Overview
The role provides global leadership, strategic direction, and technical oversight for Trade and Supply Chain Finance (CTS) Advisory activities across regions and products.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and drive the global strategic direction for CTS Advisory.
- Lead the design, refinement, and scaling of CTS advisory products and platforms.
- Contribute to CTS departmental planning, strategy discussions, and priority-setting.
- Support regional CTS teams in originating, structuring, and delivering advisory engagements.
- Ensure advisory engagements are client-driven, scalable, financially sustainable, and linked to investment objectives.
- Provide technical and quality assurance oversight across the global advisory portfolio.
- Strengthen integration between CTS advisory and investment operations.
- Coordinate with World Bank Global Practices, other IFC industry groups, and corporate units.
- Represent CTS Advisory in internal governance processes and external engagements.
- Oversee performance of the global CTS advisory portfolio.
- Lead knowledge management and learning efforts.
- Contribute to thought leadership through analytical work and knowledge products.
- Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and coaching to CTS advisory staff.
- Support capability building, skills development, and succession planning for CTS advisory functions.
- Promote diversity, inclusion, and teamwork across the global CTS advisory community.
Required Experience
- A minimum of 12–15 years of relevant professional experience, including substantial exposure to advisory services in trade finance, financial institutions, supply chains, or private sector development.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-country advisory programs within IFC, the World Bank Group, other development finance institutions, or comparable organizations.
- Strong understanding of trade finance, supply chain finance, SME finance, and development finance in emerging markets.
- Proven strategic thinking skills and ability to translate strategy into operational and advisory results.
- Strong client engagement, business development, and stakeholder relationship management skills.
- Excellent judgment, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to operate effectively in a matrixed, global organization.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate across institutional boundaries, cultures, and disciplines.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, International Development, or a related field.
