Program Officer, Transaction Management

The World Bank seeks a Program Officer to manage global real-estate transactions from strategy and market assessment through due diligence, negotiation and closing, advise clients and leadership, coordinate internal and external specialists and uphold transaction governance in Paris or Washington.

Department: Global Corporate Solutions, World Bank Group Real Estate

• Manage global property transactions from strategy and market assessment through closing
• Coordinate acquisitions, disposals, expansions, renewals, terminations and relocations
• Lead property, legal, integrity and financial due-diligence processes
• Negotiate leases and align terms with strategic and financial parameters
• Advise clients and leaders on markets, workplace strategy and industry developments
• Coordinate legal, budget, security, landlords, developers and service providers
• Maintain transaction planning, reporting, documentation and governance compliance

• Commercial real-estate transaction expertise spanning due diligence, negotiation and portfolio management
• Ability to advise senior leaders and coordinate legal, budget, security and external specialists
• Professional English communication for global client and stakeholder engagement

• The selected duty station will be either Paris or Washington, D.C., based on business needs
• Recruitment is local for Paris and international for Washington, D.C.