[International Legal Jobs] Legal Analyst, IFC, WB

Term Duration: 3 years 0 months

Closing Date: 12/13/2022

About Organization

IFC—a member of the World Bank Group—is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets.

In the past few years, IFC has embarked on an ambitious new growth strategy (IFC 3.0) to stimulate more investment activity, especially in low-income countries and fragile and conflict-affected situations.

This strategy calls for generating our own opportunities by proactively working “Upstream” to create, deepen, and expand markets and to imagine, design and implement investment projects. To support IFC’s activities in the Middle East, Türkiye and Central Asia, Afghanistan well as in Europe (“EUR”), the IFC Legal Department is recruiting a Legal Analyst, to be based in Amman, Jordan.

Selection Criteria

• A minimum of 3 to 4 years of relevant experience;

• Strong oral and written communication skills in English and Arabic, knowledge of French or other languages relevant to the region is a plus;

• Ability to provide effective legal assistance to counsel by performing multiple, concurrent and progressively more difficult assignments;

• Excellent analytical and research skills;

• Ability to handle a diverse range of issues within tight deadlines;

• Ability to work as a team member in a multi-cultural environment;

• Ability to prioritize and manage tasks effectively;

• Ability to work independently and take initiative in a fast-paced environment;

• Word processing experience and proficient computer skills, particularly in using information databases, internet/intranet services and library sources;

• An undergraduate (college) degree and ideally some combination of undergraduate legal courses, training offered by a professional institution or law firm and /or several years of relevant experience in assisting counsels with preparation and handling of legal documentation; and

• A degree or diploma in legal studies would be a plus.

For more information CLICK HERE