Operations Officer - FIG

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 Financial Institutions Group (FIG) is one of the major industry groups at IFC, responsible for managing roughly 40% of IFC’s overall business in terms of volume and capital at risk. FIG Asia Pacific provides the strategic investment and advice needed by financial institutions to build a strong, engaged private sector and tackle the region’s most pressing development challenges.

Our projects primarily support Medium, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSME), agri finance, digital finance, housing, insurance and climate finance. The FIG South Asia (SA) Upstream and Advisory (UA) Unit seeks to create opportunities for new private sector led investments in the region by developing a pipeline of investment-ready opportunities made possible using distinct tools and interventions through its upstream and advisory propositions.

The objective of the unit will be to enhance the next generation of FIG investments across priority sectors, with an emphasis on Agri finance and Digital financing solutions. The jobholder will be responsible for generating and implementing upstream and advisory engagements in South Asia region with particular focus on Nepal.

The jobholder will be based in Nepal, Kathmandu office, and will be an integral member of the FIG SA UA team and will work closely with key stakeholders in supporting the delivery of the WBG/IFC country strategy. Role and responsibilities IFC’s FIG SA UA services aims to deliver innovative solutions that support clients in sustainably growing their presence in underserved markets and that are aligned with IFC’s country strategies and development objectives.

Founded on comprehensive diagnostics, IFC designs and implements capacity building to strengthen clients’ strategy, business model, products and services, risk management framework, market outreach and impact in the thematic areas aligned to regional and countries’ development challenges. The main responsibility of the jobholder is to develop and provide input to the design and support delivery of Nepal’s upstream and advisory services solutions that operationalize country and thematic mandates and contribute to knowledge sharing and capacity building.

• Lead project management and oversight of projects in Nepal, under the guidance of Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal (BBN) Country Anchor and/or Practice Leads, to reinforce quality and consistency of approach.
• Lead the design and implementation of FIG SA UA projects in Nepal and develop a strong pipeline of quality investment opportunities for IFC by employing knowledge and experience of financial markets, market trends and industry standards including Agri finance and Digital finance.
• Identify critical regulatory reforms, business models and trends that can present opportunities for new capital market structures and asset classes; including business models leveraging innovation related to, for example Agri-tech solutions.
• Develop feasibility studies and implementation plans that translate upstream concepts into actionable advisory and investment opportunities.
• Work closely with investment colleagues to develop and manage client relationships and foster cross departmental collaboration to meet client-specific requirements.
• Engage with officials within the World Bank Group, governments, other development organizations, and the private sector to identify joint IFC UA interventions and investment opportunities.
• Support country priority initiatives such as Innovation and Inclusion linked initiatives.
• Engage with clients, regulators, and industry associations to identify barriers to private sector participation and propose actionable solutions.
• Disseminate and absorb knowledge and experience across the regional industry department and global teams to support adoption of new approaches and best practices.
• Provide organizational and coordination support in the convening of knowledge sharing forums and conferences and contribute to the development of content materials.
• Support the coordination of partnerships and donor-funded initiatives that underpin FIG UA work programs.
• Mentor and support junior staff working on FIG UA activities.