Job Description

E T Consultant

Job #: req38543 Organization: IFC Sector: Grade: EC2 Term Duration: 1 year 0 months Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment Location: Dili,Timor-Leste Required Language(s): English Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 10/6/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

At the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. In fiscal year 2026, IFC committed a record $105.6 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries. For more information, visit www.ifc.org.

The FIG EAP Upstream & Advisory Services (USAS) is part of the Financial Institutions Group (FIG) at IFC. FIG EAP USAS is responsible for providing advisory support as well as develop new markets / sectors related to microfinance, access to finance for small and medium enterprises and women-owned businesses, as well as the development of low- and medium-income mortgages. Our work has helped strengthen financial institutions and systems, reinforcing responsible finance, enabling them to play a constructive role in economic growth, and introducing environmental and social standards in many clients for the first time Our team is united by core values of Impact, Integrity, Respect, Teamwork, and Innovation. Together, we tackle the world’s toughest challenges and advance social and economic inclusion.

IFC is seeking a/an Extended Term Consultant (ETC), based in Dili, Timor-Leste to coordinate the FIG team projects, acting as Project Management Office (PMO), and deliver projects with the desired outcomes while managing internal and external workflows efficiently. This scope and tasks will be associated with multiple financial sector projects in the country.

Role Responsibilities

The ETC will work directly with the FIG USAS team in EAP. The tasks in this role include, but are not limited to:

• Lead the coordination of FIG USAS project implementation
• Support research activities related to project delivery
• Support the delivery of client advisory, where relevant, services through logistics and coordination activities such as arranging meetings, drafting correspondence, presentations, organizing events, workshops, trainings, and other ad hoc tasks.
• Manage internal processes and workflows, including concept note and project implementation plan development, project supervision and project completion reviews documents
• Be the focal point for the procurement of technical consultants and/or external research/consulting firms
• Support external and internal communication and the preparation of project deliverables
• Provide frequent reporting and project progress documentation

The ETC is also expected to:

• Attend regular calls with IFC project team to discuss, plan and update project progress.
• Deliver other deliverables as required by IFC, as needed.

Selection Criteria

• Minimum 6 years of relevant working experience on a combination of operational and consulting work in the financial sector
• Master’s degree in a relevant field such as finance, economics, or political science
• Demonstrated experience in market research and data analysis
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Experience and strong familiarity with sound market practices and trends preferably in the financial sector, and capacity to apply them in a project context
• High capacity to adapt and understand the local context to propose tailored-made and realistic solutions/recommendations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and sound business judgment to identify issues and present creative and practical solutions
• Demonstrated report writing skills
• Facility to work successfully in multicultural teams and across boundaries
• Capacity to respond to clients’ requests in a rapid and flexible manner, to work under pressure, and provide high quality and timely deliverables
• Full professional knowledge of English

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

As per WBG policy, an Extended Term (ET) appointment is subject to a lifetime maximum of three (3) years. Former and current ET staff who have completed or are in the process of completing their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.

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