Regional Industry Manager, Infrastructure, Middle East and Asia

Regional Industry Manager, Infrastructure, Middle East and Central Asia

• Job #: req
  34380
• Organization: IFC
• Sector:
  Infrastructure
• Grade: GH
• Term Duration: 4 years 0 months
• Recruitment Type:
  International Recruitment
• Location:
  
  Doha, Qatar
• Required Language(s):
  English
• Preferred Language(s):
  Arabic
• Closing Date: 10/8/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

IFC — a member of the World Bank Group — is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2025, IFC committed a record $71 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging private sector solutions, and mobilizing private capital to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet.

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IFC is seeking a Regional Industry Manager for its infrastructure, energy, mining, municipal and digital (INR) investment activities in the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan (MEPA). The position is based in Doha and will report to the Regional Industry Director, INR, Middle East and Central Asia region (MCA).

The Regional Industry Manager (RIM) will be responsible for leading business development, transaction processing, and portfolio management for INR investment activities in the region, managing an investment pipeline and a debt and equity portfolio of approximately $1.3 billion in committed assets under management. RIM will also coordinate on a continuous basis with IFC’s Regional Directors, Country Managers, the MCA INR Upstream and Advisory Manager, INR Global Sector and other Regional Managers, as well as other relevant departments/divisions within IFC, such as treasury, legal, risk, environmental & social, work‑out unit, etc.

RIM will have direct supervisory responsibility over a team of approximately 15 investment staff, while also collectively managing the IFC MCA INR team of approximately 45 people jointly with the Regional Industry Manager for the Central Asia and Türkiye and the INR Upstream and Advisory Manager to jointly develop and deliver the full spectrum of IFC’s INR activities across the entire MCA region.

• Lead and manage direct reports and collectively co‑manage along with the INR Regional Industry Manager for CAT and the INR Upstream and Advisory Manager the entire MCA INR team to ensure that it operates as one team, that it is high‑performing, well‑motivated, and committed to the advancement of IFC’s strategic goals.
• Mentor and develop INR staff in the region.
• Provide full range of administrative and HR Management oversight and professional development of staff in the unit.
• Develop the strategy for IFC’s INR investment activities in the MEPA region, in partnership with IFC regional and industry management and relevant World Bank Group (WBG) colleagues, including setting key business goals for the investment program, with a focus on high impact projects and in line with IFC’s country strategies.
• Work closely to coordinate, leverage and support IFC’s Upstream and Advisory services in implementation of IFC’s INR strategy for MEPA and with Regional Industry Managers in other sectors to develop opportunities to expand IFC’s business.
• Foster relationships with WBG counterparts to identify collaboration opportunities and to enhance business delivery at the country and regional levels.
• Build and maintain high‑level relationships with clients in the region, understand sector trends, lead multidisciplinary teams to turn leads into transactions that effectively balance IFC’s additionality, financial risks and rewards, sustainable development impact and opportunity for innovation, replication and scalability.
• Lead INR business development efforts in the MEPA, together with the regional/country teams, and global INR teams, manage selected INR client relationships and ensure high level of client satisfaction and program delivery within impact and profitability targets.
• Actively manage profitability for the INR business in the region, with strong revenue and net…