Director, Direct Equity Department - req

Job #: req
38617

Organization: IFC

Grade: GI

Open-Ended Staff (OPEN-OP)

International Recruitment

Washington, DC,United States

English

11/4/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

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 (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

IFC is seeking to recruit a Director to lead its Direct Equity Department, based in Washington, DC. Reporting to the Vice President, Products & Clients, the Director will provide strategic and operational leadership for IFC's global direct equity investment business. The Director will lead the implementation and continued evolution of IFC's direct equity strategy and provide global technical leadership to regional investment teams across sectors, with accountability for consistent investment standards, portfolio quality, and development impact.

The Department will serve as IFC's global center of expertise for direct equity, supporting regional teams across the investment lifecycle from origination and structuring through active portfolio management, value creation, and exits. The Director will work closely with regional and industry teams and with the Directors responsible for Funds and Venture Capital and Client Engagement, and will collaborate with Risk, Legal, Treasury, Economics, Environmental and Social, and other functions to strengthen investment quality, mobilize private capital, deepen capital markets, and maintain a high-performing and financially sustainable equity portfolio in support of IFC 2030 priorities.

• Lead the implementation and continued evolution of IFC's global direct equity strategy, aligned with IFC 2030 priorities, development goals, financial sustainability, and private capital mobilization objectives.
• Provide global technical leadership and set standards for direct equity investing, working through regional and industry investment teams to ensure consistent investment discipline, quality, and strategic alignment across sectors and regions.
• Support regional and industry teams in originating, structuring, negotiating, and executing complex direct equity investments, with particular focus on strategic, innovative, or high-impact opportunities and new client relationships.
• Advance approaches to mobilize private capital through co-investments, strategic partnerships, and other scalable investment structures, and promote innovation informed by market intelligence, technology, and data analytics.
• Represent IFC in senior client engagements and external forums related to direct equity, emerging markets, and private capital, strengthening IFC's position as a leading long-term equity investor and development partner.

• Provide global oversight of IFC's direct equity portfolio and support regional portfolio teams…