World Bank Private Sector Specialist Jobs

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World Bank Private Sector Specialist Jobs 2024 – Nigeria NGO Jobs. World Bank Nigeria looking for “Private Sector Specialist”. Applicants with a Master’s degree may apply on or before 16 April 2024.

The World Bank Group (WBG) is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for development solutions – providing loans, grants, equity investments and guarantees to its members and private businesses. The vision of the World Bank Group (WBG) is the eradication of extreme poverty and the promotion of shared prosperity by fostering income growth of the bottom 40 percent in each country.

The World Bank has published a job vacancy announcement on 30 September 2024 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Private Sector Specialist to be based in Abuja, Nigeria.

World Bank Job Vacancy 2024

Scope of Work: This recruitment is for a Private Sector Specialist based in Abuja, Nigeria with a reporting line to the Regional FCI Practice Manager (EAWF2).

Amongst other tasks, the selected candidate will be expected to:

Support the FCI dialogue in country with a focus on private sector development: Support the policy dialogue with counterparts on issues relating to private sector development, particularly focusing on creating opportunities for investments supporting economic transformation and employment.
Serve, when needed, as team member or co-TTL/TTL (Task Team Leader) for lending operations, advisory, and analytical work, and contribute to the delivery and quality of financing and knowledge engagements for Nigeria, provide inputs to other Global Practices on private sector related issues.
Analytical & Advisory work: Support the development and implementation of high-quality analytical and advisory work. Lead/support policy dissemination events with policy makers, stakeholders, and private sector.

Qualification & Experience:

Master’s degree or PhD in Economics, Business, International Relations, Finance, or similar.
At least 5 years of relevant professional experience since completing university degree (i.e., Master’s).
Strong experience in private sector development, particularly focused on productivity, growth, investment climate reforms, innovation and entrepreneurship, small and medium enterprise development, trade and competition policies, for private investment, domestic and foreign, export promotion, and value chain development.
Experience and understanding of Nigeria’s private sector issues.
Knowledge and experience of policy and regulatory reforms related to private sector development in emerging markets.

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