Job Description

E T Consultant

Job #: req38762 Organization: IFC Sector: Agribusiness Grade: EC2 Term Duration: 0 years 11 months Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment Location: Dhaka,Bangladesh Required Language(s): English Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 10/23/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

At 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. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org

Under the Better Life Farming Alliance Bangladesh project (#609620), IFC is partnering with Bayer to strengthen the business management and customer engagement capacity of agri-entrepreneurs operating Better Life Farming Centers. The project combines assessment, training, coaching, gender-related activities, digital learning, and monitoring to help participating agri-entrepreneurs provide improved products and services to smallholder farmers.

IFC is seeking a locally hired Extended-Term Consultant at the EC2 level, based in Bangladesh, to coordinate day-to-day implementation, maintain operational engagement with Bayer and other delivery partners, monitor implementation progress and issues, contribute to technical and management reporting, and support successful delivery of the project’s activities and development objectives.

The objective of the assignment is to ensure effective day-to-day coordination and implementation monitoring of the Better Life Farming Alliance Bangladesh project. Working under the overall guidance of the Task Team Leader and in close coordination with IFC technical specialists, Bayer, training providers, enumerators, coaches, and other project stakeholders, the ETC will identify and help resolve implementation issues, monitor delivery against agreed plans, assess and consolidate implementation information, and provide timely operational and analytical inputs to support project management and reporting.

The role requires independent organization of assigned work, sound professional judgment, regular engagement with internal and external stakeholders, and the ability to diagnose implementation challenges and propose practical solutions. Work will be performed under limited supervision within the project’s approved scope, work plan, and IFC procedures.

The ETC will coordinate day-to-day implementation of the Better Life Farming Alliance Bangladesh project and work closely with the IFC project team, Bayer, technical specialists, training and enumerator firms, coaches, facilitators, and other delivery partners. The ETC will organize assigned work under limited supervision and escalate matters requiring technical direction, formal approval, or institutional decisions to the Task Team Leader.

1. Project Coordination and Partner Engagement

• Coordinate implementation with Bayer, training and enumerator firms, coaches, facilitators, and other project partners.
• Maintain the project implementation schedule and action tracker, monitor progress against agreed plans, and follow up on outstanding actions and deadlines.
• Identify implementation gaps, delays, and operational risks, and prepare recommended solutions or escalation options for the Task Team Leader.
• Serve as the day-to-day coordination focal point with Bayer and implementation partners, under the overall guidance of the Task Team Leader.
• Coordinate project meetings, missions, implementation reviews, and field activities, including preparation of briefing materials, meeting notes, and follow-up actions.

1. Capacity-building and Field Implementation

• Coordinate implementation of training, coaching, Training of Trainers, Training of Coaching Skills, gender-related activities, and other capacity-building activities.
• Coordinate with IFC technical specialists and implementation partners on content localization, translation, storage, and deployment.
• Participate in selected training and coaching sessions and consolidate feedback into structured implementation findings and recommended follow-up actions.
• Undertake regular travel within Bangladesh to monitor implementation, engage with project stakeholders, and prepare field visit notes documenting progress, risks, and agreed actions.

1. Monitoring and Reporting

• Coordinate baseline and endline assessments, ALP Metrics surveys, enumerator training, data collection, and other project monitoring activities.
• Review and synthesize implementation data and partner reports, identify gaps or inconsistencies, and coordinate necessary follow-up.
• Monitor project indicators, including outreach through participating agri-entrepreneurs to smallholder farmers, and flag risks to project delivery or achievement of expected results.
• Prepare implementation updates and substantive inputs for internal IFC reporting, including Project Supervision Reports, as well as external reports for donors and project partners.
• Maintain organized project records and supporting documentation in accordance with IFC requirements.

1. Communications and Knowledge Support

• Coordinate with the IFC project team and communications colleagues to identify project results, implementation lessons, and beneficiary experiences suitable for communications.
• Prepare draft project updates, presentations, success stories, case studies, talking points, and other communications materials, as needed.
• Gather and organize approved information from field activities, Bayer, participating agri-entrepreneurs, and implementation partners for reporting and communications purposes.

The ETC will report to BLFA Task Team Leader - Josefina Maiztegui.

Special Terms & Conditions

All data and information received from IFC for the purpose of this assignment are to be treated confidentially and are only to be used in connection with the execution of these Terms of Reference. All intellectual property rights arising from the execution of these Terms of Reference are assigned to IFC. All materials produced or acquired under terms of this contract - written, graphic, film, magnetic tape, or otherwise - shall remain the property of IFC and may not be used for other purposes than the execution of these terms of references and will not be disclosed to any third parties without the expressed advance written authorization of the IFC. The rights and duties provided for in this paragraph shall continue, notwithstanding the termination of the contract or the execution of its other provision.

Selection Criteria

• Master’s degree in international relations, public policy, development studies, economics, business administration, agriculture, agribusiness, project management, or a related discipline, with at least five years of relevant professional experience, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating advisory, development, private-sector development, capacity-building, or other multi-stakeholder projects.
• Experience working with private-sector clients, government counterparts, technical specialists, implementation partners, and other external stakeholders.
• Strong project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to monitor implementation, identify issues, and propose practical solutions.
• Demonstrated experience preparing project documentation, management updates, donor reporting, presentations, and communications materials.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines under limited supervision, together with willingness to undertake regular operational travel within Bangladesh.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Bangla. Familiarity with Bangladesh’s agribusiness sector and IFC or World Bank Group advisory operations, systems, budgets, and results reporting would be an advantage.

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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