Senior Industry Specialist

Senior Industry Specialist

Job #: req36500 Organization: IFC Sector: Mining/Geology Grade: GG Term Duration: 3 years 0 months Recruitment Type: International Recruitment Location: Washington, DC,United States; London,United Kingdom Required Language(s): English Preferred Language(s): Spanish, French Closing Date: 5/7/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

Build 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 WBG Infrastructure Vice Presidency is responsible for getting the right public and private sector solutions to our operational teams and to our clients, and to produce scalable impact.  Its mandate is to deliver knowledge for impact to enable and support the WBG to achieve its goals in support of our mission and specifically: providing guidance on creating more and better jobs; supporting foundational infrastructure and human capital, policy environment, and private sector mobilization; focusing on agribusiness, healthcare, infrastructure, manufacturing, and tourism; and support and accelerate specific targets such as M300, Health 1.5bn, and SP 500. The VPU’s objectives in driving outcomes include replicating and scaling effective solutions, enhancing thought leadership and innovation, and delivering timely knowledge to client teams.

The Knowledge Bank’s Minerals & Metals Solutions and Impact team is responsible for ensuring that the right mix of best practice, investment and advisory solutions are made available to our clients and WBG operational teams in the Minerals & Metals sectors. To support the growth of this business, we are seeking an experienced candidate with a solid technical background and sound business judgment for the position.

The (Senior) Industry Specialist (Mining Engineer/Metallurgist) will contribute to the strategic planning and execution of IFC's involvement in the Minerals & Metals sector and its sustainable development strategy. The role will involve fully participating in new business development, investment appraisal and portfolio supervision activities, keeping updated with latest industry and market trends, and producing research articles related to the industry. As a (Senior) Industry Specialist in the Minerals & Metals team, the individual will play an important role in helping IFC identify investment opportunities, meet client needs, and manage assets, while promoting positive and sustainable development outcomes. 

The position will be based in either Washington, DC or London.

Duties and Accountabilities:

The successful candidate will work closely with the Minerals & Metals team in coordination with the Principal Industry Specialist:
•  As a member of multi-disciplinary teams, the successful candidate will look for, screen, appraise, and supervise metals and mining projects in the exploration, development, operation and expansion stages.
•  Work with the Minerals & Metals team, to develop business strategies including target commodities (e.g., bulk commodities, base metals), regions and clients, as well as potential midstream and downstream opportunities in the value chain (such as smelters).  
•  Participate in business development to build a strong pipeline of investment opportunities including leveraging networks and helping to build client relationships.
•  Assess the technical and commercial merits of Minerals & Metals projects, as well as the quality of potential investee management and technical teams, to assist in the early-stage screening and detailed due diligence of investment proposals.
•  Help recruit and supervise Lenders' Independent Engineering firms to support investment decisions, including drafting terms of reference and review reports produced by them.
•  Assist in the Minerals & Metals portfolio management, through monitoring and supervision of projects which IFC finances including periodic site visits and regular review of project progress.
•  Work with investment colleagues to ensure technical