Head of Business Intelligence (Based in Washington D.C)

International Locations  |  Permanent

Published 21/08/2008

• Significant Leadership and Strategic role
• Establish road map & strategies to facilitate smooth operation of this new unit

About Our Client
International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector investment arm of the World Bank Group, is the largest multilateral provider of financing for private enterprise in developing countries. IFC finances private sector investments, mobilizes capital in international financial markets, facilitates trade, helps clients improve social and environmental sustainability, and provides technical assistance and advisory services to businesses and governments.

Job Description

To become more business-centric and improve responsiveness to business needs, IFC's Corporate Business Informatics Department (CBI) has established a Client Relationship function to lead its relationships with business groups and mobilizing resources for effective and timely delivery of IT solutions and services. As a result of the exciting expansion, IFC is seeking a transformational leader to head the newly-created Business Intelligence unit in the Client Relationship function.

The Head of BI is responsible to establish, lead and manage a unit which will work closely with Executive Management to provide data analysis and decision support tools for all aspects global and decentralized operations. This function plays a critical Client-related role in supporting knowledge sharing within IFC responsible for:

• Overarching information management and delivery
• Data Warehousing initiatives
• ECM initiatives for the warehousing of structured/unstructured data
• Coordinating and influencing decentralized knowledge management initiatives
• Requirements definition and design influence for information systems to ensure consistent data quality.
• IFC Information Center records management and archiving, acting as the official IFC repository of investment portfolio information and the focal point for physical record management/archiving.

The Successful Applicant

To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will have helped created a World Class BI function in a major financial institution. The nature of this function demands that it be led by a Manager with superb Business Analytic ability; astute awareness of state-of-the-art-and-practice for Data Warehousing, ECM, and knowledge management. Other key requirements include:

• Expertise in data warehouse, management information system and enterprise data store approaches. Must have clear understanding of the dynamics of an Enterprise Architecture.
• Strong business acument and success in delivering IT-enabled solutions for globally-decentralized IT environment.
• Proven track record of experience in analysis and definition of requirements for BI systems and infrastructure within a globally-distributed financial sector, with high level of reliability, scalability and customer satisfaction.
• Outstanding people-management and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to objectively negotiate and facilitate trade-offs, building consensus and commitment among senior management.
• Meet IFC's managerial selection criteria: Selecting, coaching and appraising staff; Planning and managing staff to achieve quality results; Encouraging innovation in an open team-based environment; Inspiring trust; Influencing and resolving differences across organizational boundaries.

What's On Offer

• Opportunity to establish your career with one of the world's respected organization.
• Attractive salary package, including relocation benefits.

Apply for this job
Apply online using the form below or phone Jennifer Ooi  on  + 81 3 5733 7166  quoting jobref  H240160

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