ensure updates on objectives are completed within the allowable timeframe.
  • Ensure high data quality in all project documents and provide supplementary data gathering support for evaluations.
  • Work in partnership with project leaders and the donor relations team to prepare initial drafts of semi-annual donor reports, based on project supervision documents.

III. Country and Industry Advisory Support

  • Assist the Cluster in strategy building, project coordination, and implementation.
  • Provide analytical and technical support to project teams and the Country Office.
  • Support Country Office teams in ensuring high standardization and quality in client deliverables, including pitches, proposals, workshops, product programs, and strategy documents.
  • Support the Country Office in due diligence analysis and delivering timely reports as required.

Selection Criteria:

  • Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Management, Economics and related fields.
  • At least 4 years of relevant experience in Ethiopia, in the private and/or financial sectors, donor agencies, development finance institutions, or consultancies, with expertise in market research, surveys, business development, and data analysis.
  • A team player with good problem solving and analytical skills, with an ability to execute the tasks promptly and effectively.
  • Strong economic, social and political landscape understanding.
  • Strong organizational and communication skills with a keen attention to detail and quality.
  • Advanced user level proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, Word is a must; report writing capabilities and ability to comprehend and analyze large amounts of data/information and translate them into ideas and actionable plans is required.
  • Strong command of English (written and verbal) is a must. In addition, knowledge of other languages spoken in Ethiopia is highly desirable.
  • Proficiency in relevant research tools e.g. Factiva, IBM, MIX, Bloomberg, EIU, advanced Google search, WBG databases).

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should send their application through Online [Apply-Now]. For more details visit official website: www.worldbank.org