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Associate Operations Officer MAS

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India

10th September 2026

2609-59907-5

Job Description

Associate Operations Officer, MAS

Job #:	req38283
Organization:	IFC
Sector:	Operations
Grade:	GF
Term Duration:	3 years 0 months
Recruitment Type:	Local Recruitment
Location:	Mumbai,India; New Delhi,India
Required Language(s):	English
Preferred Language(s):	Hindi, Bengali, Sinhala, Tamil
Closing Date:	9/23/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

Build a career with impact. Working at the World Bank Group (WBG) provides a unique opportunity to help countries solve their greatest development challenges. As one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries, the WBG is a unique partnership of five global institutions dedicated to ending poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, the WBG works with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges.

The International Finance Corporation (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 in developing countries. In fiscal year 2025, IFC committed a record $71.7 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging private sector solutions, and mobilizing private capital to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. For more information, visit www.ifc.org.

IFC’s 3.0 strategy aims to stimulate more investment activities across emerging markets, by proactively working “upstream” to create, deepen, and expand markets and design and develop potential investment projects. Achieving these ambitions at scale requires an approach that relies on (i) a broader product offering to engage earlier in project cycle and secure opportunities, (ii) a greater focus on preparing clients in nascent markets and sector development and (iii) a greater focus on value addition and risk management of portfolio investment clients to enhance their performance.

The Manufacturing, Agribusiness & Services (MAS) Industry Group is one of the Industry Groups at IFC and plays a critical role in providing goods and services to consumers, addressing core needs, creating jobs, contributing to government revenues and stimulating growth. In IFC’s client countries, these sectors can account for as much as 80% of overall economic activity and can account for up to 90% of employment activity, particularly in the poorest countries. MAS’s Upstream and Advisory Division works in close coordination with its Investment Division and helps to enable investment opportunities, enhance investment outcomes, and improve investment conditions, thereby being integral to the delivery of MAS’s program.

MAS Upstream and Advisory leads IFC activities in South Asia including AgriConnect, a World Bank Group (WBG) global initiative to double farmers reached by the WBG to 200 mm, plus another 100 mm with partners, while doubling annual investments in agriculture to $9 billion and another $5 billion of mobilization by 2030.

MAS Upstream and Advisory, Asia and Pacific, is looking for an Associate Operations Officer to support its initiatives including (a) Support UA programs in South Asia – particularly advisory programs where MAS is reinforcing its position and high development impact initiatives like Agriconnect (50% of time), (b) support business efforts for Upstream advisory of ongoing and upcoming projects primarily in Asia as a core project team member (25% of time allocation), and (c) support on investment processing and portfolio management in South Asia (25% of time allocation).

The successful candidate will be a key member of the MAS Asia team, and the position will report to the Agribusiness Sector Lead for Asia Pacific in Upstream Advisory.

Duties and Accountabilities:

1. Support Upstream/Advisory Project Preparation and Implementation

• Support the preparation, approval, and implementation of multiple upstream/advisory projects in South Asia with substantial development impact and, or a clear line of sight to investment (preferably both).

• Prepare early looks, concept notes, implementation plans, budgets, and results frameworks; support internal review and approval processes.

• Coordinate day-to-day project management activities, including work planning, procurement and management of consultants, budgeting and disbursements, drafting of legal agreements, and client/partner coordination.

• Support supervision cycles and implementation reviews; track milestones; implement corrective actions to maintain scope, quality, timelines, and budgets.

• Ensure accurate and timely entry of project data, milestones, and results into IFC systems, maintaining audit-ready documentation.

• Prepare terms of reference for and select and manage vendors to conduct assessments and similar work.

• Review the vendor reports and provide feedback and convene meetings with the vendor and IFC team to discuss findings.

• Ensure that evidence supporting project results is collected and uploaded to iPortal.

2. Business Development and Market Assessment

• Support the identification and assessment of project development opportunities in line with country and sector strategies, and investment potential.

• Lead partner due diligence such as integrity due diligence preparation and financial analysis, and market scoping, including preliminary sector scans, and regulatory mapping.

• Support TTLs to coordinate, follow up with IFC country teams, global teams, and other functions to unlock investment opportunities and advance market creation.

3. Knowledge Management and Reporting

• Capture and disseminate lessons learned to inform scale-up and replication of successful projects.

• Support internal portfolio reviews, management updates, and briefings.

• Contribute to reporting functions, including preparation of periodic operational and financial reports, consolidation of project-level data, and coordination with regional teams to ensure accuracy, consistency, and timely submission of required inputs, including preparing and, or reviewing reports to donors in the required format.

• Lead to translate program-level objectives (e.g., AgriConnect farmer reach, investment mobilization) into project-level KPIs and milestones.

• Take the lead with IFC Results Measurement department on project supervision and completion documents in order to prepare first drafts of those documents for relevant projects.

• Support high-level client engagements, roundtables, or public–private dialogues, including preparation of briefs, BTORs, and structured follow-ups.

4. Investment Support

• Selectively contributes to portfolio management and the processing of investment transactions.

Selection Criteria

• Masters degree in a related field and at least 5-7 years of relevant experience. Related fields of education include business, finance, or economics. Relevant experience includes a proven track record in consulting, upstream advisory, development finance, firm level international development and/or investments. Prefer experience with agriculture production or agribusiness.

• Ability to quickly come up to speed with IFC Upstream Advisory offerings and the ability to apply the same in various project development situations

• Prefer familiarity with IFC operational systems and tools (e.g., iPortal, results tracking templates, budget and milestone monitoring).

• Strong sense for line of sight to investment.

• Demonstrated project management skills with ability to multi-task and deliver high-quality outputs on time, proactively managing risks and operational challenges.

• Experience in monitoring and reporting on a portfolio of projects/programs/initiatives.

• Strong analytical skills and high attention to detail.

• Conversant with basic investment analysis and financial modeling.

• Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to communicate ideas clearly and confidently; proven ability to prepare clear briefs, reports, and presentations under tight deadlines.

• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills, including ability to filter and synthesize large amounts of data, spot incongruities in datasets (and remedy those incongruities) and prepare ad hoc reports highlighting key insights from the data.

• Proven skills with presentation software/apps, especially Microsoft PowerPoint.

• Ability including presence to credibly represent IFC with clients and stakeholders, with the ability to navigate complex, multi-stakeholder environments with a problem-solving mindset. Ability to interact directly and independently with the management of potential clients and of financial and technical partners.

• Highly motivated, energetic, team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in cross-functional teams, with the ability to support more senior staff while taking initiative when needed.

• An ability to work under time pressure, respond to ad-hoc shifts in client priorities, unstructured situations and unexpected events while maintaining order and delivery.

• Genuine commitment to development and to the World Bank Group and IFCs mission, strategy and values.

WBG Culture Attributes:

1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

Learn more about working at the World Bank and IFC including our values and inspiring stories.

Job Details

Role Level:	Mid-Level	Work Type:	Full-Time
Country:	India	City:	New Delhi ,Delhi
Company Website:	http://www.worldbank.org	Job Function:	Operations Management
Company Industry/ Sector:	International Trade and Development

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