Senior Industry Specialist – Real Estate

(Senior) Industry Specialist – Real Estate

Job #: req
35835 Organization: IFC Sector:
Investment Grade: GG Term Duration: 3 years 0 months Recruitment Type:
International Recruitment

Location:

Washington, DC,United States Required Language(s):
English Preferred Language(s):
Spanish, French Closing Date: 3/31/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

A career with impact. Working at the World Bank Group (WBG) provides a unique opportunity to help countries solve their greatest development challenges. As one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries, the WBG is a unique partnership of five global institutions dedicated to ending poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, the WBG works with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges.

The Tourism and Services Solutions and Impact (KIUST) team under the WBG Infrastructure Vice Presidency (VPU) is part of the WBG Knowledge Bank. The Tourism and Services sector’s business has been growing significantly, and Property (Real Estate) is an important sub-sector. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) i, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets.

It has played a key role in supporting the property sector in developing countries, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. IFC has a current portfolio of $4 billion in housing and commercial real estate that includes housing, offices, shopping centers, warehousing, as well as proptech and construction companies in over 50 emerging markets. Investments (both direct and through funds) encompass debt, mezzanine, and equity.

The KIUST team facilitates IFC’s investments in real estate providing sector expertise and facilitating knowledge sharing. In addition, the team shapes strategy and supports the development and deployment of relevant advisory and upstream tools to strengthen private sector’s capability and development impact and catalyze further investment in the sector. The KIUST 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.

The (Senior) Industry Specialist for Real Estate will contribute to the on-going formulation of sector strategy and execution of IFC's investments in the Real Estate sector. The role involves participation in new business development, appraisal of markets, companies and projects, portfolio supervision activities, and creation of content on the latest industry and market trends. This impactful role focuses on leveraging sector expertise to deliver transformative results that promote inclusive economic growth and resilience globally.

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• Project Appraisal - Assess the technical and commercial feasibility of potential investment projects and companies and identify risks;
  Evaluate the projects in the context of the real estate markets;
  Support investment teams in developing comprehensive financial projections;
  Prepare detailed written reports and power point presentations.
• Strategy - Support the development and implementation of IFC’s real estate sector strategy and develop sub-sector strategies;
  Identify opportunities for IFC to engage in new real estate segments.
• Thought Leadership - Keep updated on sectoral and industry news and trends;
  Extract lessons learned from investments and develop best practices;
  Contribute to the development of information, knowledge and benchmarking relevant to the property sector for internal and external dissemination;
  Represent WBG/IFC as a speaker/panelist at conferences and seminars;
  Replicate/ scale high-impact projects and innovations across all WBG products.
• Business Development - Build client networks and participate in business origination activities.
• Portfolio Management - Provide advice to clients on key aspects of their operations and…