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Investment Officer, Infrastructure
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Posted on Oct 23, 2026
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 . IFC is recruiting an Investment Officer for its Africa Infrastructure department. The department originates, executes, and supervises investments in energy, transport, digital, oil and gas, mining, and municipal and environmental infrastructure. The infrastructure department seeks an Investment Officer for the team covering primarily West Africa. Based in Dakar, the officer will work across business development, upstream, new investments, and portfolio activities, with a focus on developing, processing, and managing investments throughout their life cycle. Duties and accountabilities • Develop infrastructure sector knowledge in Africa and build relationships with private and public counterparts and development partners. • Develop a pipeline of quality investment opportunities by anticipating market trends and applying sector and country knowledge. • Assess investment opportunities, focusing on credit quality, viability, and development impact, and contribute to management recommendations. • Evaluate, structure, negotiate, and close new transactions as part of deal teams. • Use financial expertise and influencing skills to support negotiations and overcome impasses. • Work with IFC specialists to manage environmental, social, technical, legal, insurance, corporate governance, and other project risks. • Engage clients to understand business priorities and challenges, identify opportunities, and support client engagement plans